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BC NDP housing legislation uses tax dollars to subsidize developers’ profits
Lək̓ʷəŋən [Lekwungen] Territory / Victoria, B.C. – In response to reports of sky-high rents at a taxpayer-funded HousingHub build in Kitsilano, BC Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau has...
BC Greens Call for Urgent Government Action as Drought Crisis Worsens in Comox and Cowichan Valleys
Lək̓ʷəŋən [Lekwungen] Territory / VICTORIA, B.C. – The BC Green Party is urgently calling for comprehensive government action to address the escalating drought conditions in the Comox and...
Open letter to the Law Society of British Columbia, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, and the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia.
The BC Green Party does not support the NDPs amendments to the Law Professions Act (‘Bill 21’). Access to justice is a keystone of our society, and an independent and accessible legal profession is...
Government inaction on drug crisis continues to cost lives
Lək̓ʷəŋən [Lekwungen] Territory / VICTORIA, B.C. - The latest BC Coroners Service report reveals that at least 1,158 British Columbians have died from unregulated drug toxicity in the first half of...
BC Greens Call for Rebuilding of Trust in B.C.’s Public Health System
Lək̓ʷəŋən [Lekwungen] Territory / VICTORIA, B.C.: In response to today’s announcement from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix rescinding orders for COVID-19,...
Furstenau Calls Out Government Inaction on Transit Funding Amidst Affordability and Climate Crises
Lək̓ʷəŋən [Lekwungen] Territory / VICTORIA, B.C. : Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens, is calling out the government for failing to adequately fund provincial transit in the wake...
Furstenau asks: Who is accountable at MCFD?
Lək̓ʷəŋən [Lekwungen] Territory / VICTORIA, B.C. : In response to the Representative for Children and Youth July 23, 2024 report No Time To Wait, B.C. Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau has released the...
B.C. Greens Announce Nomination Contest for Key Vancouver Island Riding of Saanich North and the Islands
Lək̓ʷəŋən [Lekwungen] Territory / Victoria, B.C. — The B.C. Green Party is set to hold a nomination contest for the Saanich North and the Islands riding, following MLA Adam Olsen's...
Furstenau slams government for sitting on its hands while child welfare continues to fail
VICTORIA, B.C. - Following another damning report from the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau is calling for concrete action to be taken to ensure...