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Government’s inaction on climate change fails to recognize public health emergency: B.C. Green leader
VICTORIA, B.C. – As British Columbians struggle to cope with the current heat wave, B.C. Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley says the government’s failure to reduce greenhouse gas...
B.C. Greens respond to findings of unmarked graves on grounds of former Marieval (Cowessess) Residential School
VICTORIA, B.C. – Cowessess First Nation has announced the findings of 751 unmarked graves at Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan. The B.C. Green Caucus today, issued the following...
B.C. Greens hold government accountable on key issues
VICTORIA, B.C. – B.C. Green MLAs Sonia Furstenau (Cowichan Valley) and Adam Olsen (Saanich North and the Islands) concluded a successful Legislative session where they held government accountable on...
Furstenau introduces petition with 30,000 signatures – 12 years after Horgan’s own petition to protect old-growth forests
VICTORIA B.C. – Today in the legislature, B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau introduced a B.C. Green Party petition to protect old-growth forests with 30,151 signatures from British Columbians. This...
Furstenau responds to report on Horgan’s worsening fossil fuel subsidy record
VICTORIA, B.C. – B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley says the BC NDP’s worsening record on fossil fuel subsidies is undermining B.C.’s opportunity to build a clean economy....
BC Greens call for immediate government response to Squamish Nation
VICTORIA, B.C. - Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley, and Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, have issued the following statement in response to...
B.C. NDP forestry announcement takes no action on old growth
VICTORIA, B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley, and Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands have issued the following statement in response to...
B.C. Greens call for emergency health response to drug toxicity crisis
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, the B.C. Coroner reported at least 176 British Columbians died from illicit drug toxicity in April. The B.C. Greens are calling for immediate action and a new, depoliticized...
B.C. Greens welcome higher minimum wage, call for permanent Fair Wages Commission
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. Greens welcome the new provincial minimum wage of $15.20 an hour. The Fair Wages Commission (FWC), which the B.C. Greens negotiated into the Confidence and Supply Agreement...