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Furstenau responds to provincial health officer recommendation to expand safer supply
VICTORIA, B.C. - Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley, has issued the following statement in response to Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry’s latest...
Water use regulations should prioritize people, not oil and gas companies
VICTORIA, B.C. - As British Columbia faces scorching heat, drought, and wildfire evacuations, the demand for water conservation and corporate accountability intensifies. BC Green Party leader Sonia...
Furstenau calls on BC NDP MLAs to forgo fossil fuel lobbying jobs, halt LNG expansion pending audit of government briefings
Lək̓ʷəŋən Territory / VICTORIA, BC - Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens, is calling on the BC NDP to halt all LNG expansion and for all BC NDP MLAs and MLA candidates to pledge to forgo...
BC Green MLA Adam Olsen Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024, Will Serve as BC Green Party Campaign Chair
Lək̓ʷəŋən Territory / Victoria, BC – Today, Adam Olsen (SȾHENEP), BC Green Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Saanich North and the Islands, announced that this past term will be his...
B.C. Greens Sound Alarm on Comox Valley Drought Crisis, Offer Sustainable Solutions
K'ÓMOKS FIRST NATION TERRITORY / COMOX VALLEY, B.C. – Arzeena Hamir, the party's candidate for Courtenay-Comox, held a press conference today to address the escalating drought situation in the Comox...
B.C. Greens Strengthen Election Team with New Candidates for Langley-Willowbrook and Surrey-White Rock
Lək̓ʷəŋən [Lekwungen] Territory / Victoria B.C. – The B.C. Green Party announces the candidacies of Petrina Arnason for Langley-Willowbrook and Scott Kristjanson for Surrey-White Rock (SWR) in the...
MLA Murray Rankin Announces Retirement: Dr. Lisa Gunderson Ready to Lead Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Oak Bay-Gordon Head, Victoria B.C. - With the recent announcement of MLA Murray Rankin’s retirement from politics, Deputy Leader and B.C. Greens Candidate Dr. Lisa Gunderson thanks Rankin for his...
Furstenau demands action to protect children and youth from the toxic-drug supply
VICTORIA, B.C. - In response to updated data from the BC Coroners Service highlighting the ongoing deadly risks to youth from the unregulated toxic drug supply, Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the BC...
Passing of the Haida Nation Recognition Amendment Act a pivotal moment
VICTORIA, B.C. - Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands and member of Tsartlip First Nation congratulates the Haida Nation on the passage of legislation recognizing Haida Title. “The...