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B.C. Green Caucus welcomes first steps, calls for full implementation of old growth panel report
VICTORIA, B.C. - Today, the B.C. government released the long-anticipated report on old growth management in B.C., A New Future for Old Forests. The B.C. Green Caucus has issued the following...
Greens call on government to protect school district funding grants
VICTORIA, B.C. - Today students and teachers return to the classroom under extraordinary circumstances. The B.C. Green Caucus is requesting the Minister of Education issue an unambiguous statement...
Government sides with industry, cancels 2020 carbon tax increase
VICTORIA, B.C. – In a move that advances the interests of the oil and gas industry instead of British Columbians, today the B.C. NDP announced they will cancel the scheduled increase of the 2020...
Green Recovery to COVID-19 challenges main focus of B.C. Green Caucus during unprecedented summer session
VICTORIA, B.C. – Over the recent eight-week Summer session the two-member B.C. Green Caucus advocated strongly for a Green Recovery to COVID-19 and brought forward solutions to issues facing the...
Site C facing significant cost overruns and uncertainty, B.C. ratepayers at risk
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. Green Caucus has issued the following statement in response to BC Hydro’s latest reports that reveal the overall health of the Site C project is at risk due to significant...
Appointment of new innovation commissioner supports economic recovery in B.C.
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today government announced the appointment of Dr. Gerri Sinclair as B.C.’s new innovation commissioner. The expert advice and recommendations from the innovation commissioner will...
Olsen: LGBTQ2+ rights must be upheld by all parties
VICTORIA B.C. – Adam Olsen, interim leader of the B.C. Green Party, released the following statement regarding the importance of upholding LGBTQ2+ human rights: “In the previous week, it has come to...
BC Greens call for $500 million to create jobs through expansion of CleanBC programs
VICTORIA, B.C. - Of B.C.’s $1.5 billion COVID-19 economic recovery package no less than $500 million should go towards CleanBC programs that will create clean jobs in low-carbon industries, getting...
B.C.’s fiscal update shows need for strong recovery plan to make our economy more resilient
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today Finance Minister Carole James gave an economic and fiscal update for 2020-21, projecting a $12.5 billion deficit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our province - like much of...