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Weaver presses B.C. NDP to commit to demand-side housing reforms
VICTORIA, B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, today questioned housing Minister Selina Robinson on the B.C. NDP government’s intentions to take action to cool the housing market....
Olsen: B.C. chefs’ call for end to open net-pen salmon farming demonstrates economic, cultural imperative to act
VICTORIA, B.C. – Adam Olsen, B.C. Green Party MLA for Saanich North and the Islands and spokesperson for wild salmon, issued the following statement of support for the group of local chefs calling...
Weaver statement on speculation tax legislation
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, is reviewing the government’s speculation tax legislation before determining his next steps on the issue. Weaver has raised three main...
B.C. Green Caucus Supports Labour Relations Code Amendments
VICTORIA, B.C. — Ending the pendulum swings that have defined labour policy the past 30 years is a priority for the B.C. Greens, and the proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Code are a step...
Weaver congratulates P.E.I. Green Party leader Peter Bevan-Baker
VICTORIA, B.C. – B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver issued the following statement on the historic election of 8 Green MLAs in P.E.I. with 30.7% of the vote, the largest Green caucus in the...
B.C. Green Caucus tables Residential Tenancy Amendment Act to expand protections, supporting survivors
VICTORIA, B.C. — The B.C. Green Caucus has introduced an amendment to the Residential Tenancy Act that, if passed, would provide tenants with the ability to end their fix term lease if staying in...
B.C. Green Party responds to report on political parties from Information and Privacy Commissioner
VICTORIA B.C. – The B.C. Green Party released the following statement in response to the publication of Investigation Report P19-01, Full Disclosure: Political parties, campaign data, and voter...
B.C. Greens statement on Hanukkah
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Greens, issued the following statement in recognition of the first night of Hanukkah: “At sundown this coming Sunday, Jewish communities across...
Weaver welcomes Perrin report recommendations and reviews into money laundering and real estate
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, urged government to implement the recommendations of Dan Perrin’s real estate regulatory structure review. “I urge government to...