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B.C. Greens statement on new bargaining unit for paramedics and dispatchers to improve patient care
VICTORIA, B.C. - Sonia Furstenau, B.C. Green Party spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, welcomed the government’s establishment of a new bargaining unit for paramedics and dispatchers. “I...
Weaver statement on B.C. Liberals’ reintroduction of the Elections Amendment Act
VICTORIA, B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green caucus, responded today to the reintroduction of the Elections Amendment Act by B.C. Liberal MLA Andrew Wilkinson. Wilkinson first introduced...
Weaver statement on wildfires
VICTORIA B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, issued the following statement on the ongoing wildfires wreaking havoc across British Columbia. 14,000 British Columbians had been...
Weaver statement on B.C. Liberals continuing to accept corporate donations
VICTORIA, B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, responded today to the news that the B.C. Liberal Party has halted its real-time donations disclosures and that the Premier plans to...
Weaver says campaigns are exactly the time to talk about platform commitments
VANCOUVER B.C. -- Today Andrew Weaver, Leader of the B.C. Green Party, responded to John Horgan’s comments in yesterday’s Vancouver Sun Editorial Board Meeting, that campaigns are not a time to...
Weaver welcomes news of over 3,000 new donors to the B.C. Green Party since banning corporate and union donations
VICTORIA B.C. – The B.C. Green Party announced today that it has welcomed over 3,000 new individual donors since banning corporate and union donations in September 2016. “I am so grateful to every...
Andrew Weaver releases B.C. Green Party income security strategy
VANCOUVER B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, announced the party’s income security strategy today in Vancouver. The strategy, entitled Covering the Basics, includes measures to...
Greg Powell nominated as B.C. Green Party candidate in Richmond South Centre
RICHMOND B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Richmond South Centre, Greg Powell. Powell worked for several years at the Pembina Institute, where...
Andrew Weaver responds to Premier’s support of his gender-specific footwear bill
VICTORIA B.C. - Last week on International Women’s Day Andrew Weaver tabled a bill that would ensure employers do not set varying footwear requirements for their employees based on gender, gender...