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B.C. Green Caucus: Government irresponsible, willful ignorance of fracking risks
VICTORIA, B.C. — In their 2017 election platform the NDP promised a scientific review of fracking happening in our province. Last week, a draft version of the 200-page technical report from the...
B.C. Greens mark action on key priorities, improvements to legislation
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party caucus, closed the end of the Fall legislative session noting action on key B.C. Green priorities and key improvements to government...
Weaver welcomes rental formula change
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, and Adam Olsen, Rental Housing Task Force (RHTF) member, welcomed the government’s announcement that it has accepted the RHTF’s...
Weaver welcomes ICBC rate structure changes
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, welcomed the government’s changes to ICBC’s rate structure announced today. “I am pleased that B.C. drivers will have a fairer rate...
Weaver: Federal government decision to buy Trans Mountain a betrayal
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, issued the following statement in response to the federal government’s decision to buy the Trans Mountain Pipeline. “This is a...
B.C. Green caucus responds to Finfish Aquaculture report
VICTORIA, B.C. – Adam Olsen, B.C. Green Party spokesperson for wild salmon, released the following statement regarding the report released today by The Minister of Agriculture's Advisory Council on...
B.C. Greens call for Government support of B.C. Wine industry
VICTORIA, B.C. - Andrew Weaver, Leader of the B.C. Green Party today called for the BC government to take immediate mitigation steps to help provide support for BC wineries. “B.C.’s wine industry is...
Matt Toner steps down as B.C. Green Party deputy leader
VICTORIA B.C. – As the first sitting of the new British Columbia legislature comes to an end, Matt Toner, one of two B.C. Green Party deputy leaders, has announced that he has stepped down from his...
Furstenau introduces bill to ban shark fin trade in B.C.
VICTORIA, B.C. - Sonia Furstenau, B.C. Green Party Deputy Leader and spokesperson for the environment, introduced her first Private Member’s Bill today. The Bill, introduced on the 10 year...