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Findings of fish processing compliance audit show need for reform: B.C. Green caucus
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. Green Caucus is calling on government to step up marine monitoring and protection in the wake of an audit of fish processing facilities. Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C....
B.C. Green Caucus calls on province to take immediate action to stymie speculation on farmland
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. Green Party caucus is calling on the provincial government to take immediate action to stymie speculation on ALR land. The Caucus says the vote at Richmond council last...
Weaver re-introduces bill to extend voting rights to 16 and 17-year olds
VICTORIA, B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, introduced a Private Member’s bill to lower the voting age to 16 in B.C. This is the third time Weaver has introduced the bill. “Young...
Club Penguin co-founder endorses BC Greens’ Robert Stupka for Kelowna West by-election
WEST KELOWNA B.C. – Club Penguin co-founder and entrepreneur Dave Krysko announced on YouTube yesterday that he has endorsed Robert Stupka and the BC Green Party for the Kelowna West by-election....
Weaver introduces bill to establish day of remembrance for Ukrainian genocide
VICTORIA, B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, today introduces a Private Member’s Bill to establish a permanent day of remembrance for Holodomor in British Columbia. The Bill, The...
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...