Courtyard café: Equity and diversity

Summary

Current profile of members and supporters does not reflect the diversity in the province
Greens may be perceived as not being as diverse as other major parties
New Canadians not aware of social and economic elements in BC Greens platform and may drift to parties that purport to have a focus on the economy
Some BC Greens’ issues such as environmental issues, drug policies, LGBTQ2+ or socialism do not resonate well with some ethnic groups
Few young candidates, most are middle aged

Current profile of members and supporters does not represent the diversity in the province
Other parties are more established, perceived to have a more diverse caucus, and supporters having had a longer time frame to develop effective outreach to ethinic communities
Many Green supporters are well-educated, urban and of European heritage
Most candidates are middle aged or interested in older issues. There are few young candidates
Economic factors are the most important thing to new immigrants,many perceive that BC Greens are not concerned about the economy
Public is not broadly aware of the social and economic elements of the BC Greens platform
BC Greens associated with issues such as environmental issues, drug policies, LGBTQ2 or socialism which do not resonate well with some ethnic groups (e.g. BC has a pristine environment compared with China!)
Single member representative democracy do not lend themselves to being representative