B.C. Greens Announce Nomination Contest for Key Vancouver Island Riding of Saanich North and the Islands
Lək̓ʷəŋən [Lekwungen] Territory / Victoria, B.C. — The B.C. Green Party is set to hold a nomination contest for the Saanich North and the Islands riding, following MLA Adam Olsen's decision not to seek re-election in the upcoming fall 2024 provincial election.
Furstenau slams government for sitting on its hands while child welfare continues to fail
VICTORIA, B.C. - Following another damning report from the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau is calling for concrete action to be taken to ensure no more children die due to failure by the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD).
Furstenau responds to provincial health officer recommendation to expand safer supply
VICTORIA, B.C. - Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley, has issued the following statement in response to Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry’s latest recommendations on expanding safer supply in B.C. to prevent overdoses and save lives:
“These recommendations align with the 2022 all-party Health Committee report, which declared unanimous support for safer supply.
Water use regulations should prioritize people, not oil and gas companies
VICTORIA, B.C. - As British Columbia faces scorching heat, drought, and wildfire evacuations, the demand for water conservation and corporate accountability intensifies. BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau is calling on the BC NDP to raise fees on companies using billions of litres of fresh water in fracking operations, prioritizing this scarce resource for physical, food, and economic security.
Furstenau calls on BC NDP MLAs to forgo fossil fuel lobbying jobs, halt LNG expansion pending audit of government briefings
Lək̓ʷəŋən Territory / VICTORIA, BC - Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens, is calling on the BC NDP to halt all LNG expansion and for all BC NDP MLAs and MLA candidates to pledge to forgo future lobbying work in the fossil fuel industry, following explosive allegations of lobbying misconduct by a former BC NDP government staffer.