Media releases

VICTORIA, B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green caucus, issued the following statement in response to Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon’s request for John Horgan to form government:

“After seven long weeks, I am delighted that British Columbians will finally have a new government,” Weaver said. “When we launched our election campaign, we promised to do politics differently. Our Confidence and Supply Agreement lays the groundwork for a new kind of collaborative, productive parliament.

VICTORIA B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Caucus, released the following statement today regarding the vote of non-confidence by the B.C. Green Caucus:

“During the election, we ran on a promise to bring British Columbians change they can count on,” Weaver said. “A confidence motion is fundamentally a question of trust – can we count on the B.C. Liberal government to deliver this change? Our B.C. Green caucus has determined that we cannot.

VICTORIA, B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green caucus, responded today to Finance Minister de Jong’s fiscal update.

“The timing of this update so close to an expected non-confidence vote is unusual,” Weaver said. “Normally, the government would not provide information related to the public accounts until they have been independently audited by the auditor general. They can only be viewed as draft at this stage; we must wait to see if they hold up to scrutiny.

VICTORIA, B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green caucus, responded today to a letter sent by Minister de Jong. Mr. de Jong earlier today presented a letter to Honourable Steve Thomson, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, seeking clarification regarding the role of the Speaker in the B.C. legislature.

VICTORIA B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Caucus, released the following statement today regarding the B.C. Liberal bill to grant it official party status: