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Today is International Volunteer Day and we want to take this opportunity to let you know how important you are! 

Volunteering matters. Your contributions to the BC Greens are helping us grow so that we can tackle the big issues in British Columbia, get more MLAs elected and build better communities, towns, cities, province and beyond.

VICTORIA, BC – The BC Green Party raised $1846 for men’s health. For the month of November Adam Olsen, Interim Leader, and Andrew Weaver, MLA and Deputy Leader, participated in the global Movember movement, growing mustaches and raising money for men’s health issues. 

Today we join the international community in calling for an end to violence against women. In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Violence against women is a violation of human rights and a consequence of ongoing gender inequalities.

Victoria, BC - BC Green Party Interim-Leader, Adam Olsen sent an open letter to Premier Christy Clark today requesting the British Columbia government remove the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) from the current core review and reaffirm 
its support the modernization of the Commission that has been on-going for the past three years. 

Hon. Christy Clark
West Annex
Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4

14 November 2013


Dear Premier Christy Clark,

I would like to congratulate you on the investments in the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) in Budget 2013. The multi-million dollar investment was unique. While other ministries and agencies had their funding untouched or reduced, your
commitment to implementing the recommendations of the ALC’s 2010 core review is an important investment in British Columbia.

Following the election this spring the minister of the core review, Hon. Bill Bennett’s comments raised considerable concerns when he suggested to a reporter, that despite the work that had been done, the core review would include the ALC.