RCY report highlights alarming increase in involuntary detainments of children and youth: links to Bill 22
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth released Detained: Rights of Children and Youth under the Mental Health Act, highlighting the urgent need for the provincial government to better protect young people involuntarily detained under the Mental Health Act.
Premier admits Milburn report won't address dam safety questions; public still left in the dark
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, the Premier admitted to the need for two additional and previously undisclosed reports on Site C, making it clear that the Milburn report was nothing more than political cover for this government to continue barrelling ahead with construction on the mega-dam while avoiding answering to the public.
B.C. Greens call on the Province to formally recognize the UN Decade for People of African Descent
VICTORIA, B.C. – Earlier this week, the B.C. Green Caucus sent a letter to Premier Horgan requesting that the Province formally recognize the UN International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) and deliver on previous commitments to address anti-Black racism in B.C.
B.C. Greens Leader MLA Sonia Furstenau responds to Speech from the Throne
VICTORIA, B.C. - Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the B.C. Green Party, MLA for Cowichan Valley responded to the government’s Speech from the Throne:
“The majority of today’s Throne Speech restates actions taken with the support of all parties while providing very few details about what British Columbians can expect as an economic recovery plan from this government,” said MLA Furstenau.
NDP fail to meet key CleanBC deadline - choose fossil fuel expansion over climate action
VICTORIA, BC - On Saturday, December 5th, the B.C. NDP Government failed to meet a critical climate commitment within the CleanBC plan, the climate-economic strategy jointly drafted by the B.C. Greens and B.C. NDP during the previous minority government. The commitment was to close the 25% gap needed to meet our legally binding 2030 emissions reduction target - a challenge made significantly more difficult by the NDP’s approval of LNG Canada.