VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy announced it is developing a watershed security strategy and fund. Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement: 

VICTORIA, B.C. – B.C. Green Party leader, Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement in response to the Auditor General’s release of a new report: Oversight of Dam Safety in British Columbia.

VICTORIA, B.C. - Today legislation to increase transparency and accountability for regulatory bodies, ensuring professionals act in the public interest, came into effect standardizing how regulatory bodies govern their registered professionals.

SHAWNIGAN LAKE B.C. – Sonia Furstenau responded to a new report that shows that the ongoing geotechnical issues and cost overruns were flagged as early as May 2019. The project is currently under review and it is uncertain whether the geotechnical issues can be resolved. 

DUNCAN B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens, released the following statement in response to the NDP’s announcement that they would double funding for the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation fund:

"The initial funding for the B.C. Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund came out of work that my colleague Adam Olsen did and I'm glad to see the NDP promise to commit more resources to it,” said Furstenau.

NANAIMO B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens, released the party’s plans to rebuild BC.’s economy after COVID-19 with a focus on ambitious climate action.

SHAWNIGAN LAKE B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the B.C. Greens, released the party’s platform to strengthen community resilience. The platform includes policies to improve food security, adapt to climate change, to protect drinking water and ensure our forests are managed sustainably and for the benefit of local communities.

VICTORIA B.C. – B.C. Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau joined candidates Kate O’Connor (Saanich South), Devyani Singh (Vancouver-Point Grey) and Harrison Johnston (North Vancouver-Seymour) for a press conference to discuss why their commitment to climate action inspired them to run with the B.C. Greens. 

VICTORIA B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the B.C. Green Party, says the B.C. NDP’s promise of net-zero emissions by 2050 is meaningless without a plan to achieve it. Studies show that when the B.C. NDP's LNG Canada fossil fuel project is factored in, emissions from oil and gas production will exceed the BC’s existing 2050 target by 160 per cent, even if all other emissions are reduced to zero by 2035. 

VICTORIA B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens, says that the government should listen to the letter released by experts calling for the government to freeze construction on Site C while the geotechnical issues are reviewed.