VICTORIA, B.C. –  Today, the B.C. Coroner reported at least 176 British Columbians died from illicit drug toxicity in April. The B.C. Greens are calling for immediate action and a new, depoliticized approach to the drug toxicity crisis.

VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. Greens welcome the new provincial minimum wage of $15.20 an hour. The Fair Wages Commission (FWC), which the B.C. Greens negotiated into the Confidence and Supply Agreement with the B.C. NDP., recommended the move to a $15.20 minimum wage. 

VICTORIA, B.C. - Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley, and Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, have issued the following statement in response to analysis from independent scientists that lays out where immediate old growth logging deferrals need to take place. 

VICTORIA, B.C. –  The B.C. Green Caucus introduced two amendments to improve the government’s paid sick leave legislation, both of which the government has indicated it is not willing to advance. The amendments would have increased the number of paid sick days from three to five and provided the eventual permanent paid sick leave program with legislative oversight. 

VICTORIA, B.C. - Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley released the following statement in response to the new International Energy Agency (IEA) roadmap to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. The report’s analysis of natural gas shows that a significant decrease in LNG production is necessary in order to achieve the emissions reductions required to reach the Paris Agreement aim of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

VICTORIA, B.C. - Today, the province introduced legislation for paid sick leave. Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Green Party and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement:

VICTORIA, B.C. – The BC NDP government’s 2021 Budget makes some important investments but lacks the ambition required to set the province up for a strong future. 

VICTORIA, B.C. – B.C. marks a somber fifth year since the public health emergency was declared in response to rising death rates related to illicit drugs. Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the B.C. Green Party and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement: 

VICTORIA, B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the B.C. Green Party, MLA for Cowichan Valley gave her response today to the Speech from the Throne.

VICTORIA, B.C. – Since the beginning of April, more than 6,000 British Columbians have tested positive with COVID-19. As we navigate the third wave of this pandemic, many are looking to government for transparency and decisive action.