VICTORIA B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, announced today that the B.C. Green Party will commit to a number of measures to address ethics, transparency and accountability in its platform for the upcoming election on May 9. If elected, the B.C. Green Party would introduce legislation including all of the measures announced during the press conference today.

SALMON ARM B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Shuswap, Kevin Babcock. Babcock currently works in the forestry industry at the Canoe Plywood Plant and formerly worked in the railway and aerospace industries in the Lower Mainland.

CHILLIWACK B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Chilliwack, Wayne Froese. Froese works in web design and online communications. He has also been dedicated to working on the Syrian Refugee Settlement campaign in Chilliwack.

VICTORIA B.C. – Today in the legislature MLA Andrew Weaver tabled the Wildlife Amendment Act directly to committee stage, leading to an immediate vote in the House. Weaver and the B.C. NDP voted in favour of moving the bill directly to committee stage for review. The B.C. Liberals voted against it.

VICTORIA B.C. – Today Andrew Weaver, Leader of the B.C. Green Party, welcomed the news that Elections BC is investigating potential contraventions of the Election Act.

“I’m thrilled that Elections BC will be investigating the information regarding indirect political contributions and other potential contraventions of the Election Act that were recently made public through the media,” says Weaver, also the MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head.

REVELSTOKE B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Columbia River-Revelstoke, Samson Boyer. Boyer works in the hospitality and tourism industry and is a beekeeper.

SURREY B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Surrey-Fleetwood, Tim Binnema. Binnema is a member of the Applied Science Technologies and Technicians of B.C. and is a Manager of Engineering in the chemical process industry.

VANCOUVER B.C. – The B.C. Green Party regrets to announce today that Matt Toner will not be able to run as a candidate in the 2017 election as expected due to new family commitments. Toner will continue to serve as one of the party’s two deputy leaders, a role he has filled since January 2016.

CAMPBELL RIVER B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for North Island, Sue Moen. Moen was previously the Executive Director at A Loving Spoonful in Vancouver and has seven years’ experience as a care-team volunteer in the AIDS community. She is currently a non-profit consultant and community worker with the street-engaged populations of Campbell River.

KELOWNA B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Kelowna-Lake Country, Dr. Alison Shaw. Shaw was the first authorized researcher to explore how scientists and policymakers influence one another in the Nobel-Prize winning United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). She founded FlipSide Sustainability, which applies cutting-edge research and pioneering tools to help public and private sector clients account for people and planet alongside budgets and profit.