Furstenau: Updated data needed on age of people hospitalized with COVID-19
VICTORIA, B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement:
"We have not seen an update on the ages of people being hospitalized due to COVID-19 since early January. Given rising hospitalizations of children in the UK, the US, and Ontario, I call on government to immediately report this data.
Read moreFurstenau: Watershed security strategy and fund a step in the right direction
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:
Read moreBC Greens call for government to recognize that COVID-19 is an airborne virus
VICTORIA, B.C. – B.C. Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley, is calling on the BC NDP government to implement concrete measures with clear policies that recognize COVID-19 is an airborne virus.
Read moreFurstenau: Clarity, not confusion needed from BC NDP on COVID-19
VICTORIA, B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement:
“Two years into this pandemic, British Columbians should expect clarity and transparency when it comes to decisions and guidance from this government. Instead, it is becoming more and more difficult to understand what informs decision-making in B.C. when it comes to COVID-19. Hospitals and health care services are struggling, health care workers are burning out, and patients’ needs are not being met, and testing and tracing have collapsed.
Read moreB.C. Green Party surpasses $1 million fundraising goal in 2021
VICTORIA B.C. – The B.C. Green Party announced today that it surpassed its $1 million fundraising goal for 2021 by nearly 10%, raising a total of $1.093 million. This is the first time the party has received over $1 million in a non-election year.
Read moreFurstenau: Illicit drug poisonings continue to rise; urgent need for action
VICTORIA, B.C. – The latest BC Coroner Services report reveals more than six people died each day from suspected illicit drug poisonings during the month of October, 2021. Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Green Party and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement:
Read moreGovernment transparency and housing main focus of B.C. Green Caucus during fall session
VICTORIA, B.C. – Over the recent six-week fall session the B.C. Green Caucus advocated strongly for environmental protection, social equity, and brought forward solutions to social and economic issues facing the Province while raising concerns about the government’s worsening record on transparency and democratic accountability.
Read moreMove to 5 days paid sick leave not enough to bring B.C. in line with OECD standard
VICTORIA, B.C. - Today, the province announced a permanent 5-day paid sick leave program for all workers covered by the Employment Standards Act.
Read moreBC NDP calls time allocation, bypassing democratic process
VICTORIA, B.C. - Today, the BC NDP called time allocation on multiple bills before the Legislature, forcing them through and subverting the democratic process. Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Green Party and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement:
Read moreFurstenau: State of Emergency a necessary and overdue step
VICTORIA, B.C. - Today, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General declared a provincial state of emergency in response to the flooding on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the BC Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement:
“Calling this state of emergency is a necessary but overdue step to better respond to the flooding that has resulted in loss of life, devastation in communities, and displacement of thousands of British Columbians. This call should have been made days ago, when the effects of the rainfall were beginning to be made clear, to help British Columbians prepare and change their travel plans. While local communities have had to deal with the impact of this emergency, a disaster of this scale is clearly a province-wide emergency.
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