VICTORIA B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, issued the following statement on World AIDS Day 2017:

“World AIDS Day continues to serve as an international reminder of the horrendous plight of HIV/AIDS in the modern world. We must pay it heed, particularly because the disease’s significance and impact seems to increasingly fade from the forefront of many people’s minds.

VICTORIA B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, released the following statement on the election of P.E.I. Green candidate Hannah Bell in a by-election for District 11 today:

“I would like to offer Hannah, P.E.I. Green Party leader Peter Bevan-Baker and the rest of their team my heartfelt congratulations for their success this evening. A tidal shift like this does not come without a tremendous amount of hard work, determination and hope, which they have demonstrated in spades.

VICTORIA B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley and B.C. Green Party spokesperson for health and wellbeing, issued the following statement on the Transgender Day of Remembrance:

“In British Columbia and Canada, we have made significant steps forward in protecting the rights of transgender people. Gender identity and expression are finally included in the B.C. Human Rights Code. Four openly transgender candidates from the three major political parties ran in the May election. The first known transgender Canadian mayor was just elected in Quebec. But sadly, these achievements have come all too slowly for those who have experienced discrimination, transphobia, and violence.

SIDNEY, B.C. - Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, issued the following statement in regards to the outcome of Salt Spring’s Incorporation Vote. Salt Spring Island voted against incorporating as an island municipality this past weekend.

"Over the past couple of years Salt Spring Islanders have been discussing how their community is governed. It has been an emotional and divisive process which resulted in a vote against incorporation this weekend," Olsen said.

“I want to thank Christy Clark for her years of service to British Columbians, both as an MLA and as Leader of the BC Liberals,” said Weaver. “She has been a fierce advocate for British Columbia, here at home and around the world.

VICTORIA, B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green caucus, congratulated Premier John Horgan and his Cabinet on their swearing-in. Weaver attended the swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Victoria.

“I extend my sincerest congratulations to Premier Horgan and his new cabinet,” Weaver said.

VICTORIA B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party, issued the following statement in response to the evacuation of 3,600 people near 100 Mile House, B.C. due to wildfires:

VICTORIA B.C. – Andrew Weaver, Sonia Furstenau and Adam Olsen will attend the Victoria Pride Parade on Sunday. Furstenau will give a brief speech following the parade.

VICTORIA B.C. – Rita Giesbrecht, B.C. Green Party spokesperson for rural development, will participate in the 12th annual Paddle for the Peace and will be available for media comment. Paddle for the Peace is an annual event that promotes the integrity of the Peace River Valley, which will be flooded if the Site C dam construction goes ahead.