VICTORIA, B.C. — The B.C. Green caucus introduced legislation today to provide a legal framework for B.C. businesses committed to pursuing social and environmental goals to incorporate as benefit companies under the Business Corporations Act.

VICTORIA, B.C. — Today's announcement of a ZEV standard marks a critical step towards creating a low carbon, innovative economy free from dependency on fossil fuels, and the implementation of a key piece of the B.C. Green’s vision that they have pushed for since the start of this minority government.

VICTORIA, B.C. — Today, the BC NDP and BC Liberals passed into law tax credits and the fiscal regime for what will become the single largest point source of carbon emissions in Canada’s history two days after a government report confirmed Canada is warming at twice the rate as the rest of the world, with the North, the Prairies and northern British Columbia pushing to nearly three times the global rate.

VICTORIA, B.C. — “This report continues to tell the same story of our planet’s warming that science has demonstrated consistently and invariantly for the last 30 years, and our politicians continue to be as willfully blind to the evidence before them now as they were then,” said Dr. Andrew Weaver, leader of the BC Greens and award-winning lead author of four United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports. “Now more than ever it is critical that politicians advance policies that are informed by this evidence and chart a path forward. Progressive parties don’t rely on increased investments in fossil fuel infrastructure for their economic vision.

VICTORIA, B.C. — LNG legislation is pulling the province in two different directions in its fight against climate change. Today Bill 10, which provides tax breaks to the LNG industry, is going through Committee Stage. The BC Greens will require all MLAs to be on record with their votes for each section of the legislation.

VICTORIA, B.C. — Adam Olsen continued to question government today on why it is putting barriers in front of ride-hailing coming to BC when there are ready-made solutions in front of them.

VICTORIA, B.C. — Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations tabled its report today on ride-hailing, giving government the tools it needs to make ride-hailing a reality in British Columbia.

VICTORIA, B.C. — With its introduction of LNG legislation today, government is now officially pulling the province in two different directions in its fight against climate change.

VICTORIA, B.C. – The technical report released by the Scientific Hydraulic Fracturing Review Panel today highlights the need for more information on the risks of fracking so that government can make informed decisions to safeguard the environment and its citizens.

VICTORIA, B.C. — British Columbia's first poverty reduction strategy, TogetherBC, is a first step towards reducing poverty in the province, but the B.C. Green caucus knows that real income security will only come from a more innovative transformation of the income security system to address the challenges and opportunities inherent to a rapidly evolving economy.