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B.C. Greens prove they’re here to stay, winning a projected 3 seats
Party projected to have its first seat on the British Columbia mainland in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Bethany...
Sonia Furstenau addresses visible homelessness, mental health and the overdose crisis.
The incumbent MLA for the Cowichan Valley and BC Green Party leader says we must look to the...
LNG in BC Is a ‘Losing’ Bet, Report Finds
Andrew Nikiforuk A respected U.S. energy group has criticized a rosy Conference Board of Canada report championing more...
B.C. Green leader hopes voters see value in minority government
VANCOUVER – The leader of the B.C. Green party is betting on a legislature in which one party...
I Support Sonia.
Mother. Wife. Teacher. MLA. And leader of the BC Greens. Sonia has presented a powerful platform for a recovery...
Green Party wants to see B.C. Ferries become a Crown corporation again
A Green Party government would reinstate B.C. Ferries as a Crown corporation and undertake a full review of...
B.C. Greens would restore B.C. Ferries as Crown Corporation, conduct full review of operations
October 19, 2020 BRENTWOOD BAY B.C. – B.C. Greens leader Sonia Furstenau announced that the B.C. Greens would...
One-on-one with BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau
Global BC reporter Richard Zussman asks your questions to BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau on our Facebook...
Why some environmentalists are turning away from the BC NDP
Canada’s National Observer October 15 2020 On Sept. 18, after a week of choking on smoke from U.S....
B.C. Leaders debate 2020: Why has Sonia Furstenau become personally involved in cases of First Nations youth?
Debate moderator Shachi Kurl asks BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau why her MLA office advocates on behalf...
Candidates Forum | 2020 Provincial Election | Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce
This Candidates Forum for the 2020 Provincial Election is presented by the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce in...
B.C. election 2020: Greens leader Furstenau set to unveil party platform Wednesday
Following a strong debate performance, Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau is set to release the BC Greens platform...
BC Leaders Debate 2020 – Watch full debate
Watch Sonia debate the other leaders in the televised election debate. Global News Oct. 13 2020.
The B.C. Leaders’ Debate: 5 Takeaways From Horgan, Wilkinson and Furstenau
A regrettable comment from John Horgan about race and calm moderation stood out on debate night. British Columbia...
B.C. Green Party leader comes to Nanaimo to announce climate action platform
The B.C. Green Party announced its climate action and clean economy platform today in Nanaimo, promising that if...
CKNW Leaders’ Debate set for Oct. 15
The leaders of the three biggest political parties in British Columbia will participate in a leaders’ debate on...
Green leader Furstenau releases party’s livable cities plan
B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau says COVID-19 has highlighted the benefit and need for more outdoor spaces...
B.C. Greens announce plan for economic recovery from COVID-19
NANAIMO — The B.C. Green party has released its plan to rebuild the provincial economy after COVID-19 with...
Candidates Forum, with Adam Olsen
BC’s Climate, Economy, and the 2020 Election #BCClimateVote The Catalyst Business Alliance and the Pembina Institute present a...
BC Greens focus on food, water security, and forests
Summary BC Greens would improve food security and drinking water, address climate change, ensure sustainable forestry. The party...
Incumbent Sonia Furstenau says lots of work to be done in Cowichan Valley
“In the past three and a half years, I have worked with the community on important accomplishments like...
One on one with B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau
Sonia Furstenau sat down with our provincial affairs reporter Tanya Fletcher to talk about what another minority government...
B.C. Election 2020: Greens vow to put $1 billion into mental health under MSP
The B.C. Green party has vowed to invest $1 billion into mental health under the province’s Medical Services...
Where They Stand: Both the BC Liberals and NDP Back Site C
With British Columbia’s two largest political parties saying they’ll push ahead with construction of the Site C dam...
BC Greens commit $500 million in grants for low-income renters
Money will target those most at a disadvantage from rising home prices, rents, Green leader Sonia Furstenau says...
Online B.C. campaigns offer dramatically different visions of good government
While the Liberals and the NDP beat up on each others’ leaders, the Greens are taking a slightly...
B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau promises to listen to experts in addressing climate crisis and overdose deaths
Over the years, some political leaders have explicitly promised to follow evidence-based policies in responding to society’s most...
B.C. NDP campaigns on previously announced health-care promises
Green Leader Sonia Furstenau criticized John Horgan’s use of the Cowichan hospital in his electioneering, calling it ‘irresponsible.’...
The Relentless Underdog
Green Leader Sonia Furstenau was driving Monday when she turned on the radio and learned an early election...
Sonia Furstenau on improving the early childhood education system
B.C. Green Party leader says she favours moving early childhood education into the public education system so that...
Furstenau promises to create resiliency strategy to better use, share resources
Sonia Furstenau would create a resilience strategy for the province, her leadership campaign announced in late July, as...
[Op-ed] Sonia Furstenau: Plan for reopening schools leaving too many students behind
It is hard to imagine the burden on decision makers who are having to determine the steps we take in...
Greens Push Pilot Project to Offer Mental Health Support under MSP
B.C.’s looming mental health crisis has experts and government searching for new solutions for British Columbians hit by...
B.C. government failing to register groundwater users, say critics
VICTORIA — Only 20 per cent of people in B.C. who use wells to get their water have...
B.C. Greens: NDP government should cancel Site C project
The B.C. Green party has challenged the provincial NDP government’s stance that the controversial Site C Dam must...
May backs Sonia Furstenau for leadership of B.C. Greens
“Sonia is a proven leader,” May said. “She’s extremely articulate, eloquent, brilliant, sharp, also courageous. She is someone...
Cowichan Valley MLA joins Facebook advertising boycott
Sonia Furstenau, the MLA for Cowichan Valley, announced that her BC Green Party leadership campaign will not be...
Green recovery key part of Green candidate’s leadership platform
Sonia Furstenau has made a green recovery from COVID-19 the second plank in her campaign for the leadership...
Green recovery key part of Green leadership candidate’s platform
Sonia Furstenau has made a green recovery from COVID-19 the second plank in her campaign for the leadership...
Sonia Furstenau column: Now the time to make changes for the better
… This coronavirus has given us an opportunity to identify what matters most to us in our day-to-day...
Sonia Furstenau column: Support for businesses key during COVID-19
Cowichan Valley businesses have suffered these past weeks. Coming into the spring is usually an exciting time for...
BC Green Party Candidate Wants To Give You Way Shorter Work Weeks For Work/Life Balance
Imagine having an extra day every week to relax, enjoy yourself, and explore your area. It may seem...
Sonia Furstenau kicks off B.C. Green leadership campaign in the Okanagan
B.C. Green’s leadership candidate Sonia Furstenau is kicking off her spring campaign tour in the Okanagan. Furstenau has...
Sonia on the Politicoast podcast
In our main segment, Canada, British Columbia and the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs reached a tentative agreement on rights...
Furstenau suggests shorter work week, guaranteed income in Green leadership campaign
Sonia Furstenau launched her economic platform as part of her leadership campaign for the B.C. Green Party in...
BC Green Party Candidate Wants To Give You Way Shorter Work Weeks For Work/Life Balance
Imagine having an extra day every week to relax, enjoy yourself, and explore your area. It may seem...
BC Green leadership hopeful Sonia Furstenau pitches shorter work week
BC Green Party MLA Sonia Furstenau is proposing conversations with businesses and labour organization to shorten the work...
BC Green leadership hopeful Sonia Furstenau pitches shorter work week
BC Green Party MLA Sonia Furstenau is proposing conversations with businesses and labour organization to shorten the work...
Furstenau Demands Answers about Homelessness and Addiction
The Cowichan Valley Green Party MLA Sonia Furstenau was in the legislature today, looking for answers on behalf...
Green perspective on pipeline protests
Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley ,BC Green Party Leader candidate, met and spoke with the Wet’suwet’en supporters...
Prospective BC Green Party Leader Hoping to Help Diversify Province’s Economy
Sonia Furstenau is currently the only name in the running for the BC Green Party and she would like...
Prospective BC Green Party Leader Hoping to Help Diversify Province’s Economy
Speaking on The Jeff Andreas Show, she says Kamloops is an example of a city that is embracing change and...
BC Greens Counting on Leadership Race to Attract Members and Money
Sonia Furstenau, the MLA for Cowichan Valley, declared her candidacy last week, promising a fresh style of leadership....
B.C. Green leadership candidate Sonia Furstenau needs to put B.C. NDP government on the hot seat
Yesterday (January 30), Cowichan Valley MLA Sonia Furstenau bagged a big endorsement in her campaign to become the...
Sonia Furstenau promises to build on progress of B.C. Greens with leadership bid
VICTORIA — Sonia Furstenau, a Green member of the British Columbia legislature known for her fight against a...
MLA Sonia Furstenau kicks off campaign to become BC Green leader
The first-term Green Party MLA is running to be the next leader of the party. She is the...
MLA Sonia Furstenau launches bid to lead Greens
Furstenau, the MLA for Cowichan Valley, is the first major candidate to declare after Andrew Weaver resigned as...
Sonia Furstenau to run for BC Green Party leadership
Cowichan Valley MLA and deputy party leader Sonia Furstenau announced her intention to run for the B.C. Green...
Sonia Furstenau seeks leadership of BC Greens
Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley, has announced that she is running to be the next leader of...
MLA Sonia Furstenau announces bid to become leader of B.C. Green Party
First-term Cowichan Valley MLA Sonia Furstenau is the first into the race to succeed Andrew Weaver as leader of the...
Sonia Furstenau promises to build on progress of B.C. Greens with leadership bid
Furstenau said the Greens have been behind major policy changes including strengthening oversight of resource industries, making the legislature...
Simi Sara Show: MLA Sonia Furstenau kicks off campaign to become BC Green leader
Sonia Furstenau is in. The first-term Green Party MLA is running to be the next leader of the...
MLA Sonia Furstenau kicks off campaign to become BC Green leader
Sonia Furstenau is in. The first-term Green Party MLA is running to be the next leader of the...
Sonia Furstenau announces she’s running for leader of B.C. Green Party
Sonia Furstenau, one of the two remaining Green MLAs in the B.C. Legislature, has announced her candidacy for...
Furstenau flays NDP as she launches B.C. Green Party leadership bid
B.C. Green Party MLA Sonia Furstenau has launched her expected bid to replace Andrew Weaver as leader, taking...
Sonia Furstenau announces she’s running for leader of B.C. Green Party
Sonia Furstenau, one of the two remaining Green MLAs in the B.C. Legislature, has announced her candidacy for...
Mike Smyth: Greens debate party direction as leadership contest begins
“What we’ve demonstrated in the last 2½ years is how important it is to have a strong third...