With my part of the 60 minutes that was available to the BC Green Caucus for Budget Estimates in Transportation and Infrastructure, I had a limited opportunity to canvass a couple of important topics. In this session, I asked Minister Rob...
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2021 Budget Estimates: Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Our budget estimates exchange with Minister Katrine Conroy was frustrating. Sonia Furstenau and I have been questioning Minister Conroy in Question Period for months now and attempted to use the time in estimates to dig into the issues a...
Budget Estimates 2021: Minister of Finance on Housing
Housing prices are skyrocketing in British Columbia and across the country and it continues to be a challenging policy issue for all orders of government. In budget estimates for the Ministry of Finance I asked Hon. Selina Robinson about...
Response to Ministerial Statement: Removal of residential school at Lower Post
I provided the BC Green Caucus response to the Ministerial Statement delivered by the Minister of State for Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Hon. Nathan Cullen, regarding the removal of the residential school at Lower Post in Kaska...
Unacceptable! Minister of Forests commitment to Indigenous rights and title is on her terms
Premier John Horgan and Minister of Forests Katrine Conroy are on the record clearly stating their support for Aboriginal rights, title and sovereignty. When the protests heated up in the forests on Southern Vancouver Island they agreed to...
Asking about the report on the death of an Indigenous child in care and systemic change
There have been far too many stories of Indigenous youth who have died while under the guardianship of the provincial government. Last week, the Representative for Children and Youth released another report outlining how the system let...
Forest and range agreements and Indigenous rights and title
When it comes to reconciliation with Indigenous People in British Columbia the BC NDP say the right words. However, their actions fall well short of what is acceptable. This week, I have been pointing out how they continue to use Forest...
Pride celebrations and work for LGBTQ2IA+ rights
June is Pride Month. My two minute statement celebrates the powerful advocates who have fought to ensure that everyone can be unapologetically themselves. [Transcript] June is Pride Month. To celebrate, I want to start by looking back. The...
Budget Estimates 2021: Attorney General on Forest & Range Agreements
Over the past few months tensions have been building in the forests on Southern Vancouver Island and across British Columbia. In responses in Question Period and media availabilities, Premier John Horgan has on more than one occasion...
How will the BC NDP ensure Fairy Creek isn’t repeated?
We have learned about a temporary reprieve with deferrals of old growth logging in Fairy Creek and the Central Walbran. This was achieved in the most difficult way possible: injunctions, protests and arrests. For months my colleague Sonia...
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