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The Green Party of British Columbia is a Canadian political party with a broad platform that places issues of our environment in an appropriate scope.
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Victoria, BC – May 8, 2008 – With just over one year to gountil the next provincial election and the referendum on democratic reform, the Green Party of BC announces their full support for improving democracy through the implementation of proportional representation by means of the SingleTransferable Vote (STV) system. Categories: English, Federation of Green Parties of the Americas
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<!--StartFragment--> Victoria,BC –– The Green Party of BC is calling on the government to lift the more than $1 billion annual subsidies to oil and gas industry and shift them to clean and green, renewable sources of energy.
Categories: English, Federation of Green Parties of the Americas
Green Party Leader Joins Unions and Environmentalists In Call For Massive Changes In Forest PracticesVICTORIA (March 30, 2008) - BC Green Party leader Jane Sterk was joined by supporters and long-time opponents of the government’s forestry policy. Sterk spoke alongside unions and environmental groups to express her solidarity for the need to change this crucial sector of the economy. “Forests are part of our DNA, our past and our future,” said Sterk. Categories: English, Federation of Green Parties of the Americas
Liberals Get A Failing Grade On Education AgainVICTORIA (February 25, 2008) – Once again, the BC
Government failed to protect public education in their "balanced Budget 2008".
Categories: English, Federation of Green Parties of the Americas
Liberals Let Down Immigrant CommunityVICTORIA (February 22, 2008) – Green Party of BC
Leader Jane Sterk is concerned that despite having a large immigrant population,
the Liberal government continued to ignore this large community.
Categories: English, Federation of Green Parties of the Americas
Liberals Fail Healthcare System AgainVICTORIA (February 20, 2008) – Once again, the BC Government failed to address the current concern over the healthcare crisis of rising costs and deteriorating services in their "balanced Budget 2008".
Categories: English, Federation of Green Parties of the Americas
BC's Climate Action Budget: Carbon Tax Fails Business And The EnvironmentVictoria (February 19, 2008)– "BC's 2008 Budget, released today, is pointed in the right direction, but failed to deliver", says Jane Sterk, Leader of BC's Green Party.
Categories: English, Federation of Green Parties of the Americas
The Liberals' Throne Speech Rhetoric Concerns BC GreensVictoria (February 15, 2008) — Green Party of BC leader Jane Sterk is disappointed in Tuesday's Throne Speech because it is "high in rhetoric but lacks concrete measures to address the growing social, environmental and economic concerns of the people of British Columbia." Categories: English, Federation of Green Parties of the Americas
BC Green Party Calls for Immediate Closure of Open Pen Salmon FarmsVictoria, BC — (February 15, 2008) In light of recent scientific studies confirming that wild pink salmon are threatened with extinction in 4-10 years, the Liberal Government must act immediately to close down open pen salmon farms. "The Green Party of BC urges the province to order salmon farmers to vacate any farm sites that lie along migratory routes for wild juvenile pink salmon, particularly in the Broughton archipelago," said Categories: English, Federation of Green Parties of the Americas
Green leaders urge Premier to Adopt Carbon Tax and “Take Meaningful Action on Climate Change”
Categories: English, Federation of Green Parties of the Americas
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