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Question Period: Fairy Creek and the Protection of Old Growth
The Fairy Creek watershed is home to the last intact old growth forest in Southern Vancouver Island. It is the very definition of an ancient, high-risk ecosystem that the Old Growth Strategic Review Panel recommended be protected while a strategy is developed. No...Question Period: Long COVID Rates – Collect the Data
In Question Period, I followed up on my March 3rd question for Minister Dix on long-term COVID-19 symptoms. In the weeks since this question was asked, it has become clear that BC does not currently have a good idea of what proportion of patients continue to...Question Period: Indigenous Leaders on Old-Growth
In Question Period today Adam Olsen and I highlighted the voices of Indigenous leaders whose concerns have thus far been ignored by the NDP government. The unanimous passing of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act means that building a new paradigm...Question Period – Old-Growth – 3rd Day of Questions, 3rd Day With No Answers
This week, fellow Green MLA Adam Olsen and I have been asking the Minister for Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations why the NDP government has not meaningfully acted on their promise to stop the logging of old-growth forests in BC. We have asked Minister of...Statement: International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, I reflected on the violence that women in politics have faced for generations. If we are going to have better outcomes in our society – to serve all people – we must work across party lines to create a safe political...
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