Let’s focus on creating resilient communities.

Response to the Speech from the Throne 2021

Today, I rose to speak to the Government’s Speech from the Throne. British Columbia is facing numerous crises simultaneously: the COVID-19 pandemic, a housing crisis, a toxic drug crisis, and the climate crisis. A year ago, we spoke about building back better...

Question Period: COVID 19 response

Today, in an extraordinary legislative session, a small quorum of MLAs came together to pass a supply bill to provide authority to the government to fund a COVID 19 response. During Question Period, I asked two questions: The first about how the COVID 19 response...

Response to Budget 2020

Today, in my response to Budget 2020, I spoke about our need to focus our efforts on building resilient communities across BC. I am supportive of many of the programs and policies in this budget, but as a whole, it takes an incrementalist approach that is far too...

Response to Budget 2019

Transcript S. Furstenau: Thank you, hon. Speaker, and thank you to Cariboo North for understanding. I had to wait for moving people out of my realm here. I actually want to start by acknowledging that we just had a group of students come into the gallery. You look to...