Let’s focus on creating resilient communities.

Response to the Throne Speech: 83 – 3

Transcript S. Furstenau: I want to welcome back my colleagues and friends to the chamber. Before I begin today, I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the opening of the session — it’s the first in a new decade — as well as the incredible people who make...

Reflections on a summer of work

As the kids get ready to go back to school, and the fall legislative session approaches, I am reflecting on my work over the summer and ahead in the Legislature and in Cowichan. Here are a few updates from the last little while. The Cowichan River and the Weir An...

Bill 26 – Questions and Answers

In May, during committee stage of Bill 26: Child, Family, and Community Service Amendment Act, I rose to ask a series of important questions about the welfare of Indigenous children in British Columbia. As I have said before, one of the most heartbreaking issues that...