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Question Period – Old-Growth
Nearly one year ago, the NDP government received the report from the Old Growth Strategic Review panel. In the months since receiving the panel’s recommendations for urgent and immediate action, the NDP government continues the same status quo ‘talk and...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...Question Period: CGL Pipeline Project and Government Relationship with Wet’suwet’en Nation
In Question Period, I asked the government what steps they took to work with the federal government and with CGL to hold off seeking an extension of their injunction in order to allow more engagement with Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, particularly since the Missing...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...
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