BC Greens Unveil Party Platform

The BC Green Party has introduced its 2024 platform “centered on wellbeing and grounded in the view that government can provide the services that people need without incurring massive deficits and crushing debt.”

Leader Sonia Furstenau says the party wants to ensure everyone in BC has the chance to live a good life, no matter where they live or where they’re from.

“When we focus on wellbeing, we’re saying that people, health, happiness, and sense of belonging are essential parts of a strong economy,” said Furstenau.

The BC Greens platform is built on four key pillars: thriving people, resilient communities, a flourishing natural world, and good governance.

The party calls it an integrated approach that prioritizes the long-term well-being of British Columbians while addressing urgent social, economic, and environmental challenges.

New commitments include enacting an Indigenous Languages Act to preserve and revitalize Indigenous languages.

The Greens say they would invest $650 million annually in municipal infrastructure to support new housing, invest in inter-regional transit so that people can travel between communities, and allocate $250 million to expand childcare space creation for children under five.

$100 million would be spent annually for wildfire prevention and fuel management, and the party would implement all recommendations of the Old Growth Strategic Review.

A new tax rate on excessive corporate profits over $1 billion would redirect revenue to climate action and renewable energy investments.

“We’re offering something entirely different – a government that puts people’s wellbeing as the framework for governing, not just economic metrics.
We are focused on long-term solutions that prioritize the future of British Columbians,” said Furstenau.

The Green Party is running candidates in 69 of BCs 92 ridings.

Election day is October 19th.

To learn more, visit BC Green Party.