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A private member’s bill being put forward by BC Green Party MLA Adam Olsen is hoping to better protect BC firefighters from harmful chemicals from their gear.

In the Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, edition of Focus BC, host Richard Zussman speaks with Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship Nathan Cullen about making changes to B.C.’s Land Act. Also, BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau talks about running in Victoria-Beacon Hill instead of her current riding of Cowichan Valley.

Another poll is adding to the evidence of a new status quo in B.C. politics. The NDP has a significant lead, and the upstart BC Conservative Party is running second. The opposition BC United is launching a new publicity campaign, while BC Green leader Sonia Furstenau is moving to a long-time NDP stronghold riding. Richard...

It was a big year for B.C.’s political parties. In the Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 edition of Focus BC, host Richard Zussman discusses the past 12 months with BC United Leader Kevin Falcon, Conservative Party Leader John Rustad and Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau.

BC Green party leader Sonia Furstenau has fired deputy leader, Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi for liking an inappropriate tweet about Dr. Bonnie Henry. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has more.

Dr. Sanjiv Ghandi has been dropped by the BC Greens for liking a social media post likening Dr. Bonnie Henry to infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. Jonina Campbell and Brittney Kerr discuss whether it was the right move and how parties can do a better job vetting political candidates.

The deputy leader of the Green Party has resigned after liking a disparaging tweet about provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Meanwhile, the BC Conservative Party rallied outside the legislature, calling for Dr. Bonnie Henry to be fired. Richard Zussman has the details.

Affordability is a big problem these days. B.C. Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau joins Global News Morning to talk about her plan to make school lunches universal.

The B.C. Green party is calling for the creation of an all-party task force to evaluate the impacts of artificial intelligence, and help draft government legislation. Richard Zussman reports.

BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau discusses the conflict-of-interest scandal at BC Housing.

The BC Green party is calling on the province to regulate privately run treatment centres for mental health and addiction. MLA Adam Olsen calls the private facilities the “wild west of care,” saying they charge desperate families thousands of dollars and often don’t have proper care standards.

BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau weighs in on the province’s 2023 fiscal plan. She talks to Global News Morning about what works, and where it falls short.

The BC Green party is calling on the province to implement a four-day workweek pilot project. The proposed pilot would see businesses get tax credits if they move to 32-hour work weeks for employees with no change in pay.

Speaking with BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau, a North Island doctor at the centre of high profile dispute with the health authority says he will be opening a standalone, non-profit community health clinic in Port Hardy. Kristen Robinson reports.

The BC Green Party is calling on Health Minister Adrian Dix to acknowledge issues healthcare professionals are facing on Northern Vancouver Island. BC Green leader Sonia Furstenau says Dix needs to listen to healthcare workers — like Dr. Alex Nataros — a Port Hardy doctor who has been pushing for physician assistants in recent weeks.

The BC Liberals and the BC Green Party are announcing ways they think will improve health care in our province. The official opposition has a plan to tackle the overdose crisis, while the Greens are calling on the NDP government to invest in community health centers. Richard Zussman has more.

B.C. Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau is announcing Dr. Sanjiv Ghandi as the party’s second deputy leader. Dr. Ghandi is a former B.C. Children’s Hospital Pediatric Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon. Keith Baldrey has more.

For the last segment of Focus BC this year, host Richard Zussman speaks to BC Liberal Party leader Kevin Falcon and BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau about the year in politics. Richard is then joined by legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey to recap 2022 and look ahead to 2023.

In the Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, edition of Focus BC, host Richard Zussman speaks with Surrey city counsellor Linda Annis about preparing Metro Vancouver roads for winter driving and BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau about the province taking action against TELUS Health and filling the gaps in our health-care system.

Former Green Party leader and re-elected Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May says election results show Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s “gamble did not pay off” and it was “reckless” to call an election during the pandemic and B.C.’s wildfire season. May also responds to questions about the relevancy of the Green Party after her colleagues, leader...