Letters Oct. 23: Assessing the Green Party; proportional representation; wrong kind of housing The Times Colonist Oct 24, 2024 2:51 AM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message B.C.
Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau with supporters after losing the Victoria- Beacon Hill MLA seat, on Oct. 19, 2024. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST Listen to this article 00:10:46 Green Party ideas in quick review After a few days of Green Party comments, it is a good time to review.
1. Immediately following the Elections B.C.
announcement of results, former Green MLA Adam Olsen stated that a primary condition of Green support of any coalition agreement must include the immediate implementation of a proportional representation voting system — without a referendum. This suggestion was in direct opposition to three provincial referendums on changes to the voting system held in 2005, 2008 and 2018. 2.
Sonia Furstenau, defeated Green MLA, made it clear to all that she would lead any future discussion on any potential coalition agreement, despite having no seat in the legislature and no mandate (moral, practical or otherwise) for such a role. Historically, a party leader would ask an elected member of their party to step down in anticipation of a byelection before taking such a grasp at leadership, but not Furstenau. I should add, I reached out to my new Green MLA-elect, Rob Botterell, for comment on this.
Nothing yet. 3. And, in an interview immediatel.
