Sonia Furstenau
About Sonia Furstenau
Sonia Furstenau was elected to the B.C. legislature as MLA for Cowichan Valley in 2017 and 2020, and is the leader of the BC Green Party. She previously served as Area B director for the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD), and worked as a teacher in Victoria and Shawnigan. Her history of grassroots advocacy includes working as national administrator for RESULTS Canada and board member with Oikocredit Canada West.
Real climate leadership needs political courage
While the B.C. government claims to be a climate leader — touting its CleanBC plan as the strongest climate plan in North America — the evidence tells a different story.
Only political will and action can hold off B.C.’s climate threats
What is clear is that B.C. will continue to experience more frequent and severe climate-related disasters. The question is: how are we going to respond to these threats?