The Green Team

We are the Greens

Crucial to Green thinking is placing values first.  The ideas about what we believe are grounded in good reasons for why we believe.

Our ten core values from which we build our policies are…

Sustainability  The heart of BC Green Party thinking. We must consider the welfare of our descendants, for at least seven generations, if we are to be wise stewards of the earth.

Social Justice The worldwide increase in poverty and inequity is unacceptable. All must be able to fulfill their potential regardless of gender, race, citizenship, or sexual identity.

Grass Roots Democracy Every human being deserves a say in the decisions that affect their lives. We will work to increase public participation at every level .

Non-Violence There are times when we may be called to arms, but violence is almost always self-defeating, and always the last choice. We must work to eliminate the root causes of crime and violence.

Community Based Economy The economy should provide for human needs within the natural limits of the earth. Local self-reliance is the best way to achieve this goal.

Gender Equality The ethics of cooperation and understanding must replace the values of domination and control.

Diversity We celebrate the biological diversity of the earth and the cultural, sexual, and spiritual diversity of the human race.

Decentralization The people most affected by a problem must have the authority to solve it. Distant administrations are not responsive. Power must be returned to local communities.

Personal and Global Responsibility Global sustainability and international justice can only be achieved when responsibility is shared at all levels of society.

Ecological Wisdom The earth sustains all life forms. Whatever we do to the earth we do to ourselves.

We believe in