We acknowledge the urgent need to address climate change, protect our environment, and address inequality in all its forms so that those who live, work, and visit Vancouver can achieve their fullest potential. Greens are committed to leading change through honest, transparent, science-informed, and consensus-guided governance. The Green vision of good governance is guided by the Party’s Core Principles.
Last year alone, Vancouver spent over $50 million to repair damages caused by climate change. Taxpayers have been stuck with the bill, while big oil companies are raking in record profits.
Climate Change and its related damages are only going to get worse and more expensive if we fail to act. Oil Companies have known this all along, yet they’ve misled the public to sow doubt in climate science and delay government action.
There are precedents for such a lawsuit. Similar suits against big tobacco and pharmaceutical companies have been successful. And in a 2021 landmark case, a Dutch court ruled that Shell must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2030, based on 2019 levels.
In July 2022, Vancouver City Council passed a motion by Green City Councillor, Adriane Carr, committing the city to support a class action lawsuit against BIG Oil to compensate Vancouver for the hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars being spent to mitigate, adapt to, and repair damages caused by climate change. In March 2023 the new ABC party majority voted down Councillor Carr’s motion to put a mere 1 cent per resident ($6,622) into Vancouver’s operating budget to pursue the SUE BIG OIL lawsuit.
But Clr Carr can re-introduce a motion every year until her colleagues wake up to the accelerating climate crisis and realize it’s only fair to hold Big Oil accountable and make them, not taxpayers, pay for the damage their products have caused. She is committed to educating her Council colleagues about the good chance of winning the lawsuit because Big Oil knew all along.
Please sign-up to learn how you can help support a class action municipal lawsuit to SUE BIG OIL. By signing below your name will be shared with the Sue Big Oil campaign.
Greens are committed to creating more housing options, including shared housing, cohousing, rental homes, and apartments geared to families that are affordable to Vancouverites.
To protect renters from exploitation and eviction, Greens prioritize enhanced protections and pledge to end renovictions. Greens also seek to develop proactive, comprehensive strategies to prevent, reduce, and ultimately eliminate homelessness. Sign the petition now and join us in our efforts to create a more equitable housing and rental market in Vancouver.
The SLO program was terminated as it was outdated, it has proven to harm educational outcomes for some students and made some students feel unsafe.
The Vancouver School Board has reinstated the SLO program without committee discussion. Sign your name to show you do not support bringing back the outdated program that embeds uniformed and armed police officers in schools.
Seniors, people with mobility challenges, low-income city residents, and non-drivers have lost their best form of access to the whole of the park.
One of the first acts of the ABC Park Board majority was the removal of the Stanley Park bike lanes after thousands of Vancouverites had come to utilize them in recent years. With an accelerating climate crisis, ABC aims to prioritize parking spaces rather than sustainable infrastructure. Send a message that you support accessible transit options by signing the Green petition to save the Stanley Park bike lanes.
Greens believe in creating sustainable transportation options that prioritize the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit riders.
We support a multimodal transportation approach that includes slower, safer streets, more bike lanes, dedicated transit lanes, and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure. Our aim is the 15-minute Where public amenities like daycares, schools, accessible public washrooms, parks and community centres, as well as locally owned shops, services, and daily needs are all within a five minute walk or roll of home or work. Sign today to demand that we connect and complete Vancouver’s safe cycling networks & greenways within four years.
We aim to promote investment in local sustainable food production including commissary kitchens, distribution, consumption and food waste management through changes to zoning by-laws and design guidelines.
Greens pledge to work with local organizations and community members to facilitate promote community gardens, urban agriculture, and food recovery programs. Sign our food waste petition today to demand greater action from City Council.