ADAM OLSEN -- BC Greens are not opposed to resource use, however, we have long been critical of how our natural resources have been managed
The BC Natural Resources Forum in Prince George this past week brought together resource industry leaders, provincial government officials and Indigenous leaders to discuss how we can enhance sustainability and competitiveness in British Columbia’s resource sector, and, for the first time the BC Greens attended. Natural resources have been the foundation of the British Columbia economy. In the rotunda at the legislature there are paintings depicting agriculture, fishing, forestry and mining, four industries that have been the source of much of the prosperity of our people, communities and province. The BC Greens are not opposed to resource use. However, we have long been critical of how our natural resources have been managed. We are concerned about a model of natural resource development in BC that has for too long relied upon simply extracting and exporting non-renewable resources, often in a way that benefits the shareholders of major multinational corporatio...