It occurs to me after watching local and national news coverage over the past weeks that many in B.C. and Canada do not have a good understanding of the B.C. Green Party and its elected MLAs.

Contrary to popular opinion, the Greens are not the granola party. We are the party of integrity, responsibility in governance, environmental protection, equality in housing and food security, and above all, representing constituents. We are the party of sustainable jobs and a sustainable economy that will serve our province and country well, now and into the future.

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Our MLAs are high-calibre and highly principled people, educated, experienced, energetic and up to date on all issues facing B.C. Anyone who attended any of the all-candidates debates that took place during the election would agree, regardless of the candidate they favoured.

The Green MLAs will govern based on constituency, ethics, justice and protecting the environment so that future generations can benefit from B.C.’s natural beauty, healthy fish stocks, clean water, clean air and clean agriculture. This should be a refreshing blast for all of us long suffering under the heavy-handed dealings of the B.C. Liberals.

The Greens do not take direction and instruction from corporate “donors.” The Greens do not evict families who have long inhabited the Peace River region. The Greens will not allow our waterways to suffer in order to be the energy highway to Asia.

Annie Grossnickle

North Saanich