Emily LowanBC Green Party

Candidate for Saanich North and the Islands

Elected — unofficial result

In their own words

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Where they stand

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Healthcare

Will there be a doctor, a hospital, and care when we need it?

Lowan: the new CYSN model removes a support system before a new one exists; its disability-benefit criteria exclude too many.

Deep concerns over the new Children and Youth with Support Needs system: it removes a support system before fully developing a new one
The CYSN Disability Benefit criteria set an unreasonably high, deficit-focused threshold excluding too many
Answer sent by her co-campaign manager on Oct 9, 2026; PRE-WINDOW verified earlier miss — questionnaire never extracted before this run

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“The CYSN criteria for the Disability Benefit set an unreasonably high and deficit-focused threshold that excludes too many who need support.”

Source: BC Families for Fair Autism Funding candidate questionnaire — Emily Lowan (Saanich North and the Islands) · October 9, 2026

Confidence:High

Housing

Will I be able to afford to live here?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Cost of living

Can I afford groceries, hydro and insurance?

This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

Calls poverty a political choice and wants assistance rates raised to the poverty line and indexed to inflation.

Calls poverty a political choice and a systemic failure of government
Says social and disability assistance rates sit nearly $1000 below the poverty line
Would raise assistance rates to the market-basket measure of poverty and index them to inflation

“Poverty is a political choice," said Lowan. "In a province with immense wealth, it is unthinkable that one in 16 of us are living in deep poverty." "The social and disability assistance rates are nearly $1000 below the poverty line, leaving vulnerable people in an even worse situation during a cost-of-living crisis," said Lowan. "It's time to address poverty at the root.”

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Source: BC Greens announce plan to end legislated poverty and address low assistance rates - BC Green Party · October 6, 2026

Confidence:High

Wants to unfreeze $10-a-day childcare spaces and reach universal free childcare by 2031.

Would lift the freeze on new $10-a-day childcare spaces and make childcare free by 2031
Says B.C. has the most expensive and complicated child care in Canada
Would implement an early childhood educator wage grid reaching $35 to $45 an hour by 2028

“Lack of access, lack of qualified educators, and unaffordable fees send a clear message to young people and families: the government is not investing in you," said Lowan. "British Columbia has the most expensive and complicated child care in Canada, exacerbated by David Eby's freezing of the $10-a-day childcare program. BC Greens will lift the freeze immediately, and make it free by 2031.”

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Source: BC Greens announce plan to lift the freeze on $10-a-day daycare, with universal free child care by 2031, alongside new candidate for Victoria-Swan Lake - BC Green Party · September 28, 2026

Confidence:High

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Economy & jobs

Will BC's economy create good jobs where I live?

This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

Would introduce province-wide commercial rent and vacancy control to stop sudden rent hikes that are closing small businesses.

Announced the BC Greens' small-business plan in Victoria on October 18, 2026, as party leader and candidate for Saanich North and the Islands
Would introduce province-wide commercial rent and vacancy control, limiting rent increases during tenancies, at renewal and between tenants
Would also give municipalities the power to tax vacant commercial storefronts and give tenants and communities first-purchase rights on commercial properties

““Small businesses are at the heart of our communities. They’re where we meet to celebrate good news, to get gifts for our loved ones, and find our first jobs,” said Lowan. “But too often, government has prioritized the profits of multinational corporations over the survival of small businesses.” “I’m tired of government celebrating subsidies for large corporations, while ignoring local economies,” said Lowan. “That’s why the BC Greens are proud to announce our plan to introduce province-wide commercial rent and vacancy control, which will prevent the sudden rent hikes at renewal and between tenants that are the direct cause of so many of our favourite local businesses closing their doors.””

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Source: BC Greens launch commitment to keeping small businesses open and thriving, through commercial rent controls · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Lowan: Greens would lift the BC Arts Council budget to $65M (+50%); arts 'frequently underfunded' by all levels of government.

IN-WINDOW: BC Greens release published 2026-10-22T22:52:45Z (18:52 EDT Oct 22)
Would increase the annual BC Arts Council budget by over 50% to $65 million
Also promises: easiest film-permit process in North America, a 'small live venue' licence class, legislative responses to AI impacts on the creative sector
Release cites 88,000 jobs and $8.3B in output from BC's arts and culture industry
TAXONOMY NOTE: BC's 12-slug taxonomy has no arts slug; filed under economy-jobs as creative-economy (importer will accept the slug; Andreas may prefer a different home)

“Arts and culture are frequently underfunded and unsupported by all levels of government. Systemic under-investment and the crushing cost-of-living crisis has led to the closure of beloved community arts spaces and downward pressure on the artists who make this province vibrant.”

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Source: BC Greens to roll out red carpet, not red tape, for Arts and Culture · October 22, 2026

Confidence:High

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Education

Will my kids' schools be properly funded?

Wants to close the inclusive education funding gap, put a counsellor within reach of every student, and feed every child.

Pledges to close the inclusive education funding gap with a stable, needs-based funding model
Would put a counsellor within reach of every student and deliver a universal school food program
Notes B.C. ranks second to last among provinces in per-pupil funding

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“No child should have to try to learn when they're hungry. No child should struggle without a trusted counsellor to talk to. We know that when students have the support they need, they can actually learn and thrive, but this government is failing our children," said Lowan. "We'll close the inclusive education funding gap, put a counsellor within reach of every student, and make sure every child starts the day with a healthy meal and the supplies they need to learn.”

Source: BC Greens pledge to close the inclusive education funding gap so every student gets the support they need - BC Green Party · October 8, 2026

Confidence:High

Environment & climate

Is the province protecting forests, water and climate?

This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

PRE-WINDOW: Lowan says the NDP rolled out 'golden oldies' on old growth it never lived up to in nine years.

PRE-WINDOW: Tyee interview ~Oct 21; never previously extracted
Her words for the policy: the NDP 'rolled out some golden oldies on protecting old growth that they have never lived up to'

“Why should voters believe them after nine years of a failing record on climate and the environment?”

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Source: Emily Lowan on Electoral Reform, Resource Extraction and More — The Tyee (via europesays.com) · October 21, 2026

Confidence:High

Wants to restrict foreign and corporate farmland ownership and create a public land bank for farmers.

Would restrict foreign and corporate ownership of farmland
Would fund an Agricultural Public Land Bank to connect farmers with affordable farmland
Would give local governments the power to tax unused farmland

“Selling off our farmland to foreign interests and megacorporations not only drives out British Columbian farmers," said Lowan, "but turns our food supply into a tax scheme for the ultra-wealthy. That's why the BC Greens will restrict foreign and corporate farmland ownership, fund an Agricultural Public Land Bank to connect farmers with affordable farmland, and give local governments the power to tax unused farmland.”

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Source: BC Greens launch plan to support local food production and farmers - BC Green Party

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Lowan says the NDP granted 'Christy Clark's entire wish list on LNG', shovelling money to foreign firms.

PRE-WINDOW: Tyee interview ~Oct 21; never previously extracted
Distinct from the extraction-model row: this targets LNG project approvals and public subsidies specifically

“I think we've seen the BC NDP grant Christy Clark's entire wish list on LNG. I frankly do not know how they could do more to speed up these projects and shovel more public money out the door for foreign corporations.”

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Source: Emily Lowan on Electoral Reform, Resource Extraction and More — The Tyee (via europesays.com) · October 21, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Lowan wants government resources behind community-owned clean energy — solar, geothermal, local utilities.

PRE-WINDOW: Tyee interview ~Oct 21; never previously extracted
Contrasts with NDP building 'large-scale clean energy to power dirty fossil fuels' (North Coast Transmission Line for fracked-gas export)

“We want to actually be supporting focusing our government resources on communities who want to build utility-scale solar, who want to look at geothermal, who want to have community owned energy.”

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Source: Emily Lowan on Electoral Reform, Resource Extraction and More — The Tyee (via europesays.com) · October 21, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Lowan says NDP and Conservatives share a 'rip it and ship it' extraction model for foreign shareholders.

PRE-WINDOW: Tyee interview ~Oct 21; never previously extracted
Her existing environment-climate row is farmland ownership — this is a distinct statement
Said she was surprised the Oct 14 leaders' debate had no climate/carbon question

“Maybe that was strategic on their part, because there really isn't much daylight between the BC NDP and the Conservatives on resource extraction. We have seen a continuation of the same rip it and ship it extraction model under the BC NDP that is primarily benefiting foreign shareholders.”

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Source: Emily Lowan on Electoral Reform, Resource Extraction and More — The Tyee (via europesays.com) · October 21, 2026

Confidence:High

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Public safety

Will repeat offenders stay off my street?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Transportation

Will the highways, ferries and transit keep up?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Mental health & addictions

How will the province handle the toxic-drug crisis?

Says the toxic drug crisis, killing 5 people a day in B.C., has been politicised and never solved.

Says 5 people die every day from the toxic drug crisis, the leading cause of death in B.C.
Says the crisis has been politicised and never solved
Announced the policy alongside former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe, the Green candidate in Saanich South

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“5 people die every day from the toxic drug crisis in British Columbia, making it the leading cause of death in the province," said Lowan. "This is a crisis that has affected everyone in British Columbia; from families dealing with death, and grief, to frontline workers who spend every day dealing with trauma and harm inside a system that doesn't support them, to communities who are left to carry the weight of a crisis that is politicised and never solved.”

Source: BC Greens announce Toxic Drugs policy alongside former chief coroner and candidate for Saanich South, Lisa Lapointe - BC Green Party · October 2, 2026

Confidence:High

Seniors & long-term care

Can seniors age with dignity in BC?

PRE-WINDOW: Lowan says seniors are waiting on 'seven long-term care homes he delayed' under Eby.

PRE-WINDOW: Tyee interview ~Oct 21; never previously extracted
NEW ISSUE for Lowan: she has no seniors row in baselines or any run/import file
Same rebuttal passage also names frozen $10-a-day childcare (already rowed under affordability) and unaffordable rents (already rowed under housing)

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“Tell that to the families waiting on the $10-a-day child care he froze, the seniors waiting on the seven long-term care homes he delayed and the renters still waiting for housing they can actually afford.”

Source: Emily Lowan on Electoral Reform, Resource Extraction and More — The Tyee (via europesays.com) · October 21, 2026

Confidence:High

Indigenous relations

How will the province work with Indigenous peoples?

PRE-WINDOW: Lowan hits Eby for trying to 'suspend parts of DRIPA' — a pro-DRIPA contrast with the NDP.

PRE-WINDOW: Tyee interview ~Oct 21; never previously extracted
NEW ISSUE for Lowan: she has no indigenous-relations row in baselines or any run/import file
Quote comes from her rebuttal to Eby's final-days vote-splitting appeal to Green voters

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“Tell it to the nurses I stood with on the picket line this summer, to the First Nations who watched him try to suspend parts of DRIPA, and to everyone still waiting for the climate action he ran away from.”

Source: Emily Lowan on Electoral Reform, Resource Extraction and More — The Tyee (via europesays.com) · October 21, 2026

Confidence:High

Government & taxes

Is the province spending my money wisely?

This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

PRE-WINDOW: Lowan won't rule out backing the Conservatives; any deal needs Greens' 'high bar' terms and conditions.

PRE-WINDOW: Tyee interview ~Oct 21 (see row above for date basis); never previously extracted
Asked what she would do if the Conservatives offered voting-system change for Green support in a minority
Two answers from the same interview joined: the partnership-terms answer and the won't-rule-it-out answer
BC NDP's Oct 22 Tamara Davidson statement attacked exactly this line ('I don't think we can rule anything out')

“The BC Greens, we have core values and hard lines. We have a high bar and terms and conditions to partnership. I think those conversations will need to happen after the election. I don't think we can rule anything out at this point.”

(reported remarks)

Source: Emily Lowan on Electoral Reform, Resource Extraction and More — The Tyee (via europesays.com) · October 21, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Lowan says proportional representation would be her top priority if the Greens hold the balance of power.

PRE-WINDOW: Tyee interview published ~Oct 21 (NDP's Oct 22 statement refers to it as 'yesterday'); europesays crawl Oct 23
Verified absent from all baselines, all Oct 20-22 run files and all import JSONs — never previously extracted
No existing electoral-reform/proportional-representation row for any capital candidate

“If the Greens held the balance of power, it would be my top priority to advocate for a better voting system, a voting system where we're not caught between lesser evils, where we're choosing between broken promises or service cuts, and I think we can find that system in proportional representation.”

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Source: Emily Lowan on Electoral Reform, Resource Extraction and More — The Tyee (via europesays.com) · October 21, 2026

Confidence:High

Wants government to step in and regulate AI and Big Tech, including a moratorium on AI data centres.

Calls for a moratorium on AI data centre construction and operation until a public-interest audit and regulations are in place
Wants an independent AI oversight commission with the federal government to test AI for safety before use in B.C.
Would place a moratorium on AI use in K-12 classrooms until province-wide direction on safe and ethical use is developed

“AI executives themselves have expressed fear at the product they're creating, and we know they won't regulate themselves. That's when it's government's job to step in and hold these corporations accountable." "That's why the BC Greens are moving forward with our plan to keep British Columbians safe from the rapid expansion of AI. We've been the only party who has called for a moratorium on AI data centres and for real regulations on these corporations—it's time to take this plan to the Legislature," said Lowan.”

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Source: BC Greens announce plan to regulate AI and hold Big Tech accountable - BC Green Party · October 2, 2026

Confidence:High

Says the NDP had every chance to fix rising costs and didn't deliver; wants mega-corporations and the wealthy to pay fair share.

Says the BC NDP had a majority government and every chance to address rising costs and failed to deliver
Frames the election as about building a fair economy and getting mega-corporations and the ultra-wealthy to pay their fair share

“Life has gotten harder for British Columbians—rising costs, a healthcare system stretched too thin, and a growing climate and economic crisis," said Lowan. "The BC NDP has had a majority government and every chance to address these issues, and they haven't delivered. People are tired of waiting for leadership from Premier Eby that never comes.”

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Source: Emily Lowan announces election plans - BC Green Party

Confidence:High

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