Today in Courtenay I committed to protecting the place we call home, for our kids and grandkids. The first thing British Columbians will tell you they love about our province is its natural beauty. It’s the forests we walk in and the lakes we swim in, and it’s the fresh food we eat and the clean water we drink. Our plan will: 1. Protect 30% of B.C.’s land by 2030, working with Prime Minister Carney 2. Invest $30 million a year to keep our rivers and drinking water healthy 3. Set strict new water standards for AI data centres, so big tech never comes at the expense of local communities 4. Permanently protect the rarest, most irreplaceable old-growth forests 5. Finalize a historic new marine conservation area in the Great Bear Sea Once we lose natural spaces, we may never get them back. The BC Conservatives keep adding candidates who deny climate change. Their newest one calls it “fear mongering propaganda.” They’d roll back protections and have pushed for a heavy oil pipeline to our north coast. We can’t afford that.