BC MLAs returning the Legislature for the first day of the summer legislative session were met by volunteers from the citizen action group Dogwood staging a physically distant demonstration on the lawn.
Participants call on the Province to make good on a commitment to build a fairer, healthier, greener B.C. as we emerge from COVID-19.
Dogwood says a top priority for the session will be managing the province's re-opening strategy, including allocating $1.5 billion of stimulus funding independent of the provincial budget.
Volunteers spelled out the words "Build Back Better" in giant letters on the Leg lawn, and shared a "Better B.C. project map" with MLAs as they entered the building.
The map shows ideas for pandemic recovery projects in every corner of B.C., and include renewable energy, housing, transportation, innovation and food security investments.