Announcing $35 million CleanBC Industry Fund to strengthen climate action. This fund: ✅Invested $368 million to electrify and to decarbonize ✅Cuts 14 million tonnes emission = 20% off of heavy-duty vehicle emissions 👉https://news.gov.bc.ca/32661

From forestry workers here in BC to small business owners in Washington State, Trump’s actions are hurting workers and families on both sides of the border.  Thank you, Senator @murray.senate.gov, for joining me today in standing against these tariff threats. We’re better when we work together.

BC and Manitoba are knocking down trade barriers so our goods can flow back and forth with ease, while ensuring our workers are protected.   (1/2)

Thank you, Canadian Council of Innovators, for meeting with me yesterday in Vancouver to discuss how Government can support local innovators to solve today's challenges and generate economic growth across BC and Canada. 🇨🇦

Great to spend the evening with #AISI Artificial Intelligence Security Institute, discussing how innovators, academics & the Tech Sector can work together to advance AI research that protects individuals & creates economic prosperity across BC.

Our government is focused on delivering real solutions for the priorities of British Columbians. The contrast to the far-right antics of the Conservatives could not be more stark.

Building a stronger BC together with the Modern Treaty Alliance

🏥🏗️Adding new operating rooms means people in Vancouver & from nearby can get surgery faster. This investment will help reduce wait times, improve patient outcomes & allow more patients to get the care they need sooner. 👏 @bowinnma.bsky.social, @josieosborne.bsky.social news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

Excited to be back on the Island with my BCNDP colleagues visiting Campbell River. I popped into The Island Grind Coffee, and was delighted to see so many local Vancouver Island coffee roasters being represented in their store! Be sure to check them out next time you’re in Campbell River 🇨🇦.

Welcome to BC #WebSummit! It was so special to see creators, entrepreneurs & leaders from around the world recognizing the incredible people & companies we have in BC. This is a huge step forward for BC’s tech ecosystem, & I am deeply grateful to all the partners who made this event such a success!

🇨🇦🎒 Thank you TELUS for bringing your #KitsForKids program to the @bclegislature.bsky.social today. Since 2005, Kits for Kids has provided over 200,000 backpacks packs for school age children across Canada. Thank you for your continued support for students in need across BC.

👋 Hey #WebSummitVancouver catch my discussion with @digitalarun and @darakerr, Leading in Turbulent Times. 📅 Friday, May 30th 🕑 2:00pm 📍Centre Stage vancouver.websummit.com/sessions/van...

Great to be back in #MapleRidgeBC with my colleagues @lisabeare.bsky.social & @dianagibson.bsky.social for the city’s Economic Growth and Success Expo. It was lovely to connect with local employers & job seekers who are supporting the local economy & creating new opportunities across the region.

Great conversations this morning with BC business leaders at #BCBC on ways to work together to diversify our markets, create good-paying jobs and unlock further economic growth.

🇨🇦🤝 Thank you, Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce, for inviting me to Langley to meet with your membership and discuss ways we can work together to create a more prosperous province. Thank you for your advocacy for small business owners and entrepreneurs!

🇬🇧🇨🇦 Honoured to welcome his excellency Rob Tinline, High Commissioner of the UK to Canada, to Vancouver today alongside UK Consul General Tom Codrington. I look forward to working collaboratively to promote trade and economic prosperity between our regions.

It was wonderful to address a room full of business leaders and university students interested in the ethics of AI and how we can support its growth while still protecting people.

President Trump's loss is British Columbia's gain! A record number of US nurses are coming to work in BC since we've dropped the timelines for registration from 4 months down to 4 days. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

🎬 The incredible work of BC film crews has made BC one of the most in-demand filming locations globally! In the face of an unjustified tariff on foreign films, the BC government stands firmly with the over 70,000 workers whose exceptional craft has put BC on the world stage 🎥. @spencerch.bsky.social

Congratulations to Pope Leo XIV. His first address was about peace, acceptance and love. It’s a powerful message of hope that I know will resonate around the world.

⛏️🗻 Great to meet with representatives from BC’s mining industry today at the @bclegislature.bsky.social. Mining is playing a vital role in growing our economy, creating good-paying jobs & providing the critical minerals we need for a sustainable future. @jagrupbrar.bsky.social

🎬🇨🇦 Now more than ever, BC must support our film sector. Film & TV production employs over 70,000 people across our province with good, family-supporting jobs. That’s why we are taking action to make this valuable industry more competitive! I am proud to stand in support of BC Film workers!

In uncertain economic times, we’re building a stronger BC. We have incredibly talented people employed at cutting edge local companies that are changing the world for the better. Our plan supports people working across BC’s tech sector from video games to mining & forestry. Tech moves us forward.

🇨🇦🐮 Today is #BCBeefDay! Shout out to all the BC Farmers and Ranchers for stewarding our Provinces land and water and driving local food security! #BuyLocal #BuyBC @lanapopham.bsky.social

BC will be a clean energy super power. By building on our competitive advantages to grow communities, industry and create thousands of family-supporting jobs in the process.

👷🏾‍♀️🏗️ Our government has been making record investments in public infrastructure & with this new legislation, we can get shovels in the ground faster. More schools, hospitals & other key projects sooner. We’re reducing redundancies, not standards & we are getting the job done. @bowinnma.bsky.social

May the 4th be with you. #HappyStarWars Day.

🇪🇺🇨🇭🇬🇧🇨🇦 We are stronger when we work together. Thank you Consul Generals from the European Union for meeting with my BC colleagues and I today. Together, we can create shared prosperity through strategic partnerships, investment & trade all rooted in mutual understanding. @susiechant.bsky.social.

🇯🇵🇨🇦 Thank you, Consul General Takahashi Yoshiaki for meeting with me today. As one of BC’s most trusted trading partners it was great to discuss how we can work together to foster economic prosperity between Japan and Canada.

🏒🥅 It’s official. Vancouver has its very own women’s hockey team! Welcome to BC @pwhl--vancouver.bsky.social

Happy #BCBookDay! Now more than ever, we need to support & celebrate our province's independent book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, independent bookstores & libraries.    I particularly want to highlight Tradewind Books - an indie publishing company located in Granville Island!

Welcome to BC, Prime Minister Mark Carney 🇨🇦 British Columbians are no strangers to hard work. We look out for each other, it’s who we are as Canadians 🍁. So when our sovereignty is questioned we roll up our sleeves, we come together & get to work. #TeamCanada Elbows Up. @davidebybc.bsky.social

Great to meet with @moveuptogether.bsky.social today at the @bclegislature.bsky.social. Thank you for your work & advocacy to support British Columbians in the workplace.

Congratulations Industrial Light Magic on the grand opening of your new Vancouver office! Thank you for investing in BC and showcasing our Provinces incredible talent on the world stage. Supporting local talent…This is the way.

🇨🇦 There is no greater or more important task than standing up for British Columbians! We are protecting core services like health care, education & public safety while growing our economy so you can get ahead.

It is a profound act of courage to tell deeply personal stories of residential schools - especially at a time when that history is under attack. Thank you to Chief Willie Sellars and the Williams Lake First Nation for sharing the story of Sugarcane with us all. (1/2)

It was great hearing from constituents at Friday’s tariff roundtable. Good questions and points were raised. By working together, we can tackle these challenges. I’ll continue gathering feedback and hold another roundtable. Our government will continue to protect & fight for all British Columbians!

Thank you, 🇨🇦 Canadian Credit Union Association for your work to strengthen local communities all across BC and advocacy as we look at all options to respond to the economic threat posed by the U.S..

Today, I met with Canadian 🇨🇦 Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne alongside my provincial and territorial colleagues to discuss tariffs and the future of Canada-US relations. I had productive conversations with my counterparts, bringing forward our perspective from British Columbia.

Thank you, Burnaby Board of Trade, for inviting me to share updates on BC’s Budget & our Team 🇨🇦 response to the U.S.’s unjustified tariffs. Thank you @annekangburnaby.bsky.social, @paulchoibc.bsky.social, #RohiniArora & #JanetRoutledge for your tremendous advocacy for local business in Burnaby!

It was great to have Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social and @brendavancouver.bsky.social in Surrey today for a town hall on the unjustified tariffs we are facing & our governments response, during these uncertain times. Thank you to the community for an engaging session, together we will stand strong.

🙋‍♀️👚 Hey Vancouver! Let’s all chip in to help those in our community. #ClothingDrive Saturday, March 15th. Bring your lightly used clothing to Odd Fellows Hall, tomorrow between 10-2 to support the Downtown Eastside Women’s Shelter 💕.

🇨🇦 Thank you @bcfed.bsky.social, for standing up to protect BC jobs and your tireless advocacy for workers all across our Province.

🇦🇺🇨🇦 Great to meet with Australian Deputy High Commissioner Anne Witheford this afternoon to discuss bolstering trade between BC and Australia. Thank you for your work to promote trade and prosperity between our nations.

🇨🇦 True North Strong and Free 🍁

Thank you, #VictoriaChamberofCommerce for the invitation to speak to BC’s 2025 Budget, focused on strengthening the services British Columbians rely on in uncertain times. In the face of U.S. economic attacks your BC Government will always be there to protect you, your communities and businesses.

BREAKING: BC Budget 2025 announces a NEW ICBC rebate of $110. Marking 5th straight years with no increases to rates and the 5th consecutive rebates totaling $640.

BREAKING: BC pledges to invest $4.6 B to renovate and seismically upgrade schools and playgrounds across the province over the next 3 years. Keeping our children safe while they learn and grow. @lisabeare.bsky.social @bowinnma.bsky.social

BREAKING: BC will be contributing NEW $30M to promising BC startups to scale and commercialize their products and services in BC. Funding available through #InnovateBC IMI fund. @dianagibson.bsky.social

NEW: BC tables 2025 budget focused on protecting the services British Columbians rely on, strengthening our economy and standing united 🇨🇦 in the face of the economic attack from U.S. tariffs.