BC Green Leader Emily Lowan in Kamloops Nov 28 (image credit - CFJC Today)

By Michael Reeve

BC GREEN PARTY

Green leader Lowan touts vision for a new, younger coalition of voters during Kamloops stop

Nov 28, 2025 | 5:15 PM

KAMLOOPS — Back in September, Emily Lowan was elected as the new leader of the BC Green Party. In doing so, she became the youngest leader of a provincial party in Canada and the first leader to be born in this millennium, perhaps signaling a change of the guard in the political arena.

As she awaits a chance to contest a by-election, Lowan is touring the province, meeting supporters and looking to grow her voter base, during what she calls the ‘Fight the Oligarchs tour’.

“It’s a kind of wealth that buys you a ticket into premier’s office,” Lowan told CFJC News. “And we’ve seen how that distorts our democracy and our economy, and it means that those people continue to hoard more wealth and power at the expense of British Columbians and now B.C. has the highest rate of wealth inequality in all of Canada.”

The BC Greens are seemingly going through a party renaissance, transitioning from appealing to the Andrew Weaver-led old guard of what some called ‘Tories in Teslas’, to the younger generation.

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“Greens want to win and that way has driven the party into the ground, and so we are starting fresh here,” explained Lowan

“Around the world, Green parties have won more seats, more power and influence by building power with youth and non-voters. I don’t want to be fighting over a shrinking slice of the pie. I want to be out there talking to the 1.5-million British Columbians who are registered to vote in the last election, but didn’t feel inspired to do so.”

Lowan is also now facing off against federal and provincial leaders on a new proposed pipeline to the coast, unsure if Premier David Eby will remain steadfast in his opposition.

“In his last press conference, we already saw him waver. He was muted, he was flat and he doesn’t have the fire to truly fight for British Columbians in the face of (Alberta Premier Danielle) Smith and (Prime Minister Mark) Carney.”

Lowan took to social media on Thursday (Nov. 28) to amply her concerns, using some colourful language in the process.

“It exposes the old boys club for what it is — polite politics that won’t take a real stand on these issue,” said Lowan of her use of profanity.

While swearing from a political leader may not sit with the older generation, that’s not where Lowan’s focus is directed.

“We are facing down some of the most evil people on the planet. They are working hand in glove — Carney, Smith, (Donald) Trump and their billionaire-backed oligarchs. We need to draw a line and, yeah, I think the younger generations are flooding into the party and that is who I care about building power with,” said Lowan.