B.C. Green Party Leadership candidates Emily Lowan, left to right, Jonathan Kerr and Adam Bremner-Akins are shown in a composite image of three undated handout photos. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout 鈥 B.C. Green Party (Mandatory Credit)
B.C. Green Party Leadership candidates Emily Lowan, left to right, Jonathan Kerr and Adam Bremner-Akins are shown in a composite image of three undated handout photos. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout 鈥 B.C. Green Party (Mandatory Credit)
VICTORIA - Emily Lowan, a 25-year-old climate activist, is the new leader of the British Columbia Green Party.聽
Lowan won on the first ballot with 3,189 votes, ahead of second-place Jonathan Kerr with 1,908 votes, while Adam Bremner-Akins finished third with 128 votes.聽
She doesn't have a seat in the legislature but says she plans to run in the next 鈥渧iable鈥 byelection or in the next general election.聽
Lowan says the Greens will become a 鈥渇orce of nature鈥 and promises that it will be a 鈥渂old and critical鈥 opposition party.聽
She says her decisive mandate is a 鈥渃lear message鈥 that the party needs to do something differently.
Former leader Sonia Furstenau lost her bid for re-election in last year's election and stepped down from the post in January.聽
This report by 好色tvwas first published Sept. 24, 2025.聽
