Emily Lowan

She studied political science and environmental studies at the University of Victoria. She is the Green candidate for Saanich North and the Islands. She is named in the 2026 British Columbia general election as a possible Premier of British Columbia.

Career

Lowan attended Claremont Secondary School in Saanich and earned a BA in political science and environmental studies at the University of Victoria, where she helped campaign for divestment of $256 million from fossil fuels. She was Fossil Fuel Supply Campaigns Lead at Climate Action Network Canada. She launched her leadership bid in July 2025 and won in September with over 60% of the vote, succeeding interim leader Jeremy Valeriote. In February 2026 the party did not renew its agreement with the NDP government. She is the Green candidate for Saanich North and the Islands in the 24 October 2026 election.

Positions

Her main priority is higher taxes on the wealthiest, including an ultra-wealthy fairness tax on those with at least CAD$100 million in assets. She supports expanded unionization and sectoral bargaining, implementing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and proportional representation, and opposes the federal-Alberta pipeline memorandum to B.C.'s North Coast. Wikipedia notes its article relies heavily on sources close to her.

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