BC Election
About
Emily Lowan is the leader of the BC Green Party and the party’s candidate for Saanich North and the Islands in the 2026 provincial election, running after incumbent Rob Botterell announced he would not seek re-election. Born in 2000 and a University of Victoria graduate in political science and environmental studies, she was elected Green leader in September 2025 and has been described as Canada’s first Gen-Z leader of a major political party. A former climate organizer (including Fossil Fuel Supply Campaigns Lead at Climate Action Network Canada), she has campaigned on taxing extreme wealth, labour rights, climate action, Indigenous rights, and electoral reform.