Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, a longtime BC NDP ally whose late wife was a legislator for the party, has endorsed Green Party Leader Emily Lowan. Lowan has posted the endorsement from the president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs on social media, with Phillip saying he is “totally honoured” to endorse the candidate for Saanich North and the Islands. Phillip had been a strong supporter of the NDP, with his wife Joan elected as a New Democrat MLA in 2024 before she died this summer. Stewart Phillip had backed the NDP in 2024, standing alongside Leader David Eby and telling an audience in Victoria that a vote for the Greens was a vote for the B.C. Conservatives. The B.C. provincial election campaign is entering its final weekend before voters…
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