Sonia Furstenau staying on as B.C. Greens leader, party says [Video]

B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau will continue to lead her party despite losing her seat in the legislature, the party says.

The announcement was made in an email sent out by the party Tuesday afternoon, in which Furstenau acknowledged the Greens’ potential role as kingmakers in a tight race between the B.C. NDP and Conservative Party of B.C. that still hasn’t produced a clear winner.

She said the results speak to the need for the Greens to have a voice in provincial politics.

“British Columbians demonstrated that they don’t trust any one party with 100 per cent of the power,” said Furtsenau in a written statement. “They need our next government to leave the negativity and toxicity of the campaign behind, get down to work and start delivering for them.”

Furstenau lost in the riding of Victoria-Beacon Hill by 3,688 votes — a 13.7 per cent margin — to …