Adam Olsen MLA for Saanich North and the Islands.
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Why are government actions failing to meet the urgency needed to protect wild Pacific salmon?
As the salmon go, we go! It is why I have spent so much time on salmon policy. As the industry is proudly depicted in a mural in the rotunda of the Parliament buildings it has become an example of the boom and bust...
Budget Estimates: Public Safety & Solicitor General moving toward oversight of BC Conservation Service
In final Budget Estimates exchange of the Spring 2024 session I reconnected with public safety minister and Solicitor General, Hon. Mike Farnworth. After several years of advocating for independent oversight of the BC...
Motion 29: Amending the rules to increase legislative access to all private members (non-Cabinet)!
We often think that democratic reform is limited to proportional representation. However, as I have seen how the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia functions over the past seven years I have seen how undemocratic...
Talk and log. Talk and log. Talk and log. BC NDP are rhetorically protecting old growth!
The BC NDP have perfected “talk and log”. Minister of Environment, Hon. George Heyman, has consistently disagreed with the premise of my questions. If you were to view the world through his rose coloured glasses you...
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Saanich North and the Islands.
Passionate community advocate Adam Olsen, is the MLA for Saanich North and the Islands (BC Green Caucus). A proud member of the Tsartlip village of the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation, Adam Olsen is a father to Silas and Ella and husband to Emily. With over two decades in the service and communications sectors, Adam Olsen has gained valuable experience in building relationships, connecting people, solving problems, and finding solutions.
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Why are government actions failing to meet the urgency needed to protect wild Pacific salmon?
As the salmon go, we go! It is why I have spent so much time on salmon policy. As the industry is proudly depicted in a mural in the rotunda of the Parliament buildings it has become an example of the boom and bust...
Budget Estimates: Public Safety & Solicitor General moving toward oversight of BC Conservation Service
In final Budget Estimates exchange of the Spring 2024 session I reconnected with public safety minister and Solicitor General, Hon. Mike Farnworth. After several years of advocating for independent oversight of the BC...
Motion 29: Amending the rules to increase legislative access to all private members (non-Cabinet)!
We often think that democratic reform is limited to proportional representation. However, as I have seen how the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia functions over the past seven years I have seen how undemocratic...
Talk and log. Talk and log. Talk and log. BC NDP are rhetorically protecting old growth!
The BC NDP have perfected “talk and log”. Minister of Environment, Hon. George Heyman, has consistently disagreed with the premise of my questions. If you were to view the world through his rose coloured glasses you...
Is a mace still an appropriate symbol for power in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly?
As an MLA I often confront my relationship to power. I remember back to just a few days after I was elected in 2017 into the position often referred to as “the balance of power” I was asked about this in an interview on...
Why is the BC NDP government failing to support our children and public education system?
Despite their rhetoric, the BC NDP government is failing to meet the operational needs of school districts across the province. The BC Teachers Federation is advertising calling on the province to develop a human...
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