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2018 Throne Speech: Saanich North and the Islands is ready!
Throne Speech 2018: We are ready! Today I responded to Throne Speech 2018. I am happy with the direction our government is taking. I support the approach. Despite the speech being light on details, I outlined several opportunities in Saanich North and the Islands where we can work with government on many of the...
Statement celebrating ORCCA Dental Care Society
Making smiles on the Saanich Peninsula The Oral Care for Children and Adolescents Dental Clinic Society (ORCCA) helps children who do not have dental insurance or whose parents cannot afford dental care. In short, they do great work out of an annex at Sidney Elementary. Today, I not only celebrate ORCCA but also what...
Episode 001 – The Public Circle LIVE!
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbSvzmE0Mqg[/embedyt] Friday, February 9, 2018 The Public Circle LIVE! is a weekly live broadcast by Adam Olsen from the Saanich North and the Islands Constituency Office in Sidney, BC. Adam discusses various issues in British Columbia politics and the riding of Saanich North and the Islands, and...
The Public Circle LIVE!
Introducing The Public Circle LIVE! The Public Circle LIVE! is a weekly broadcast (every Friday @ 4:30pm on Facebook) from my constituency office in Sidney, BC. Throughout the Fall of 2017, we established The Public Circle. Our goal was to increase public engagement and participation in provincial politics. In our ongoing series of Community...
Toward health and wellbeing… an evening with Hon. Adrian Dix
On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, we had the honour of hosting Hon. Adrian Dix (Minister of Health) to a Town Hall in Sidney. Health and wellbeing is a priority topic in Saanich North and the Islands and across British Columbia. In January, our community outreach program called The Public Circle, hosted two meetings with health professionals and...
The Pacific salmon collapse and fish farm frustration!
Sonia and I have been trying to visit the fish farms in the ‘Namgis territory since early November. The Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw first nations have been publicly opposed to open net fish farms for the past 30 years. Recently, their fight has become very public. Broken promises and betrayal... We travelled into the territory to tour the fish farm...
January 2018 – E-Newsletter
Check out the January 2018 email newsletter HERE!
Finding common ground. By committee…
I am on the Public Accounts Committee. In January, we are meeting four times to review and receive the backlog of reports from the Auditor General. "It is in committee that we find common ground." Committee work is some of the most rewarding work in the Legislature. The political divisions diminish and nine MLA's focus on the task at hand. It is...
Talking healthcare in Saanich North and the Islands
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkGmOYcFKQg[/embedyt] [Correction! The Jan.24/18 event with Hon. Adrian Dix starts at 6:30pm and doors open at 6:00pm] This morning we hosted an excellent public discussion about health and wellbeing in Saanich North and the Islands. During the month of January we are doing extensive consultations about...
Column: Health care in Saanich North and the Islands
Since my election last May, many of our meetings in the constituency office have been about health and well being. Several important issues have been raised from people and organizations delivering health services in our riding as well as from people who wanted to share their personal experiences with our health system. We quickly realized we...
We love British Columbia. We wish we could afford a house here!
Housing is out of reach! There is no question, housing remains a top issue in our riding and across British Columbia. Housing continues to be a primary focus for me and my BC Green caucus colleagues, Sonia Furstenau and Andrew Weaver. We demanded urgent action on the housing crisis repeatedly throughout the fall session of the Legislature,...
Who the health cares? We all do!
In the months following the election I have had many meetings about health and wellbeing. We have met with both health service providers and citizens. With so much of the provincial budget dedicated to healthcare, it is important the system is working effectively and that waste is minimal. So, in January we have focussed our community outreach...
3 Ideas to advance reconciliation!
The Confidence and Supply Agreement between the BC Greens and BC NDP committed government to take bold action in changing the relationship with Indigenous people. Each member of Cabinet is mandated to deliver on this commitment. As a result, every Minister will be evaluated by how effective they are. It is a measure of success and failure. It is...
5 reasons to be hopeful in 2018!
This one is for 2018! At the beginning of a new year we can reflect on what we accomplished in the year past, learn the mistakes we made and improve on what we did well. In politics, especially in the opposition, it is easy to get caught up in negativity. I am resolved to be positive and always seek ways to improve as a community advocate and...
5 most shared posts of 2017
Happy New Year In celebration of 2017, here are the top five most shared posts on my website last year. I look forward to continuing to build on our success in 2018. 1. Malahat LNG cancelled! In August 2015, Steelhead LNG and Malahat Nation announced a partnership to explore a proposal to build a 6 million tonne gas liquefaction plant in the...
B.C. Green caucus responds to the end of the grizzly bear hunt
B.C. GREEN CAUCUS For immediate release December 18th, 2017 B.C. Green caucus responds to the end of the grizzly bear hunt VICTORIA, B.C. - “After years of work on this file, my colleagues and I are absolutely overjoyed this decision has finally been made. The results of the government’s consultation were clear and government has listened – we...
BC Green Caucus responds to Ajax mine decision
B.C. GREEN CAUCUS For immediate release December 14, 2017 B.C. Green Caucus respond to Ajax mine decision VICTORIA, B.C. - Today the B.C. Green Caucus responded to the news that the B.C. Government decided not to issue an environmental assessment certificate to the KGHM Ajax Mining Project. “We are happy that government is following the...
December 2017 – E-Newsletter
Check out the December 2017 email newsletter. [pdf-embedder url="http://adamolsen.bcgreencaucus.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/12/⭐-Adam-Olsen-Community-Newsletter-December-2017.pdf" title="⭐ Adam Olsen - Community Newsletter - December 2017"]
A day in the life of an MLA
A large part of why I love working in governance is the wide variety of "stuff" that happens day-to-day and week-to-week. This job is an emotional roller-coaster. Decisions like the government made this week on Site C are highly charged. They deeply impact people, and they are not to be made lightly. In fact, nothing we do is inconsequential....
VIDEO: Response to Site C decision
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz71ZBya8Y8[/embedyt] The British Columbia government has decided to proceed with building Site C. This has been a controversial project right from the start and after sleeping on it, here is my response to the decision. Transcript I have heard the tremendous outpouring of emotion regarding the...
Greens respond to decision to continue Site C
B.C. GREEN CAUCUS For immediate release December 11th, 2017 Andrew Weaver responds to Government’s decision to continue with Site C VICTORIA, B.C. - Today Andrew Weaver responded to the NDP government’s decision to proceed with the construction of Site C. “Our caucus is extremely disheartened by this decision. It is fiscally reckless to continue...
Winter 2017 Newsletter
Check out the winter print newsletter from the Saanich North and the Islands constituency office. [pdf-embedder url="http://adamolsen.bcgreencaucus.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/12/AdamOlsen-WinterNewsletter20171.pdf" title="AdamOlsen-WinterNewsletter2017(1)"]
Emerging Economy Dialogue Wrap-up
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e6PZZ0GFA8[/embedyt] The second in our Community Dialogues series was a discussion about the innovation economy. It was a full house, and we had an excellent conversation about the quickly changing nature of work, impact of automation and the pace of governance. With business, local government and...
Constituency Update – December 2017
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikKNkR8PLnE[/embedyt] Back home! It has been awhile since I gave a constituency update. We have been in session since September and so my constituency meetings have been limited to one day a week. I am excited to get back to spending more time in Saanich North and the Islands in December and January. We...
Open letter regarding Site C
Time to stop Site C I and my BC Green Caucus colleagues have been raising strong concerns about Site C in the Legislature. We are clear that the province should cancel the mega-project and instead look to a 21st century approach to energy policy. As the Cabinet is set to make a decision about the fate of the project, we have voiced our concerns...
Malahat LNG cancelled!
MALAHAT LNG HAS BEEN CANCELLED! Amongst the densely packed meeting schedule in the constituency office this afternoon, I got the best news. A visit to malahatlng.com confirmed that "Malahat Nation and Steelhead LNG are no longer exploring the proposed Malahat LNG project." For 27 months the threat of a floating LNG plant hung over the Saanich...