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BC NDP Forests Minister defends spraying glyphosate and other poisons

by adamolsen | Apr 1, 2022 | 42-3, Blog, Governance, Indigenous, Legislature, Question Period, Video

The BC government continues to use glyphosate and other poisons to clear forest lands of unwanted vegetation. Unwanted only by the forest industry. The species that this government is killing are the same species that Indigenous Peoples have harvested, and continue to...

BC NDP continues supporting fossil fuel expansion in a climate emergency!

by adamolsen | Apr 1, 2022 | 42-3, Bills, Blog, Governance, Indigenous, Legislature, Question Period, Video

Following the tabling of the Declaration Act Action Plan, I rose in Question Period to ask Premier John Horgan how his BC NDP government can justify the expansion of fossil fuel extraction and liquefaction infrastructure knowing the human rights violations,...

Response to Ministerial Statement on Declaration Act Action Plan

by adamolsen | Apr 1, 2022 | 42-3, Blog, Governance, Indigenous, Legislature, Statement, Video

The BC Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in November 2019. Section 4 of the Act requires the government to table an Action Plan to ensure key steps toward reconciliation are taken, to ensure the government...

Wildlife Act amendments acknowledge Indigenous hunting agreements

by adamolsen | Apr 1, 2022 | 42-3, Bills, Blog, Governance, Indigenous, Legislature, Video

In my second reading speech to Bill 14: Wildlife Amendment Act 2022 I share some of the W̱SÁNEĆ stories about our relationship with nature and all other life. The amendments in Bill 14 provide for the official acknowledgement of sheltering agreements between...

Response to Budget 2022: Is life really more affordable for you?

by adamolsen | Mar 2, 2022 | 42-3, Blog, Governance, Indigenous, Legislature, Video

In my response to Budget 2022 I cover a variety of issues that are concerning me with the erosion of democracy in our British Columbia Legislative Assembly. I highlighted several aspects of Budget 2022 including climate action, reconciliation, housing, affordability,...

Where is the money in Budget 2022 for Indigenous reconciliation and conservation financing?

by adamolsen | Feb 28, 2022 | 42-3, Blog, Governance, Indigenous, Legislature, Question Period, Video

In Budget 2022, the BC NDP government invested $12 million over 3 years to create the long-awaited Declaration Act Secretariat to better organize the provincial reconciliation efforts. That budget though will just cover the salaries and administration of the office....
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