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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
