LEGISLATIVE ARCHIVE
Adam Olsen was the Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Saanich North and the Islands from 2017-2024.
“Olsen then proceeded to demonstrate why he is one of the most effective members of the house — an eloquent, tightly focused, watchdog of a critic, who just won’t quit when he has the hide of a minister between his teeth.”
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2nd Session (2021) (25)
3rd Session (2022) (81)
4th Session (2023) (117)
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BLOG
Bill 13 does not go far enough in ensuring pay equity for women and other marginalized groups.
Last Tuesday, I spoke to Bill 13, the Pay Transparency Act. While this Bill makes moderate steps forward, pay transparency alone does little to change the discrimination women and other marginalized people face at work. What we need in BC...
Remembering Denis Coupland
In Members' Statements I offered a few words to mark the passing of my friend, community advocate, and environmental activist Denis Coupland who passed away on February 18, 2023. [Transcript] Mr. Speaker, I was elected in November 2008....
Will we meet our climate targets? New carbon pricing system for large emitters lacks crucial details
In Budget 2023, the BC NDP announced a new output-based pricing system (OBPS) for large industrial emitters, which would exempt those who pollute the most from paying the carbon tax up-front. After surpassing a to-be-determined emissions...