Involuntary detainment of youth struggling with mental healthInvoluntary detainments of youth struggling with mental health have increased by 162% since 2008. Premier Horgan’s prioritization of expanding the detainment powers of the Mental Health Act is out of touch with the needs to youth in B.C. #britishcolumbia #bcpoli ... 4 Comments
Wasn’t this act originally created because youth can refuse mental health treatment and parents are at a loss of how ...Adam - thank you for taking the time to discuss this very issue with me last week. I read about ...This is such a painful topic for me personally that I can barely have a conversation. Not only youth; I ...
I wonder if this optimism means the education to residential wood burning and assistance to hearth industry/ home insulation/ new ...Thank you Adam for doing all you can for the betterment of B.C.Thanks Adam. I too am optimistic about your representation for us now that Weaver is gone and you are not ...
Rethinking British Columbia's resource exploitation150 years of resource exploitation has devastated the B.C. landscape. Ancient Indigenous resource extractors developed incredible technologies through expert craft and ingenuity. Their approach was not to take every last fish and tree. Instead, they developed entirely different relationships with ... 2 Comments
Thank you, Adam. I believe our greatest resource is our love for our living world.Mass human infestation is the greatest issue confronting this planet today. Indigenous peoples are just as guilty as everybody else ...
2021: Overcoming biases, fallacies, stigmasIn 2021 the BC NDP Government will face tremendous tests of decision-making. Will they fall victim to the status quo and sunk cost biases? #bcpoli #oldgrowth #SiteC In 2021 the BC NDP Government will face tremendous tests of decision-making. Will ... 7 Likes
Season's Greetings!Season's Greetings from the BC Green Caucus, Saanich North and the Islands Constituency Office and whole Olsen family. #bcpoli BC Green Party #SaanichPeninsula #GulfIslands https://adamolsen.ca/2020/12/seasons-greetings/ Season's Greetings from the BC Green Caucus, Saanich North and the Islands Constituency Office and ... 10 Comments
Thank you for your commitment to our welfare. You two really have been fine examples for the rest to respect ...My deep appreciation for your strong and clear commitment, Adam Olsen, and Sonia Furstenau! 🌲☃️🤸🏻♀️⛹🏻👌🏽Seasons Greetings and wishing all members a happy holiday time.
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Congratulations to Tsartlip First Nation on the purchase of Woodwynn Farm from the provincial government. I was thrilled to join Chief Don Tom, Councillors Joni Olsen, Gord Elliott, Simon Smith Jr., Paul Sam and new Minister of Indigenous Relations and ... 10 Comments
That’s really great, but I can’t help be struck by the irony of them buying their own land back. Fantastic!!! Maybe we won’t see fields of orange from roundup this year!Let’s rock it. Congratulations 🎉
It's the best gift that comes after years of activism, petitions and boycotts. So uplifting to see our voices matter ...Wonderful news..all fish farms s/b moved to dry land ~ contained. Save our wild salmon!Adam, that is good news. As part of the renewal process, could a fee be charged to be refunded when ...
Few details on $300 million program to support small businessIt has been near impossible to get information about $300 million support program for small business in British Columbia. It shouldn't be! In September the BC NDP announced a $300 million program to support small businesses in British Columbia survive ... 7 Likes
Is it a Throne Speech or the Throne Speech?Is it a Throne Speech or the Throne Speech? Was this Throne Speech the plan for 2021 or if there is another speech coming? British Columbians need certainty. We need to see a plan! #bcpoli #BritishColumbia #COVID19 Was this Throne ... 5 Likes
Site C boondoggle buried in secrecySite C is a boondoggle. In question period my colleague Sonia Furstenau and I asked the BC NDP government about the secrecy around the geotechnical risks and dramatic increases in the cost of the project. In my question I ask ... 7 Comments
It was the current BC NDP government of John Horgan that decreed Site C to be "beyond the point of ...Good on you Adam and Sonia. This mess needs to be opened up and exposed. I am sure the people ...Thank-you Adam Olsen and Sonia Furstenau Continuing with Site C will be a travesty. Stopping Site C will be a ...
Les Leyne: Premier's riding gets edge, Green riding rebuffed#ICYMI On the eve of the election a cabinet order was quietly signed that gave Premier John Horgan's riding an advantage in applying for government grants. Last week in Question Period I asked why the #GulfIslands despite advocating for the ... 11 Comments
Thank you BC Greens for holding John Horgan/NDP accountable. This is not acceptable.Absolutely great to be bringing this to the forefront. What is the solution?thank you for not letting this slide by us
Ready to govern?The BC NDP government wants to delay the 2021 budget to late Spring. In the election they said they were ready to govern! Are they? #bcpoli @bcgreencaucus @BCGreens https://adamolsen.ca/2020/12/ready-to-govern/ The BC NDP government wants to delay the 2021 budget to ... 4 Comments
The NDP are the biggest bunch of users and conartists that could be imagined in BC. Just like the BC ...Well said, Adam Olsen.Excellent
BC Green Caucus: Recap Week 1Recap of week one of the 42nd Parliament Adam Olsen, MLA - Saanich North and the Islands was live. 19 Comments
Good on you for opposing the “Mental Health” Act that did not address the continuation of racialized “wellness” checksPlease hold the NDP accountable on their decision to drop species at risk legislation as well. Thank you for all ...So grateful you two are where you are and keeping us informed!! Thank you for all you do and try ...
Agreed, they are rural. To be fair, the new Minister must be briefed by staff prior to entertaining any commitments ...You and everyone on the islands have a right to be angry about this.looks especially bad when Horgan managed to have his area designated as rural and ignored the other islands. 😠
"The haphazardly sheared landscape called to mind a dog with mange."During my brief time in the British Columbia legislature there is no issue that has inspired the level of advocacy from the public as has the protection of old-growth forests. My office has received thousands of emails. Actually, it's not ... 5 Comments
Yeah letters of encouragement!I’ve noticed Scotchbroom taking over in all the clear-cut areas"Humanity's view of the world as our dominion, our stewardship, is like that of a child who images himself at ...
Racism in B.C.’s Healthcare SystemCheck out the latest commentary from the BC Green Caucus on Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond's report on racism in the British Columbia healthcare system. #bcpoli #britishcolumbia #indigenous #FirstNations This summer, in the midst of a global pandemic, allegations were made that healthcare ... 7 Likes
Adam Olsen, MLA - Saanich North and the IslandsSonia explains that as we go back to the #bcleg and look towards 2021 the BC Green Caucus is more committed than ever to holding this government to account but also bringing forward good ideas that will help us recover ... 5 Likes
BC Green Caucus - Collaboration is KeySonia explains that as we go back to the #bcleg and look towards 2021 the BC Green Caucus is more committed than ever to holding this government to account but also bringing forward good ideas that will help us recover ... 1 Comments 13 Likes
Thank the Heavens for political people like the Greens to keep trying to help humanity and the Earth to help ...This makes me ashamed of the province I live in. The BC NDP have always been closely tied to the ...Saw old growth on a logging truck on the highway to Nanaimo just on Monday. 😢
Who’s minding the shop at Site C?While Premier John Horgan took to Twitter today to celebrate a 0.6% decrease in BC Hydro rates perhaps the energy would be better spent focussing on his multi-billion boondoggle at Site C which is going to massively increase hydro rates! ... 18 Likes
IWAVThis is amazing news, congratulations IWAV! It is with great celebration that we announce that our new building at Croftonbrook is ready!! We have tenants moving in to our new 22 unit apartment building for seniors and people with disabilities. ... 3 Comments
Awesome!! Congratulations!❤️A step towards the goal of public and non-profit care homes, right? 💚Wonderful
I know Mary-Ellen Turpel Lafond and her work with the the Children's Adocate. She is a very thorough and direct ...Something should be done. But perceived racism may not always be actual racism. Address the actual cases or individuals when ...
Great to see the provincial government taking this step. Would like to see the federal government move to repeal the ...The moral conscience of those who laugh at this is questionablePlease bring up the old growth logging. More 1000 year old trees are falling daily. Fairy lake
U.S. navy gets OK for increased disturbance of orcasThese U.S. Navy tests will devastating impacts on the Southern Resident Killer Whales and many other species. Virtual silence from our federal government to clearly state a Canadian position on this new permit. Simply not good enough from the Government ... 10 Comments
Punished our public fisheries nearly out of existence and those volunteers have been rebuilding the fisheries for 40 yrs. The ...This Navy test is sickening, the only reason I can think of for their purpose is to see what kind ...We certainly need to ensure that the testing is kept out of Canadian waters.
Photos from Adam Olsen, MLA - Saanich North and the Islands's postYesterday, Sonia Furstenau and I took our oath of office for the second time and began the next phase of our journey together in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. We are honoured to have been brought into the Chamber ... 21 Comments
Congratulations, Adam! You are there to do amazing things.You two are doing good work, you are making the community a better place .you guys are the best. hoping you'll have more greens around you next time 💚(for love and ecology)
