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Adam Olsen

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2 years

I am still processing the astonishing news yesterday. This @bcndp gov’t demonstrated how out of touch they are. Nobody is calling for a new $800 million museum! 1/ #bcpoli @bcndp

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The @bcndp never campaigned on a $1 billion museum. They promised instead to make our educational system better and safer for kids across BC. I guess they must have forgotten as school districts across BC have capital projects frozen. This is unacceptable. 1/ #bcpoli #bced

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3 years

While the @bcndp gov’t struggles with the severe impacts of flooding that are a result of the worsening #ClimateCrisis they are diverting critical #RCMP resources into #Wetsuweten territory again to protect the gov’ts #frackedgas pipeline 1/ #bcpoli #LNG

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3 years

According to the city of Vancouver the following is affordable. Studio: $1,800 a month. One-bedroom: $2,200 a month. Three-bedroom: $4,000 a month. The @bcndp ’s market driven “affordable for-profit” housing policy is not working for British Columbians.1/ #bcpoli #housingcrisis

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3 years

Over 1000 arrests in Fairy Creek, archeological sites destroyed in Wet’suwet’en to make room for CGL, and an increasing level of aggression at TMX. Unacceptable. British Columbians are being loud and clear; status quo resource extraction no longer has social license. 1/ #bcpoli

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2 months

Hey @JohnRustad4BC is this your official position?

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9 months

1/5 🧵 Premier @dave_eby must address the deep-rooted issues in Minister Robinson's remarks. Her "crappy land" comment isn't just hurtful, it's a reflection of a racist ideology that fuelled colonialism in BC for centuries. More here: #bcpoli

Premier David Eby must not overlook British Columbia context of Minister Selina Robinson’s hurtful...

Calls for Premier David Eby to replace Advanced Education Minister Selina Robinson grow louder following comments she made at an online forum last week. Calling the comments “wrong” and “hurtful” the...

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Adam Olsen

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2 years

Especially as our healthcare system is collapsing, the fee-for-service model for family doctors is broken Classrooms need better air filtration/ventilation PWD rates languishing for more than a decade! We need to transform policing & mental health systems 2/ #bcpoli @bcndp

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3 years

This morning I was brought to my knees in grief. I worked with the @BCNDPCaucus in good faith to implement the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act #DRIPA because I believed they wanted to be different. 1/ #bcpoli #Reconciliation

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3 years

Today the entire @bcndp caucus clapped and hollered as Minister @BruceRalston boasted about being the gov't to welcome the largest #LNG investment in BC's history. Shocking behavior for “climate leaders”, and shameful given the context of my question. 1/ #bcpoli #ClimateCrisis

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2 years

And, every morning from my legislative office window I watch @jjhorgan get dropped off by his taxpayer funded security detail and mini-van… And he is advising people about the cost of transportation? What a disaster! 4/4 #bcpoli @bcndp

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3 years

Wow! This is poor communication. The press conference should have been this afternoon not a tweet at 4:22pm. This pandemic is incredibly challenging and we need clarity, not chaos, from our gov't. Our mental, physical and financial well being depend on it.” #bcpoli #COVID19BC

Adrian Dix

@adriandix

3 years

The previous December 22nd orders had end dates of 12:01 am, Tuesday, January 18. Dr. Henry will be providing an update on the new orders on Tuesday, January 18 – this updated order was made to ensure the order remained in place until Dr. Henry spoke about them on Tuesday.

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2 years

Yesterday in question period Premier @jjhorgan was surprised that I “don't support investing in our collective history.” The truth might be uncomfortable, but the history the Premier is celebrating is the graverobbing of our ancestors. 1/ #bcpoli #RBCM #Reconciliation

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3 years

I was first named a member of BC's Aboriginal Affairs Committee when I was elected as an MLA in 2017. Despite everything that has happened between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples over the last 4.5 years that committee hasn’t met once. 1/ #bcpoli #Reconciliation

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2 years

If this @bcndp shares Tommy Douglas' dream of universal healthcare for all, why is corporate #healthcare growing under their watch? They've been sitting for months on a report that investigated Telus Health’s enabling of corporate for-profit healthcare. 1/ #bcpoli #Telus

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2 years

Many people with disabilities live in abject poverty in British Columbia. Their annual income is $16,000 a year. That is $10,000 below the poverty line. Today I asked Premier @Dave_Eby if he will increase the #PWD rates to above the poverty line. He did not answer. 1/ #bcpoli

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3 years

I sat down with @RobShaw_BC on @CHEK_News last night to share my story of battling drug abuse in my 20s. I do this in the hopes that it will contribute to destigmatizing drug abuse and addictions during the overdose crisis. 1/ #bcpoli #cdnpoli

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3 years

As I asked @MurrayRankinNDP today about #Wetsuweten , fully armed, militarized RCMP were rolling into the Wet’suwet’en to do what they have 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 done on behalf of the political and corporate leaders of British Columbia - clear the land of Indigenous people. 1/ #bcpoli

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Adam Olsen

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15 days

. @JohnRustad4BC has allowed British Columbia politics to become a swamp. Has there ever been an election in our province where so many candidates for a party have uttered so many gross things and their “leader”just shrugs it off?

Shannon Waters

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16 days

Asked about this today, BC Conservative leader John Rustad said he "didn't actually see that comment" He continued to stand by Chapman when asked about the letter from the BC Muslim Association No Qs about Chapman's Sept comments or racism and misogyny from Anthony Koch #bcpoli

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3 years

This @bcndp gov't knew of the fierce opposition to the CGL pipeline. The blockades caused by this pipeline have shut down highways, ferries, railroads, & this legislature. @jjhorgan 's CoS @geoffmeggs told me personally that this situation would be resolved. 1/ #bcpoli #Wetsuweten

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2 years

The disability allowance in BC is a paltry $1,300. It barely covers the market cost of rent in most communities, let alone every other essential expense like food and medication. It forces persons with disabilities into poverty. 1/ #bcpoli #PWD

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3 years

Nearly 1 million British Columbians without a #familydoctor . Large corporations disrupt the primary #healthcare system and profit from health care delivery. All the while @jjhorgan continues to lay the blame on everyone except his own gov’t for the state we’re in. 1/ #bcpoli

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2 years

BC is facing multiple intersecting crises and we need leaders with a fresh vision for the future. @Dave_Eby represents the status quo of the current @bcndp government that has failed to deliver on their promises of affordability and climate action. 1/ #bcpoli

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12 days

Hey @JohnRustadBC remember last Spring when we were sat next to each other in the legislature & you were telling me about the lack of vetting of @ConservativesBC candidates… I have a better understanding of what you were talking about now. #bcpoli #BCElxn2024

Wade Grant

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12 days

Here is your daily entry into, “What awful things has @Brent4SurreySth posted on his social media.” Tune in tomorrow for what I’m sure will be something even more egregious. @Conservative_BC @bcndp #Election2024

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3 years

I am deeply concerned with the stories I am hearing and the videos I am seeing about the arrests and police action happening at the logging blockades on Southern Vancouver Island. 1/ #bcpoli #oldgrowth #FairyCreek

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3 years

I am relieved by this decision. I am also pleased that the B.C. Supreme Court consequently rejected the application by the Attorney General of Canada to give the RCMP greater access control and search powers. 1/ #bcpoli #FairyCreek

B.C. judge denies application to extend injunction against Fairy Creek logging protests | CBC News

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied an application to extend an injunction against old-growth logging blockades on southern Vancouver Island, writing that the actions of RCMP officers...

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Adam Olsen

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9 months

This is awful, dehumanizing behaviour. Do we need any more evidence than these grotesque recordings that it's time to abolish the RCMP C-IRG Unit?

RCMP officers mocked people being arrested at Wet'suwet'en blockade as 'orcs' and 'ogre' | CBC News

RCMP officers referred to First Nations pipeline opponents as "orcs" and "ogre" during a police raid at a blockade of Coastal GasLink pipeline construction in November 2021, according to audio...

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Adam Olsen

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3 years

I took a minute as I tried to sort out this mess. I rose up with a deep resolve to channel my anger and frustration, embrace the memories of my relatives who suffered so much at the hands of our Crown gov’t. Enough is enough! 5/5 #bcpoli #Reconciliation

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3 years

We’ve asked time and again for our @bcndp colleagues to stand up and keep their promises - to stop #OldGrowth logging, to implement the recommendations of the report, to put action above rhetoric. @KatrineConroy says “they are doing the work”. This image is their work. #bcpoli

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3 years

😢 Huge tree hauled down Vancouver Island today. Wow. #bcpoli

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3 years

I lost count how many times @mikefarnworthbc said he does not direct police actions in the last year. Yet, here again this Minister is signing the order to send more RCMP to #Wetsuweten 1/ #bcpoli

B.C. greenlit more Mounties on Wet’suwet’en territory before 3rd raid

The B.C. government authorized an RCMP request for increased police presence on Wet’suwet’en territory for the third straight year.

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3 years

Today I asked @AdrianDix if he believed in the equitable delivery of health care services to all British Columbians. Under the watch of the @bcndp gov't there is growing inequity in access to primary health care. 1/ #bcpoli #healthcare #UniversalHealthcare

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5 years

In just moments, the human rights of Indigenous peoples in British Columbia will be reaffirmed in historic legislation. We move forward together for a more equitable and prosperous society for all. #undrip #bcpoli

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3 years

As we face the worsening effects of climate change we realize the need to shore up our resiliency and infrastructure. It's time we recognize old growth as critical infrastructure. 1/ #bcpoli #oldgrowth

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2 years

Earlier this week, Premier @Dave_Eby stood in front of a million-dollar townhouse to announce his new affordability plan, "Homes for People". Today, he is scattering the homeless population in Vancouver's #DTES . This is not leadership — this is policing poverty. 1/ #bcpoli

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3 years

. @jjhorgan is not making the situation easier, he is deliberately making it worse, replicating the divide and conquer tactics used by past provincial governments to provide himself political cover. 4/ #bcpoli #Reconciliation

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2 years

Inflation will make the ongoing collective bargaining with multiple unions more expensive. Inflation is increasing the cost of housing, transportation, food and on and on, making it out of reach for many BCers. 3/ #bcpoli @bcndp

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2 years

It turns out @jjhorgan 's decision to join an environmentally disastrous coal company the day after his resignation wasn't an April Fool's joke. Neither was the praise from his @bcndp pals who said the former Premier will bring "diversity" & "innovation" to the role 1/ #bcpoli

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2 months

Hey @JohnRustad4BC you wear the Moosehide pin everywhere, yet look at the hatred your dog whistling has inspired in the comments here. Your actions are socially reprehensible and fiscally reckless and you know it! Stop virtue signalling & live the values of the pin! #bcpoli

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FNLC release: John Rustad’s Interview with Jordan Peterson Another Example of BC Conservatives Taking Aim at Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation: #bcpoli

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Adam Olsen

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3 years

Tomorrow a land management plan will be enacted that will allow the spraying of #glyphosate – a toxic, carcinogenic chemical – broadly across the unceded territory of Stó:lō, St’át’imc, Nlaka’pamux, Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh. 1/ #bcpoli #DRIPA

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3 years

I am disturbed and saddened that this week when Indigenous people are in mourning for so many reasons that @jjhorgan and @bcndp spokespeople think it is appropriate to continue to add to the complex layers of colonialism that we have to explain and navigate through. 3/ #bcpoli

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Adam Olsen

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3 years

Both of #CGL & #TMX get their steel from Evraz PLC a company owned, chaired & run by Russian oligarchs. Today I asked @jjhorgan if he'd order the Coastal Gaslink project, publicly subsidized by BC taxpayers, to immediately cease operations with Evraz PLC. 1/ #bcpoli #Ukraine

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3 years

I have seen in videos & heard thru firsthand accounts that RCMP members enforcing the injunction at #FairyCreek are not displaying their badges. This makes it incredibly difficult to identify them in the case of complaints, and erodes accountability. 1/ #bcpoli

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3 years

Today Premier @jjhorgan said it will be 2023 by the time a new #OldGrowth plan is introduced. In the meantime, we will continue to lose irreplaceable ancient forests because of his broken promises and refusal to take meaningful action. 1/ #bcpoli #TalkandLog #FairyCreek

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Adam Olsen

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4 years

A year ago today, I traveled to the #Wetsuweten territory at the invitation of the Hereditary Chiefs. While Canadians like to compare ourselves favourably to what happens in the US, we saw in BC shocking visuals of the militarization of police used against Indigenous people. 1/

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5 years

Incredible moment in the history of #bcpoli #BritishColumbia with the unanimous passing of The Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act - so proud to be part of this turning point in the history of our province! #DRIPA

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Adam Olsen

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5 years

It’s 2020. Our dignity as a province is on the line. What are we going to do about it? Will we lean in to the divisive colonial approach that has caused us so much heartache and disgrace or will we embrace a new inclusive approach? The world is watching. #Wetsuweten #bcpoli

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Adam Olsen

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3 years

What I heard this week from @jjhorgan , and then @ECullNDP this morning on @CBContheisland political panel - using the #DRIPA to put Indigenous communities at the centre of the disputes in our forest - is appalling. 2/ #bcpoli #Reconciliation #OldGrowth

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Adam Olsen

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4 years

Confronted with systemic racism, particularly over these last few weeks, makes it difficult to celebrate my country. By recognizing and acknowledging the many blemishes I believe we will reconcile them. On this #CanadaDay , I recommit to the work of systemic change ahead of us.

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3 years

The @bcndp has lost all semblance of principled leadership. They appear content to try to arrest their way to #reconciliation . Where are the @bcndpcaucus backbenches who claim they believe in #climateaction and reconciliation? Your silence is noted. 7/ #bcpoli #Wetsuweten

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Adam Olsen

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3 years

Universal #healthcare is a foundational cornerstone of Canadian society. Any privatization should be vehemently rejected by any government. After 2 years of a pandemic our healthcare system is strained and fragile, it must be protected, invested in and expanded. 5/5 #bcpoli

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Adam Olsen

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4 years

It is time for my @bcndp colleagues to step in, follow through on their word, and stop cutting monumental #OldGrowth in BC. For years we’ve asked them to do better - instead they’ve dragged their heels, delayed, deflected, frustrated, and confused. Enough is Enough. 1/ #bcpoli

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9 months

On today's CBC Political Panel we discussed Min. Selina Robinson’s hurtful comments, and the BC NDP’s troubling response. Historically, when a cabinet minister casts doubt on the government’s integrity, it's been tradition for them to step aside so they’re not a distraction.

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Adam Olsen

@AdamPOlsen

6 years

First Nations are British Columbians. #bcpoli

Richard Zussman

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6 years

Michelle Stilwell says First Nations veto around fish farms should be very concerning to British Columbians. #bcpoli

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3 years

Article 10 of the #UNDRIP (which is law in B.C.) says “Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories.” This @bcndp gov’t have been forcibly removing Indigenous people from their territories for more than two years now. 5/ #bcpoli #Wetsuweten

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Adam Olsen

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2 years

Our policing services have grown increasingly authoritarian, militaristic & out of reach of oversight. The VPD Chief bragged about answering to nobody, saying “I don’t report to any politician. I don’t report to the City, province, or federal gov't.” 1/ #bcpoli #PoliceReform

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@AdamPOlsen

1 month

Hey @elenoresturko perhaps you and @JohnRustad4BC need to come clean and explain to BCers why you think working with First Nations will bring the “province to its knees.” That is a pretty twisted view of First Nations. Stop the fear mongering. It’s gross!

Elenore Sturko

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It’s time for David Eby to come clean on his Land Back plans. The NDP wants to hand over decision-making powers to entities not accountable to the electorate. Eby “paused” his legislation until after the election. #bcpoli

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3 years

I am deeply troubled by what is going on in the forests on Vancouver Island. We have stood dozens of times demanding the @bcndp gov't show leadership to protect the last remaining #OldGrowth & develop a just transition for forestry workers 1/ #bcpoli

Altercation breaks out between loggers and protesters

Tensions rose Tuesday between the two groups on southern Vancouver Island, with the workers irate that protesters have expanded their blockades beyond the Fairy Creek watershed.

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Adam Olsen

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2 years

#Reconciliation will not be achieved by the same means we were colonized. It requires a fundamental restructuring of the systems that oppressed, stole, and subjected Indigenous People, not an $800M warehouse for Indigenous culture. 7/7 #bcpoli #RBCM

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3 years

If the so-called “freedom convoy” planning on visiting #Victoria wants to replicate what we watched for weeks in Ottawa then they should stay home. For one there was nothing peaceful about it and we do not want that on Vancouver Island. 1/ #bcpoli #COVID19BC #yyj

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@AdamPOlsen

3 years

This @bcndp gov't is still acting like a 19th century resource colony. @MurrayRankinNDP idles while his government utilizes an injunction process that elevates a corporation’s potential economic losses over Indigenous rights. It is deliberate. 8/8 #bcpoli #wetsuweten

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5 years

What we’re seeing is a direct consequence of @BCNDP ’s endorsement of #LNG Canada. @BCGreens were the only MLAs to stand up and vote against the #CGL project 14 times; the only ones inside this building who represent this perspective. #bcpoli #wetsuweten

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3 years

He can feel offended by my sharp & direct criticism, however what he feels is nothing like the pain & anguish felt by my relatives in residential & day schools, in the child welfare system, on their land watching their unceded territory devastated by this Crown gov't. 8/8 #bcpoli

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3 years

Today I raised a question of privilege after Minister @KatrineConroy stated unequivocally that glyphosate is non-carcinogenic and non-toxic. Giving the impression that the science regarding the safety of #glyphosate has been settled when it has not. 1/ #bcpoli #forestry

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Adam Olsen

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3 months

1/ Other than Question Period, the BC Conservatives are no-shows. Is that who you want running your business, or our province?

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@AdamPOlsen

3 years

This morning @SoniaFurstenau and I accepted a petition from @standearth with over 150,000 signatures calling for the BC NDP to stop logging #oldgrowth . When the legislature sits in October we will formally bring these signatures to @jjhorgan 1/

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4 years

Now all BCers know the incredible @SoniaFurstenau ! I have had the Distict honour of working alongside her for the past 3.5 years! #bcpoli #BCElection2020 @BCGreens

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4 years

Today the fed govt announced in 18 months the Discovery Islands #fishfarms will be gone! In SENĆOŦEN the word for salmon is SĆÁÁNEW meaning "the hard working people". Today I am grateful for all the hard working people who stood up on behalf of our relatives. #bcpoli #wildsalmon

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2 years

I rafted down the Wedzin Kwa on Wet’suwet’en territory and experienced both the power of nature and the power of force exerted by the RCMP and Coastal GasLink. Will @dave_eby stand up for clean water and Indigenous rights by following thru on governments own commitments? #bcpoli

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3 years

People are still struggling to afford groceries, rent, & basic necessities. The @bcndp could've: ✅Reduced the cost of transit ✅Implemented their promised renters rebate ✅Created a grocery rebate Instead they took out the smoke machine & rebranded an ICBC rebate. 1/ #bcpoli

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3 years

We are in a #ClimateEmergency . The deadly impacts have only just begun. Heatwaves, forest fires, floods and more. There is no room for LNG projects in a #ClimateCrisis - Moving forward with this endangers all of us. 1/ #bcpoli #FossilFuels #ClimateChange

Nisga'a Nation and partners propose new $10B LNG megaproject in B.C. | CBC News

The Nisga’a Nation, whose territory is north of Prince Rupert, B.C., near the Alaska border, is partnering with a group of Western Canadian natural gas producers called Rockies LNG Partners and a...

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Adam Olsen

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2 years

A week and a half after announcing the $789M rebuild of the #RBCM the @bcndp have finally released the business case. While it is great to finally see the document, it simply emphasizes the extent of this public relations disaster. 1/ #bcpoli

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18 days

Amazing job tonight by my friend and colleague @SoniaFurstenau leader of the @BCGreens - speaking from the heart her hopefully vision for British Columbia! #bcpoli #BCElxn2024

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Today I stood to mark the one year anniversary of British Columbians and Canadians being awoken with the reality of the fate of thousands of Indigenous children who disappeared and never came home from residential schools. 1/ #bcpoli #EveryChildMatters #IndigenousPeoples

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3 years

. @MurrayRankinNDP knows the current conflict in the Wet’suwet’en has a root cause - the @bcndp ’s policy decision to proceed with #LNGCanada and the #CGL pipeline. Period. 1/ #bcpoli #wetsuweten

B.C. government says it isn't responsible for Wet'suwet'en divisions, arrests of Coastal GasLink...

B.C. Indigenous Affairs Minister Murray Rankin is defending his government's approach to working with the Wet'suwet'en Nation on land management after RCMP officers were deployed to arrest opponents...

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3 years

Today a land management plan will be enacted that will allow the spraying of #glyphosate – a toxic, carcinogenic chemical – broadly across the unceded territory of Stó:lō, St’át’imc, Nlaka’pamux, Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh w/out consultation. #bcpoli #DRIPA

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3 years

The @BCNDPCaucus is pumping out radio ads touting their "plan to create a plan" to protect #OldGrowth . Instead of spending money on ads they could provide conservation financing to First Nations so protecting old growth didn’t mean a loss of revenue. More work, less spin. #bcpoli

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3 years

The hypocritical & unprincipled @bcndp claim to uphold the articles of #UNDRIP while they willfully violate it (repeatedly). They claim to be fighting the #climatecrisis while investing public money in #fossilfuel extraction. Their actions are diabolical & dangerous. 6/ #bcpoli

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5 years

On my way to Smithers to meet The Hereditary Chiefs and visit the Wet’suwet’en territory! #AllEyesOnWetsuweten #bcpoli

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@AdamPOlsen

3 years

What is unhelpful is for the Minister to willfully scapegoat Indigenous people for the deliberate divisions that this Crown government policy created in our communities. He continues to defend and advance his government’s resource colony mentality. 3/ #bcpoli #wetsuweten

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@AdamPOlsen

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I spent last week on Wet’suwet’en territory, learning about the devastating impact of this govt’s policies on communities and the lands and waters that support them. 1/ #bcpoli #climatecrisis #healthcare #HousingCrisis

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Will international embarrassment inspire the urgency needed to protect the last remaining #oldgrowth forests in #BritishColumbia or will the @bcndp and the @BCNDPCaucus drag their heels? #bcpoli

Photography campaign shows the grim aftermath of logging in Canada's fragile forests

Ancient Forest Alliance’s project underscores the preventions that are needed to protect old-growth trees in areas such as the Caycuse watershed

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@AdamPOlsen

2 years

This museum has had no issue with its natural history or its settler-oriented exhibits. Its problem is how it relates to Indigenous people. Whatever story the @bcndp want to tell themselves, we don’t need an $800 million new shrine to house systemic rot. 2/ #bcpoli #RBCM

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#TMX is not in the best interest of any British Columbian or Canadian. It's a future stranded asset, almost guaranteed to lead to extinction of #SRKW , pollute a community’s main water source, & be potentially catastrophic to BC's coastal economy. #bcpoli

Tsleil-Waututh Nation considering appeal to Federal Court of Appeal decision on Trans Mountain...

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation says it is appealing a Federal Court of Appeal decision to allow for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to proceed.

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Adam Olsen

@AdamPOlsen

2 years

When @Dave_Eby says there will be no substantial changes to the @bcndp under his leadership it is images like these that come to mind. We do need change, we need less talk and more action. #bcpoli #TalkandLog #OldGrowth

Eddie Petryshen

@eddie_petryshen

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An aerial view of 40 hectares of old growth deferral being actively logged up Downie Creek North of Revelstoke. The @bcndp promised to protect old growth but every day ancient trees are falling across the province. Talk and log cannot continue

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The @bcndp already meets with fossil fuel & mining lobbyists hundreds of times a month. Now, if @TeckResources ever wants to have a conversation with anyone in gov't, they'll be the first through the door with @jjhorgan 's help. British Columbians deserve better. 8/8 #bcpoli

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I guess the @bcndp ’s version of “resolved” means Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan people being violently arrested by fully armed RCMP and having two journalists arrested last week, sitting in jail all weekend. So much for the freedom of the press. 2/ #bcpoli #Wetsuweten

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@AdamPOlsen

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Today in question period I rose and asked the Minister of Forests about the operations of Drax, a British energy company, following reports that Drax is utilizing primary forests to make wood pellets, which are then burned for power production. 1/ #bcpoli #oldgrowth #Forestry

BBC Panorama

@BBCPanorama

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Drax is chopping down trees and taking logs from some of the world’s most precious forests to burn at its Yorkshire power station, which provides 12% of the UK’s renewable energy The Green Energy Scandal Exposed is on @BBCOne at 8pm and on @BBCiPlayer

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It was a powerful morning in the @BCLegislature with first reading of Bill 41 The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Act. Let’s start with how this declaration helps us succeed together! #bcpoli @BCGreens

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Adam Olsen

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Even as @mikefarnworthbc told us his gov’t believes in reconciliation, the provincially contracted, heavily militarized, RCMP are in the Wet’suwet’en to protect corporate and crown interests. DRIPA without action means the same racist policies with extra steps. 7/ #bcpoli

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Good job @SoniaFurstenau strong start to #bcpoli debate 2024! Strong leadership! Hopeful vision, solid platform!

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The @bcndp promised a new relationship with Indigenous people but instead they are acting in bad faith, intentionally deceiving British Columbians by exploiting divisions in our communities created by the Indian Act. 4/ #bcpoli #Wetsuweten

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Adam Olsen

@AdamPOlsen

5 years

The situation in the Wet’suwet’en territory and the #CoastalGasLink pipeline is our colonial legacy and the #IndianAct in our country and province. We all have a responsibility to write our new legacy together. #Wetsuweten #bcpoli

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@AdamPOlsen

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I’m thankful to be on the ground in Smithers to meet with the hereditary leaders of the Wet’suwet’en. The difficult issues re: #CoastalGasLink pipeline must be resolved through peaceful means. #bcpoli #Wetsuweten

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Adam Olsen

@AdamPOlsen

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Study finds exposure to diluted bitumen - even for a short time - is deadly to young salmon. We need to do everything in our power to protect this keystone species. That does not include building #transmountain . #wildsalmon #bcpoli

Even short exposure to diluted bitumen can be deadly to young salmon, study finds | CBC News

A spill of diluted bitumen puts the survival of young salmon at risk even if the fish end up in clean water following exposure to the oil product, says new research from the University of Guelph.

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Adam Olsen

@AdamPOlsen

6 years

Logging #oldgrowth is not sustainable. It has to stop. #bcpoli #climatechange

Plans to clear-cut old-growth near Port Renfrew causes an environmental outcry

Groups call logging a provincial government ‘blind spot’

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Adam Olsen

@AdamPOlsen

3 years

On Monday @MurrayRankinNDP thought my rhetoric was “harsh and unhelpful.” He blamed the disunity in the Wet’suwet’en territory on the Wet’suwet’en themselves, even though the disunity is rooted in the actions of this Crown government over decades. 2/ #bcpoli #wetsuweten

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Adam Olsen

@AdamPOlsen

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Shocking that @KatrineConroy continues to defend the use of glyphosate and others poisons in B.C. forests. No wonder the wildlife is gone. Gov't is killing wild food and medicines to maximize timber volumes! @bcndp #bcpoli #glyphosate

BC NDP Forests Minister defends spraying glyphosate and other poisons

The BC government continues to use glyphosate and other poisons to clear forest lands of unwanted vegetation. Unwanted only by the forest industry.The specie...

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Adam Olsen

@AdamPOlsen

5 years

The risk that Trans Mountain pipeline’s diluted bitumen poses to BC’s waters- to the #SRKW , #salmon , tourism industry, local communities and First Nations- is immense. This is a question of setting up all Canadians to be resilient in the face of #climatechange . #bcpoli #cdnpoli

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Adam Olsen

@AdamPOlsen

2 years

I am unsettled to hear that the #Coquihalla River salmon population is being threatened during migration. Salmon represent a key part of the ecosystem and it is unacceptable that they be placed in danger over the priorities of a fossil fuel company. 1/ #bcpoli #TMX

Protect the Planet

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This photo shows 2 Trans Mountain excavators digging in the middle of the Coquihalla River during SALMON spawning season. #stopTMX #salmon #oilandgas

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Today I tabled legislation to prohibit the use of prolonged solitary confinement BC's correctional facilities for both adults and youth. Solitary confinement is a dehumanizing and insidious form of psychological harm. 1/ #bcpoli #BanSolitaryConfinement

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