ÍY SȻÁĆEL (Good Day)...
As we near the summer solstice and the
mid-way mark of 2021, everything is moving at a remarkable pace. While the pace
of governance is deliberately slow and steady, for a politician the days,
weeks, months, and years melt into each other.
The legislative and constituency work have my calendar fully booked. Recently,
I have been bouncing from one meeting to the next, one topic to another, which
has only become more intense due to COVID-19.
There are three weeks left of the first Spring session of the 42nd Parliament.
We will finish debate on the 2021
budget, as well as several Bills
still on the agenda, most notably, the Accessible
British Columbia Act will begin weaving through legislative protocol and
process when we return. Accessibility legislation has been promised for the
past three years.
In the legislature, Sonia and I remain focused on three key areas: ensuring
government transparency and accountability on public health decisions for the
COVID-19 pandemic; the mental health and drug poisoning emergency and; Premier
John Horgan’s unfulfilled promises to protect the last remaining intact, high
productivity, old-growth ecosystems.
In the constituency, I am thrilled that we are now settled into our new
constituency office on Fourth Street in Sidney. As public health officials
relax COVID-19 restrictions, I will be working more in the office. We are in
the process of installing the required security measures and once that process
is complete, we will be able to develop a re-opening plan for private and
public meetings. Until then, we will continue our advocacy by phone or video
meetings.
We recognize that is has been a difficult time and that COVID-19 has impacted
us all in unique and previously unimaginable ways. Thank you for doing your
part to keep your family, friends and neighbours safe, by following the provincial
health orders and notices, during this challenging time.
Should you need our assistance, please
do not hesitate to reach out to us by email at Adam.Olsen.MLA@leg.bc.ca
or call 250-655-5600.
Adam
Olsen (SȾHENEP) ... is the MLA-elect for Saanich North and the Islands and member
of the B.C. Green Caucus. He was first elected to the British Columbia
Legislative Assembly in May 2017 and re-elected in October 2020.
Born in
Victoria, BC, Adam has lived, worked and played his entire life on the Saanich
Peninsula. He is a member of Tsartlip First Nation (W̱JOȽEȽP), where he
and his wife, Emily, are raising their two children, Silas and Ella.
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