OLSEN -- Indeed, we do have options until, of course, we log all the old growth, and then those options are gone. I thank the minister for the response
We have learned that there are considerable issues with how BC Timber Sales is operating. It appears that they are not even following their own rules. This is deeply concerning. Green Party MLA Adam Olsen I have been asking government of the continued liquidation of old-growth, specifically on Vancouver Island, for the better part of the past year. With most of it already harvested, and only a fraction still standing, I've been particularly critical of the doublespeak I hear in the responses from the Minister. On one hand the provincial government voices recognition of the value of old-growth for biodiversity and the health of ecosystems, while at the same time they are actively auctioning the last remaining stands of pristine old-growth. The inconsistency is lost on no one. It appears that the Ministry of Forests own people have been investigating B.C. Timber Sales and raising the red flags about their practices. The compliance and enforcement officer on t...