ADAM OLSEN -- When we were first elected there was a lot of speculation that the minority government was weak and under constant threat of falling. That opinion has proven incorrect
We are at the end of our second Spring Legislative session. It has been an interesting few months. There have been range of emotional issues and a few legislative firsts. While we were disappointed that the B.C. NDP government and B.C. Liberal official opposition partnered up to pass a massive subsidy for the fossil fuel industry, I am very happy that the government’s update to the labour code passed unanimously. Balancing interests During the debate of the latter, the B.C. Green Caucus supported an opposition amendment to align the Bill with the B.C. NDP government’s expert panel. My colleagues and I spent a lot of time considering the implications of this amendment. In the end, we believe the expert panel did a good job balancing the interests on both sides of this historically divisive issue and we are consistent in our support of their work and recommendations. To that end, I want to highlight that a central feature of the advice of t...