by Deepinder Dhillon | Mar 29, 2023 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands has issued the following statement in response to government’s announcement of $10M in funding for the Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET): “Rather than invest in permanent stable funding...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Mar 29, 2023 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, tabled an amendment to the North Island Coastal Development Initiative Trust Act (the Act). “The Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICE-T) funds important community projects across the...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Mar 28, 2023 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands and a member of the Tsartlip First Nation has issued the following statement in response to Tseshaht First Nation announcing its findings of 17 more potential unmarked graves, and the deaths of at...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Mar 28, 2023 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – With nearly a quarter of people with disabilities living in poverty in British Columbia, the B.C. Green Caucus is calling on the BC NDP to raise the shamefully low disability rates to above the poverty line while waiting for federal funding. “By...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Mar 28, 2023 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. Green Caucus is calling on the BC NDP to pilot a four-day workweek across the province. “It’s time British Columbians had a better work-life balance,” said Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley. “People...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Mar 28, 2023 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – The BC NDP government’s 2023 Budget acknowledges the current challenges in British Columbia but fails to shape a better future for British Columbians. “It takes courage to make lasting changes that support people over the long term, not just cheque by...
