Olsen has represented Saanich North and the Islands since 2017
Green Party MLA Adam Olsen announced on Tuesday he will not seek re-election to the B.C. legislature this fall.
Olsen said that moment made him consider for the first time how much elected public life was determining his mood, his availability and the actions of his family."I became much more thoughtful about the impact that it was having on my partner Emily, our relationship and how that had changed." Furstenau described Olsen as a close friend, who she says has become one of the greatest parliamentarians in B.C. during the last seven years."His speech today is a testament to somebody who can speak from a place of integrity, a place of deep wisdom and importantly, a place of service," she said.
"For Adam and for me, the seat is not the destination," she said."The seat is the vehicle for service and I have such love and admiration and respect for Adam, recognizing that his job is to be in service and if he can't be in that place...he will find another vehicle. I know that deeply." But UBC political scientist Stewart Prest said that may get difficult with Olsen's departure."It's another blow for the party," he said.
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