The Public Circle w/ Adam Olsen
by Adam Olsen
Welcome to the Public Circle Podcast.Adam Olsen is the Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Saanich North and the Islands.This podcast is about people and their stories.
Episodes
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Discussion with Khelsilem on Leadership and Governance
Recently, I had the privilege to engage in a fascinating conversation with Khelsilem, Chair person for Nexwsxwníw̓ntm ta Úxwumixw, of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Council of the Squamish Nation.) The conversation was inspired by a series of tweets by Khelsilem, and centers on Indigenous...
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Jonathan Morris - CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association (B.C. Chapter)
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast I connect with Jonathan Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association, B.C. Chapter. He has worked in the sector for the past two decades and we start our conversation discussing how he got started and what he and the CMHA is doing today. We...
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On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Interview from CFAX 1070 with Ryan Price)
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast, I am sharing an interview from CFAX 1070 with afternoon host Ryan Price on the first annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We covered a variety of topics including why the federal government made this day a statutory holiday and what the…
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PODCAST: Isobel Mackenzie - Impacts of COVID-19 on seniors care
Over the past year, we have heard many stories on the nightly news about the tragic COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes. Throughout the first wave of the global pandemic our elders, specifically those living in care facilities, were the most threatened by the virus. As a result of changes…
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Ken Wu: Protecting high productivity old-growth in British Columbia
This podcast is a MUST LISTEN if you are concerned about old-growth in British Columbia. In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast I connect with Ken Wu, the former Executive Director of the Ancient Forest Alliance and the current Executive Director of the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance. For…
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Jason Goertzen interviews Adam Olsen on family and politics
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast I am interviewed by Jason Goertzen. We discuss family life in politics. Jason is the Chaplain at the British Columbia Legislature with Leading Influence Ministries. Since my election in 2017 I have enjoyed many conversations with Jason, he has provided…
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Mental Health Amendments: The speech I would have given
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast I share a recording of the second reading speech I would have stood and delivered in response to Bill 22: The Mental Health Amendment Act (2020). You will find more details about the proposed legislation in the opening to the podcast and details about...
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Alex Soojung-Kim Pang - Author & Futurist
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast, my colleague Sonia Furstenau and I connect with Alex Soojung-Kim Pang to discuss his research on the four-day workweek. So much of our lives have been re-designed in the past four months. It was in our workplaces where the most abrupt and dramatic...
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Isobel Mackenzie - B.C. Seniors Advocate
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast (the first in several months) I’m republishing a virtual town hall I hosted on Monday June 15, 2020 with Isobel Mackenzie, the B.C. Seniors Advocate. In February 2020 the Office of the Seniors Advocate published a report titled A Billion Reasons to…
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Message regarding COVID-19 response
Hello my name is Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands. Thank you for doing your part to limit the spread of COVID-19. We are living in an extraordinary time and its has required an extraordinary effort to protect vulnerable people from this terrible illness. Thank you to all our...
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Conversation about Indigenous Relations in B.C.
This episode of The Public Circle Podcast features a conversation I had with John Juricic and Kelly Darwin for their podcast Northern Conversations. I am re-publishing it here. There is a great deal of confusion with respect to the current state of Indigenous relations in British Columbia. There…
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Bruce Williams - Acting CEO, South Island Prosperity Partnership
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast I connect with South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP) Interim CEO Bruce Williams. This is the not the first time that Bruce and I have sat across from each other with microphones. It was the first time that I was interviewing Bruce though. Williams...
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Emma-Jane Burian - Youth climate activist
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast I connect with youth climate activist Emma-Jane Burian. We recorded this conversation in late Fall 2019 and admittedly I have been slow in publishing it. No matter, here it is. Burian is a grade 12 student who lives in Victoria but grew up in Burnaby...
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Week 7 with Nick Gilchrist
After a brief unintended hiatus from the podcast Adam Olsen and Nick Gilchrist resume their conversation about life in British Columbia politics. It has been a busy year and with the original week 7 episode languishing in the dustbin of unpublished podcasts, this second attempt will be much more...
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Week 6 with Nick Gilchrist
Episode Summary - In Week 6, Adam Olsen and Nick Gilchrist have a lengthy discussion about jurisdictional issues and frustrations. - The conversation begins with Adam reflecting on the transition between the legislative and constituency focus of his work. There is always a backlog of meeting...
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Week 5 with Nick Gilchrist
In Week 5 of the podcast Adam Olsen and Nick Gilchrist get together to continue their discussion about life in British Columbia politics. They open with a brief chat about feedback Adam received regarding the opening music. One listener literally shook their head in dismay over the song and so…
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Luke Wallace - Folk Musician
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast, I return to the original format with a conversation with Salt Spring Island folk singer Luke Wallace. As it turns out, Luke had many more questions for me than I had for him. He is a fantastic interviewer! Over the past few years, I have come to know...
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Week 4 with Nick Gilchrist
In week four of the podcast Nick Gilchrist and Adam Olsen cover quite a bit of ground. They open the episode with a potential new theme song for the series and discuss a possible name other than just the current week. Listeners are encouraged to provide their ideas of possible names for the...
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Week 3 with Nick Gilchrist
In Week 3, Nick Gilchrist and Adam Olsen discuss the past week in Saanich North and the Islands and British Columbia politics. The conversation covers a range of topics starting with the brand new opening music sequence that Nick created and that he really does not like. For the past three weeks...
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Week 2 with Nick Gilchrist
Week 2: 11/10/2019 We begin this episode by talking about the B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders' Gathering that I attended early in the week. Next, we spend a few minutes discussing the personal and social impact of being an elected representative. Following is a regrettable 😉 discussion...
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Week 1 with Nick Gilchrist
Week 1: 11/03/2019 In this pilot episode Nick and I convene at my dining room table to discuss the past week. With no game plan heading into the conversation it literally could have gone in any direction. We kick it off by discussing Bill 41, The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples…
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Emily Olsen - Founder, The Connection Project
The Public Circle Podcast is back! After a few weeks off in August, I start things off with a conversation with my wife and partner, Emily Olsen, about the second edition of The Connection Projecton October 4th in the Charlie White Theatre at the Mary Winspear Centre. For many years, Emily has...
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Hunter Lastiwka - Youth Leader and Transit Advocate
In episode 20 of The Public Circle Podcast (and the final episode of the "first season”), I chat with Hunter Lastiwka. Hunter recently graduated from my alma mater Stelly's Secondary. He is an incredibly active young man on a variety of issues which impact him and his peers. I first met Hunter a...
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Helen Davis - Biologist and Bear Den Advocate
In the 19th episode of The Public Circle Podcast, I chat with Helen Davis. Helen is a Registered Professional Biologist and owns Artemis Wildlife Consultants. She has been a consultant for the past 27 years. We met at a conference for biologists earlier this year. I was a speaker on a panel about...
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David Smith - Entrepreneur and Fisherman
In the 18th episode of The Public Circle Podcast I chat with David Smith. David is a fisherman and owner of Professional Components Ltd., located in the Sidney/North Saanich Industrial Park. His company makes Scoremaster soccer goals and Shockwave, shock-mitigating seats. He has been building...
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Jo-Ann Roberts - Deputy-Leader, Green Party of Canada
In the 17th episode of The Public Circle Podcast, I connect with the Deputy-Leader of the Green Party of Canada, Jo-Ann Roberts. Jo-Ann was the former host of All Points West on CBC Radio which is broadcast across Vancouver Island and at one time across all of British Columbia except the…
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Patricia Pearson - Councillor, advocate, parent and entrepreneur
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast I connect with newly elected District of North Saanich Councillor Patricia Pearson. We share many of the same interests and so while this is a rather short conversation compared to the past few episodes, I view this as just a starting point. As the…
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Mark Leiren-Young - Journalist, podcaster and self-proclaimed Orcaholic
In episode 15 of The Public Circle Podcast I'm joined by Skaana podcast host Mark Leiren-Young to talk about what? You guessed it, the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW). This was a deeply enjoyable conversation about the history of our relationship with orcas from cetaceans in captivity to…
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Briony Penn - Writer, Educator, Artist and Naturalist
In the 14th episode of The Public Circle Podcast I connect with Briony Penn. It was wonderful to sit on her front porch in the middle of a South Salt Spring forest. It's been the home of five generations of Briony's family. The warm early summer sun, birds chirping and even the odd handsaw…
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Raffi - Singer, Songwriter, Children's Champion
When I first thought of transitioning my weekly Public Circle LIVE! broadcasts from Facebook to a weekly podcast, I had it in my mind to invite Raffi as a guest. We have run into each other a few times now at the Salt Spring Island Saturday Market and I appreciate his forthright political...
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Dr. Ambrose Marsh - Primary Care Physician
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast I connect with Dr. Ambrose Marsh. Dr. Marsh is a primary care physician in Sidney, B.C. He has worked on the Saanich Peninsula since 1985 and is the former Chief of Staff at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital. There is a growing crisis in primary care in...
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Denny Warner - Executive Director, Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
In this episode of The Public Circle Podcast I meet up with Denny Warner. Denny is the Executive Director of the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce (SPCC). She has led the Chamber for the past four years. Over the first few episodes of this podcast I have met with business leaders in our...
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Janine Fernandes-Hayden - Co-founder, 100+ Women Salt Spring Island
Janine Fernandes-Hayden is one member of the original organizing team of 100+ Women Who Care Salt Spring Island. We connect on this episode of The Public Circle Podcast to discuss the impact of their fundraising for non-profit organizations on Salt Spring. Originally from Victoria, Janine is now…
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Paul Holmes - Co-Founder, Social Media Camp
In the ninth episode of The Public Circle Podcast, I connect with Paul Holmes the co-founder of Social Media Camp at the Victoria Conference Centre. One of the regular themes I explore in my daily blog posts is the impact of social media. The fuel for my content is driven by podcasts, blogs and...
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Stasia Hartley, Area Director for Bayshore Home Health
In the eighth episode of The Public Circle Podcast, I connect with Stasia Hartley, Area Director for Bayshore Home Health. A lifelong member of the Saanich Peninsula community, Stasia has worked in leadership roles in healthcare for 29 years. She has a Master's of Arts in Leadership from Royal...
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Paul Smith, General Manager of Titan Boats
In the seventh episode of The Public Circle Podcast, I connect with Paul Smith, General Manager of Titan Boats. Following a visit to their manufacturing facility in the North Saanich Business Park, Paul joined me in our constituency office to chat about the homegrown company. He came out of...
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Adam Olsen on the LNG tax subsidies
I change things up a little for the sixth episode of The Public Circle Podcast. The BC NDP put Bill 10, Income Tax Amendment Act (2019) up for debate this week. If you have been following my blog then you will already have some indication of my response to the Bill. In this podcast, I am…
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Donna Petrie - Executive Director, Sidney BIA
In the fifth episode of The Public Circle Podcast, I connect with Donna Petrie, Executive Director and Event Liaison with the Sidney Business Improvement Area Society (BIA). Donna has led the BIA for the past 5 years. Established in 2013, the BIA is now in the second year of its renewed 5-year...
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John Juricic, Labour Market Consultant
In the fourth episode of The Public Circle Podcast, I reconnect with my friend John Juricic. John characterizes himself as a serial entrepreneur. He's been active in numerous businesses since graduating from UVic in the early 1980’s. He is most recently worked in labour market consulting and his...
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Gerry Taylor, Biologist and Retired Civil Servant
Gerry Taylor joins me for the third episode of The Public Circle Podcast. My conversation with Gerry is reflective of many conversations I have with constituents of Saanich North and the Islands, and residents of British Columbia from across the province. Retired for 20 years, Gerry worked for…
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Dr. Sylvia Olsen, First Nations on-reserve housing specialist
Sylvia Olsen married into Tsartlip First Nation in the 1970's. She moved onto the reserve where she and her husband raised four kids. I am one of those kids. For the past two decades Sylvia has worked in on-reserve housing. In 2016, she received her Phd. in history from the University of Victoria...
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Humaira Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Locelle
Humaira Ahmed is the CEO and founder of Locelle. She has a background in software engineering and communications and had the idea to build a mobile application to foster connections between women. Humaira is tackling the growing issue of social isolation directly. She talks about the numerous...
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The Public Circle Podcast is hosted and produced by Adam Olsen. Adam is the Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Saanich North and the Islands. This is a podcast about the stories of the people that Adam meets from day-to-day.
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Welcome to the Public Circle Podcast.Adam Olsen is the Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Saanich North and the Islands.This podcast is about people and their stories.
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