Rob Botterell
Saanich North and the Islands
Rob Botterell
Saanich North and the Islands
With roots on the BC coast, Rob has a wealth of experience in government finance and law. He has worked for the BC Ministry of Finance, led the team responsible for developing BC’s Freedom of Information law, and represented First Nations governments in private law for over 25 years.
Rob has dedicated much of his career to fighting for social and economic equality, better health care, a stable economy and environmental protection for First Nations. He is also a proud advocate for farmers and a key organizer in the fight against Site C.
Rob has lived in Sidney, North Saanich and Pender Island, so he knows the issues that face residents of this riding well. He works with 800 Southern Gulf Islanders, the province and First Nations to resolve waterfront access issues.
Support for Rob
I am pleased and proud to endorse Rob Botterell to be our next MLA for Saanich North and the Islands.
Rob will hit the ground running – knowing our local issues and prepared to hold the BC government to account.
Rob is intelligent, thoughtful, empathetic and really knows how to get things done.
He has the kind of understanding of our island issues that you can only get by living here. He is exactly the kind of person I would want to see representing my interests in the Provincial legislature.
“Rob Botterell has the smarts, the experience, and the bulldog spirit to represent the residents of Saanich North and the Islands.
I know him personally, and he will fight forcefully for the Green Party’s healthcare and housing initiatives. I applaud him for condemning the NDP’s program of shelling out fossil fuel subsidies, gifts to Big Oil that are adding fuel to the flames of the climate crisis.”
I am pleased to provide a full endorsement for Rob Botterell. I have known Rob for 25 years and have worked with him on many projects for several First Nations on Vancouver Island. I enjoy working with Rob because he achieves positive and pragmatic results. He is dedicated, methodical, analytical, and articulate. I’ve witnessed his ability to develop and implement carefully crafted strategic solutions to complex problems in several communities. He will be a strong voice as an MLA.
Rob is a fine example of not just a lawyer or someone serving a First Nation, but he’s a symbol of where British Columbia and Canada should be going.
He’s one of those people out in front of everyone going, “This is where we need to go.” And it’s not just because it makes sense, but because we have to from a moral and ethical standpoint. And that’s what resonates with me.
Rob’s broad background in banking, government, law and politics helped him to quickly grasp the issues, no matter how complex.
I know that Rob will work tirelessly for the community and that he’ll be very effective in the Legislature.
Over the many years of Rob’s stellar legal career, clients benefited significantly from his inventive and brilliant problem-solving. If you look at the details in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, you will experience Rob’s extraordinary handiwork. His negotiation of key provisions of the Maa-nulth Treaty for Huu-ay-aht is a model for treaties to come. Rob also effectively worked on the Northwest Resource
Benefits Alliance negotiations across the Table from BC, represented Local Governments and Landowners in deliberations with BC Hydro and the BC Government on Site C, and dealt effectively with many other First Nation and Local Government matters. Based on his time with our law firm, we have come to know Rob as “A Happy Warrior”.
As a lawyer representing First Nations and Local Governments, Rob has been an effective voice in advancing the rights and interests of his clients.
As a private citizen he helped organize hundreds of other constituents to advocate for better treatment by government. Rob is exactly the kind of representative I want advocating for our communities.
Throughout his law career, Rob has demonstrated a passion for the environment and commitment to the greater good.
I am confident Rob will work tirelessly on behalf of all British Columbians.
I first met Rob Botterell about 10 years ago when he went to bat for us in our challenge to the just-approved Site C dam project. It quickly became obvious to our members that Rob was much more than a regular lawyer. The level of enthusiasm, engagement, and energy he brought to the mix was incredible, and we were constantly impressed with his innovation and strategic thinking.
Filling the space left by Adam Olsen in Saanich North and the Islands requires a rock-solid candidate, and when I think about the qualifications that make for a great MLA, Rob Botterell fits that perfectly. His life experience and personality will be an incredible asset to his constituents and to the Green Party of BC. Rob has threatened to retire in the past, but his driving ambition to do important
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