Council toes charter line in asking questions about transit commissioner

Seven councillors couldn’t support the appointment of a citizen transit commissioner on Wednesday, citing concerns about his beliefs on abortion and climate change.
It’s rare that council singles out a person recommended for a volunteer job on a committee or board, especially in an open meeting, but those seven councillors expressed concern about putting Michael Olsen on the transit commission.
Olsen has been a regular transit user for 25 years and says he’s passionate about ev