@DallasGislason

Work toward collaborative places and regions. Based in Victoria, Canada Tweets: #ecdev #regionalism #cityculture

 Victoria, British Columbia
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Joined July 2011
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This morning we released our third 5-year Regional Economic Development Plan for Greater Victoria, along with an exciting new initiative designed to rally the community around new opportunities and narratives about the future. Find both here risingeconomy.ca

Plan - Rising Economy

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🌊 BC’s blue economy & ocean tech sector were in the spotlight at @CanadaCOAST1’s Blue Tech Connect event & #WebSummitVancouver. PacifiCan is proud to invest in COAST & support Canada’s leadership in sustainable ocean innovation. 🔗 ow.ly/TWKI50Wnem2
Image of Open Ocean Robotics’ uncrewed solar-powered boat on the water. Photo credit: Open Ocean Robotics. Quote from the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada, reads: “With world-ready innovations, British Columbians are charting a new course for the global blue economy. By investing in initiatives like Web Summit and COAST’s Blue Tech Connect, PacifiCan is helping B.C. and Canada become leaders in sustainable ocean innovation—creating good jobs, protecting our marine environment, and contributing to a stronger Canadian economy.”

ALT Image of Open Ocean Robotics’ uncrewed solar-powered boat on the water. Photo credit: Open Ocean Robotics. Quote from the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada, reads: “With world-ready innovations, British Columbians are charting a new course for the global blue economy. By investing in initiatives like Web Summit and COAST’s Blue Tech Connect, PacifiCan is helping B.C. and Canada become leaders in sustainable ocean innovation—creating good jobs, protecting our marine environment, and contributing to a stronger Canadian economy.”

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Brent Toderian
@BrentToderian14 May 2025
BIG NEWS: I’m very honoured to announce that I’ve been collaborating with the CITY OF PARIS under Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s leadership to co-curate a unique exhibition opening this summer at Paris City Hall on BOLD URBAN TRANSFORMATION around the world. Stay tuned for details!
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Hayden
@the_transit_guy6 May 2025
I am not kidding, build 500,000 of these things all over the country.
Michael Andersen@andersem5 May 2025
5 stories 1 elevator 1 staircase 13 family-size homes, full of light, in a neighborhood-scale building in Seattle This is the spacious & accessible future building code reformers want
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If anyone from Greater Victoria, BC still on Txitter (I suspect I'll depart soon as well lol), I wrote this SWOT analysis that looks at our weaknesses and strengths in the context of designing the future we want. I'd love to know what was missed!! southislandprosperity.ca/vic…

Gaps, Growth & Grit: Can Greater Victoria’s SWOT Analysis Reveal What’s Next for Our Economy?

Dallas Gislason looks at Greater Victoria's future to discover how we turn our strengths into strategies for success.

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Today, Canadian mayors stood shoulder to shoulder with U.S. & Mexican counterparts to deliver a clear message: these tariffs are hurting our communities—and they must stop. FCM led Canada’s delegation to Washington. This diplomatic effort will continue for as long as it takes.🇨🇦
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Steve Lafleur@Steve_Lafleur23 Mar 2025
Investors hate uncertainly more than just about anything. Playing hardball may work if you're trying to screw a contractor. Not so much when running a national economy. – at Toronto, Ontario
Michael R. Strain
@MichaelRStrain23 Mar 2025
Investors are moving their money out of U.S. companies and into European companies.
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Municipalities will feel the impacts of a trade war deeply, and local leaders are uniquely positioned to convey the true impact of tariffs – on both sides of the border. FCM representatives Mayor Pam Mood, Mayor Marc Doret and 1st VP @TimTierney are back from 3 days in Washington, where they engaged with American municipal leaders at @leagueofcities. We’ll continue working together – as partners and neighbours. #CCC25 #CDNMuni #cdnpoli
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Jason Kint
@jason_kint10 Mar 2025
This 2016 video is just an incredible two minutes. Every second of it. It will be in the documentary.
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Julia Ioffe
@juliaioffe4 Mar 2025
At the 2018 NATO summit, I ran into a former advisor for Dmitry Medvedev and I asked him what Moscow thought of Trump. “To us he looks like a wrecking ball, our wrecking ball.” This line has been screaming in my head for the last week. pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/inter…

Julia Ioffe | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series

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"So that we don't end up like Europe" Reminder:
Geiger Capital
@Geiger_Capital3 Mar 2025
Absolute banger. “so that we don’t end up like Europe!”
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Sometimes a picture says all…
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Trevor Tombe
@trevortombe21 Feb 2025
Potentially massive policy move here by Nova Scotia. 👇 Nova Scotia vows to lift internal trade barriers for provinces that pass similar laws /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/business…

Nova Scotia vows to lift internal trade barriers for provinces that pass similar laws

Interprovincial barriers have been identified by policy makers as an area for reform that would deliver an economic boost

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Matt McManus@MattPolProf4 Feb 2025
Life expectancy.
Tomi Lahren
@TomiLahren2 Feb 2025
Can you think of a Canadian product that’s better than an American one? Honestly curious.
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My favourite US commentator nails it.
Jonah Goldberg
@JonahDispatch2 Feb 2025
This tariff shit is so stupid. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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Amy McGrath
@AmyMcGrathKY2 Feb 2025
Xi and Putin are laughing their asses off right now as the president of the US starts a trade war that hurts America, Canada, and Mexico.
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Minutes ago, Trump formally declared an economic war against Canada - an outrageous action against a friend, key economic partner and military ally that will inflict pain on Americans and Canadians alike. Advocates of sound economic policy and the rule of law must fight back.🇨🇦🇺🇸
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Brent Toderian
@BrentToderian17 Jan 2025
Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people. Good trade.
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Democracy is so awesome now :-/
James Temperton@jtemperton8 Jan 2025
This story is wild. Pickering, a small city in Ontario, has found itself tangled up in a bunch of alt-right conspiracy theories. Local officials have been accused of being pedophiles, Nazis and fascists. One alt-right figure has said they should get a "baseball bat to the face."
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Recent weeks confirm the well-known phenomenon: smart people in one domain may be utterly dumb in an unrelated one. Tech guys opining on public policy and revealing their ignorance are just another example of that.
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