Housing, migration, demographics, ethics, spirituality .... Columnist at Vancouver Sun / Postmedia News https://teapaw.org/t.co/W0APwSK7HV
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The rugged Cariboo-Chilcotin, the riding held by premier-designate @LDoerkson, is worlds away from Vancouver's Point Grey, which 3 of the last 4 premiers represented.
That's going to make a difference.
My latest.
#bcpoli #vanpoli #yyjpoli
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This is funny and maybe even relevant.
@realandrewunger and @ungerreview point out that both outgoing B.C. premier @Dave_Eby and premier-elect @LDoerkson have Mennonite names.
"Based on his surname, Doerkson appears to be of Low German Mennonite stock, while Premier David Eby is suspected of having Swiss Mennonite background." #bcpoli
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Hard to say, as I do love Texas, but it isn't anywhere near as beautiful as other states.
Not that there isn't any beauty--there is! But some American states really are deeply blessed.
I remember the first time I drove through the Pacific Northwest. Could not believe my eyes.
Important dose of Canadian Indigenous realism
A banger from my colleague @karenrestoule: AFN chief doesn’t speak for us. Indigenous Canadians support resource development
A new Postmedia/Leger poll shows that 63% of Indigenous individuals polled support Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to significantly increase the development of Canada’s natural resources. Further, 51 per cent of those surveyed are confident that Indigenous perspectives will be considered when major projects listed as part of the new Building Canada Strong Act are undertaken.
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Different.
Standing in front of an over-sized small apartment block on a single lot, re-elected Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley welcomes the Conservatives' ending blanket "one-size-fits-all" zoning by the @bcndp (via Bill 44).
That's even while Burnaby remains mostly NDP.
@Hurley4Burnaby #vanre #bcpoli
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As they say in Russia, appetite grows while eating.
Russia’s top negotiator Medinsky says in Abu Dhabi that Moscow’s demands extend to all of Europe, far beyond Ukraine.
“The security system in Europe works very badly. The entire organism is sick. Ukraine is just an abscess that burst. The organism must be cured as a whole, a band-aid will not be enough.”
Dr Putin to the rescue of poor sick Europe…
The more Trump seeks to mollify Putin, the more megalomaniac the Russian demands become.
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As Heritage Minister, Marc Miller also can't hide from accountability by pretending that he's just some innocent bystander without any influence.
Miller appoints the Museum's Trustees!
When I was a member of the Board of the Canadian Museum of History, the Minister of Heritage, their staff and departmental officials certainly were no strangers.
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Perhaps it’s time for the @CMHR_News to do the right thing and fix this exhibit. It is doing a disservice to everyone.
Glynnis Kirchmeier, a sexual-violence activist who has her own complaint against UBC, advised people "how to say damaging things about (author Steven) Galloway without being sued," says @bradcran.
The judge must determine "malice" in allegations against Galloway.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
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Galloway Update: On the stand, Glynnis Kirchmeier argued a slash changed the meaning of the tweet she’s being sued over, called retired judge Mary Ellen Boyd “a shill for UBC,” and admitted coaching others on how to accuse Steven Galloway without being sued.
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I Wasn't Kidding About Canada Becoming RENTER Nation
Take a look at this Graph
Who owns these Rental Projects?Ultimately Big Corporations, REITs & Pension Plans will be the Owners
That's our future
Homeownership is dying in Canada & it's just fine with our Government
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Ah, memories of cross examination. I continued to say “trans identified male” despite their attempts to stop me/compel my speech.
#IStandWithAmyHamm
Barbara Findlay: I request you use accurate language and not use "trans identified male" when referring to trans women.
Amy Hamm: I am using the most accurate language.
Barbara Findlay: I want the panel to rule that she can't refer to trans women as men. 1/3
When @MarkjCarney promised to “end homelessness” within 10 years, he just so happened to be standing in front of a politician who made the exact same promise 18 years ago.
@gregorrobertson, now Carney’s housing minister, was elected mayor of Vancouver in 2008 on a platform of ending “street homelessness” by 2015.
When Robertson began the Vancouver count showed 1,576 homeless people.
As of 2025 it’s at 2,715, despite soaring government spending on the problem.
Via @TristinHopper #cdnpoli
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Both @trentuniversity activist Mandi Gray and artist A.B. have made sex-assault accusations against author Steven Galloway "a feature point of their careers."
As told by @sarkonakj.
Her reporting recounts when mis-using the well-intentioned #metoo movement advanced your career.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
On Monday, Galloway trial defendant Mandi Gray contradicted her earlier testimony about National Post coverage of her and A.B., described her observations of A.B.'s weakened mental state in 2025, and told what she knew of A.B.'s undisclosed settlement with UBC.
Both Gray and A.B. have made Galloway a feature point of their careers. Gray wrote a dissertation that discussed her experience in the Galloway case at length (which she later turned into a book), while A.B. opened an art exhibition entirely about Galloway in 2018. She was questioned about both.
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thebureau.news/p/us-treasury… U.S. Treasury Says Ryan Wedding Laundered Billions in Drug Money Through Canadian Currency Exchanges, Sanctioning Eight Toronto and Vancouver Firms Accused of Moving Money for IRGC
It's been going on for decades under the Liberals, reaching its peak under Justin Trudeau (unlike with his father, who cut migration rates during a bad economy).
Mark Carney cranks up immigration again, while pretending not to theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
