Ian Bushfield
@bushfield.ca
Humanism and politics. 📍 Coquitlam, BC Work @bchumanist.ca Podcasts: PolitiCoast & Cambie Report More on me https://ian.bushfield.ca
So the experts quoted here are neoliberal or conservative economists and the biggest "barriers" they can still identify are mutual labour credential recognition. So at what point do we all accept the claimed $500B+ in annual GDP growth was bullshit. www.hilltimes.com/2026/08/01/s...
Still 'a lot left to do’ on advancing internal trade, more than a year after feds dropped barriers, experts say - The Hill Times
Despite ‘minor agreements’ on interprovincial trade between provinces over the past year, former senior public servant and ex-TD Bank top economist Don Drummond says ‘the major obstacles remain unchan...
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I can't tell if Vancouver Pride is cowardly or incompetent but they should be able to answer some basic questions here. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Police to march in Vancouver Pride Parade after 6 years | CBC News
It marks a major shift for the annual event, after parade organizers barred police from marching in 2020 saying Pride’s roots lie in “uprising against police brutality.”
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What the hell did I just read? I'm fine with the argument for comparative worldviews classes but Killian goes all over the place here. At best this is an argument for a secular white Christian hegemony, which ain't much more inclusive.
The Tyee@thetyee.ca · 5d agoAs society itself became more secular, and fewer children were exposed to the Bible at home, education suffered a major loss, @crof.bsky.social argues. 🎒⛪ #bced #canpoli thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
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Taking bets on whether Eby outlasts Kerry-Lynne Findlay in their respective leadership positions.
ABC told planners what to do, the planners did it well, and they changed their mind and used them for political bait. The Villages plan is in the approved Vancouver plan ffs! I hope Josh White and other senior leadership quit. This is why good planners no longer work in the City of Vancouver.
Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 6d agoABC Vancouver told reporters that the Villages plan was “disrespectful”, that city staff went too far, and that they were protecting residents from the sins of bureaucracy. But who told city staff to come up with a transformative plan? Here’s the receipts.
we need more progressive/left politicians like this
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · last wk."Helping working people to afford lives of joy” This is absolutely why Mamdani is succeeding in New York and is so beloved.
I really dislike that OneCity is leaning into the framing that upzoning "forces" anything to happen. Critique the Village Plan or the process, but nothing in the plan forced anyone to replace their home with a 6-storey mixed-use building. It merely permitted it, as Azaroff claims he wants to.
Jason Kenney now fighting with conservative YouTuber JJ McCullough:
It's exactly this. Endorsing the use of "Indians" in 2026 is blatant racism but that's not the primary motivation here as they are fine with "indigenous" (arguably the more woke term). It's about denial of land claims and sovereignty. Which is still racism, to be clear.
theo@tboyblues.bsky.social · last wk.this is entirely because findlay and her ilk don’t recognize or want to engage with first nations *as nations* who have legitimate land claims and the right to free, prior and informed consent on projects on their territories. that’s what this is about. www.biv.com/news/comment...
Fun fact: There are no Muslims in Plaster Rock/Tobique Valley but go off
Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives urged to stop using term 'First Nations'
Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives urged to stop using term 'First Nations'
Leaked guidance from Kerry-Lynne Findlay's office encourages some MLAs to use 'Indian' instead
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“Winnipeg NDP MP Leah Gazan says Carney has a lot to answer for on his latest choice for principal secretary.” (1/2)
Carney’s pick for advisor, Scott Gilmore raising eyebrows
Earlier this month, a number of media sources reported Scott Gilmore would soon be moved into the role of Carneys' principal advisor.
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I see we've reached "actually, smog is good" level of climate denialism.
BC Assessment values BC Place at $227m, less than half what the government spent to replace the roof. www.bcassessment.ca/Property/Inf... But I'm sure we could get more than that selling of public assets, right? theprovince.com/sports/socce...
Province would consider selling B.C. Place to Whitecaps: Kahlon
Who needs a lease or a management contract if you can just buy the whole stadium?
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It's not every day my work makes it in Rebel News, but when it does, it's typically a good day.
Calling the cops on speakers at a public hearing is a much bigger threat to democracy than people taking advantage of excessively loose rules.
Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 2w agoThis was a bizarre situation at the end of the public hearing, but this is a bit of over the top grandstanding about police investigations and protecting democracy. The city's rules around public hearings allows literally anyone to call in. Last night people abused the system. That's all.
Oops we did it again. Our work has now directly led to the end of prayers at council meetings in Vancouver, BC; Parksville, BC; MD Bonnyville, AB; Tobique Valley, NB and more municipalities across the country. www.bchumanist.ca/tobique_vall...
Tobique Valley "to no longer recite the Lord's Prayer" at council meetings
The unconstitutional practice has ended
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Just throwing it out there for no particular reason that some experts consider Amber Alerts to be little more than security theatre and claims of their effectiveness are often quite overblown. It's also real contentious on which children get an alert vs who don't. www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
How Many Lives Do Amber Alerts Really Save?
On Sunday, March 22nd of this year, a large swath of the population in Quebec was woken up at 4:25 as cell phones lit up and screamed. An Amber alert had been broadcast. Less than four hours later, th...
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Then we too could orchestrate coups and conduct illegal assassinations in Latin America
Canadians thought they were electing Churchill but got Chamberlain
Canada is throwing $80B at the military, $40B at a new oil pipeline and countless more at other oil and gas subsidies and extractive projects. Instead of investing in climate change mitigation and solutions, we're actively exacerbating the situation. Oh and we're told to accept austerity too.
Here’s the full story: the BC Conservatives have hired an Alberta separatist and a far-right media figure, signalling the direction the party plans to take under new leader Kerry Lynne Findlay thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
BC Conservatives Hire an Alberta Separatist and Far-Right Media Figure | The Tyee
Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay commits to a MAGA approach to winning power.
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Jen St. Denis@jenstden.bsky.social · 3w agoWorking on a #bcpoli story...
Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”