Devin Dignam
@devindignam.bsky.social
Currently located in Victoria, BC. Former doer of many things, including educator, DFS pro, referee, & editor at Wagesofwins. Fan of General Ludd. I write (wrote?) biting leftist parody songs for fun: https://devindignam.substack.com/p/coming-soon
I think it’s probably important for stories on the Can-U.S. trade negotiations, particularly those aimed at U.S. audiences, to lead or spotlight the fact that the two countries HAVE a deal, negotiated and signed by Trump, which Trump is now violating
when i say canada shouldn’t try to catch silicon valley on ai, that doesn’t mean we should just jump on a different hype train. it means rejecting the silicon valley model and building tech for the public good, not to maximize shareholder value and corporate control.
Maclean’s Magazine@macleans.bsky.social · 6h ago“Canada has a rare chance to lead in quantum. But we can only capitalize on our head start if we learn from how we lost our initial edge in AI.” https://macleans.ca/society/technology/we-lost-the-ai-race-quantum-is-canadas-second-chance/
41 years ago in this theatre, our Prime Minister sang on this stage with Ronald Reagan, signaling to the world that Canada was for sale, parts available at wholesale prices. Last night, we saw the hens come home to roost.
For the record: doing the bare minimum months too late does not change this assessment. All of the domestic crises that the Carney gov is chief architect of will come home to roost.
Tim Ford@timfordwrites.bsky.social · last mo.The Carney gov may be the most catastrophic gov of my life. The harms they're inflicting are generational, and what's worse, might be irrevocable. We'll be saddled with AI datacentres, an airport with no business case, a permanently bloated military... There's no coming back from a lot of this.
The lesson the world has learned is that if the US government tells you it's raining, better get yourself checked for piss because, buddy, that's piss
When I wrote in June about the ongoing process of updating BC's gas royalty system, Energy Minister Adrian Dix said he expected to have it finalized within a few weeks The new royalty system is supposed to take effect on Jan 1 #bcpoli
The Tyee@thetyee.ca · 2d ago“Industry lobbyists regurgitate age-old threats that changes to royalties will cause capital to flee willy-nilly from the province to more ‘competitive’ jurisdictions. These threats are as hollow as they are tired,” Jim Stanford writes. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
“B.C.’s move to deny public access to an employee directory is another step in the long war on government accountability and public information. A war that governments over the past 25 years have been winning.” Paul Willcocks writes. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Here’s the Latest Attack on BC Government Accountability | The Tyee
After almost a century, a directory of public sector staff is stamped ‘secret.’
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What kind of Canada are we trying to build? Will “the deal” make it harder or impossible to recover our sovereignty, our ability to shape our future, carve out our place in the world, and build a more just, equitable, sustainable Canada. All to buy time and the fantasy of stability?
when we are overwhelmed by crises and desperate for answers we are vulnerable to crisis cults, magical thinking that helps is through the day - that an all-knowing leader will fix it, that magical tech - AI - will fix it. The most powerful form of denial is to do more of what got us here
Maybe they should start calling it the Ministry of Reducing Transparency and Public Accountability? The last time this ministry was in the news it was for cracking down on FOI access #bcpoli
The "Let's give cops godlike omniscience and see what happens!" experiment is turning up results that fall within the hypothesis.
404 Media@404media.co · 4d agoFlorida cop Lamar Roman used a license plate reader to stalk a woman he met on a TV show. We not only have footage of him pulling her over for no reason, but also statements from both him and the victim. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...
New story from me 👇 While Doug Ford's government announced changes to eligibility for social assistance in Ontario, advocates are saying the province is missing the point: Ontario Works is failing people in need.
PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · 4d agoWhile Doug Ford’s Government Changes Eligibility for Social Assistance, Experts say Existing Programs are Failing Those in Need “I think there's a real lack of political will with this government, because they see some people as undeserving of support” pressprogress.ca/while-doug-f...
Don’t love the vague note about “digital trade alignment” in the US statement on whatever agreement is coming. Canada is already limited in how it can regulate US tech companies due to CUSMA/USMCA. The last thing we need is for our ability to rein in those bad actors to be constrained even further.
Trump pauses 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods for 3 days | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced he will pause the implementation of 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods for three days, posting the decision less than two hours before the crush...
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"Reporters in B.C. are often shocked when they call officials in Alaska or Washington for comment and mid-level government employees freely speak on the record." This is so true and so bizarre. In the U.S., public employees - scientists, program directors, analysts - actually talk to reporters 😱
B.C. disables employee directory, leaving public in the dark about who works for gov't - Today in BC
Public can no longer look up who works in the B.C. government, or access internal contact information
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The federal NDP is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate the federal government for what it says is a practice of illegally greenwashing its energy policies in TV and social media advertisements.
Feds are greenwashing Carney's energy policy, NDP claim to Competition Bureau
The NDP asked the Competition Bureau to investigate the federal government for what it says is a practice of illegally greenwashing federal energy policies in TV and social media advertisements.
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“Tripling the current generation capacity of Churchill Falls to that 14,000 MW of renewable power—that's more than the entire generating capacity of BC Hydro, it's more than 2x the output of Bruce Power, the largest nuclear plant on this continent.” Huge deal. Now to see if it survives QC election.
N.L., Quebec announce new Churchill Falls agreement worth billions — with help from Ottawa | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney, N.L. Premier Tony Wakeham and Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette stood along the St. John's harbour and announced a new energy deal — not yet finalized — on Churchill Falls...
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British Columbia’s government is contemplating carving the province into three zones to “provide greater clarity” to the timber industry, and discussions have so far left out First Nations. Ben Parfitt reports. #bcpoli
BC Is Quietly Planning to Split Forest Lands into Three Use Zones | The Tyee
The policy shift, revealed in a government email obtained by The Tyee, takes First Nations by surprise.
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U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra once claimed Canadians lack a sense of humour. Not true. We just need a good reason to laugh. Turn on the Petition Channel! @steveburgess53.bsky.social advises. #canpoli #uspoli
Please Advise! Where Do I Sign the Hoekstra Heave-Ho Petition? | The Tyee
As Canadians’ signatures fast accumulate, how do we eject this Trumpian troll?
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Thousands around B.C. will find themselves with freezers full of contents in need of disposal by the time summer ends. As many return home, they’re told to clean the freezers themselves, since the province stopped funding the curbside pickup of nightmare appliances. 🥩 @tyolsen.bsky.social reports.
After the Fire Comes the Rotting Meat. The Province No Longer Helps | The Tyee
BC stopped paying to dispose of freezers after long-term evacuations. That brings health concerns.
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A University of Victoria-led initiative is one step closer to turning the deep ocean off British Columbia into a massive detector capable of studying some of the universe’s most elusive particles. https://cheknews.ca/uvic-led-project-moves-closer-to-deep-sea-telescope-1342395/
UVic-led project moves closer to deep-sea telescope
A University of Victoria-led initiative is one step closer to turning the deep ocean off British Columbia into a massive detector capable of studying some of the universe’s most elusive particles.
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Poll after poll shows the vast majority of Canadians want us to fight back, and are willing to absorb the burden of doing so, yet Carney and his shitty-ass neolib gov are giving us Harper 2.0 when they could be Pearson or Trudeau Sr. on Steroids. Voters are practically demanding a new NEP.
Less than 20% of Canadians want to give U.S. ‘concessions,’ poll finds - National | Globalnews.ca
Most Canadians believe that fresh tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump are more likely to hit Canada than not, new polling from Abacus Data said on Monday.
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Mary Gillis@marygillis.bsky.social · 6d agoCanadians are willing to let Carney do anything right now. He could be using that blank cheque to turn Canada into a future proof, independent green energy powerhouse. Instead he's trying to make it the fucking 1980s again. I cannot believe how backwards and incompetent this man turned out to be.
Top story in this morning’s Dresdner Morgenpost: German social democrats (with support from greens and the association representing German cities) are calling for constitutional changes to legally guarantee citizens (and workers) protections against the impacts of climate change and heat waves
Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca · last wk.I’ve been in Germany for the last week, the temperature has oscillated between 35°-38°C every single day I asked someone if it’s normal for the grass to be yellow and leaves change colour and fall from the trees in mid-August They told me this has been normal for only “the last few years”
we cannot seem to break free from the exhausted ideology that put us in the hole we are in. We just keep digging.
Greg Bester 🇨🇦@gregbester.bsky.social · last wk.Reports indicate airport privatization could be among the summit’s headline announcements. The selloff of other public assets, such as ports, toll roads, power grids, and water systems, may also be on the agenda. canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
when we become enamored with our leader’s credentials we surrender our critical faculties, sit on the sidelines and democracy suffers. it is long past time that we questioned the government’s so-called strategy of appeasement and talk of reducing dependency while increasing integration.
I don't think we should give them any of those things 💁♀️
Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · last wk.US is reportedly asking Canada for first-refusal rights on critical minerals, completion of its F-35 purchase, more US defense procurement tied to Golden Dome + guarantees on future oil & gas supplies. Another example of security, trade and resources being folded into one transactional relationship
It’s another 3-ship night in Victoria with Bliss (dropping off garbage), Eurodam, Royal. These regulatory stops, required by US law, are late and brief, but filled with pollution, traffic, and noise. Here’s what that all looks like. youtu.be/lDivqNcpDfY
July 3, 2026 – Three Cruise Ships Today, Victoria BC
YouTube video by Fair Sailing
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The Climate Crisis is real and it is now Time for elected officials to take it seriously and stop literally pouring fuel on the fire. youtube.com/shorts/ZQegX...
The climate crisis of 2026 - starving honeybees
YouTube video by Amara Farm
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