Forgive my bluntness, but the only thing Kareem Allam has done is create winning campaigns for some of the most right-wing, useless politicians BC has ever seen: Kevin Falcon, Ken Sim? Earlier, a Canadian Alliance candidate, Stockwell Day, Dianne Watts.. Whatever he is, he's no "liberal" #vanpoli

is someone who responds to criticism of his record in this childish way the kind of person we want as mayor of vancouver? i think not #vanpoli

There is one expensive and completely fake degree program on every campus and we all know what it is.

“I would never have agreed to be a diplomat in Canada if I knew I’d have to be diplomatic to Canadians,” says Pete Hoekstra

"I would never have agreed to be a diplomat in Canada if I knew I'd have to be diplomatic to Canadians," says Pete Hoekstra

OTTAWA - Tensions between Canada and the United States flared this week when US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra was captured on a live microphone admitting that he regretted his decision to accept a diplomatic post in Canada, citing his lack of interest in being diplomatic toward Canadians.

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just happened again. time for a haircut

theo@tboyblues.bsky.social · 10mo ago

transmasc culture is going “fuck i need a haircut” over and over for months until you finally cave after being called a “beautiful young lady” one too many times

BC Conservative MLA Peter Milobar has announced he is leaving the party and sitting as an independent. Milobar, who ran for its leadership, was accused in the race by Kerry-Lynne Findlay of being in a “conflict of interest” because his wife is Indigenous and had worked for a First Nation.

babe wake up the conservatives are unraveling 😃

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 3d ago

BC Conservative MLA Peter Milobar has announced he is leaving the party and sitting as an independent. Milobar, who ran for its leadership, was accused in the race by Kerry-Lynne Findlay of being in a “conflict of interest” because his wife is Indigenous and had worked for a First Nation.

There are many B.C. voters who will never vote for the NDP but don't hold far-right views, so this is going to be an ongoing dynamic as the province now lacks a clear centrist option. (I acknowledge the BCNDP has tried to move centre, and that may work with some voters, but others won't buy it.)

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 3d ago

BC Conservative MLA Peter Milobar has announced he is leaving the party and sitting as an independent. Milobar, who ran for its leadership, was accused in the race by Kerry-Lynne Findlay of being in a “conflict of interest” because his wife is Indigenous and had worked for a First Nation.

Sarah Kirby Yung says our neighborhoods are dying. You’ve been in power for 4 years. This is a distraction from your own failures.

i don’t know if people outside of BC have caught onto the fact that anti-indigenous racism pretty much dominates our province’s political discourse now but it’s reaching hitlarian levels

In case it wasn’t obvious Ken Sim and ABC are working for Big Oil & Gas, they're now running a fossil fuel director for City Council. In October we’re going to Evict Ken Sim and his Big Oil backers from City Hall, and make Vancouver a world leader on responding to climate change.

SEAN ORR@seanorr.bsky.social · 5d ago

“Vancouver’s surprise decision this summer to allow natural gas heating in new buildings was the culmination of behind-the-scenes discussions that included Mayor Ken Sim’s senior adviser, David Grewal, who is director of two private natural gas companies.” vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...

“Vancouver’s surprise decision this summer to allow natural gas heating in new buildings was the culmination of behind-the-scenes discussions that included Mayor Ken Sim’s senior adviser, David Grewal, who is director of two private natural gas companies.” vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...

Questions raised about role of Vancouver mayor's adviser in controversial natural gas vote

Vancouver council's surprise decision to allow natural gas heating in new construction could be good for mayor's top adviser's businesses.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 5d ago

ABC Vancouver has announced its newest council candidate — and he served in Ken Sim’s office the last four years. David Grewal has been Sim’s senior advisor, and finished in 11th place running for council under Sim in 2018. With Montague not running, leaves space for 1-2 more ABC announcements.

SOGI in BC schools has not been defunded. SOGI is a policy framework and series of resources that still exists in BC schools and isn’t going anywhere. the org that started SOGI had its funding cut but this doesn’t mean that SOGI is disappearing from BC schools. it’s not a class that can be defunded.

Queer Momentum@queermomentum.ca · 6d ago

Do you care about queer inclusion at schools? 💖🌈 Then help us flood Premier Eby and the BC Government’s inbox to demand they uphold queer and trans children’s safety at schools! 📧To join us in our pressure campaign, visit www.queermomentum.ca/sogi 🔗

i love my beautiful wife. Seabus

Yes, Cdns are paying attention. How can we not, under smoke-filled skies? But worry isn’t enough. If we don’t know what to do, more disasters just leave us feeling even more helpless. To catalyse action, we need to know: 1. what’s happening, 2. why it’s happening, AND 3. what we can do about it.

Canadians' climate change concerns rebound amid wildfire season | CBC News

The percentage of Canadians who see addressing climate change as a top priority spiked this summer after years of it taking a back seat to other issues, recent polling has found.

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My latest on the #wildfires burning across the Northern Hemisphere: time.com/article/2026... via TIME

What Happens When the World is on Fire

"From America to Algeria, dangerous blazes are occurring around the world, giving us a glimpse into an age ablaze," writes John Valliant.

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i feel like i’m going insane because my province is on fire again and every gov is dismantling climate policies and increasing fossil fuel use/development in the name of “affordability”. what is affordability when everything burns around you and you lose everything? there has to be a better way

North Shore News@northshorenews.bsky.social · last wk.

'Like doomsday': Thousands flee explosive B.C. wildfire as RCMP report possible death

Hearing some residents only had a few minutes to evacuate. Some had to be rescued by helicopter. Some didn’t have time to rescue their pets or release livestock. This is terrible. Hoping residents and fire crews stay safe tonight.

Tarnjit Parmar@tarnjitparmar.bsky.social · last wk.

Serious situation near summerland … wildfire spreading quickly. Was 1000 hectares an hour ago, now 5000 hectares. Evacuation orders in place. Fire is displaying aggressive behaviour.

Footage from my colleague Jay Bertagnolli who is out near summerland.

y’all are gonna be shocked when you find out what the NDP’s position on NAFTA was when it was first introduced

Defence Scheme Enjoyer 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🇲🇽🇵🇸@maxp94.bsky.social · 2w ago

Cool that Lewis endorsed this guy

the long term benefits of fossil fuel expansion 😍

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 2w ago

regrettably i have just taken a new stock photo for modern okanagan summers

regrettably i have just taken a new stock photo for modern okanagan summers

Send a message to the Liberals that you want to protect Toronto’s waterfront forever by voting for Shannon Devine in Beaches—East York. #NoJetsTO

Goodnight

SENATOR ABDUL EL-SAYED COMES TO ME IN MY DREAMS

As I received this news today here in British Columbia, the wildfire smoke blankets the sky, our eyes are burning and our kid is complaining of a sore throat from it. And we’re the lucky ones. 🧵 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney government moves toward listing West Coast pipeline as national interest project | CBC News

Canada’s federal government is advancing the process to designate the Alberta government’s proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a project of national interest. A notice published in the Canada G...

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he’s so hot even when he’s talking about explosive diarrhea it actually pisses me off

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 2w ago

Shameless plug since Abdul’s team hasn’t uploaded it here— posted on July 24th

Reminder that Carney is also gutting food safety in Canada through cuts to CFIA, authorizing use of banned pesticides, and empowering politicians to override regulations. 🔗s below.

Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social · 2w ago

Buy Canadian. Stay safe. If you buy produce from the USA you are putting your trust in Trump, DOGE and RFK jr. Keep the boycott strong. www.aol.com/articles/fda...

meidas touch brain worms.

Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social · 3w ago

Canada is in a deadly serious moment unlike anything we have seen in a century. We need political leaders to offer a vision of how respond to the threat while offering ways that our nation can move forward. Claiming that the PM's priority is supporting Trump's war machine is a total falsehood.

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...

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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