Today in interesting local politics and local media news: @fabulavancouver.bsky.social seems to be making the leap to local politics and will join OneCity. I phoned @fabulavancouver.bsky.social, and she officially declined comment until the “career transition” becomes public tomorrow.

Ken Sim has to hold a press conference today because: - On Day 1 Sim threw his councillor under the bus for false drug dealer claims - On Day 2 Sim was revealed to have also said it, but ducked the press -On Day 3 Sim said “I apologized” on a loop without saying why So now we get Day 4

Warren Kinsella and Senator Charles Adler are coming to Ben Mulroney's defence and blaming TV producers for Ben sharing video game footage as if it were real air combat videos from Iran on his personal X account (I don't think they understand he is sharing this stuff on X, not on TV)

My SOAPBOX SOCIAL commentary on Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim starting a false claim about Vancouver City Councillor Sean Orr.

Curious what will truly be won in the battle to prove immaculate conception under the BCConservative faith… Let the witchhunts begin, or whatever.

“The shallow exercise of conservative chest-thumping may galvanize membership, but it shrinks the Conservative Party of BC’s flexibility to adapt to the broader electorate — a risk being demonstrated, in real time, by Pierre Poilievre.” My latest in @thetyee.ca👇 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Out of the gate, the Conservative Party of BC’s leadership race feels less like a search for the next premier and more like a purity test to identify the party’s most uncompromising conservative. @vancolour.bsky.social writes. #bcpoli

This is VANCOLOUR Thursday at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺 If you are: 👉 B.C. Premier David Eby 👉 Conservative Party of BC leadership candidates 👉 Kevin Falcon Tune in for your performance review! 📋🤓 The 35th Premier of British Columbia, Christy Clark is on This is VANCOLOUR

CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: Latest B.C. budget and Vancouver politics “I don’t think the trade-offs they’re making for the deficit are the right ones…” https://loom.ly/OBNkyxM

Honoured to be on the analysis desk for CBC’s special coverage of B.C. Budget Day 2026! 🙏 ICYMI: I got visibly angrier and frustrated during the broadcast at the news of a $13.3 BILLION deficit *after* the province admitted that such large deficits were “unsustainable” 😡

while the BCNDP was caving to the diversion moral panic and severely limiting its safe supply program, the public safety ministry was acknowledging in budget preparation documents that hydromorphone only accounted for 0.3% of VPD drug seizures by weight

It's Budget Day in BC! I'll be on CBC Vancouver at 1pm with @vancolour.bsky.social, and Michelle Eliot hosting. Find us here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

This is @vancolour.bsky.social: Kyla’s Court – Can Canada block Hasan Piker from entering the country? "...Because it’s not on a list, he’s not automatically considered for immigration purposes, a terrorist." https://loom.ly/0y6Dkf0

Thanks for having me on! It was fun to be in living Vancolour this week.

This is VANCOLOUR Thursday. 9pm. @cheknews.ca 📺 👉 B.C. could owe you money and you might not know it! 🤑 (Sherry MacLennan, BC Unclaimed) 👉 Is another pipeline in B.C. just a pipe dream? 💭 (@stewartprest.ca) 👉 Can Canada deny Hasan Piker entry into the country? 🛑 (@kylalee.ca)

Another brilliant political deep-dive tonight on #ThisIsVanColour. @vancolour.bsky.social asks really good questions, and #BradWestPoCo has great insight. Love the combined analysis of the state of our province and #BCpoli. #PortCoquitlam

"What is clear, however, is that ABC Vancouver has, so far, successfully monopolized the political lane among voters for whom public safety and property taxes are the overriding concerns." via @vancolour.bsky.social & @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

“Ken Sim’s Rivals Could Deliver Him a Win” Ken Sim won’t replicate the popularity that swept him into office in 2022. But the Vancouver mayor has carved out a political lane that could still carry him in October’s election. #vanpoli My latest in @thetyee.ca👇 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Ken Sim won’t replicate the popularity that swept him into office in 2022. But the Vancouver mayor has carved out a political lane that could still carry him in October’s election. @vancolour.bsky.social writes. #vanpoli

This was a great episode, especially with Minister Sharma: They should have been a link on where to go for help: British Columbia's intimate Image Protection Act - how to report and remove your images - includes AI generated:

Social media turns death into entertainment (…and Andrew Scheer is a troll) A MOment This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺

From a longer interview where I make the case that there is no free speech when billionaires control the public square youtu.be/3HOpOJSpz3U?...

No one hates free speech more than billionaires

We’re looking for an experienced journalist to join a growing bureau at The Tyee with a special focus on oceans and rivers in Western Canada. Apply by Feb. 8 and tell your journalist friends! 🪸📰 #CdnMedia

Is 𝕏 really the “free speech app”? Lance from @theserfstv.bsky.social discusses the recent controversies on Elon Musk’s social media platform (formerly known as Twitter) that have opened up calls for more regulation. This is VANCOLOUR @cheknews.ca 📺 FULL SEGMENT: youtu.be/3HOpOJSpz3U?...

This is VANCOLOUR Thursday at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺 🎶 Let’s talk about X, baby! 🎶 👉 X is taking B.C. to court. What’s at stake? (B.C. Attorney General @nikisharma.bsky.social) 👉 At what point should Canada ban X? (Lance from @theserfstv.bsky.social) 👉 Social media turns death into entertainment

CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: B.C. set to end drug decriminalization pilot this month “Nothing is going to change and I think the number of deaths is going to increase.” https://loom.ly/B6M918E

This is VANCOLOUR ¡Tonight at 9pm! @cheknews.ca 📺 We’re covering self-improvement done right… and wrong 👀 …featuring Mandy Gill, Bob Kronbauer, and Neena Savage!

This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays (tonight!) at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺 👉 The “January Slump” is real! ‘New Year, New Me’ makes it worse! (Mandy Gill) 👉 After quitting drinking, life kept getting better! (‘BC Bob’ Kronbauer) 👉 Why are young men smashing their own faces with a hammer? 🤯 (Neena Savage)

CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: What’s next for OneBC and right-leaning parties in B.C. “I’d rather see a rule change that requires people to be more accountable about how they spend public money…” https://loom.ly/5bNjqZ0

This is VANCOLOUR Tonight at 9pm! @cheknews.ca 📺 It’s a very ratty Christmas in B.C.! 🎄 👉 Who is to blame for all the rats in our province? 🐀 (Kareem Allam) 👉 The Low Road Report: When do you tell your kids ‘the truth’ about Santa Claus? 🎅 (Mario Canseco & Dino Archie)

NEW PODCAST: Mo Amir (@vancolour.bsky.social) from This is Vancolour returns to the program for our final episode of the year, to discuss all the latest happenings in B.C. provincial politics! Tune in for the season finale! www.jakelandau.ca/p/episode-42...

No, diet pop is NOT a healthy choice🥤 In fact, new research shows us that the ultra-processed foods that surround us this holiday season are even worse than we thought! 🍬 @drmelissalem.bsky.social explains! This is VANCOLOUR @cheknews.ca 📺 FULL SEGMENT: tinyurl.com/5bj2txvsy

This is VANCOLOUR Thursday at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺 👉 Are ultra-processed foods the new ‘smoking’? 🚬 (@drmelissalem.bsky.social) 👉 How is food insecurity rising despite so much food waste? 🥕🥬🌽 (David Long / Greater Vancouver Food Bank) 👉 Can we sue grocery chains for wasting food? 💰 (@kylalee.ca)

Before he went face-to-face with (the real) Pierre Poilievre, This Hour Has 22 Minutes’ Chris Wilson (@imchriswilson.bsky.social) explained how he approaches political parody in a way that isn’t toxic. This is VANCOLOUR @cheknews.ca 📺 FULL SEGMENT: tinyurl.com/3rzzp4wu

This is VANCOLOUR Thursday at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺 👉 B.C.’s extortion crime wave explained (Sam Cooper) 👉 What are your rights when debt collectors call? (Blair Mantin) 👉 Does B.C. support a new pipeline... or not?

This is VANCOLOUR Thursday at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺 👉 Can the government really just kill 300 ostriches? (@kylalee.ca) 👉 Why are some B.C. orcas in decline while other marine mammals thrive? (Dr. Martin Haulena) 👉 Maybe don't rake your leaves this fall? (@tamarataggart.bsky.social)

Listening to Ken Sim’s @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social interview and it’s kind of surprising his team doesn’t prepare him better for this tough interviewer. He says the police board has said no to some budget asks and the police have cut back their spending - but can’t name examples. #vanpoli

ICYMI: Yesterday on Soapbox Social, @kylalee.ca and I discussed the huge public response to Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver’s “Zero Means Zero”-budget. You can watch the full segment here: youtu.be/4W8vX1gn_yE?...

This is VANCOLOUR Tonight at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺 Elected Chief of the Chawathil First Nation Aaron Pete goes beyond the headlines to discuss possible unmarked graves at residential school sites; the Cowichan land title decision; and the future of Reconciliation.

Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...

This is VANCOLOUR Thursday at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺 Chief of the Chawathil First Nation and host of the Nuanced podcast, Aaron Pete discusses unmarked graves at residential schools; the recent Cowichan land ruling; and the future of Reconciliation.

This is VANCOLOUR Thursday at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺 👉 The real reason we’re being called back to the office (Ron Butler) 👉 Tired, moody, unmotivated? It’s not always SAD (Aeryon Ashlie) 👉 They’re flipping the ‘celebrity interview’ on its head (Lucas Gates from CBC’s The Assembly)

@vancolour.bsky.social was talking about dead celebrities being "revived" with AI on his show this week. This reminded me of actors fighting against being replaced with AI versions of themselves, something Howard Chaykin predicted in 1983's American Flagg comic.

This is VANCOLOUR Tonight at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺 It’s our Halloween SPOOK-tacular! 🎃 👉 Film producer Chris Ferguson (Longlegs, The Monkey) on horror’s renaissance 👻 👉 Local legend Fiona Forbes on resurrecting dead celebrities 👉 Author Jesse Ferreras on what’s scarier than a Vancouver vampire 🧛‍♂️

This is VANCOLOUR’s Halloween SPOOK-tacular! 🎃 👻 Thursday at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺

CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social “I think it shows a lot of the discord that we’ve been hearing rumblings about within the party and in particular the criticism of John Rustad as leader…” https://loom.ly/zL5uJWI

the current state of the BC Conservatives #bcpoli

@vancolour.bsky.social Posting screenshots cuz Mo is to cool for hilarious banter on bluesky.

Thanks for having me @vancolour.bsky.social! Mo got the low-down: How are Jeffrey Epstein and MAGA billionaires connected to the proposed Ksi Lisims gas terminal? Sneak peak: instagram.com/reel/DMivdv0yX…#bcpolili