My second @thetyee.ca piece today is on the city's World Cup Human Rights Action plan. The city *just* sent me their responses, so we will be updating the piece shortly. A lot of criticism of the plan from the @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social & @bccla.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

“The Province is yet again capitulating to unfounded moral panic, this time citing a fabricated barrier of needing to strike community consultations prior to the implementation of a life-saving health service.” - Caitlin Shane, lawyer with pivot legal society

Pivot’s Legal Observer Program is going live! www.pivotlegal.org/legal_observ... 1/4

Two people were fined $250 each for smoking cigarettes: www.policeoversight.ca/p/prefifa-po... @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social

Starting today (May 13, 2026), the @cityofvancouver.bsky.social FIFA World Cup 2026 Bylaw is in effect. Before & during FIFA, you can expect intensified surveillance, increased enforcement of both new & existing bylaws, & the largest deployment of law enforcement in Vancouver’s history. 1/3

What forces is FIFA bringing to Vancouver, and who stands to be most impacted? Join us as we explore these impacts in our new blog series “FIFA on the Block”. www.pivotlegal.org/fifa_on_the_... 1/3

UPDATE: Bill 11 has passed. BC’s Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) has now been amended to: expand landlords' power to order arbitrary evictions; allow landlords to lock tenants out of their homes; and... 🧵1/5

Delivering the POINT issue #7 to your feeds. #LinkInBio #Newsletter Pdf version: www.pivotlegal.org/newsletter Sign up for updates: www.pivotlegal.org/get_updates

BILL 11 – Residential Tenancy Amendment Act is dangerously close to passing and will have devastating impacts on supportive housing tenants. 1/3

Ten years into a declared emergency. More than 18,000 deaths. Preventable. Still preventable. “What has become most alarming is not only the scale of loss, but how normalized this crisis has become” Read HRNA’s statement here. #bcpoli www.hrna-aiirm.ca/2026/04/14/t...

West Coast LEAF stands with Indigenous nations and joins legal, labour, enviro, and other community leaders to urge Premier Eby and the BC government to recommit to upholding #IndigenousRights. BC must move forward on reconciliation – not backwards. www.wcel.org/DeclarationAct#IndigenousRights #BCPoli #DRIPA

We echo and stand with the First Nations Leadership Council. @davidebybc.bsky.social built his career on the backs of people that he now abandons and systematically dispossesses.

Today we’re at the office of Minister @christineboyle.bsky.social, who is responsible for stripping the rights of tenants in supportive housing. 🧵1/3

Open Letter: Defunding of all Supervised Consumption Sites in Ontario “Effective law and policy must be grounded in evidence, and shifting funding from SCS elsewhere is not supported by evidence or the public at large.” #onpoli #cdnpoli drugpolicy.ca/open-letter-...

West Coast LEAF is proud to pledge to be an Apartheid Free organization. We join dozens of communities and organizations to support freedom, justice, and equality for the Palestinian people and oppose Israeli apartheid. Learn more: apartheid-free.org #ApartheidFree #EndIsraeliApartheid

Join the BCCLA, @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social, BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, and an informal coalition in their calls for the City of Vancouver to adequately address the the deeply concerning human rights implications of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. Use your Voice: ow.ly/Ivfe50YBxRk

Lawyer Danielle Sabelli joins us to explain the impact on residents of supportive housing of proposed amendments to BC’s Residential Tenancy Act. @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social @clasbc.bsky.social @copevancouver.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social tiny.cc/mky0101

On a new 👁️‍🗨️ @redeyeradio.bsky.social 👁️‍🗨️ @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social and an informal coalition of organizations in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown sound the alarm about the massive human rights implications of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. www.listennotes.com/podcasts/red...

Saturday | 10:25 PT Lawyer Danielle Sabelli joins us to explain the impact on residents of supportive housing of proposed amendments to BC’s Residential Tenancy Act. #vanPoli #bcPoli @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social @clasbc.bsky.social @copevancouver.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social

“This news release has really made it clear that the intent of this counter-human trafficking unit is to target sex workers, which directly contradicts provincial sex worker enforcement guidelines.” Angela Wu, Executive Director, SWAN Vancouver www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Webinar |🏠 The right to housing is recognized in Canadian law. Yet encampments keep growing. Why? What can law do? 🎙️ Join Marie-Josée Houle, Dr. Alexandra Flynn (@allard.ubc.ca) & Laura Macintyre (@pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social) for 90-minute discussion. 📅 April 30, 2026 ciaj-icaj.ca/en/upcoming-...

POD DROP! We talk with Laura Macintyre of Pivot Legal, one of the DTES organizations concerned about the major human rights implications of FIFA World Cup 2026 for people who shelter outside. @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social @bccla.bsky.social @libbydavies.bsky.social tiny.cc/myf0101 #vanPoli

Saturday | 11:00 PT We talk with Laura Macintyre of Pivot Legal, one of the DTES organizations concerned about the major human rights implications of FIFA World Cup 2026 for people who shelter outside. @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social @bccla.bsky.social @libbydavies.bsky.social \

🏠 Webinar on Housing | 🎙️ They're moving the right to housing in Canada. On April 30, hear from Marie-Josée Houle, Dr. Alexandra Flynn (@allard.ubc.ca) & Laura Macintyre (@pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social) as they come together to discuss this major issue. 📅 April 30, 2026 🔗 ciaj-icaj.ca/en/upcoming-...

On March 4, 2026, Minister Christine Boyle proposed sweeping new legislation to further erode the rights of tenants living in supportive housing... 1/2

"while non-profit landlords and policymakers have evoked notions of figurative ‘problem tenants’ to justify sweeping changes to supportive housing rights, these issues are a product of a broken system that has rarely prioritized...tenant safety" www.policeoversight.ca/p/carceral-h...

#FIFA2026: we have not been consulted, we have not been engaged, and we do not trust your Plan to mitigate FIFA-related harms. Read our joint press release with BC Civil Liberties Association and the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition: https://www.pivotlegal.org/press_release_fifa#FIFA2026

read the first peer-reviewed research paper using data P.O.W.E.R. collected and analyzed via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #drugsky #harmreduction @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social @hracollective.bsky.social @harmreductionintl.bsky.social

Press release - Pivot and @bccla.bsky.social request BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner’s review of Police Board inaction with respect to VPD’s use of force in Palestine protests. 🧵1/8

We are hiring! Pivot is seeking an Articling Student for full-time articling term, with a flexible start date in Spring or Summer of 2026. 1/3

Today the government of BC ended its Decriminalization Pilot, signaling yet again that politics and moral panic take precedence over evidence, the lives of people who use drugs, and purported commitments to reconciliation and decolonization. 1/4

A Street Guide for Your Rights & Responsibilities as a Tenant in SRO & Supportive Housing! www.policeoversight.ca/p/new-zine-k... 1/5

"By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...

Shame on you BC @davidebybc.bsky.social @josieosborne.bsky.social You never committed to the policy and now you’re all too glad to end it and say you tried. Evidence shows the policy met its aims to reduce criminalization. But evidence has never been your guide. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Supreme Court of Canada in Dorsey v. Canada (AG), 2025 SCC 38 affirms access to habeas corpus for prisoners to challenge unlawful forms of confinement in federal prisons! www.pivotlegal.org/fighting_for... 1/x

The @cityofvancouver.bsky.social recently approved a temporary Bylaw in the lead up to the #FIFA games in summer 2026. The Bylaw imposes sweeping restrictions, which the City promises it won’t actually enforce to punish residents’ ordinary activities. 1/2

One-third done, only two-thirds to go! Your #GivingTuesday gift is MATCHED, so now’s the perfect time to push Pivot closer to our year-end goal of $60,000. Consider donating today: https://www.pivotlegal.org/donate_2025#GivingTuesday

💥 Don't wait to donate to Pivot! 💥 Your gift will be matched today, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous partner. We're already about 1/3 the way to our goal, will you help us reach $60,000 before 2026? https://www.pivotlegal.org/donate_2025

A win for prisoners’ rights at the SCC! Pivot is relieved by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today in Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 38, to affirm access to habeas corpus for prisoners’ in Canada’s deplorable federal prison system! 1/7

Delivering the POINT issue #6 to your feeds. #LinkInBio #Newsletter Pdf version: www.pivotlegal.org/newsletter Sign up for updates: www.pivotlegal.org/get_updates

In case you missed this webinar hosted by @hrna.bsky.social, you can check out the recording here! youtu.be/5_eu8Je7WDU?...

Belatedly sharing this study on the rapid rise of manslaughter charges in Canada against people alleged to have shared or sold drugs that led to an accidental overdose death. Police agencies are quietly changing investigative procedures to recast medical emergencies as homicide scenes. #drugsky

Join The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) and Our Streets for an info session about upcoming changes to RTA that would impact supportive housing tenants. facebook.com/events/s/inf...

Register for the @hrna.bsky.social webinar today at 12pm, with Pivot Legal Society's Caitlin Shane: Protecting Life, Not Punishing Help: Understanding the Supreme Court’s Good Samaritan Ruling in r v Wilson. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Help Pivot close our $60,000 fundraising gap by 2026! Our legal advocacy and community work is not possible without the generous support of our donors. Consider giving today: https://www.pivotlegal.org/donate_2025

Webinar Alert 🚨 Protecting Life, Not Punishing Help: Understanding the Supreme Court’s Good Samaritan Ruling in R v Wilson. Presented in partnership with @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social. When: November 18 at 12pm PST Who: Open to Public How: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join Pivot on November 4-5th, 2025 for a discussion on legal developments in sex work laws post the SCC’s decision in R v. Kloubakov! 1/3

BREAKING WIN for PWUD: Supreme Court of Canada rules against the Saskatchewan government and police attempt to claw back the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act in R v Wilson. Pivot argued, and the court agreed, the law protects against simple possession convictions, charges, AND arrests at ODs.

Pivot Legal Society is pleased to announce Randall Cohn as our next Executive Director! Learn more about Randall here: www.pivotlegal.org/pivot_welcom...

Join us for our webinar: HIV/AIDS, Harm Reduction & 2SLGBTQIA+ History. We’ll look at how these movements began, the victories communities won, and how solidarity can advance health, dignity & justice. 📅 Oct. 8 2025 ⏰ 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT 🔗 Register: sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...