... and to all of the bozos demanding that bikes be regulated, licensed and taxed, if we taxed on the basis of road wear/damage & danger to human lives, small cars $100, big cars $200-400 SUVs $300-800 pickup trucks $10,000, larger pickup trucks $60,000, bicycles $.10.

Now if only the BC government could give some thought to rail transit here, especially on the island. It's called the E&N corridor. A few challenges, yes (e.g., 1st Nations concerns), but do-able (can create valuable commuter transit to Langford and past the Malahat). Sadly, NDP doesn't care.

I got a response to my community association's submission to the request for comments on the Saanich Bikeway business.... it's now the case that Saanich is going to push back the next update of the Active Transportation Plan from 2028 to 2029. Not good.

Meanwhile, on Vancouver Island, nada. NDP government: a) does not seem to care about transit on the island b) seems opposed to any form of rail transit, especially on the island c) doesn't care if the E&N corridor disappears. My question to myself: "why did I vote for these people?"

thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... Just when you think Danielle Smith's Alberta can't get much worse.......

Yep, you won't see me in the USA for the next 4 years or perhaps forever. Would love to show my wife Chicago, New York, the Colorado scenic RRs but it's just not going to happen. I usually *work* in the US for a week each year: from here on in, it will be online only or nothing.

The Donald aka the Orange Monster aka Mr. Piggy has called Europe "weak and decaying". This is also an apt description of a) what The Donald has between his ears b) the future state of the USA on the world stage as a function of MAWA [W=weak] actions.

The two Kamloops MLAs are both Conservatives. In one riding, the A-Hole Party of BC got 59% in the other they got 49%. Someone tell me we shouldn't just ignore the interior as a total political, social and intelligence wasteland.

OK, OK, but please give some thought to the possibility of making the sign read: "No Turn on Red (Bicycles Excepted)." Yes auto-centric citizens will cry "unfair unfair" but bicycles turning on red after coming to a stop do not constitute a safety problem for pedestrians.

:-(

Hello, Saanich. Please examine this map carefully. Yes, Saanich is more spread out and we can't expect the same density of bike infrastructure as C of Victoria. But we should at least be able to expect the same # of kilometers given that your tax base is roughly the same.

Dear Canadian Taxpayers Federation: 1) I am a taxpayer and you do NOT speak for me 2) please consider renaming yourself to the Canadian Anti-Public-Services A-hole Brigade.

Donald Trump renames Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. Trump's USA reneges on trade agreements, dismantles support for Ukraine, uses extortion on allies, deprives its own people of health insurance... I propose the USA be renamed United Snakes of America.

ah! a fellow exile from Fake London! I lived in FL for 15 years prior to moving west. What I remember about FL: stroads, no bike lanes, poor transit made worse by cancellation of bus rapid transit (nearby K-W, same ~pop, now has a tram!), Greg Curnoe's death (cyclist killed by pickup)

BC Liberal MPs trying to soft-peddle Alberta MOU: "what the MOU does not do: It does not approve a pipeline. There is no proposed route. There is no company or project before regulators. Nothing is moving forward without extensive review, public process, and full Indigenous partnership. "

Trump has halted asylum applications and immigration from 3rd world countries. I do not think Canada should do the same thing: after all, I would not want to prevent Americans trying to flee the U.S. from coming to Canada.

I have generally been a ABC voter ("anything but Conservative"). Now I probably need to add "L" to that acronym.

In 2007, I lived in the Netherlands for a few months. Cycling wise, thought I had died and gone to heaven.

I live in the burbs (Saanich). I used to be in favour of amalgamation so a) we pay our fair share of downtown policing costs b) ditto homeless (mostly in city not burbs), c) we get a taste of progressive bike lane policies. But now I must agree: save city from the burbs.

Gee, Mark, do you really think this is going to make me more likely to vote Liberal in the next election? Dream on.

Today, I emailed all BC Liberal MPs, telling them that, while I'm an Anything But Conservative voter and might otherwise at least consider voting for Liberals (and have indeed donated in the past half decade [albeit to others too]), my chances of voting Liberal are now zero and no future donations.

2019 CNR proposed a "puck" system for transporting bitumen safely via rail. Inert pucks don't damage envir if spills occur; easy to clean up. Slightly more expensive operating cost than a pipeline (albeit much lower capital cost). Why no interest? Libs totally abandon env. concerns.

I saw this video earlier today. I am proud of the City of Victoria, its transportation planners and its politicians. Maybe not perfect but pretty darned good. Then I thought of Saanich, where I live. "Utter disappointment" doesn't even begin to describe.

BC NDP's excuse is "the Active Transportation Grants were funded by the carbon tax so now we don't have money for ATG's" Me: accepting this excuse assumes I buy into the "we needed to kill the carbon tax" logic.. just because Carney did it doesn't mean BC had to follow.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w... No kidding: Russian resistance to peace plan. Donald Trump once again played by Putin as the fool. Except fools have a humorous side, whereas Trump is just plain thick & stupid.

PHEV makes sense for me whenever I replace my non plug in hybrid (2014, very low mileage, might be awhile) since the # of times either of the car's drivers exceeds 50km per trip is about 2 per year. Almost all gas consumed will be the semi-annual "auto burn" to prevent gas from going stale.

Sad. My first ebike was BionX (remember them)? Post bankruptcy, I sourced replacement controller unit (accidentally dropped it) then defective throttle online, had to rewire brake-triggers-regen function which was defective, but bike not useful now due to almost dead battery.

So Canada will see the "clean coal" slogan and raise it with "clean oil that's good for everyone & will end all disease & will be used to strengthen other industries as opposed to sucking oxygen from the effort to develop a low carbon future economy" right? Argh!

Thank you BC Transit Victoria Region for not raising teenager & seniors' fares for monthly passes. The seniors fare is admittedly too low for full-time workers or wealthier ppl. but much too high for lower-income retirees, who might make 5-7 daily return trips per month (hence pass = worthless).

Could an ardent NDP supporter please explain to me why Bill 216 isn't totally awful? I generally support NDP efforts to push municipalities to endorse needed residential construction BUT prohibiting them from getting a 2nd profess. opinion when a developer uses a rogue "expert" seems over the top.

It's tricky: for long distances (> 3 hrs. flying time), the break-even point (flying emits less(!) Co2 than driving) is <3 people in the car or a gas guzzling car, airplane fairly full. E-cars will do better. Short distances: ground transport always better. Train = always better.

Thank you so much Amber Wright for articulating what many of us think: the Save Our Saanich bozo brigade is largely a bunch of self-interested narrow-minded entitled a-holes who are incapable of listening to rational argumentation. 1/2

Don't forget that the BC NDP has killed the not-really-that-large-or-significant Active Transportation Grant program which provided municipalities with much of the $ used to build bike and safe pedestrian infrastructure.

Yesterday, the Lochside Trail was blocked at a new development near Royal Oak. Flag person told me, "it'll be a few minutes". After waiting a minute, I asked, "why the wait?" Him: "I'm just doing my job". Roller + dump truck in pic sat there not moving. I gave up and re-routed via Douglas.

After publishing all sorts of "news" articles articulating the Save Our Saanich anti-development anti-bike cut-taxes & screw the idea of better public services view and then SOS opinion pieces we finally see an anti-SOS opinion piece in Saanich News Today. BUT they invited SOS to publish a "reply".

Restoring the Bc carbon tax alone would restore $2 billion to the bc budget and at least be mildly redistribution (rich pay more + rebate to lowest income group).

No excuse for not getting started. Esp since low cost option available with E&N corridor (bonus: can extend now or in future tp provide Malahat alternative). Hello BC MOTT, BC Trans, BC NDP... anyone home?

"Sometimes, a shop owner claims his business was ruined because the city removed 4 parking spaces. With surveys, our mayor can say: ‘6,000 more people pass your shop a day thanks to a new bike lane. Are you sure you’re a good businessman?’” — Jan Gehl of #Copenhagen, quoted in #Straphanger.

I suppose I should be strongly supportive of Comey in his fight to fight off the Nazi-like Trump prosecution. But Comey is the dude who arguably handed Trump an electoral victory over Clinton, so my sympathy is limited. Still, I hope the jury acquits & one or more jurors publicly express outrage.

Car industry: or do we plug our noses and say FU to Trump by dropping tariffs on Chinese EVs (human rights violations notwithstanding) + tariff US made cars heavily, killing most US vehicle sales in Canada.

Trump has or will come close to totally destroying the massively subsidized Cdn. car industry, unless some of it can retool to serve only the Cdn. market (iffy; assumes mfg's will want to do this in a world where we tariff US mfg cars heavily and heavily subsidize a few Cdn, perhaps emphasizing EVs.

Another tantrum from the toddler-in-chief. Time to consider an massive export tax on potash & a total ban on rare earth minerals to the USA.

Geez. This takes the awfulness meter and the stupidity meter both off their respective scales

Would be helpful if someone posted BC Consumer Price Index inflation rates for, say, 2018 to the present, along with the contract wage % in the BCGEU settlements 2018-25, and the "ask vs. offer" (last I heard, BC gov was offering 1.5+1.5 & BCGEU was asking 4+4?). I assume inflation '25~2% '26=2.5%.

Even worse when drivers veer into the painted lane.

Yet another reason not to buy a Tesla.

Not entirely thrilled with this. Free transit programs tend to pull much-needed funds away from system improvements. More usage is good, but it means more pass-ups. I think it was Reese Martin (RMTransit) who pointed out free transit pgms. most prevalent in weak transit systems not good ones.

West coast cycling taught me there's no such thing as waterproof! Water pressure x time: each gear had its own number. Mercifully, my before-retirement commute during a "Pineapple Express" rain involved gear numbers very slightly < WP x T (spare gear [clothing] kept in office for the return)

Boomer wealth accumulation. I'm a beneficiary. There is a huge amount of generational inequality, promulgated by various awful government policies. Tax cutting regimes don't help.

I'm old school, when 10%=standard 15%=good service. The huge inflation of restaurant prices caused tip levels to rise with inflation -- why the need to add a "tip % inflation multiplier"? So if a restaurant includes 15% as an option, I'll usually tip >=18% but if it starts at 18% I'll tip <=15%