Independent MLA Tara Armstrong introduced a bill to get rid of BC's human rights commissioner Division at first reading BC Conservative caucus voted aye, as did MLAs Brodie, Kealy and Armstrong BC NDP caucus, Green caucus and MLAs Sturko and Boultbee voted nay It failed at first reading #bcpoli

I don't care if you're a coach, another player, or a ref. This is an unacceptable violent act. I've had this done to me. It's about exerting control and dominance. Having it done to you by someone who is already in a position of power is an overt statement meant to demean and belittle. Disgusting.

Catherine O'Hara's first production with the new comedy troupe in Toronto in 1974. Catherine O'Hara, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Eugene Levy? and Andrea Martin?

Canada needs to take see the invasion of Venezuela for what it is - a deliberate attack on the international rules based order. We have a bandit nation on our border and we need to be ready for whatever comes next. charlieangus.substack.com/p/venezuela-...

I can't think of a more deserving Vancouverite... Nardwuar The Human Serviette is named to the Order of Canada! (Second pic and text clipped from the Globe & Mail) www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.

indeed, for every academic abuser and enabler: i promise there’s an amazing grad student out there who is doing work that’s as good or better. we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.

This is brilliant.

Say goodbye to doctors’ sick notes! Effective immediately, employers can only ask for sick notes in limited cases, giving health-care providers more time for patients, not paperwork. 🙌🏼 And we’re not done… more work is underway to cut admin burden for doctors. ✍🏽 🔗 news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

I spent a shockingly long period of my childhood thinking that Jim Croce was singing about a boy detective turned bad.

A haunted house but every room is just two people you have to help use the printer and one is older than you and the other is younger than you

Despite a huge growth in women's sports, female athletic footwear is still designed using molds from men's feet. Research from @runnerphysio.bsky.social suggests that the practice known in the industry as "shrink it and pink it" is not meeting the needs of female runners. ow.ly/Ig5W50XcHjg

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States. Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Healthcare workers are following their hearts to Vancouver Island and across BC! 🇨🇦 Thanks to Nanaimo's @todmaffin.com for capturing the people, the place, and the pride we share in being Canadian and celebrating our public, universal healthcare system. t.co/mot9VDLmLl #bchealthcare #followyourheart

Hey, @jmcelroy.bsky.social, Mayor Krog is coming for you with this #Degrassi chart that may make @thatkevinsmith.bsky.social speak.

Hear me out: a new expensive kitchen gadget of the month club. Every month a new awesome kitchen gadget arrives at your door, and then you get to make it your whole personality for 30 days until it’s dead to you, then a new one shows up and you send the old one back without losing any counter space

The Department of Homeland Security has begun targeting unaccompanied children in the immigration system with what they call a “voluntary option” to return to their countries of origin. via @laist.com

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

“DoorDash intends to send autonomous robots into bike-lanes.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social Here’s what’s frustrating…who cares what they “intend?” It’s up to City Hall what’s allowed in bike-lanes, NOT COMPANIES! Stop acting like tech companies should be able to do whatever they want in cities.

This is a reminder that in 1997 they had a dancing baby make a guest appearance on a popular TV show and it’s all anybody talked about for a year and good god I miss when things like that were a big deal

I recommend everyone watches this

Will there be an announcement when things get bad enough that we can all stop making car payments or like how’s that gonna work

Greetings from Toronto, fellow bollard aficionados

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

“Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces. Part of the payoff has been invisible — in the air itself.” Leadership, strategy, real action, common sense. #Paris

This isn’t an impoverished regional school – this is the University of Chicago. Devastating.

Sometimes I measure how crazy things are by pretending we’re in a Star Wars movie that was released a few years ago and imagining how long the opening crawl would have to be to catch everybody up

Never forget, when you’re being asked to prove that safe bike-lanes or pedestrian crossings across currently unsafe conditions are ‘needed,’ it's hard to justify a bridge by the number of people swimming across a raging river. #TheTruthAboutTraffic

Remember these? Still probably my favourite bollards/barriers I’ve seen anywhere in the world. They aren’t just cute and fun (and extra seating) — they’re REALLY heavy. Cars should NOT try messing with these sheep! I took this pic while working for Christchurch NZ years ago. #CityOfSmiles

I look in the mirror. It's October 1947. I'm test pilot Chuck Yeager, and in a few hours I'll become the first human to exceed the speed of sound. "Oh boy," I exclaim, before heading to the bank to deposit all of my liquid assets into a high interest savings account in the name of Dr. Sam Beckett.

somebody told me the steller's jay was british columbia's elvis and now i can't unsee it

“Giving pedestrians a 7-second head start at traffic lights—known as Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs)—is associated with a 33% reduction in total pedestrian injuries—both fatal & non-fatal—at New York City intersections, according to a new study from Columbia University School of Public Health.”

That’s so cool! Montreal’s bike share system is rolling out trailers that work on BIXIs as well as personal bikes. They’re hoping to have 50 by the end of the summer, and hundreds over the next few years.

In 2023 Ken Sim filed multiple code of conduct complaints against opposition councillor Christine Boyle, costing her thousands of dollars in legal fees Now, Boyle is the Minster of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and is the main government point person for everything Sim wants life's rich tapestry

Kids playing in the road is a safety win. These two 11 year olds spent six hours chalking a record breaking skipping pattern down their street in Norway. After drawing 1040 squares, they were interviewed by their local newspaper.

people "want" news but what they actually "like" is lifestyle and culture and sports and humour and basic information about their region and opportunities to laugh and argue connect if you don't give people both, there's no reason to be community/geography based in your approach

2SLGBTQAI+ individuals are overrepresented in the homeless population, at 13%, despite only representing 4% of Canada’s population. “I would say the most common reason is due to their families not being accepting of who they are as human beings." #LGBTQ+ #2SLGBTQAI #Pride #Vancouver #Canada

After 33+ years of city planning, one thing I long ago lost tolerance for is the deliberate spreading of lies about planning processes to scare people, especially seniors, ESL etc. It’s a reasonable question to ask “why are you spreading lies & scaring your neighbours about what’s being proposed?”

This is remarkable.

“Toderian, Vancouver’s former planning chief, has identified a 3-part formula for child-friendly downtowns. Housing is most critical: Without [two or] three-bedroom apts, it’s ‘game-over’ for families in downtowns, he says.” Read on — my interview on kid-friendly downtowns, in Bloomberg Citylab.

If you hold CTRL, it will pause Task Manager so the processes don't move around when you're sorted by resource usage

NEW: Paris reopens the Seine River to public swimming after a century-long ban! “About 1,000 swimmers a day will be allowed to use 3 public bathing sites after €1.4bn clean-up program.” 14 more bathing spots beyond the city are planned. Big, bold leadership. @annehidalgo.bsky.social @paris.fr

B.C.’s information and privacy commissioner is concerned about the number of freedom of information requests going unanswered in the province. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports. 📄

This. #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth

“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness

I cried, so now y’all can too. Mr. Riddick graduated at 80 years old! It’s never too late, and this is important as I constantly doubt myself. 💙💙💙 congratulations to you sir!!!

What is the job of a school board trustee if not reading emails from interest holders and being responsive to them? One ABC trustee in @vsb39.bsky.social decided to treat advocacy emails from over 200 parents/caregivers as “spam”, and to post his grievance on X, compromising parent privacy.

Trustee Chien needs to apologize to parents and DPAC and learn to sincerely listen to parents who are advocating for their children's learning needs to be appropriately supported. And he needs to act on that advocacy. That is the job of a trustee. Do the job or resign #vanpoli #bced