I’ve had this Clivia for about 3 decades. The blooms always brighten my mood.

NEW: The Liberals continue to lead nationally with 45% of committed voters compared with 37% for the Conservatives. More importantly, almost every major political indicator has remained remarkably stable over the past two weeks. Full results: abacusdata.ca/federal-lib...

Takao Tanabe turns 100 this year. He is one of the most celebrated Canadian artists of all time. This week @dorothywoodend.bsky.social dives in to the latest exhibition of his work to celebrate his milestone birthday. It's glorious. 🏔️ thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

Eby should step down before the next election. People are tired of him. We can’t rely on the avg voter to understand what the BC Cons represent.

Ron MacLean choosing to make a joke about roofies while covering a Stanley Cup Final featuring a rapist is the kind of thing that should end a career.

Everyone in the stadium should be made to listen to this for three full minutes: youtu.be/Q9owsEa06ho...

"All 32 NATO partners agree that Russia could have the ability to invade a NATO partner country in 2029." “Western intelligence agencies estimate Russia is spending roughly between 7.5 per cent and 10 per cent of the country's gross domestic product on defence.” www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

In which @cdnpress.bsky.social sanitizes Poilievre's speech to turn it into a polite suggestion and not political blackmail. What are you even doing? Have you learned absolutely nothing from what happened in the US?

Mary Simon's farewell letter.

Written to speak to USA but an interesting read for Canadians. open.substack.com/pub/american...

Canada: "The long shadow of long COVID" "Years after infection, thousands — possibly millions — of Canadians remain unable to return to the lives they once knew" Government data from June 2023 estimates 2.1 million Canadians experience long COVID symptoms. No data has been collected since.

The Greater Victoria Teachers' Association president says senior ministry officials and VicPD officers were "colluding" to undermine democratically elected officials and is calling for a…

Oh, FFS. This is 100 percent the fault of the premiers. The federal government has no jurisdiction or levers here. HOLD THE FUCKING PREMIERS TO ACCOUNT!

The BC NDP better not count on this approach to win them seats in the next election; it didn’t sway many minds last election. Eby’s approval ratings have dropped and people are looking for change.

And nobody will hold the premiers to account for destroying our universities.

It's Pride Month Retweet to scare a homophobe/transphobe ❤️

Could Falcon resurrect the BC Liberals, convince enough existing MLAs to join so they have official party status again, run candidates against Eby’s BC NDP and Findlay’s BC Conservatives, and win enough seats to form government? 1/2

I’m shocked, and yet, I’m not. Such a harmful outcome.

I gasped.

There is much to glean from looking at data, and observing where there is no data.

Canadian COVID Forecast: May 23 - Jun 5, 2026 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: none HIGH: NL MODERATE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK About 1 in 314 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Remind your 💕 ones. “Members of the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) have until June 1 to renew their coverage by proving they still qualify for the program, otherwise they’ll need to submit a new application and will not be covered until they’re re-approved.” www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Rachael Thomas is screaming that the CRTC has no authority to level a “Netflix tax.” There is no Netflix tax. The Conservatives are just making shit up. #QP

I’d like to go back to that brief period before all these ads for betting sites and nicotine pouches, back to when even alcohol couldn’t be advertised and it was endless ads for cars. #NHL #CBC #StanleyCup #Addiction

The committee organizing the leadership race for the B.C. Conservatives says it doesn’t have enough credible evidence to take action against a candidate after a media report said she was accused of wrongdoing in the last federal election.

Are they actually renaming the Site C Dam after the late John Horgan?!?!? 🤦‍♀️ I’m sorry, it’s problematic symbolism that we name things named after politicians. Let your actions and choices stand as your legacy, we don’t need to name things after them.

For @thewalrus.ca, I write about Canada Post. What do we want and expect from it? And is that $1.57 billion in the red really a loss? thewalrus.ca/canada-post-...

The Canadian snack nightmare is coming for you next I promise

“Treating broad-based agricultural tax measures as unfair subsidies is contrary to common sense and unfairly penalizes Canadian mushroom growers for participating in programs available across the agricultural sector in any number of countries” Let’s focus on facts, not spreading US misinformation.

Women’s health is getting more attention and better support in BC. At a women’s health roundtable at the BC Legislature, obstetrician-gynecologist and author Dr. Jen Gunter (@drjengunter.bsky.social) shared her perspective after recently moving back here from the US.

as we all know, this week is FERRY WEEK And one of the stories we've put together is a deep look at a common question: who decides when to cancel a sailing, and why? Johanna Wagstaffe went to the operation centre where decisions get made, and put together this great feature

QUINTESSENTIAL BC FERRIES EXPERIENCE BRACKET ROUND TWO IS ON NOW ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE YOUR GRIEVANCES ABOUT WHERE TO VOTE TO BLUESKY MANAGEMENT SO POLLS ARE ALLOWED HERE www.instagram.com/stories/just...

WATCH LIVE: Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on four Canadians connected to a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.

UBC, SFU, UofT, UofA, any other Canadian universities/colleges you’ve heard affected by this security breach? globalnews.ca/news/1184044...

What?!? 🤯

🍁 Census 2026 done and dusted!!! We didn’t get the long form unfortunately, but I truly appreciate the Federal Liberal government for bringing the mandatory census back in 2015. I fully support data based decision making processes. #CDNPoli

Landed in Yerevan, Armenia, for the 8th European Political Community Summit. This is the first time a non-European nation has taken part. Bound by shared values, Canada is working with our European partners to create more certainty, security, and prosperity for all our peoples.

Do you know what your lipoprotein(a) {aka LP(a)} level is? You should. It’s a relatively recent diagnostic test to determine your risk of heart attack/stroke. A once-in-a-lifetime blood test, it’s identifying the 20% of the population whose risk of cardiac disease is being missed. Get the test. 1/

Wow this is bad news for BC. The vast majority of working journalists in this province either came through Langara or BCIT's program

Listen to @mattgalloway.bsky.social 's long interview w former Toronto police det Idsinga on force's racism, anti-semitism & corruption + terrible leadership. This kind of honesty from a cop is rare & we need more of it. Police brass are accusing him of harming trust, but he says they already did.

NEW: My full dispatch for @nationalobserver.com from a very hectic day in Alberta politics www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/30/n...

Two Canadian snack companies apparently cannot read, and now I have to eat their products.

“Canada has been selected as the host nation of a new multinational defence bank as negotiations among the founding countries ended in Montreal on Wednesday, according to two sources.” 1/ www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

The one proportional representation system I would support is ranked ballot. That’s it. Floor crossing is a rare event and being directly answerable and accountable to the members of the riding (vs the party) is important to me.

The scientists The Tyee spoke with, current and former employees and collaborators of the program, said about half the team have been removed from the lab, reports @michellegamage.bsky.social.

This so-called "scandal" is already pissing me off. 1) The provinces wanted a prescription software platform 2) The federal government had one built for them 3) Pretty much none of the provinces decided to use it after it was built 4) The federal government ceased funding it. "SCANDAL!"

The annual Canadian Independent Book Store Day (CIBD) is celebrated across the country on April 25, and on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, there are plenty of pages to turn at a number of participating independent bookshops, including this iconic shop in Qualicum Beach.

Of course Stacy Kyle – Executive Director of the Import Vintners & Spirits Association (IVSA) - wants BC to put US liquor back on the shelves. I say, “No!”. Support Canadian, support countries who support us. The US administration has repeatedly told us they don’t need us. #CDNPoli #BCPoli