Corporations have found a creepy new way to rip you off. It's called "surveillance pricing" and it's coming for all of us at the checkout if we don't stop it. Add your name and help stop retailers from price-gouging us with the help of Big Tech: ndp.ca/surveillance-pricing

A few new #bikeYVR consultations: - Adanac between Rupert/Boundary final design: survey.vancouver.ca/s3/Adanac-St... (long overdue) - New Neighbourhood Traffic Management Plan for Moberly Park (Fraser->Argyle, E57th->SE Marine): www.shapeyourcity.ca/moberly-park... 1/3

"There's one thing that's worse than being uneducated and it's being badly educated. And Mr. Carney is very badly educated on economics." -- Pierre Poilievre says, as water dribbles down his chin

A nice piece on one of the @wearehub.bsky.social Bike Buses in East Van. Reach out to staff at HUB Cycling if you're interested in getting one going at your school! #bikeyvr globalnews.ca/video/117744...

Current status of the Strait of Hormuz dispute

Steven Guilbeault: "We campaigned in the last election as a centre, maybe centre-left party, and we're governing more as a centre-right party ... There's a shift in certain priorities, but we still stand for all of those things that you and I have been talking about."

It's down to crunch time. The cutoff to be able to support me in OneCity's nomination vote is TOMORROW, April 10, at 11:59 pm! Don't leave it to the last minute. If you're not a member, please join. If you are, try to find one more person to bring in! www.onecityvancouver.ca/peter_waldki...

It's been reported that rates of A Broken City Syndrome have been increasing over the last four years in Vancouver. The antidote - a @onecityvan.bsky.social membership! Sign up by tomorrow using this link to vote in the upcoming OneCity nomination race: www.onecityvancouver.ca/iona_bonamis...

Info Bulletin from the City of Vancouver: "City introduces additional app to offer drivers more flexibility to pay for street parking." OH GOOD because I didn't already have *seven* parking apps on my phone 🤣 HotSpot, Honk, HangTag, PaybyPhone, ParkLink, Passport, Zipby. I don't even own a car.

We're heading into the final stretch of the OneCity nomination race, concluding May 10. Thank you to everyone who's joined OneCity, made a donation, and helped with my campaign!

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

Want an actual urbanist on council? Someone with a track record of standing up for homes, transit, daycare, and more? NOW is the time to join OneCity to support my campaign. Go to peterforcouncil.ca! Let's go!

Avi Lewis Is Absolutely Killing It youtu.be/0vFl9WvlqfE?...

I'm excited to see where Avi Lewis takes the NDP. This interview on Front Burner gives a good glimpse into the party's future. With Carney shifting right, we need a strong NDP to move the Overton Window back on environmental and social issues. www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p... #ndp #cdnpoli

These Machines Fight Traffic. Our @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social billboard is live.

High speed rail in Canada is a good investment. It’s the kind of ambitious nation-building that actually makes Canada more resilient etc. No surprise, far-right Pierre Poilievre says he’d cancel it, saying it will go over budget. Spoiler—it will. Just like EVERY car highway does. But he likes those.

Supportive housing voted down in Vancouver. Again. Not surprised. But it's hard to understand how anyone stands behind a vote against something we know improves and even saves lives. I believe those voting 'no' know this. Which makes the politicization of it harder to accept.

A huge thank you to everyone who came out yo my walking tour today! It's so inspiring to meet so many people and have so many great conversations about the future of Vancouver. Better is possible!

We have lost a giant, and a hero to countless social justice activists across Canada and around the world. My thoughts & memories on the passing of Stephen Lewis: www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/31/o...

The pundit and columnist class meltdown from folks who have never supported the NDP honestly suggests to me that the NDP is doing something significant that’s worth paying attention to. Those who defend power tend to screech the loudest when power is genuinely threatened.

Avi Lewis: "Recently my dad told me the same thing, 'Not in my lifetime, maybe in yours.' Well, Dad, I refuse to tell that to my kid. We cannot wait another generation. We've got to start winning now!"

Q: Why are you so supportive of Avi Lewis as leader -- Wab Kinew: I love the guy

“What gas prices?” Better cities create choices. #UrbanTruth

BREAKING: Avi Lewis wins the NDP leadership with a commanding majority on the first ballot. Avi Lewis is the new leader of the NDP.

Lol, NPR has a feature on Sen̓áḵw titled "The skyscrapers that NIMBYs and zoning couldn't stop" www.npr.org/2026/03/27/n...

Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦 will join you in solidarity tomorrow!

BIG, EXCITING NEWS! Dr. Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social -- world-leading climate scientist and author -- is coming to Project Drawdown after leaving NASA. She will be a Senior Scientist, leading an exciting new initiative on "Emergency Brake" climate solutions. drawdown.org/news/world-r...

A politician with the guts to say it: "No American child from the blue collar or the middle class should have to die fighting in Iran. Let the Epstein class fight the Epstein War." - Premier Wab Kinew at the NDP national convention, Winnipeg.

I figured out how to add some fun lyric captions to the Happy Megatowers Polka so now you get to experience it all over again! (This is the version I played at home the day after the public hearing to get it down with some better audio!)

Merci !

Join me on a FREE walking tour! 16th Avenue: Yesterday & Tomorrow Sun March 29, 2 pm RSVP at Eventbrite link below From the amalgamation of Vancouver in 1929 to the Broadway Plan, this area can teach us a lot about the roots of the housing crisis..and what we can do about it!

How do I avoid Elon Musk's gritting? I guess I need to review my ETF holdings.

This is insane.

“Zero means zero” apparently also means zero safety for swimmers at our beaches this summer.

@fabulavancouver.bsky.social saying something positive about congestion pricing alert! No lies detected. www.vancitylookout.com/p/francis-bu...

Does this mean the @vangreens.bsky.social plan on running 7 council candidates in the October election? Or are they having a nomination race? 🤔 *️⃣Annette Reilly *️⃣Bridget Burns *️⃣Camil Dumont *️⃣Effy Demeter *️⃣Julie Strilesky *️⃣Kyra Phillbert *️⃣Stephanie Smith www.vangreens.ca/meet_your_ca... #vanpoli

Even if they say "flushable", wipes can clog your pipes (and our sewers). Put them in the trash, not the toilet. Find out what else can't be flushed at neverflushwipes.ca

Some quick math on the cost to drive an ICE vs EV at $2/L in BC: ⛽️ ICE: $2/L x 9L/100km = $18/100km 🔌 EV: $0.10/kWh (Tier 2 offpk charge) x 18kWh/100km = $1.80/100km 🚨 10x difference! For a typical driver (15,000km), works out to $2,400 savings per year.

Does this mean the @vangreens.bsky.social plan on running 7 council candidates in the October election? Or are they having a nomination race? 🤔 *️⃣Annette Reilly *️⃣Bridget Burns *️⃣Camil Dumont *️⃣Effy Demeter *️⃣Julie Strilesky *️⃣Kyra Phillbert *️⃣Stephanie Smith www.vangreens.ca/meet_your_ca... #vanpoli

Batten the hatches

What if Firefly (2002) but an animated show ☝️

Full list of Green Party candidates is now known: * Annette Reilly (by-election) * Bridget Burns (Vegan Project) * Camil Dumont (former park board) * Effy Demeter (DTES activist) * Julie Strilesky (sustainability manager) * Kyra Phillbert (55th in 2022) * Stephanie Smith (housing activist)

Looks like Michael Wu is the newest Vancouver Liberal candidate. An odd choice given he ran for the BC Conservatives in the last provincial election in Burnaby North.

Join me on a free walking tour: Sunday March 29 @ 2 pm, meeting at W 16th and Heather! 16th Ave is one of the main dividing lines of the city. Let's talk about what it teaches us about the roots of the housing crisis--and what we can do about it! www.eventbrite.ca/e/fairview-m...

Holy moly ABC is really leaning into the NIMBYism and it really sounds like they're about to vote against a hotel, in the West End, right before FIFA, sending a huge sign that Vancouver is closed to tourism. Like wow if we can't build a hotel in the West End, Vancouver truly is cooked

As fun as it sounds, no mayoral plans for me. I've been focused on building the Padma Centre for Climate Justice, a new political education and organizing project. Our new newsletter just dropped today: padmacentre.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

Council is continuing its deliberations on the Official Development Plan tonight (I’m one of the speakers carried over til this evening)! After wading through the plan, thought I’d share some of my summary/thoughts here:

Car Free Day: SAVED. Elect progressives, get results. Thank you for your support, everyone.

Today Vancouver council is set to approve a staff recommendation to back away from their push to become a Bitcoin friendly city. Here's my story about it, along with an extended montage about what Ken Sim has said about Bitcoin on various podcasts in the last two years.

❄️❄️ barely sticking, but still happy to see some snow.