𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 Yesterday afternoon, at the Bill Reid Gallery on Hornby Street, political strategist extraordinaire Kareem Allam officially announced his campaign to become Vancouver's next Mayor. #vanpoli vanramblings.com/kareem-allam...

Although a bit chilly and rainy, on this Saturday along West Broadway from Macdonald to Alma streets, hundreds of children in costume, accompanied by their parents, trick or treating, filling up their baskets with candy galore. #Halloween2025

𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟕 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐈𝐅𝐅 Today, capsule reviews for 7 of the films I've screened @viffest.bsky.social, plus more, of course. vanramblings.com/viff-experie...

Not hard to see why people are going ga-ga over Joachim Trier’s latest film, this Grand Prix Cannes winner in every way a triumph, both Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård’s performances each a revelation, although the whole cast is simply beautiful and humanely perfect. #VIFF #Oscars #OpensNov14

𝟐𝟕 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 Today on VanRamblings, 27 must-see, can't miss films that it'll be worth your while purchasing a ticket for. Enjoy this year's 44th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival — it gets underway tomorrow. #VIFF vanramblings.com/vanramblings...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 In less than 48 hours from now the 44th annual edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival gets underway. Today on VanRamblings our coverage of VIFF 2025 to date. #viff vanramblings.com/viff-2025-ab...

Am attending the inaugural Vancouver Liberals campaign event, at Steamworks on Main, with a predominantly younger crowd (always good to see), and have made contact with Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam, the man of the hour. #vanpoli

𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦'𝐬 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥-𝐎𝐮𝐭 @42kareemallam continues the roll-out of the Vancouver Liberals campaign for office in the 2026 Vancouver civic election. You see a picture of Catherine Evan below. Read why on VanRamblings today. #vanpoli vanramblings.com/vancouver-li...

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐕𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 On VanRamblings today, we share another video from Vancouver Mayoral candidate @42kareemallam. #vanpoli vanramblings.com/caring-for-o...

𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦 Today on VanRamblings the job of the journalist in coverage of the political realm. #vanpoli vanramblings.com/the-job-of-a...

𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 A VanRamblings column today on films that screened at the recently completed Toronto International Film Festival that are set to screen next month at the 44th annual Vancouver International Film Festival. #VIFF vanramblings.com/tiff-award-w...

𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐦'𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 Arbitrarily and unilaterally, on Dec. 6, 2023, Mayor Ken Sim announced his intention to get rid of the Vancouver Park Board turning over governance to the City. Today Kareem Allam weighs in on preserving the Board. vanramblings.com/23239-2/

𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 To accompany the latest "campaign video" released Kareem Allam, I have written a brief essay on the vagaries of crypto currency. vanramblings.com/crypto-the-s...

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 On VanRamblings today, my continuing coverage of the 44th annual @VIFFest. A fourth column on the award winning Galas and Special Presentations films that will screen at #VIFF2025. #VIFF. vanramblings.com/viff-44s-gal...

𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 Well, this is it, the final chapter of my 2025 health update. I feel as if a burden has been lifted. Thank you for hanging in with me. vanramblings.com/vanramblings...

𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐭. 𝟐 Part Two of my health series addresses the issue of my newly found heart condition(s). A much shorter column than part one. vanramblings.com/vanramblings...

#𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶 | 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 A poll released by Mainstreet Research this a.m. shows a realignment in voter intention leading into 2026's Vancouver civic election, with Kareem Allam's upstart Vancouver Liberals in first place. cdn.prod.website-files.com/66c8dfb086a0...

𝐕𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 Two more great films that are part of this year's @VIFFest Gala and Special Presentations programme, one of which is unlikely to return to our shores (hint: it's the latter one). #VIFF vanramblings.com/viff-2025-ga...

𝐕𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚 & 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 Today on VanRamblings, two blockbuster films that took the recently wrapped Venice Film Festival by storm set to screen at this year's @viffest.bsky.social. Both films will feature prominently in the Oscar race. vanramblings.com/viff-2025-ga...

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 Beginning today, I will seek to provide intensive coverage of the 44th annual @VIFFest throughout the month, this year's Festival set to begin on October 2nd and run for 11 days through Sunday, October 12th. vanramblings.com/vancouver-in...

𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 Not that last time I'll be writing about the politics of personal destruction in the political realm, within which I have too often been a malefactor. Today's VanRamblings column worth a read. vanramblings.com/the-politics...

𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦 | 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 | 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 417 days from now, political strategist Kareem Allam will be elected Mayor of the City of Vancouver. Watch this brief one minute video, and see Kareem up close and personal. Worth the watch. #vanpoli vanramblings.com/kareem-allam...

𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 Today on VanRamblings, I write about the four precursor film festivals, the will commence prior to our Vancouver International Film Festival in October. The serious movie season is upon us. vanramblings.com/festival-fev...

𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐦'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐛 Today on #VanRamblings the back story on why City Manager Paul Mochrie was all but forced to / was fired from his job at Vancouver City Hall. #vanpoli vanramblings.com/ken-sim-a-tr...

𝐀 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦, 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 On VanRamblings today, a brief insight as to why I believe Kareem Allam will, and must, become Vancouver's 42nd Mayor come the evening of October 17 2026. vanramblings.com/vanpoli-an-i...

𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐬 A month ago, there were 8 Mayoral aspirants looking to become Vancouver's next Mayor. Now there are 4. Read all about it on VanRamblings today. vanramblings.com/vancouver-20...

𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 We're back, at least for the next 14 months leading up to the 2026 Vancouver municipal election. vanramblings.com/vanramblings...

A packed, overflow @copevancouver.bsky.social AGM - being held at the 411 Seniors Centre Society building at 19th and Fraser - now underway, with more folks arriving by the minute. Electeds, Vancouver City Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social and @suziemah1.bsky.social have already presented. #vanpoli

Vote for Sean Orr on Saturday, April 5th for Vancouver City Council, go to your closest polling station and cast your ballot for the serious-minded, extremely bright young man of integrity, the hope of Vancouver’s future, who will always be there to fight for you and your family. #vanpoli

An information session at #KitsNeighbourhoodHouse on the #BroadwayPlan, sponsored by @vote4team. Overflow, packed house. #vanpoli

Attending the @vote4team nomination meeting at Kits Neighbourhood House, the room now packed, TEAM Vancouver by-election candidates Theodore Abbott and former Vancouver City Councillor Colleen Hardwick are currently rallying those gathered. #vanpoli

#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 Today on #VanRamblings, background that led up to Kevin Falcon's decision to leave the 2024 electoral race. #bcpoli vanramblings.com/bcpoli-falco...

#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 The first of a two-part series on the political fortunes of @voteBCUnited leader @KevinFalcon, and why he and his party are in the political doldrums. #bcpoli vanramblings.com/bcpoli-bc-un...

#𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 | #𝐓𝐨𝐩𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐬 | 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟐 𝐃𝐞́𝐛𝐮𝐭 Today on #VanRamblings, a bit of Todd Rundgren déjà vu, a redux column on a seminal artist who set a new musical standard in the 1970s. vanramblings.com/music-sunday...

#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 Mainstreet Research — never a friend to centre-left parties — has released a poll placing John Rustad's BC Conservative party ahead of David Eby's @bcndp. #VanRamblings questions the veracity of the poll. #bcpoli vanramblings.com/bcpoli-polls...

#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐁𝐂 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐧? KevinFalcon and his BC United party seem to be faring badly heading into the upcoming B.C. election. Will he resign as leader? I say not likely. #bcpoli vanramblings.com/bcpoli-whith...

#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈 | 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁.𝐂.'𝐬 𝟒𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Coverage of the upcoming provincial election on #VanRamblings continues today, in a mercifully short column. #bcpoli vanramblings.com/bcpoli-two-m...

Today on #VanRamblings, a story of my children's and my shared love of film and cinema over the years. There's also mention made of my daughter Megan's decided personality (a girl, now a woman, who does not hide her light under a bushel). Enjoy. vanramblings.com/stories-of-a...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 / 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 Today on #VanRamblings, an introduction to the four major film festivals set to début this year's Oscar contenders, the first two of which get underway at month's end. vanramblings.com/oscarwatch-t...

#𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐁𝐂 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫 #VanRamblings. Back again for a 2nd day. Today covering the sorry state of Vancouver politics. #vanpoli vanramblings.com/vanpoli-mayo...

𝐁.𝐂. 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡? #VanRamblings returns after a 5-month absence, ostensibly to cover the upcoming provincial election. I'll publish daily for the next 67+ days. #bcpoli vanramblings.com/bcelection-w...

#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐁𝐨𝐳𝐨 𝐄𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 Day 2 of #VanRamblings' advance coverage of 2024's British Columbia provincial election, focusing today on B.C. Conservative Party leader John Rustad's campaign for office, and prospects for that campaign. #bcpoli vanramblings.com/bcpoli-bozo-...

#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐁𝐂 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐂 𝐍𝐃𝐏, 𝐁.𝐂. 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 & 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥? #VanRamblings. The first of a couple of columns on the upcoming B.C. election, still 6½ months away. #bcpoli vanramblings.com/bcpoli-bc-co...

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 — 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐘𝐞𝐭 On #VanRamblings today, Part II of our treatise - well, sort of - on last Thursday's #KitsPlan Town Hall, held at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House. #vanpoli vanramblings.com/autocracy-an...

𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 #VanRamblings. The first of two columns on the #KitsPlan meeting held last week. #vanpoli vanramblings.com/vancouver-br...

#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | #𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐃𝐏 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 Today on #VanRamblings, an update on the Andrea Reimer / Christine Boyle battle for the Vancouver-Little Mountain NDP nomination. #bcpoli #vanpoli vanramblings.com/bcpoli-vanpo...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Immigration is a feature of political & social controversy across the globe. Today on #VanRamblings, I address the issue of The Great Replacement Theory. vanramblings.com/the-great-re...

#𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 | 𝐀𝐏𝐆 | 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #VanRamblings. The Association Presidents Group letter asking the Premier to reconsider his decision to eliminate the independent, elected Vancouver Park Board. #vanpoli vanramblings.com/saveourparkb...

#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐄𝐛𝐲 | 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 What a mess! Today on #VanRamblings, I call on Premier David Eby to heal the wounds of division within his caucus, apologize to Selina Robinson, and get back to work. #bcpoli vanramblings.com/bcpoli-david...

𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗 | 𝟐𝟕-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐍𝐃𝐏 𝐑𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Today on #VanRamblings, another historical piece that oughta prove instructive to the Vancouver-Little Mountain NDP nomination teams. vanramblings.com/1979-27-year...