Expanded affordable child care has added an estimated $5.8 billion to B.C.’s GDP since 2019 — about 1.3 per cent of the entire provincial economy. Why we need more quality $10aDay child care in BC.... vancouversun.com/opinion/opin...

At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.

Chatted with a couple of Indigenous elders on the streets of Winnipeg tonight that expect to be displaced tomorrow. Without exaggeration, this is ongoing colonial violence happening in cities across Canada. And in freezing temperatures, it's among the most overt forms of social murder.

“At $73 billion in direct impact on the national GDP, Canada’s cultural industries contribute more than oil and gas extraction at $71 billion.” www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...

More debilitating cuts than any in the Harper era. But he's got Parliament cornered. I wonder if he realises how quickly the wind can blow. Liberals' own entitlement and hubris usually does them in more effectively than opposition parties.

The political war on safer drugs. Canada’s toxic drug crisis has led to tens of thousands of deaths and cost the health and justice systems billions. But politics keep getting in the way of solutions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-... via @cbcnews.ca

Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply

So Vince Gilligan's pitch was like it's zombies but they're super nice and compliant and that's what's terrifying about them. 👏👏

Shocking that a party hell bent on upholding patriarchy would use fear as a "leadership" tactic 🙃

BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩

Tŝilhqot’in Call for End to Political Fear-mongering About Title tsilhqotin.ca/tsilhqotin-c...

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Inaccurate violent crime statistics touted by Vancouver mayor’s party

The federal Liberals’ new budget proposes to cut about 10% of government jobs over the next four years to bring the public service to a “sustainable size” — reneging on its election promises. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #CanPoli

The Carney government announced its first federal budget for Canada, but didn’t include much in terms of Indigenous priorities. APTN’s Fraser Needham has the full announcement.

The lesson here is have good principles and stand on them. Stand for something that isn't power!

Everyone is hope scrolling now

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

Preach

Meanwhile in Canada "The single biggest item line over the five-year plan is a $56.6-billion investment in the Canadian Armed Forces. The second-biggest expense is actually the income-tax cut that the government passed in June ($27.2 billion)." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Rocking engaging outreach. Until it's done ❤️

✨ Mamdani!!! 🎉 The inflection point our collective soul so badly needs 🙏

Today is only the beginning. Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.

Thinking ahead to tomorrow's federal budget and all the talk of Canadians needing to make sacrifices, I can't help but wonder when the wealthiest few might be asked to do that. Unfortunately I don't think that's part of the plan.

Months ago, I got an enraging reply from my MP defending this bill, privacy & human rights violations and all. Even as the Justice Dept warned it contravened the Charter. Now, they pivot/maneuver. Only thanks to organised opposition that must continue. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

That's right

Movements without art, joy, music cannot sustain. Long live inflatable frog costumes and melting democracy sculptures.

West Shore RCMP is asking the public to help locate 11-year-old Brylin Delano, reported missing Friday.

New analysis of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first 100 days after the federal election show oil and gas, mining and other industrial groups made up about 60 per cent of lobbying records. Environmental groups couldn’t get a word in. thenarwhal.ca/carney-natur...

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

It’s refreshing to hear someone - Zach Polanski, new leader of the UK Green Party - actually making the case for migration as a good thing. Not a view you hear very often at the moment, even from those ostensibly on the centre left www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The most polarizing figure in French politics isn’t a politician. He’s a baby-faced economist named Gabriel Zucman who's got an idea for a wealth tax that taps into deep frustration among an angry public tired of watching costs rise as governments collapse while trying to balance the books.

Everyone's talking about BC's "spending problem" but here's what they're not telling you: we're spending the SAME share of GDP as 1998, but collecting far less revenue. BC's deficit isn't about overspending. My analysis: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e... #bcpoli

An absolute delight delivering my victory speech to a warm room of friends, family, volunteers, and fellow Greens. I can’t wait to see what we accomplish together 💚 youtu.be/AyhPudiBBjc

Some concern us also present inside the Liberals’ women’s caucus, where some are pressing their government to make sure programs started under the previous government continue to receive money, two Liberal insiders told the Star.

Nearly 1,750 people reported being homeless in Victoria this year, an increase of nearly 100 compared to the last count completed in 2023.

#bcpoli has been lacking ambition and hope for a while. I think there's a lot of structural challenges for Lowan to overcome (both in the Greens and more broadly) but her campaign was genuinely impressive and I'm very interested to see where she takes the party over the coming years.

Yeah she did!!! 🎉

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

The right is dismantling free speech. That's a threat to all of us. Here's why, and here's what we need to do about it. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-right-...

Debate clip ⚡ My thoughts on progressive platforms. #bcpoli #bcgreens #debate #leadershiprace #voteemily

Two months ago

One takeaway for Canadians watching what’s happening in the United States right now is that we need to put more pressure on governments / parties to strengthen democratic institutions and the fourth estate You can also defend democracy by supporting the work of journalists and civil society groups

This is what it's all about. Outlawing opposition. Anti-fascism is anti-America ergo America is fascist. This, the firing of Jimmy Kimmel .... An especially chilling moment in an overwhelmingly quick descent into authoritarianism.

Charlie Kirk's death was a tragedy. But he built his name on provocation and white supremacy. He said that gun deaths of innocents was "worth it." On Mark Carney's first day as PM in Parliament Liberals gave Kirk a standing ovation. Ceding ground to extremism won't make them nicer.

The latest in a string of alarming WTH moments with this government. This was a choice. One they did not make when a Democratic Minnesota senator and her husband were assassinated a few months ago with a clear RW ideological agenda.

From me, a list of Trump supporters who killed, or tried to kill, Democrats and opponents of Trump in recent years (since the right are now claiming all the political violence is from the left!) Receipts: zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...

BC’s nonprofit sector is in crisis. From running food banks to health care and housing programs—groups provide a safety net that is fraying as public systems fall short. Over 200 nonprofit leaders have signed an open letter explaining that many groups may not survive. bcpolicy.ca/funding-...

At least seven historically Black colleges and universities across the South received threats Thursday that caused lockdowns and closures. via @wwno.org