We're asking mayor & council to not cut childcare at the proposed Carnarvon Park project. There are only SEVEN spots in all of Oak Bay for infants and toddlers right now. Sign & share our letter to keep childcare in the project. actionnetwork.org/letters/oak-...

I love how the short census is just -What is your name -How many people in your household -Are you sure that's how many? -Diplomats hiding in your home? -Speak french as a 1st language? -Speak french fluently? -Speak some french? -Learning french? -Planning to learn french? -Spoke but forgot french?

Me to the #Census of Canada short form.

Actually, 54% of Republican men won’t say it.

Sailor is getting ready to fill out the 2026 Census questionnaire.

Hey #yyj music people: Canada’s national choral conference & festival is in Victoria next month! Podium 2026 will have lots of ticketed as well as *free* choral concerts May 14-17.

So great that we handed the keys to the future to these 21st century cargo cultists, who think if they just speak the right incantation, they can summon whatever they desire from an omniscient being.

New phobia unlocked.

We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight.

Interesting & unusual windows seen at St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church in Oak Bay #yyj.

A couple years ago some friends were meeting up on a beach and got to talking about celebrating good #bike infrastructure in #victoriabc. This Sunday we're celebrating the 9th Birthday of some good #bikeinfrastructure ☺️ - You should come enjoy it with us! bikepicnic.ca

All I know is that it’s Alberta O&G in the middle.

This has been a long time coming. Join me and this rockstar team of journalists as we take charge of our own workplace. Our 1st article series launches on Monday with an investigation from @godfrey.bsky.social and @emmaarkell.bsky.social that we think will anger you into action. Sign up & follow!

Getting more and better transit is a big lift that requires collaboration, and that's why we are overjoyed to be part of a new coalition called the Public Transit Alliance of BC. Yesterday, we launched our first province-wide campaign, a call for an intercity public transit network. #yyj #bcpoli

This adorable epimedium narrowly escaped coming home with me today. Oh, what’s that you say? You think I should go back for it? Maybe you’re right... 🌱

"What’s next, tips for designing effective tinfoil hats?" @sstarkweather.bsky.social "15-minute city concept is... communities of convenience where you aren’t forced into an hour-long driving commute" Dan Fleming www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lett... #yyj #urbantruth #1HourCityConspiracy

"Three young Barn Owls looking out of the quatrefoil of a church in North Norfolk."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg told her children’s school to call her husband, she could not come, she was a literal Justice at the Supreme Court and had oral arguments deciding issues of national importance and nonetheless she would come back from oral argument and they’d have called her and not her husband.

This reminds me of something …

Hey #yyj music people: Canada’s national choral conference & festival is in Victoria next month! Podium 2026 will have lots of ticketed as well as *free* choral concerts May 14-17.

Pupdate: Maple is very, very handsome but can’t figure out how to get out of this room.

It’s the anniversary of the day my spouse ordered this terrible pizza.

God I love stories like this. 'Rhythm Nation' used to crash hard drives.

This! Given the choice b/w updating a 150+ year old, 1850s era law that basically allows others (today, mostly Big Mining) to lay claim on resources below your land pretty willy nilly Or: Abandon DRIPA & First Nations He chose so colonial & reactive to mining lobby disinfo

notice where income and housing costs become completely untethered from one another

Doug Ford: "God Bless the Weston Family" #cdnpoli

Oh FFS.

Instead of literal burning of money, we could have invested in Canada Greener Homes program and installed 1,000,000 heat pumps. Yes a million.

It's unfortunate to see both Eby and Farnworth naming MLA Joan Phillip as the reason the bill would fail — and govt would fall. It's likely that other MLAs are uncomfortable with the move to suspend DRIPA, which has been widely condemned by First Nations leaders. thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

Share a message with your MLA in solidarity with First Nations' Leadership Council: www.bcafn.ca/the-declarat...

I can't stop laughing at this post. It's perfect.

What's wild is that the hearing was pretty evenly split, there is a ton of support for zoning reform in Calgary. The rhetoric from councillors is just a total erasure of their voices

there's still so much fecundity and enduring beauty in the nonhuman world. let's preserve and treasure it.

Stop, heron time. #yyj

Two favourites from our last minute Easter-egging: the classic white bunny, and Pikachu wearing a Pikachu hat.

Sir, a second bird is at the feeder

A Secretary bird which is a bird of prey native to Africa.

you, a naive fool: i do believe there are some things the nytimes won’t both sides the nytimes:

“We heard loud and clear that this approach was totally unacceptable to First Nations leaders…” I hope the Eby NDP have been hearing that it’s also totally unacceptable to people who aren’t First Nations leaders.

Love to rewrite the lede on a story a few hours after publication because the entire premise has shifted significantly 🫠 Life as a political reporter 🥲 Anyways, we're still getting legislation, just not the same legislation that we were getting as of yesterday 💁‍♀️

In this climate crisis, WFH requests from people who can do their jobs remotely aren't unreasonable. Forcing people to commute for work that can be done remotely is

The economic data shows you’re spending more. Reality: you’re paying more for things you don’t want to. @matthewstoller.bsky.social joins Nick & Goldy this week to explain why. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: buff.ly/LEVYG0a

take 3:28 out of your day and enjoy this beautiful piece of music. I was at this show and it was freaking glorious. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfAs...

Listening to the livestream of the Eleanor Gray Memorial Piano and Voice Duo Competition out of UVic #yyj. I recommend checking the UVic events calendar for more live-streamed concerts! #singing

what if we got a 100% blockrate on it. what if they designed an AI and we unanimously said "nope"

The best thing that could happen to the federal NDP is for provincial parties like the centrist BC NDP and center/centre-right Alberta NDP to stop being called NDP. Having to tiptoe around these guys has been dragging the federal party rightward for years. It's been so bad for Canadian politics.

Buy an ebike now, folks

polling is propaganda

When people ask us if self-driving cars will make roads safer... maybe?? It's not clear yet. They'll definitely add congestion. But we have existing technologies - like speed limiters - that will DEFINITELY make roads safer and can be implemented today. Let's start with the easy solutions first?