This is a bit of a weird question, but if anyone knows how to get in touch with Stephane Dion these days, could you DM me?

A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about… Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring. This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.

I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.

The idea that we need to deport 100 million people - almost one out of every three Americans! - was, a year ago, a deranged claim you’d hear from neo-Nazis to give themselves permission for limitless mass violence. Now it’s coming directly from this horrific agency’s horrific press office

The housing crisis is marked by high rents, low vacancy rates, homelessness, displacement and quietly excluding people from entire neighbourhoods: new research from senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social. But the housing crisis is solvable he writes. bcpolicy.ca/housing-...

Pretty deceitful to string the Greens along with a sham process if the answer was always no. #bcpoli www.biv.com/news/comment...

It's been 509 days since @christineboyle.bsky.social 's bus lane motion passed in Vancouver. Maybe 365 additional days since the previous ABC one did. Do we have anything to show for it? Nope. Nothing. Dude where's our bus lanes? 🚍🤷

UT-Dallas fired the editor of the student paper, then fired the staff when they went on strike to object, then banned their independent newspaper from campus, and now are trying to discipline the former student editor for fact-checking a letter to the editor? Glad @thefireorg.bsky.social is on this.

I have some bad news about your most recent Black Friday purchase, the AI Pervert Toilet.

Sharing with permission the voting intention portion of Fair Vote Canada's EKOS survey. For more details on the survey and its findings on electoral reform see here: www.fairvote.ca/26/11/2025/b... Let me know if this isn't legible. #bcpoli

It's been an incredibly frustrating day with Vancouver passing an austerity budget that will cut funding for important public services and infrastructure and fire hundreds of staff, even after over 600 speakers, including myself, speaking out against the harm that this budget will do to our city.

Did a model of the Yukon results under different voting systems. Under instant-run-off voting (the version of ranked ballots that won the plebiscite tonight), rankings are only counted in 7 ridings, and no seats change hands from them. Mayo is within 3 votes. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Anyone know where to find the Yukon plebiscite results?

By sea, land, and air we wish you a happy Halloween! @ptfry.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social

Someone should do this for Vancouver. CCing @jmcelroy.bsky.social for no reason whatsoever...

@theprovince.com I know its been almost a century but it may still be worth apologizing for publishing this…

This isn't going to be popular on this platform, but I think cutting corporate tax rates to Scandinavian levels of 20-22% (from 25.98%) would be a good policy. We need growth to fund government and improve our standing of living. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

The issue isn’t free votes. It’s forcing BC’s entire right-wing spectrum into one party and expecting stability. Proportional representation would end the need for every conservative to crowd into one tent and let them champion different ideas without heavy-handed leadership.

Fair Vote Canada board member Ryan Campbell joined CFAX Victoria to talk about BC’s electoral reform consultations. 93% of submissions called for proportional representation. The message from the public is clear: make every vote count. #bcpoli #cdnpoli

BREAKING NYT:   Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.   Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.

We've been campaigning to get people to fill out TransLink's survey about BRT and we're down to the last 29 hours before it closes! Many thanks to @rmtransit.bsky.social for sharing our cute little video with his 340k subscribers!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Tu...

Why can't anyone get along in Langley?! The Township isn't just clashing with the City, but it's also with their animal welfare provider, who've just been given a 30 day notice of termination. It would be funny if it wasn't going to get innocent animals euthanized www.lapsbc.ca/statement-fr...

Ok, I've been pondering some of the ways that BC's new housing minister @christineboyle.bsky.social might build on the expansive work championed by @ravikahlon.bsky.social and her previous work as a @cityofvancouver.bsky.social councillor. So - here's a first draft: 🧵

hmmmmmmmmmmn

Housing policy can get wonky, but I'm a big believer that, fundamentally, it's about values. So I'm especially happy when an article that quotes me does so in a way that highlights and contrasts the values underlying these discussions, like this one (from May last year):

Trump started this dispute but since Canadian exports to the US compliant with CUSMA are exempt to current Trump tariffs, it was fair for Canada to do the same on retaliatory tariffs for US goods also under that FTA. Still holds a line, restarts talks, & shows CUSMA still has value to the Americans.

Apparently when you ask Dale Smith to explain why gerrymandering is bad he gets mad and blocks you.

Remember that according to Dale it's also a logical fallacy to look at the results in aggregate, and each riding's election is completely independent of each other. So apparently gerrymander is also impossible.

If only there was some sort of organization dedicated to making sure laws are enforced. Some sort of force to police the law. A police force if you will.

Canucks: Hockey world mourns death of Mark Kirton after long battle with ALS theprovince.com/sports/hocke...

This sucks. www.nhl.com/news/mark-ki...

Two days ago: Tesla has to pay hundreds of millions of dollars for deceptively marketing Autopilot in a way that falsely made people think it could drive the car by itself. Today: Elon Musk "Teslas can drive themselves!"

I phoned Elections Canada about their decision on write in ballots and part of their response was that it's not in their mandate to look at international democratic norms as they apply to our elections. That's more disturbing than the decision itself. What the heck? #cdnpoli

Went to a Ukrainian restaurant for Sloth's pre-birthday dinner. I went to use the women's room and there was a huge mural of the Kremlin on fire. I came back and told Sloth who then went to the men's room and reported back that there were pictures of Putin and Stalin in the urinals.

Courageous take in the current environment thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Less than 24 hours left to submit written feedback to BC's Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform! consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultation... #bcpoli #electoralreform

CN Rail will end its lease for BC Rail's Sea to Sky railway segment between Squamish and 100 Mile House. Local federal and provincial officials call this a historic opportunity to start rail public transit services to Whistler. #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/cn...

Jinxia Wu on why she's voting @yesonprop1seattle.bsky.social: "To me, democracy requires empowering candidates who listen to the community, not just wealthy donors. By giving regular people a voice through democracy vouchers, we reduce the influence of big money in our local politics"

Naomi Klein, Madeleine Thien, Deborah Cowen and Kyo Maclear call out the Canadian government's "special" program to help evacuate Palestinians in Gaza as a "cruel taunt." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

What is the name of the judge that released James Plover? Have they at least had the deceny to apologize for getting a woman killed? globalnews.ca/news/1128229...

Are you a BCer? Then make your vote count!! Submit a submission on why you support proportional representation. You don't have to write a book, just dot down your reasons, maybe pick a proportional voting system that you like, then submit, that's it! Need help, reach out to FVC online.

Fair Vote Canada is 100% correct that FPTP also adds to this phenomenon.

please send me 20$ by etransfer: [email protected] I need new shoelaces for my boots which are bootlaces, fine. and a hat and good lord the hydro bill, stupid province. you're all appreciated by me, the government sucks except Christine

B.C.'s Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform is accepting written submissions over the next 5 weeks They're looking for thoughts, feedback and suggestions for change regarding democratic engagement, voter participation and electoral models #bcpoli Submissions can be made 👇

According to official sources, highway construction and “urban renewal” in Detroit displaced roughly 43,000 people during the 1950s/60s. Historians estimate the number to be far higher—closer to 100,000. More info: www.segregationbydesign.com/detroit/i75375

Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2 Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1 Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7

📢 CentreBC members: Don’t miss our June 5th Member Meetup — your first chance to hear from our leader & team about the plan to build the only credible alternative to form BC’s next government. Not a member yet? Join now & be part of the change 👉 www.centrebc.ca/membership #CentreBC #BCpoli