It's time for #NDP Premier David Eby to admit his government made a mistake. STOP treating #Kamloops area residents as 2nd class citizens when it comes to cancer care www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...

While at the #UBCM Annual General Meeting, had a chance to join members of the Southern Interior Local Govt Assoc (#SILGA) #1 with #TNRD Directors Usoff Tsao, Jill Hayward, and Tricia Thorpe #2 with Area Director Herb Graham, TNRD Chair Barb Roden, and CAO Scott Hildebrand #Kamloops

When courts overstep & undermine democratic decisions, notwithstanding clause is legitimate tool to restore balance & accountability. Policy choices should be made by those accountable to voters, not unelected, unaccountable judges acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/rust... #bcpoli

Vancouver pro - #Hamas activist refused entry to Greece under European travel ban #CharlotteKates also faces a private prosecution in BC courts. open.substack.com/pub/bobmacki...

Hey Ravi Kahlon --- your #BCNDP govt just announced (09/23) four new projects to 'demonstrate and showcase the benefits of mass-timber construction'. What about using it for the long-overdue rebuild start on the #RedBridge in #Kamloops? armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/22/l... #bcpoli

Ice cream sales go up in summer. You know what else spikes in summer? Crime ... there’s an association of ice cream sales with crime; but doesn’t mean that increased ice cream consumption causes increased crime, or vice versa. Correlation doesn’t equal causation dredles.substack.com/p/the-great-...

KRUGGEL: I did not see that coming ... Rustad kicks out Sturko acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/krug... #bcpoli

Trump’s announcement was the latest example of how he & Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have sought to upend longstanding health guidance & practices, including by citing unproven & debunked theories to criticize vaccine policies for children www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Budget 2025: Expectations Are Being Primed, But Trust Is Still Fragile Results of a new Abacus Data poll on federal budget expectations open.substack.com/pub/davidcol... #cdnpoli

Eby Made Promises That Connected. What Happened to Them? Has BC’s #NDP premier forgotten his key campaign pledges on issues most important to voters. A logic check thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025... #bcpoli #bcndp

As reported on the ArmchairMayor.ca almost a year ago, there’s a quick, economical option that would include a beautiful heritage-style design to modern standards. As I wrote then, it would be stronger, wider & better than the old #RedBridge armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/22/e... #Kamloops

1 of 2) During National Forestry Week, it's important to remember forestry is a foundational pillar in BC A renewable resource, forestry's one of a select few resources that offers everything to everyone. Good paying jobs, govt revenue, carbon sequestration, & a place to enjoy the great outdoors

That's about right :D

5 months after Premier Eby directed BC govt to cancel U.S. contracts wherever possible, the work has fallen short of what he had wanted -- companies based in the US continue to hold billions worth of contracts with the #bcpoli govt thetyee.ca/News/2025/09... #ndp #bcndp

My #Kamloops #NorthThompson MLA, @WardStamer, doesn't wear a shiny white hard hat, that's never had a speck of sawdust on it. Ward ACTUALLY knows how vital and important forestry IS to BC! Keep up the good work Ward! #bcpoli #BCforestry

Ahead of budget, #cdnpoli govt says we should be ready for 'generational investment' In other words, instead of buckets of red ink, it will be 1000's of 45 gallon drums pouring out red ink www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

BC Govt Failing on Its Plan to Shun US Businesses Five months after Eby called for action, the #bcpoli government can’t point to changes. thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

Hoekstra’s Big Pout Shows Withstanding Trump Is Still Job #1 U.S. ambassador Hoekstra's gaslighting about Trump's annexation talk isn't going well for him. But it shows how protecting Canada itself still belongs at the top of Mark Carney's agenda open.substack.com/pub/energymi... #cdnpoli #uspoli

Comment: Lack of empathy leads to political violence These heinous killings should make it painfully clear that if we continue to let a lack of empathy thrive in our political discourse, violence follows. www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm... #bcpoli #cdnpoli

KRUGGEL -- You have to be grossly tone deaf and ignorant as a diplomat to say something like that in the nation you are speaking to acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/krug... #cdnpoli #uspoli #uspolitics #PeteHoekstr

FORSETH – We’re looking at least another three years for vehicles to start rolling across a new replacement #RedBridge acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/fors... #Kamloops #KamPoli #NDP @eby-david.bsky.social

A humble, obedient Jon Stewart heaps praise upon America's Glorious Leader, Donald J. Trump, and provides an FCC-approved refresher on the rules of free speech in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. youtu.be/_GXNJ3V9lzg?... #uspolitics

What a joke. I made this post, and X restricts my account. Meantime I reported multiple posts using crude profanity (& threats of violence) against numerous identifiable groups, and they tell me there was nothing wrong & no rules were broken. Hey Elon, any chance you can apply the rules equally?

News story says Pete Hoekstra, US ambassador to Canada, is expressing frustration over anti-American sentiment he sees in our country, including from politicians, after US Prez Donald Trump hit most of the world with tariffs ME: TOUGH SHIT! You morons elected #DUMBaldTrump #cdnpoli #USpolitics

While this article discussed #OntarioPolitics, it certainly relates to politics at all levels (municipal, provincial, federal) right across Canada www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #cdnpolitics

BC GOVT NEWS: Reorganization will help build a more connected government news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... Don't get me wrong, I think this is a good idea, but seriously --- WHY is it going to take them FIVE YEARS to get this accomplished? #bcpoli

In a landmark achievement for Thompson Rivers University (#TRU), Dr. Nisha Puthiyedth, an assistant professor in the Computing Science department, selected for the prestigious Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) Beef Researcher Mentorship Program for 2025-26 inside.tru.ca/2025/09/15/n... #Kamloops

#Conservative Electors Association Appoints Kerry-Lynne Findlay as Advisory Board Chair and Elaine Allan as Vice-Chair acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/cons... #bcpoli

A steam train has been sitting in the murky depths of #Kamloops Lake for more than 90 years & will likely remain there forever. In 1934, CNR steam train 2727 hit a rock and plunged into the lake near a tunnel at the 10.5-mile mark near a hiking area called Battle Bluff. infotel.ca/inwheels/how...

From a $5.7 billion surplus to an $11.6 billion deficit: How did BC's finances go astray? Premier David Eby had billions in the coffers when he took office, but large-scale spending & lowered revenues have cratered finances vancouversun.com/news/from-su... #bcpoli #bcndp

Great Meet and Greet with #BCConservative leader John Rustad in #Kamloops tonight #bcpoli #Kampoli

FORSETH -- Isn't that somewhat prejudicial, and what these grants are supposed to be helping to prevent? acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/fors... #bcpoli #BCNDP #racism

2 of 2) QUOTE: "Priority will be given to applications from organizations led by or serving Indigenous, Black & other racialized communities." Hmmm ... isn't that somewhat prejudicial, & what these grants are supposed to be helping to prevent? news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... #bcpoli #bcndp

1 of 2 ) #BCNDP Attorney General Niki Sharma's announced new grants to help counter racism & promote inclusivity Then they turned around & PRE-SELECTED who the majority of grants would go to ... #bcpoli

Cdn Medical Association: Why it’s important Canada accredits its own medical schools www.cma.ca/latest-stori... #cdnhealthcare

"Until this current govt realizes changes are necessary, to address critical challenges we province face, this financial nightmare will continue. We need definitive action NOW, not just words & broken promises" ~~ Ward Stamer acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/stam... #Kamloops #Kampoli

#BCConservative Finance Critic Peter Milobar, MLA for #Kamloops Centre, says NDP govt misleading British Columbians by blaming global tariffs for BC’s ballooning deficit -- real problem is reckless mismanagement & failed priorities acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/crea... #bcpoli

FORSETH -- Nothing has changed, as Premier Eby's #bcpoli government is still clueless about financial stewardship Oh, and I’m still waiting for that household relief cheque you promised in last years election! acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/fors...

#bcpoli government announces 2 million dollar two year program for BC youth to be trained for the growing biomanufacturing industry. The glaring omission is --- HOW MANY people will be trained What's the answer @ravikahlon.bsky.social? news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

#Kamloops #KamPoli #bcpoli

EDITORIAL – It’s not right or left who’s to blame; it’s extremists among them armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/13/e...

Rustad: BC Can’t Be Known for the Highest Extortion Charge Threshold in Canada acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/rust... #bcpoli

New #bcpoli polling information, released yesterday (09/11), shows the #BCConservatives on top of the #NDP in voter support

TROY MEDIA: The government spends more every year, but your standard of living hardly budges. So is all that spending really working? acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #cdnpoli

#BCConservative MLAs blast #BCNDP over ‘precarious’ maternity care gaps in #Kamloops Peter Milobar & Dr. Anna Kindy have lambasted Interior Health (#IHA) after an announcement of gaps in maternity care in Kamloops www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/... #bcpoli

Great, waste taxpayer $'s at a photo-op fir a project #HVC announced months ago Here's a better idea. Come tell expectant mothers in #Kamloops medical care they need WILL BE available after all #BCConservative's blast #NDP over precarious Kamloops maternity care gaps share.google/Gs7kCSW4osJK...

#BCConservatives: : Maternity care service gap in #Kamloops is unacceptable acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/mate... #bcpoli #bchealth

Decentralized local markets offer true sustainability, and contribute greatly to our hopes of long term sovereignty acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/dave...

Political tensions and border anxiety pushed Canadians away from the U.S. this summer -- Canadian travellers increasingly turned to domestic destinations instead of heading south. www.theorca.ca/commentary/o...

BRAD WEST: This is not diversification. This is dependency. And like all dependencies, it eventually demands a price acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/09/brad... #bcpoli