I guess he's left it to voters to sanction him on election day. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

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Thanks, @joeplanta.bsky.social, for a terrific conversation! thecommentary.ca/ontheline/23...

I was sorry to learn just now that Alan Bradley has died at the age of 87. He was seventy years old when he published The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, that became a bestseller and garnered much critical acclaim.

I just noticed as I was looking at the interview log, that I taped my 2400th show today.

LinkedIn has a special breed of "any event that happens in the world is evidence that my politics are correct" brain Also if you're gonna play stupid games, the NBA gave Vancouver the Grizzlies two years into the NDP government To an owner who built a stadium with 100% his own money

The new credit and debit cards arrived this week, and I just got around to activating them. It reminded of Rafe Mair as I was doing it, who said he wondered if he'd still be alive come the time the new card expires.

I’ve been out most of this weekend & last & when I come home @onecityvan.bsky.social canvassers have left notes that they were by. I kinda wish they left buttons. I joined the party to vote for @theaaronchapman.bsky.social but I’ve got room left on my ballot. Plus I’ll likely repost your buttons.

One Year After the Lapu Lapu Day Attack, a Community Is Divided via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

@bcmikemcd.bsky.social Hi Mike: Are these Gordon Wilson Count on it! buttons from his 1993 leadership run or from 1987? #bcpoli

A&W should have a matzah burger.

I talked to Joshua Beamish about Ballet Vancouver's inaugural performances this week After the Rain & Other Works (23-25 April 2026 at the Vancouver Playhouse): thecommentary.ca/ontheline/23...

Has there ever been an NHL game where both teams pull their goalie for an extra attacker?

I talked to composer Roan Shankaruk about the new chamber opera she's written The Fox, based on the DH Lawrence novella. It'll be staged at The Annex 17-19 April 2026: thecommentary.ca/ontheline/23...

Are they going to show the call the Canucks made Canucks Clay?

I was hoping this Canucks game wouldn’t get tied because overtime will likely delay Scott Oake’s last After Hours.

The ongoing preoccupation at home has been shelving books.

Scott Oake is not just a great broadcaster but a good man. For all his work with the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre, and the Anne Oake Centre he deserves a happy retirement.

I talked to Susan Aglukark recently. She'll be at the Chan Centre on April 12th, sharing the bill with PIQSIQ. We talked about her music and more: thecommentary.ca/ontheline/23...

I thought I saw Rafe Mair as I was scrolling... actually, Rafe would be offended that I mistook a Campbell for a Mair.

I decided to go to Maple Ridge today. I took the Millennium Line to Coquitlam then the R3 bus to Haney Place Mall. I heard there were used DVDs and books.

Every time I see the name Leon Black, I think of the character on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Have a listen to @joeplanta.bsky.social's interview with Jennifer Copping. thecommentary.ca/ontheline/23... Jennifer is directing the North American premiere of "Harm" here in Vancouver. March 20-29 at Studio 16. Tickets at mitchandmurrayproductions.com

Some personal news: my nearly year and a half long quest of collecting all the Columbo DVDs is completed. The last few months, finding the one disc came by a fluke today, which made me happy.

With the news today that Frances Bula is seeking a One City nomination for City Council, it's like everybody's running this year. I actually took out a One City membership last week as I will be supporting my friend Aaron Chapman as he seeks a One City nomination.

It was fun talking to Guillaume Côté about his new show Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, which comes to the Vancouver Playhouse, 18-21 March 2026, his career in ballet and more: thecommentary.ca/ontheline/23...

Any bed can be a waterbed if you drink enough.

Worth noting that on a different website, multiple ABC Vancouver officials follow accounts that post constantly about how Sean Orr is a terrible human being and make all sorts of unproven claims, including one account that creates AI videos of Orr doing all sorts of illegal or evil acts

Lenny Zhou just did something William Azaroff hasn't been able to do, unite the opposition to ABC.

‘Lighting up the Past’: photographer offers tour through Vancouver’s history of neon signs. @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/02/20/p...

If I were to write a book, it would be a full-length biography of Norman Fell.

This remembrance of Jim Robson by @jeffpaterson.bsky.social is just terrific. It's a radio fan, who's a terrific broadcaster and analyst in his own right, paying tribute to one of the best: youtu.be/ofpvy_XM5OI?...

Here's an old Jack Webster show from 1982. It's the Canucks season opener, and Webster goes around the Pacific Coliseum before, during and after the game. His visit to the broadcast booth to see Jim Robson and Tom Larscheid, and of course Al Davidson, is delightful: youtu.be/3PWJn2lPCS4?...

A word on Jim Robson. I never met the guy, but by all accounts, like you've all read today, he was a lovely man. When I saw the news today that Robson died, my mind quickly went to radio and what a part CKNW played as I grew up.

Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people. A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow. May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.

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Follow John… (I couldn’t think of a better reference to Diefenbaker than that.)

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I am reminded that it was 14 years ago this morning that I was in a Downtown Vancouver courtroom for jury duty. My number was drawn but I had to tell the judge why I couldn't. I had interviewed the defendant on the very book he was being sued for defamation on. The judge smiled & said I was excused.

How long have they been using the James Bond theme song every time the Canucks draw a penalty?

I'm interested in putting up one of those free libraries in my neighbourhood. Those of you with experience, how much would one cost to have built?

I can't be the only Vancouverite who's seen the Butain Insurance logo and think it's called Bunrain.

Spring After Spring reveals how a family legacy endures through generational differences and grief. This emotionally charged documentary's theatrical debut is at the VIFF Centre on Feb. 6. @viffest.bsky.social @joeplanta.bsky.social pancouver.ca/spring-after...

There’s nothing like a friend excitedly texting you of an online ad for a box of hundreds of buttons, only to click on it and see it’s sewing buttons, not the shit you collect.

I'm glad I was never famous enough to have to do that What's in Your Fridge questionnaire in the Georgia Straight.

I was thinking of writing the Globe and Mail a letter to the editor. It says on their site that letters should be in fewer than 150 words. I can't clear my throat in under a 150 words.

What's the deal with people using "I appreciate you," as opposed to what we used to say like "I appreciate that," or merely "thank you?"

Up far too early for my own good. I’d rather be sleeping in.