And Then There Were 5... How the NDP's Floor Crossing Dogma Could End The NDP open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Happy #EarthDay🌍 🐳🌏 So happy to be able to share an excerpt from my new book for young readers - One Ocean: Seven Ways to Save the Seas from @orcabook.bsky.social The Story Behind One Ocean: Seven Ways to Save the Seas open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Happy #BCBookDay & thanks to all the BC publishers who have shared my stories over the years @orcabook.bsky.social @greystonebooks.bsky.social @harbourpublishing.bsky.social @harbourpublishing.bsky.social @anvilpress.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @readlocalbc.bsky.social @booksbc.bsky.social

The writer's life in 2026 Zadie Smith Loves My Work!?😲 open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Swimming through the history of the last orca capture in the Salish Sea for @cfax1070.bsky.social www.iheart.com/podcast/1300...

Is it possible that Trump doesn't get that The Boys is satire and thinks that Homelander is a solid role model? 😱

12 Reasons the Hockey Gods Hate the Last Place @nhlcanucks.bsky.social @notnhl.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

For any Conservatives in BC upset about all the floor-crossings, just wondering how outraged you were by all the members of BC United who defected? You sure did punish them at the polls 😎

Just thought I'd share the ever-so-slightly terrifying environmental portion of the interview that showed the softer - and buffer - side of Canada's Tory leader Pierre Poilievre #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo... open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Happy World Aquatic Animal Day open.substack.com/pub/skaanapo...

Decided to write/share/post this for Passover. I’ve been at some strange Seders, but this one on Maui takes the very leavened cake. open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Thoughts on the future - or lack thereof - of the #NDP and the Greens leirenyoung.substack.com/p/is-the-ndp... #cdnpoli, #canpoli

Thoughts on the Tory “national” convention vote for Pierre, souring on Grapes and Jamil Jivani (Conservative Member of Parliament for Jamil Jivani) #Cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Avi-mania! As I was saying… "I can’t help wondering how soon Nunavut’s Lori Idlout exits stage right to the Libs, since she’s more about serving her community than her party. And a fair chunk of Mark Carney’s new military money is heading north." #NDP leirenyoung.substack.com/p/the-new-nd...

I was first asked this question about a half dozen times the morning after the last election when I was collecting my nifty signs. I've probably been asked this by someone at least once a week since then. open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

A new southern resident orca to celebrate AND NAME.

I figured out how to do Substack polls for this one. How many seats do you think the #NDP wins in the next election? How many do you think they'll have in a few weeks? #Cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Just did an awesome Zoom rehearsal yesterday for Bar Mitzvah Boy in Victoria and thought... fine time to share this open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Not as out there as when I predicted Stephen Harper was gonna be the Reform leader after Preston Manning and had a shot at becoming PM back when I was writing The Little Book of Reform and that party had two seats open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

The NDP Releases Canada's Funniest Political Read of 2025 Summary of their official election post-mortem: "We would have won, if not for those pesky voters!" open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

January 31st, 2021, Rob Stewart, died in a tragic diving accident. Since then this has been a day of Remembrance for his life and work and a day of action for the animals he loved @sharkwater.bsky.social skaanapod.substack.com/p/rememberin...

Socialist Cosplay and the NDP Leaderless Race open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Before cats ruled the internet, this cat ruled a vacuum cleaner... open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

So excited that I was able to interview someone about the infamous Iberian orcas - the ones "attacking" boats - who has actually met and experienced the Iberian orcas! Yep, the latest @skaana.bsky.social is now online! Also @dolphinproject.bsky.social 🐳 open.spotify.com/episode/2eZj...

A look back at all our epic interviews with ocean heroes from 2025🐳 skaanapod.substack.com/p/underwater...

And now for something completely Christmassy. A holiday flashback to one of the stories I wrote for Chicken Soup for the Soul leirenyoung.substack.com/p/a-traditio...

My life as a red-nosed reindeer. youtu.be/aeioPi-acDs?...

What would an eco-friendly Christmas look like? www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Erx...

Hours before sundown, on the first day of Chanukah, I was on WhatsApp catching up with an old friend who lives in Melbourne. We’ve known each other since elementary school - Talmud Torah in Vancouver. I asked what things were like for Jews in Australia open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Chilling out with polar bears as the research begins for my next book for young readers for the awesome @orcabook.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/skaanapo...

@conservativebc.bsky.social leader John Rustad today in the BC legislature. It's just a flesh wound! #BCpoli

The latest news on what's up in the ocean - featuring whales, sharks, herring, salmon, octopuses and slippery humans. open.substack.com/pub/skaanapo...

So happy I was able to attend the holiday party/fundraiser for Animal Justice and that I was able to meet executive director & powerhouse activist Camille Labchuk in person and thank her for all she does. I was lucky enough to interview her ages ago for @skaana.bsky.social - but that was virtual 🐳

The origins of Playing Shylock & creating a play with/for the incredible @saulrubinek.bsky.social This'd be the first draft of the introduction for the script, which is being published Spring 2026 by @sciroccodrama.bsky.social 😍 🎭https://leirenyoung.substack.com/p/the-birth-of-playing-shylock?r=5yij

My op-ed on the ungreening of @mark-carney.bsky.social that I wrote for @theglobeandmail.com The official Globe version is tighter - and about 20% politer because - house style and, ya know, grammar 🥸 leirenyoung.substack.com/p/will-the-r...

I've been answering this question daily - often several times a day - since Playing Shylock's #off-Broadway debut was announced. And yeah, the "choice" was heartbreaking, but it has never really felt like a choice. open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Today's @theglobeandmail.com! Of course the moment this goes live today the line I should have added to this hits me like a lightning bolt... "I can imagine @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social reading this budget thinking... I climbed the CN Tower for this?" www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Brian Lilley and I had big fun talking Greener Than Thou, eco-politics and what's left of the left for the @nationalpost.bsky.social Full Comment Podcast. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...

Thrilled to share the scoop on my new book about #cdnpoli and eco-politics leirenyoung.substack.com/p/my-new-boo...

Wow. Tonight in New York. First preview! Congrats and thank you Martin Kinch & Saul Rubinek

Thankful for the chance to connect with the legendary Ric O'Barry for @skaana.bsky.social before his upcoming visit to #Victoria. We talked about captivity, sanctuaries, The Cove, The Dolphin Project, Watching Flipper watching Flipper on TV and soooooo much more tinyurl.com/dolphinric

Remembering Moby Doll - the #killerwhale whale who changed the world on the anniversary of his death in 1964 #orca @skaana.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

Happy World #Octopus Day! 🐙🐙🐙 open.substack.com/pub/skaanapo...

Happy World Octopus Day 🐙🐙🐙 To celebrate I'm talking all things octopus - including the flapjack and the glass octopus and octopus taking over the world - on CFAX today at 8:50 am PST www.cfax1070.com

I'm sure no one will disagree with my take on the @nhlcanucks.bsky.social prospects. For fans of @edmontonoilers.bsky.social the Toronto Maple Leafs, the @winnipegjets.com etc - aside from just trashing my list, let's see the ten reasons this is your year. leirenyoung.substack.com/p/why-this-i...

The best thing about #orcas being declared the icons of BC by CBC was the idea that it might shine a light on how to save them. Salmon expert Misty MacDuffee from @raincoast.org on how this iconic community can survive Bright Extinction @skaana.bsky.social skaanapod.substack.com/p/how-to-sav...

Orcas in Alberta! If you're in Alberta... The coolest gig I’ve ever had was writing the orca exhibit for the Royal BC Museum - Orcas: Our Shared Future. The exhibit is touring everywhere. It’s currently at the Royal Albert Museum in Edmonton royalalbertamuseum.ca/visit/exhibi...

BC politics is never boring. Apparently, no party in the province seems to be a fan of leaving the results of their leadership races to those silly members. Some thoughts on the BC Greens debate and their Trumpian voter verification fiasco. open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...

@nhlcanucks.bsky.social star Evander Kane hits a high note with Bryan Adams @ Rogers Arena. youtube.com/shorts/9Da1M...

After years of being a fan of @lizgilbert.bsky.social - and interviewing "Liz" for @vancouversun.bsky.social in 2011 - I took a fantastic workshop with her in Vancouver this summer. Some thoughts on writing, loving & workshopping with The Dalai Gilbert tinyurl.com/lovewrite