Ben Holt

Ben Holt

@beanjammin.bsky.social

Politics, news, and geeky stuff. Yes I ran to be an MLA. Yes civil resistance is the way forward. Yes you deserve to "Believe in better!" Vote Green! he/him

5.3K followers1.5K following4.6K posts

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Caroline
@northernck.bsky.social

Isn’t it odd Min Hodgsonnever speaks of a report commissioned by his own dept, showing a majority of Cdns preferring Canada focus on renewables over fossil fuels, w/ 48% concerned over the impact of fossil fuels on our environment & our well being. www.thewatchdog.ca/canadians-wa...

thewatchdog.caCanadians Want to Prioritize Clean Energy Over Fossil Fuels, Carney Government Told in Internal ReportNew public opinion research commissioned by federal government shows most Canadians want to see Canada become a clean energy superpower

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her)
@leahgazan.bsky.social

Bill C-39 is a fundamental attack on our constitutional rights. We will not stay silent as Carney’s Liberal government violates our human rights. Standing in solidarity against Bill C-39 with Indigenous leaders, unions, environmental activists. Winnipeg Centre knows how to fight back.

Ben Holt
@beanjammin.bsky.social

Now in post-election mode, my mug has been replaced with Commander Keen. A huge thank you to everyone I met at the door and elsewhere over the election period. Your concern for BC and the issues we face was my motivation. We are fortunate to live in a wonderful place with such great neighbours!

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Ben Holt
@beanjammin.bsky.social

It wasn't successful, but it was important. Two New Brunswick Green Party MLAs attempted to pass an Environmental Bill of Rights. An idea very much of our times, and frankly long overdue. Thank you for your efforts @davidcoonmla.ca! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.caLiberals, PCs kill Green leader’s environmental bill of rights | CBC NewsThe bill had proposed giving citizens more power to file complaints and bring court challenges against polluters, along with an independent environmental investigation process.

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Lindsay Brown
@lidsville.bsky.social

Let me get this straight: 1. Dave Eby calls a snap election to reduce the power of the BC Greens to call a non-confidence vote. 2. Then he begs Green voters to vote NDP—on top of his many right-wing policies & his destruction of our chance at Pro Rep. Wow. ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar... #bcpoli

ctvnews.caBritish Columbia NDP Leader Eby asks Green voters to think carefully about voteB.C. NDP Leader David Eby is appealing to Green voters as the snap election slated for Oct. 24 enters its final week.

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Alon Eisenstein (He/Him)
@aloneisenstein.bsky.social

I’m tired of this FPTP system and this Groundhog Day election campaign strategy. #ProportionalRepresentation is long overdue in #CndPoli and #BCPoli

Ben Holt@beanjammin.bsky.social

Emily Lowan on Eby's cry for help "He says the differences between us are small. Tell that to the families waiting on the $10-a-day child care he froze, the seniors waiting on the seven long-term care homes he delayed, and the renters still waiting for housing they can actually afford."

Ben Holt
@beanjammin.bsky.social

Emily Lowan on Eby's cry for help "He says the differences between us are small. Tell that to the families waiting on the $10-a-day child care he froze, the seniors waiting on the seven long-term care homes he delayed, and the renters still waiting for housing they can actually afford."

Ben Holt
@beanjammin.bsky.social

The NDP has abandoned their principles. There is nothing progressive about lavishing public money on US owned fossil fuel projects while it's austerity for everyone else.

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BC Green Party
@bcgreens.bsky.social

⚡WAKE UP VANCOUVER, NEW (and first) GREEN MAYOR JUST DROPPED! 💚💚 🌿Congratulations to the Vancouver Greens (and progressive candidates), on a historic campaign! Vancouver voted for affordable homes, renters’ protections, and a city that works for the people who live in it.

Ben Holt
@beanjammin.bsky.social

Very sorry to hear of the deaths and injuries at CFB Wainwright and thinking of the family of North Vancouver's Aidan Goulding, who was 23. The PPCLI has a family connection. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.ca‘We will remember’: Tributes pour in for soldiers killed in fiery incident at Alberta military base | CBC NewsTributes are pouring in from across the country for the four soldiers killed in a fiery incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright after they were identified Sunday.

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John Topham
@johnjtopham.bsky.social

Seriously? From where I sit, I don't see any light between the BC NDP and the BC Conservatives. The Greens are the only party that is still on the left. @bcgreens.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.caEby calls on B.C. Green voters to beat Conservatives by voting NDP | CBC NewsBritish Columbia NDP Leader David Eby is appealing to Green voters as the snap election slated for Oct. 24 enters its final week, but Green Party Leader Emily Lowan says he is trying to scare voters i...

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arianek (she/her)
@arianek.bsky.social

Hey North Van, one of my old tech colleagues is running for the BC Greens, and I can vouch Ben is an absolutely stand up guy, who you’d be lucky to have representing you! 💚🌊 #bcpoli

Ben Holt@beanjammin.bsky.social

Now that the municipal election signs are coming down the BC Greens signs are going up! Coming soon to a North Shore location near you! Believe in better! #VoteGreen

Ben Holt
@beanjammin.bsky.social

It's about the people you meet along the way. The winds of change are blowing. We deserve better than Eby's managed decline. #VoteGreen

Ben Holt
@beanjammin.bsky.social

Now that the municipal election signs are coming down the BC Greens signs are going up! Coming soon to a North Shore location near you! Believe in better! #VoteGreen

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jarrah21.bsky.social
@jarrah21.bsky.social

Hey BC, Ben IS correct, we need a breath of fresh air in our legislature. The stale same ol’ same ol’ vote for parties who once in put the Epstein class and corps ahead of our communities needs a good flush. We deserve better! Please consider voting GREEN @bcgreens.bsky.social

Ben Holt@beanjammin.bsky.social

Emily Lowan's BC Greens are a breath of fresh air in BC Provincial politics. British Columbians deserve better. Early voting has opened. Believe in better! #VoteGreen www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkJm...

youtube.comHere’s what you missed at last nights debate….YouTube video by BC Greens

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DaniHELLe Rosen
@daniellerosen.com

The shit happening in Toronto right now regarding bike lanes is crazy, police are showing up armed to stop people from sitting in bike lanes so our right wing provincial can remove them for barely intelligible reasons

Asher@skydome.bsky.social

G20 levels of police presence to remove a fucking bike lane. Absolute cowards. (Photo: @chanface.bsky.social)

Ben Holt
@beanjammin.bsky.social

Backsliding is kinda downplaying the betrayal. The NDP promised to enact all the recommendations of the Old Growth Strategic Review within 6 months of its release and have enacted zero in the many years since. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.caB.C. NDP backsliding on commitment to preserving old growth forests, scientists say | CBC NewsThe B.C. NDP committed on multiple occasions, most recently in the 2024 provincial election campaign, to implementing the 14 recommendations of the 2020 Old Growth Strategic Review. Scientists who adv...

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Ben Holt
@beanjammin.bsky.social

When an LNG lobbyist smoothed Eby's path to NDP leadership and becoming Premier they got more LNG projects in return. Now real estate and AirBNB lobbyists are working to get him reelected. Eby has their back not British Columbians. #VoteGreen ricochet.media/politics/two...

ricochet.mediaTwo major electoral campaigns in Canada are being run by former Airbnb and real estate lobbyistsA revolving door of election campaign staff and political lobbyists is not in the public interest — a ‘layer cake of conflicts of interest’

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jarrah21.bsky.social
@jarrah21.bsky.social

a great read and another reason to vote GREEN in the provincial election @bcgreens.bsky.social @beanjammin.bsky.social

Tzeporah Berman@tzeporah.bsky.social

I gave them my vote, my time, my energy and - perhaps most importantly - my trust. That trust has been broken. Why I broke up with David Eby’s NDP #bcpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/14/o...

nationalobserver.comWhy I broke up with David Eby’s BC NDPWhen the NDP came to power, they promised to take climate change seriously. Instead, we’ve watched those promises unravel.
Ben Holt
@beanjammin.bsky.social

When an LNG lobbyist smoothed Eby's path to NDP leadership and becoming Premier they got more LNG projects in return. Now real estate and AirBNB lobbyists are working to get him reelected. Eby has their back not British Columbians. #VoteGreen ricochet.media/politics/two...

ricochet.mediaTwo major electoral campaigns in Canada are being run by former Airbnb and real estate lobbyistsA revolving door of election campaign staff and political lobbyists is not in the public interest — a ‘layer cake of conflicts of interest’

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Brent Toderian
@brenttoderian.bsky.social

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you really should watch and share this excellent news story. Ford LIES that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. Remember and share this as Ford tears out Toronto bike-lanes.

toronto.citynews.caAnnex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanesStores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes removed.

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Ben Holt
@beanjammin.bsky.social

Only the BC Greens have an AI policy that puts people, British Columbians, and their communities first. Regulations to protect people's interests must come first, before any more data centres are built and communities must have the final say. #VoteGreen www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

ctvnews.caBC Greens say public must have a say whether AI data centres get builtBC Greens Leader Emily Lowan says NDP policies on AI data centres don’t go far enough, and the public must play a role in deciding whether they get approved.

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jarrah21.bsky.social
@jarrah21.bsky.social

Another reason to vote GREEN in the upcoming BC provincial election. @bcgreens.bsky.social

Ben Holt@beanjammin.bsky.social

Only the BC Greens have an AI policy that puts people, British Columbians, and their communities first. Regulations to protect people's interests must come first, before any more data centres are built and communities must have the final say. #VoteGreen www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

ctvnews.caBC Greens say public must have a say whether AI data centres get builtBC Greens Leader Emily Lowan says NDP policies on AI data centres don’t go far enough, and the public must play a role in deciding whether they get approved.

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Oliver
@oliver48.bsky.social

'This sculpture by Isaac Cordal in Berlin, Germany is called "Politicians Debating Global Warming". It speaks volumes. Hopefully more people start understanding that climate impacts each and everyone of us.' via Peter Ormond

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Climate Dad
@climatedad.bsky.social

My son was 1 when world leaders pledged to keep global warming below 1.5C in an attempt to avoid irreversible climate collapse. When he was 10 the planet spent a whole year above 1.5C. By the time he’s 14, 1.5C will likely be crossed forever. The greatest betrayal in the history of our species.