Dave Unger

Dave Unger

@daveunger.bsky.social

On January 28th I turned 80 years old and that started a reflective period in my life remembering events like they happened yesterday. I decided to write about some of them from a geopolitical perspective...

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

“Leaders from Treaty No. 6, No. 7, No. 8 and the Blackfoot Confederacy — along with NDP MP Leah Gazan — were also among those who added their voices to previous calls from chiefs in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec for the Carney government to withdraw the controversial Bill C-39.”

thestar.comMark Carney vows $3.5 billion for Indigenous communities in push for major projectsThe prime minister also proposed exploring a “First Nations Sovereign Wealth Fund” and a plan to reform or abolish the Indian Act.

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Lindsay Brown
@lidsville.bsky.social

Well knock me over with a feather: Black Press has published an article in favour of proportional representation. It admits that the election results do not reflect the popular vote. That we have to keep going over this is like Groundhog Day albernivalleynews.com/2026/10/26/b... #bcpoli

albernivalleynews.comB.C. election outcome does not reflect popular vote - Port Alberni Valley NewsConservatives won majority of seats, with support from fewer than half of voters

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦
@tryangregory.bsky.social

Running pro-energy sector ads is not the mandate of Environment and Climate Change Canada. Carney is also gutting federal science agencies and trashing environmental protections. Carney is worse than Harper.

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Canadian Dimension
@canadiandimension.bsky.social

Canadian-operated gold mines in the Dominican Republic and Haiti are facing growing opposition from local communities who say their water, health, and livelihoods have been harmed by years of extractive operations. This week, community leaders will bring their concerns directly to Ottawa.

canadiandimension.comThe human cost of Canadian gold: Communities in the Caribbean speak outA Canadian-operated gold mine in the Dominican Republic is facing growing opposition from communities who say that their water, health, and livelihoods have been harmed by years of mining operations. ...

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elcanaco.bsky.social
@elcanaco.bsky.social

BC election is an example of First Past the Post failing us. Green: 196,880 votes. 2 seats. NDP: 670,602. 28 seats. CentreBC: 29,102. 0 seats. BC Cons: 862,317. 63 seats. OneBC: 27,154. 0 seats. Proportional representation: Green: 10 NDP: 35 CentreBC: 2 BC Cons: 45 OneBC: 1 #cdnpoli #bcpoli

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Lindsay Brown
@lidsville.bsky.social

Now that polls are closed... What on earth was Dave Eby thinking when he asked Green voters to vote NDP to keep out Cons? You want them? You offer them an incentive beyond fearmongering. You could have been courting them all along with good policy. And lose that condescension to Emily Lowan.

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Lindsay Brown
@lidsville.bsky.social

Eby lost this election through multiple egregious mistakes, arrogance & lack of political skill. But we also need to see his catastrophic loss as proof of what happens when "progressives" swing to the right. Eby is not the first centrist to be taught this lesson. Can the NDP learn? #bcpoli

Dave Unger
@daveunger.bsky.social

Well the 'Ghost of Christmas Past' came early this year for the Dippers. Remember way back when Dave Barrett called an early election he thought he would easily win & had his ass handed to him. In 2026 Eby had his ass handed to him by the Con's for calling an early election he thought he would win!

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Lindsay Brown
@lidsville.bsky.social

It's not confirmed Aaron Gunn will run/be acclaimed BC Conservative leader—but it seems likely. It would explain the bizarre announcement from Doerkson that there would be no election night scrum. If this bait & switch happens, it calls the legitimacy of the BC election into question. #bcpoli

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Lindsay Brown
@lidsville.bsky.social

Nothing will make you more averse to voting BC NDP than getting arrested by the militarized shock troops of the RCMP, tacitly authorized by the BC NDP govt, when you’re peacefully defending the last of our old growth forests at Fairy Creek

christopher linoleum@scribblechris.bsky.social

🤝 I was also arrested at FC and will not be voting for the NDP (in fairness my riding is very safe from the conservatives so it isn't really a dilemma, but still, I didn't vote for them in the last election either and probably won't again until i see a big turnover and change of direction)

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Matt from Colwood
@aegirswake.bsky.social

NDP: if you're thinking of voting green, vote NDP instead. Please? Green: hey, check out all these former NDP MLAs that are supporting us. #votegreen #believeinbetter #bcpoli Don't be afraid of voicing your opinion. That's democracy.

Emily Lowan (she/her)@emilylowan.bsky.social

Thank you, Harold! 🌱

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Emily Lowan (she/her)
@emilylowan.bsky.social

Vancouver made history last night. Pete Fry is now the first Green mayor of a major Canadian city! Pete ran on making Vancouver a city people can actually afford and putting affordability first in every decision - the same fight BC Greens are bringing across the province. bcgreens.ca/vote 🗳️

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Nick Stulberg
@nstulberg.bsky.social

Under Eby's NDP Penticton saw not one but TWO sizeable provincially funded affordable housing projects get cancelled. I want affordable housing for my city, not another unnecessary election. #penticton #bcpoli

David Eby@davidebybc.bsky.social

If you’ve voted Green in the past, I’m asking for your support in this election. In 11 seats last time, the Green vote was the difference between electing a Conservative and electing a New Democrat.

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Lindsay Brown
@lidsville.bsky.social

Replying to @daveunger.bsky.social

I do. If there was ever a premier who should never have called a snap election it was Barrett. Who knows what else he might have accomplished. He lost right before the Habitat conference in 1976, where he showed up in jeans while Bennett paraded around in a slick suit. Beginning of the end

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Secular Moi
@secularmoi.bsky.social

Mark Carney is a Grifter.

Scott Robertson@sarobertson.bsky.social

the crowd absolutely erupts when Carney says the Pacific Link pipeline will reduce Canada's dependence on the U.S. Mark Carney: "Careful. They might think that's election interference. They're a little touchy down there. We're not. We're getting on with it."

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Matt from Colwood
@aegirswake.bsky.social

"I said it last night, Eby is shook by a Green/COPE victory in Vancouver. If he wanted progressive votes, he shouldn’t have used the $1.4b for the community housing fund to bail out developers. If you voted BCNDP in the past, Im asking you to vote Green." @builtjustice on Twitter

Mat Wright@matwright.bsky.social

Stephanie Allen, former COPE candidate for Vancouver mayor. has come out slamming Eby over his call for Green voters to rethink their choice - she is urging people to vote Emily Lowan and BC Greens Dude is in serious trouble, she has 50k followers #BCpoli #Vancouver

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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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Avi Lewis
@avilewis.ca

It was an honour to speak with BC First Nations leaders this week, alongside the powerful @leahgazan.bsky.social. There, I shared the ways our movement is pushing back against the Liberals' attack on human rights.