Dan H

A word in the role of municipalities: legally, municipal govt is entirely subordinate to the province. But practically-speaking (esp for big cities), it’s more complicated than that. Keep an eye on the COPE bloc in Vancouver, as they could be very influential over the next 4 years #BCPoli #VanPoli

I want to come back to this because I think FPTP gives people brain worms: the electorate gave the NDP a slim majority in 2024; it was Eby’s job to figure out how to work within that. Instead, he called a snap election, hoping to strong-arm voters into giving them a greater majority. #BCPoli

This is it. It’s going to be a long four years... - Deny consent: protest, civil disobedience, push municipal govts to oppose the province - Tie the province up in court: just keep them from putting points on the board. - Donate: we gotta help lift each other out, because this govt won’t #BCPoli

I struggle with some of the real-life conversations I'm having with people: yes, we are in an affordability crisis and yes, people are struggling to make ends meet. However, we are also in a crisis point with multiple public systems (chiefly healthcare, also education). We must address this #CanPoli

We must make a massive medium-term investment in public infrastructure (prov + municipal) and that money must come from somwhere. I believe that people in my economic position (living comfortably but w/ minimal savings/no equity) and better need to be prepared to open the wallet at tax time #VanPoli

The quotes from Eby in this article demonstrate how much the BC NDP are in trouble. Negative campaigning is always risky. It can work if your opponent is sufficiently unappealing. But it’s not a viable long-term strategy. Voters don’t appreciate a party that doesn’t propose anything #BCpoli

The fact that Eby is taking this tack is not surprising, because this is who he is now. Regardless of the result in this election, Eby and this generation of NDPers are finished. This is ‘last gasp’ kind of stuff; there’s no future here #BCPoli bsky.app/profile/hano...

Took advantage of the last day of advance voting in Vancouver to cast my ballot for our progressive slate #VanPoli Vote either today or Saturday: you don’t need to register, you just need ID. @copevancouver.bsky.social @vangreens.bsky.social @onecityvan.bsky.social

Re: Carney’s announced expansion of Kitimat LNG: Even if climate change doesn’t occur/accelerate to the degree we think (it will), we are turning vast swathes of this country into uninhabitable wastelands in the name of ‘job creation’ #CanPoli #BCpoli Read Zoë Yunker’s piece from a few months ago 👇🏽

And to be clear, when I say “uninhabitable”, people will still live there. They will just the the people who have no other choices and cannot afford to move elsewhere. We are looking down the barrel of a ‘climate apartheid’ system. #BCpoli #CanPoli

Often in the case of Charter challenges — especially on social issues — people disparagingly talk about 'legislating from the bench'. This case shows how laws are overly complex and not responsive to the situation on the ground. We rely on the courts figure out how that applies in real life. #BCpoli

Point of comparison: the major drug of abuse in this country continues to be alcohol. But not only is alcohol legal, it’s heavily regulated: nobody takes a shot from a bottle of Grey Goose and then dies of fentanyl poisoning. Why do we treat them so differently? #CanPoli www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...

Often in the case of Charter challenges — especially on social issues — people disparagingly talk about 'legislating from the bench'. This case shows how laws are overly complex and not responsive to the situation on the ground. We rely on the courts figure out how that applies in real life. #BCpoli

Justice Murray outlined this in her ruling: the laws provide a theoretical exemption but DULF showed there's no way to access that exemption. This Catch-22 is where the Charter violation occurs. It’s tragic that 16k ppl have died(!) before someone in a position of authority acknowledged it #BCpoli

Sometimes the game is just not that complicated 🤷🏽‍♂️ #whitecaps #MLS

I think Ed Sheeran will be my new go-to example for illustrating how people who claim to be ‘apolitical’ are just following the path of least resistance; which in our society means obsequious deference to capital at the expense of all else.

Instead, Sheeran sides with Kraft and picking a side is an inherently political act, regardless of your motivation. You can see this in his ‘apology’ for talking about things other than music, without recognizing that he’s allowed Kraft to hijack his tour to further Kraft’s political agenda.

I think Ed Sheeran will be my new go-to example for illustrating how people who claim to be ‘apolitical’ are just following the path of least resistance; which in our society means obsequious deference to capital at the expense of all else.

This is me... I cast 7 consecutive general election ballots for an NDP candidate (prov + fed), but there is literally nothing the BCNDP could do in the next 3 months to secure my vote. I do believe quite a few of my friends and colleagues would react the same way to a snap election #BCPoli