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Crawford Kilian: B.C.’s 2026 election wasn’t decided by Conservative voters. It was driven by NDP and Conservative voters who didn’t show up. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

A new study with unprecedented access to Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia raises urgent questions about the federal government’s approach to regulating salmon farms and highlights disease risk to wild salmon populations. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Interesting. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Mandatory voting in Brazil helped too I think.

Tonight Students Saved Democracy in Serbia. 🇷🇸 They won the election. The Student List movement unites youth, academics, and civic voices across Serbia. Grounded in anti-corruption reforms, democratic integrity, transparent governance, this movement brings hope to many. Vučić conceded defeat!

Lula defeats Musk, Zuckerberg and Bolsanaro!

I’m glad that Lula won for a lot of reasons but selfishly it kinda confirms that “swagless son of a fascist freak” will probably be a losing ticket when Trump dies and if the boys make a go for it.

It would be wonderful if people adopted this kind of long-term framing to evaluate all governments' climate and energy policies.

WOOOHOOOO!! Serbia, now Brazil. Next? USA and Israel!

Lula’s Upset Is a Win for the Rule of Law and a Blow to Trump ...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to her country on Sunday, nearly 11 months after she fled by boat to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on.wsj.com/4ifwN2F

Probably would not have happened if wasn't mandatory voting in Brazil. A lesson perhaps for democracies everywhere.

So … Lula wins and Vucic loses. Ngl, the global populist right is not having a good year.

Also worth checking out how that Conservative govt under Simon Tolmie did in 1928-33. Check out austere Depression era recomendations of 1932 Kidd Report. Tolmie lost in a landslide in 1933.

Canada receives its first F-35 jets from U.S., as full order remains under review nationalnewswatch.com/2026/10/25/c...

Relations with First Nations just got strained with election of Conservatives in B.C..

The perennial game of pin the ideology on the BC party BC has been governed by centre-right and right coalitions for most of its colonial past and present In last 10 yrs, political spectrum has shifted right. The BCNDP shifted right. Greens moved left. Fringe parties went hard right

It is worth reading about the Tolmie BC govt of 1928-33. Especially a 1932 Depression era commission called the Kidd Report. There is good reason no Conservative govt elected again. Until now.

Yup.

Eby's folly.

Brent started with CBC as a sportscaster at CBC Saint John, NB.

Likely true. Cooked himself.

Seeing these morality challenged outliers scratch + claw at each other just feels so good.

Honest elections are something we take for granted as a given. Nice to see in B.C.. That it is still happening. Meanwhile in the U.S. voting machines are gamed, mail ballots lost. As it appears is democracy.

Take Trump seriously when he threatens to jail election officials for doing the job they’re sworn to do: counting votes. “We are not on the precipice of a constitutional crisis,” Marc Elias says. “We have reached it.” They’re betting you’ll stop paying attention. Follow us to prove them wrong.

Because he plans to do it legal or not. Anything to keep power.

Excellent point

Could well be.

I’ve finally found a Canadian made dishwasher detergent, so I decided to share. Biodegradable, no animal testing. Perfect way to support our economy and job market #BuyCanadian #Canada 🇨🇦

In Canada, voters in Alberta overwhelmingly rejected a referendum that would have put the province on a path toward independence. It's a win for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has pushed for national cohesion amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States.

Larry Ellison went on a borrowing spree to help pay for his son's Warner Bros. bid, using shares in Oracle, Tesla and SpaceX as collateral. The move highlights how billionaires often employ a strategy called “buy, borrow and die” to retain their wealth without selling assets.

130 million on a referendum. That could've paid for 150 family doctors. Or 188 teachers. Or two brand-new schools. Instead, the UCP printed 45 million ballots. Imagine if they governed for Albertans instead. This referendum was held to appease the 25% which it didn't. #abpoli #ableg #UCP #Alberta

It is refreshing to see the two teams with the best records over 162 games actually meet in the World Series. Also, two teams which have never won it.

David Hume anticipated Darwin and Freud—and surely influenced Nietzsche and Marx. Jane O’Grady on why he is “an enduring model of how to philosophise”:

The Government of Canada is providing $11.1 million for 16 space projects led by 15 Canadian organizations. 🇨🇦🚀 These projects will improve satellite technology, strengthen communications, monitor the Arctic and support future lunar exploration missions. 🔗 News release: bit.ly/4ik48cp

It's like listening to an 8-year-old breathlessly recount their afternoon playing Minecraft

Can something be staggering and simultaneously unsurprising? When it comes to Susan Collins' corruption the answer is yes.

The United States pushed Ukraine to disarm and destroy its Nukes in 1991. Now look what happened. Ukraine should put down the phone to anyone asking them to hold back. Quoting @KaterynaLis: "Vance: Ukraine should stop bombing Russian energy" https://x.com/KaterynaLis/status/2112342698736640202

Donald Trump's frantic rallies have finally revealed that whatever mask remained has now come off.

Absolutely heartbreaking to see so many Albertans embrace lies and cruel nonsense about immigrants. 💔

Sad but true. And Canada is weaker for it at a time we are under attack from outside forces.

Yes! Obvious corruption is not being properly handled, swept far more than less under the rug. Why, needs to be addressed.

I think they have a very strong sense of "self-preservation". But it has nothing to do with democracy + everything to do with retaining power no matter what.