Maddi Dellplain

Everything you need to know about involuntary care ahead of B.C.'s provincial election www.vancitylookout.com/p/everything...

“Even if you don’t understand what people are going through, if you’re a fiscal conservative, you should love us." I sat down with @phscss.bsky.social to discuss what it takes to get someone housed - and what service providers are currently up against. www.vancitylookout.com/p/seeking-sh...

"You selflessly put yourselves to the side for this cause, and it's something that most people wouldn't do,” Justice Murray said in court. "You should be very proud of yourselves. It’s people like you who make a difference - and it has.” www.vancitylookout.com/p/charges-th...

About 50 people crammed into the court room to hear the decision, which took Murray 10 minutes to deliver. Applause broke out as she stood, with people openly crying from relief, from happiness, from feeling like someone in power understood the urgency of the crisis.

we have lost so many people while police & politicians created a spectacle, raided DULF, stopped the expansion of an alt to the toxic supply, and put its co-founders through the needless consequences of this process that took years. DULF saves lives bsky.app/profile/godf...

BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out. she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."

A Vancouver cop told DULF’s founders he would personally advocate for them. 2 years later, he approved the investigation that led to raids on their homes. www.defactomedia.ca/how-vancouve...

An East Vancouver mushroom shop seems to be in dicey legal waters (yet again) following an attempted eviction by its landlord. www.vancitylookout.com/p/the-shroom...

Some key insight into what the people of the Vancouver Landlord's subreddit want to see from the next provincial government:

TransLink may control the routes, but in most cases, the city is responsible for infrastructure at the stops. With South Van bus stops desperately in need, a group of volunteers took matters into their own hands. @movementyvr.bsky.social www.vancitylookout.com/p/volunteer-...

Kerry-Lynne Findlay has resigned as leader of the BC Conservatives #bcpoli

With nearly 8,000 rooms approved by this council, I asked experts if the rapid response to Vancouver's “hotel supply crisis” is justified. www.vancitylookout.com/p/how-dire-i...

The neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant has undergone many changes over the last century. Laura's Coffee Shop has borne witness to nearly all of them. www.vancitylookout.com/p/lauras-cof...

"I'm so glad I'm out of that." The property on Birch & Broadway that was once slated to become an Indigenous travel lodge moves ahead with more controversial changes, and is now in the hands of a court-appointed realtor www.vancitylookout.com/p/twists-and...

From AI data centres to delivery robots to "innovation hubs" - Vancouver city council is in the midst of a deepening divide on tech. Read about it in my latest with Vancity Lookout www.vancitylookout.com/p/tech-tensi...

If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like:

‘This matters’: DULF and their recent trials explained. The Drug User Liberation Front has been making headlines for years. A look at the group’s history and legal battles, by @maddidellplain.bsky.social www.vancitylookout.com/p/this-matte...

it's outrageous that every government ministry has a massive communications department and yet they refuse to provide information that the public has a right to know, even when asked directly.

"There just wasn't anybody else like Trey." Fourth annual Never Grow Up Graffiti Jam gives artists, friends and neighbours a chance to express themselves and honour the memory of a community pillar. www.vancitylookout.com/p/huge-graff...

Vancouver city council voted to approve the redevelopment of Myron Manor for the construction of a tech hotel. Tenants say they plan to fight back. www.vancitylookout.com/p/council-vo...

@pressprogress.ca is proud to join 100+ journalists, news publishers, academics and civil society groups in endorsing calls for anti-SLAPP legislation in Alberta Frivolous, abusive and politically motivated SLAPP lawsuits are a threat to free and democratic speech READ MORE: antislappalberta.ca

As demolition begins on the Imperial Theatre in Chinatown, I got to do a deep dive on the site's wild history. www.vancitylookout.com/p/the-end-of...

Got to work on this super fun story for Vancity Lookout recently: Vancouver has an underground robot combat league - and it's starting to draw international attention www.vancitylookout.com/p/vancouvers...

"When you don’t stop to address those traumas, they trickle into child welfare… the real concern has never been to help the parents." For my latest with Vancity Lookout, I spoke with two Indigenous moms about their experiences with family policing systems www.vancitylookout.com/p/nothing-ha...

🔎Looking for East/South Vancouver residents for a story! Have you/someone you know had to surrender a pet in order to find housing? Or have you experienced housing precarity due to a pet? I'd like to speak with you. Message me here or at maddi[at]vancitylookout[dot]com Cat photo as appreciation

IT'S ALIVE! I'm grateful to be a co-founder of De Facto @defacto-ca.bsky.social, a project born out of how difficult it is to make a living in journalism. Follow us for investigations into law enforcement, prisons, immigration and more. I've got one with @godfrey.bsky.social dropping on Monday!

Ignore longevity industry wellness woo BS. Genes = 50% lifespan wapo.st/4c6Q7L3 Key: "Healthy habits can add years, but the upside is less pronounced than bad habits, which can shear decades off a lifespan." #Longevity = luck (genes) + basic healthy lifestyle + luck (socioeconomics)

"First Nations have had other projects where they get into trouble with big developers, then we’re left holding the bag...That’s why we’re very careful in making sure that we pulled back." Financial struggles put proposed Indigenous medical hotel in jeopardy www.vancitylookout.com/p/financial-...

For my latest with Vancity Lookout, I dig into the financial issues plaguing a new Indigenous medical hotel and what repeated setbacks could mean for the future of the project. www.vancitylookout.com/p/financial-...

Six years after the start of the pandemic, there are few clear answers for would-be parents with #LongCOVID. But amid the layers of uncertainty, there is some guidance that can be gleaned from ME, and potentially valuable research on the way. bit.ly/4uMFdCR

Pregnancy can be unpredictable in the best of circumstances. For those with Long COVID, the risks & uncertainties can feel insurmountable. In my first piece with @thesicktimes.org, I dig into everything we know (and don't know) about pregnancy and Long COVID. thesicktimes.org/2026/03/24/i...

Today @thesicktimes.org: @maddidellplain.bsky.social dives into how people with Long COVID experience pregnancy. There's relatively limited research on this so far, but we can learn from ME and more studies are underway. thesicktimes.org/2026/03/24/i...

And these aren’t “potential” conflicts of interest. The study authors: •donated > $7,000 to UCP •make money from private AB government contracts •all work for the AB govt, except one •have taken ‘speaking fees’ from govt-sponsored conferences •failed to report even one of these ☝️in the disclosures

On Mar 11, AB government celebrated its ‘study’ it claimed found nobody was harmed by its closure of Red Deer’s supervised consumption site. On Mar 13, ON govt surprise-announced closure of all remaining sites. This is a manufactured disinformation crisis. 1/ drugdatadecoded.ca/centre-of-re...

Bill S228 once passed, will criminalize forced and coerced sterilization. I spoke with several experts about what the bill might mean for victims, physicians, reproductive justice and the various marginalized groups historically targeted by the practice. healthydebate.ca/2026/03/topi...

Join me and @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social tonight for this important webinar!

Bill to criminalize forced sterilization sparks debate over reproductive justice and medical practice By @maddidellplain.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2026/03/topi...

“Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.” Well. For those of us wondering if he’d walk the walk of the Davos speech, this is a pretty big answer. Nope.

A few takeaways from the BC budget Real spending cuts in health care are here: Regional health authorities will only see a 0.7% increase in 2025-26 and a 2.5% increase in 2026-26—far below the 5-6% needed to maintain service levels, account for inflation, population growth and aging 1/ #bcpoli

Primary care access is declining in BC. With a new provincial budget on the way, how has spending on a new physician payment model affected it? #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Manitoba slashes private nursing agencies: The path forward or a policy stumble? By @maddidellplain.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2026/02/topi...

Our research ethics boards aren’t the problem – the system wasn’t built to protect participants healthydebate.ca/2026/01/topi...

Dreaming of a bold and courageous health-care system for all By @maddidellplain.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/12/topi...

‘A lot of work to do, one conversation at a time’: New Year’s resolutions for 2026; By @maddidellplain.bsky.social "With changes reverberating throughout our health-care system, we wanted to know what health-care experts planned to focus on in the year ahead." healthydebate.ca/2025/12/topi...

The DULF constitutional challenge will continue tomorrow at 10am and a member of the compassion club will be testifying. You can drop in and support/witness at any time. It goes until 4pm with a break from 12:30-2pm. 800 Smithe, floor 5, room 54.

“The fact is that this toxic drug crisis won’t be solved without an approach that focuses on safer supply and harm reduction.” For my latest with @filtermag.bsky.social, I spoke with BC Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, about her position statement on the toxic drug supply crisis.

Regulation saves lives. When drug regulations aren't strict people die. They don't have to die. Alcohol, opioids, stimulants: regulations save lives. In Canada we only strictly regulate alcohol and thankfully a tainted supply doesn't exist. We could regulate more. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...