HANK TOUGH

Consistent with what I've been saying—that this was a mobilization election, not a movement. And the NDP were giving their supporters all sorts of reasons to simply stay home. Looks like they did.

#bcpoli

The Liberals’ new bill allows the Minister to violate workers’ right to strike based solely on her opinion after taking into account any consideration she wants. That’s not guardrails at all - it’s pure discretion.

I haven't been here much lately but I made this just now and my coworkers said I should post it

So far shocked I haven't seen more coverage of this, seems like a @pennydaflos.bsky.social special

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Keith Kellogg: The overwhelming majority of Americans support Ukraine and believe in Ukraine. But I’ll tell you, if you conduct a poll in America, you will automatically get 30% of people who believe the sun rises in the west or the southeast. I simply don’t count them.

Here's our 44 minute debate this morning between Stephanie Allen, Pete Fry and William Azaroff as they compete to (maybe, probably) be the sole progressive Vancouver mayoral candidate this October. Glad to do this public service journalism! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhK6...

Is any comment truly needed?

After that strike on Nivky, emergency workers heard a terrified cat, trapped and injured under a slab of concrete. The little creature was rescued and hopefully will make a full recovery.

The rise of larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, with their taller hoods and larger blind zones, has contributed to a 75% increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths since 2009. Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying.

Despite the UN warning both Ukraine and Russia in advance, Russia still openly bombed a UN convoy, then proudly released the footage through channels linked to Russian drone groups. This is exactly why so many now view Russia’s so-called “humanitarian concerns” as utterly hollow.

Regret to inform everyone that Peter Magyar beat the world’s smartest illiberal populist in large measure by working incredibly hard for 2 straight years, meaning the rest of us are just going to have to get off our asses and do shit rather than just complaining.

🥹 Ukraine: A frontline unit discovered a lost dog and cat at their position, so they sent them away to safety on a 12km drone flight back to their command. Ukrainians refuse to lose their humanity even as they are forced to confront the greatest evil on Earth, alone, for years.

Vancouver city staff recommend dropping Mayor Ken Sim's bitcoin motion | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Great article from @jmcelroy.bsky.social Can someone ask Lon LaClaire why @visionzerovancouver.ca is no longer a priority for staff?

ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...

my understanding from online commentators was that Justin Trudeau had stolen all the oil, said making money was illegal and called all the oil workers gay, was this not the case

TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

"Canadian exports to the US plunged 6.6%, the biggest drop since the pandemic. Canada’s exports to countries other than the US jumped 24.8%, however, almost entirely offsetting the decline in shipments to the south" Usually I'd agree, but holy cow www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

I didn’t think this story could get any more tragic. But this report, from the remarkable Kim Bolan, just makes everything more heartbreaking. And I hope it will help to quell the conspiracies, along with the craven political exploitation of this horror. It’s just tragedy piled atop tragedy.

“Frank, there’s three things that win an election. Number one is emotion, number two is emotion and number three is emotion.” www.politico.com/news/magazin... @voiceoffranky.bsky.social I also called Poilievre would have trouble after Trump in January, but was only brave enough to tell my wife 😅

B.C. judge uses Simpsons Duff Beer episode to explain failed lawsuit

It’s a recalibration of economic control. Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way. When the dust finally settles, they will own more. The rest of us will own less. A lot less.

We'll be hearing from the Prime Minister of the Heard and McDonald Islands shortly on their tariff retaliation plan

If Poilievre wins office, he’s planning a blitzkrieg of cuts and deregulation, following the model of Ontario premier Mike Harris. In an excerpt from his new book, Martin Lukacs reveals the first details of the group plotting Poilievre’s 100 day agenda. breachmedia.ca/inside-the-g...

For anyone who believes in accountability, democracy, and human rights, what’s happening south of the border drives home why Canada’s Court Challenges Program is a worthwhile investment, says Anne Lévesque. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

Suffice it to say, "calls were made", "an international incident was had", schedules were adjusted and I was lucky to keep my job. While it was within the letter of the CRT, it certainly wasn't within the spirit. That was the last time we had an int'l incident w/ the Columbia River Treaty. [fin]

Our annual reminder that the time change is dumb #daylightsavings. Being on permanent daylight time was the best part of living in Saskatchewan. youtu.be/br0NW9ufUUw?...

Worth the watch.

Privately run surgical centres in Alberta perform procedures at double the cost to taxpayers than the provincial public hospital system. @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social

People are turning away from the news. Here’s why it’s happening. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/people-... via @reutersinstitute.bsky.social #journalism

The United States, to hear some tell it, is currently experiencing a “plutocratic coup.” Its democracy is in decline, reports have warned. In light of that, I’d like to share a slightly personal story -- one that keeps me up at night: youtu.be/VDccQaYgwNk

Us after watching the #Simpsons episode from 2015 with Elonia Musk

A devatasting piece of writing by a journalist who becomes homeless. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

What is this, an actual response from a Police Service in Metro #Vanpoli? That takes traffic enforcement seriously? Hit that public feedback form fam (transitpolice.ca/contact-us) and let's highlight those bus lane scofflaws. And be nice!