Dr. Mike Chen

Great commentary in the CBC about BC's historically low voter turnout and the role first-past-the-post plays in that, with commentary from Fair Vote Canada. We need proportional representation so everyone feels they have a voice in our democracy. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Voters feeling less disenfranchised and showing up more is another strong evidence why we need electoral reform towards proportional representation (which can also be ranked-choice at the same time too)

I’m once again asking us to prioritize electoral reform. We’ve all seen where a two party system eventually takes us. #bcpoli

With the BC election coming up, I want to highlight @bcgreens.bsky.social’s ultra rich tax on those with $50M+ networth. For references, Canada’s top 1% owns as much as the bottom 80%, and the average return rates on S&P500 is about 10%. Such a policy is a crucial step in the right direction

Toronto deserves a more democratic electoral system that unites rather than divides people. Check out @torontorabit.bsky.social to see which City Councillor candidates have committed to ranked ballots. Don't forget to ask uncommitted candidates in your ward to commit too!

This video is for Doug Ford, and all those in my replies saying bike lanes "stop emergency vehicles from getting to their destination". They *allow* emergency vehicles to get to their destination, as seen here on Adelaide. They were designed with emergency services in mind.

Great CBC article on how first-past-the-post has distorted Quebec's democracy. The PQ, QS, and PCQ all committed to electoral reform during the election campaign. Now is the time to make that happen. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ford wants to make it unsafe for this family to bike.

Doug Ford’s audacity to forcibly remove Toronto’s key protected bike lanes having tried biking in the city and openly said this:

Literally all the most transformative bike infrastructures in Toronto will be removed to make traffic worse for everyone

And Ontario in general

How Toronto feels today

For context, the hardest climbs in climbing gyms are usually around V7. This rock climber was climbing grades I cannot dream of in 2025 right up to her 3rd covid infection that developed into long-term disabilities. #LongCovidAwarenessDay

“You’re not just becoming disabled,” said Elle Seibert, 31, who has dealt with debilitating fatigue and cardiac symptoms since 2020. “You’re realizing how easily society at large and people in your life will abandon you when you cannot offer them things.” www.latimes.com/science/stor...

It’s International Long Covid Awareness Day. One of the best things you can do to support people with Long Covid is wear a mask (ideally a respirator like an N95). Masks break chains of transmission. They prevent infection. The only way to avoid Long Covid is to avoid Covid!

Funding public transit is both good for the economy and fiscally responsible. This $5-billion federal cut is effectively elbowing Canada in the face. Time to bring this up with your MP

If Canada does not stand with Europe and NATO against US aggression, how can we expect them to stand with us against US aggression? Where is "No Elbows" Carney FFS? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Now is a good time to advocate for TTC signal priority for not just the LRTs, but also streetcars. Good public transit literally reduces traffic for everyone. Toronto deserves better and can do better.

Damn, rogue aunty handing out red envelopes like it’s the Kinder Surprise of potato chips is certainly not on my bingo card

Want to make something from the past great again? Unions!

Primary every Democrat who is not meeting this moment. Get rid of them all.

Imagine this, but for the entire night sky, in a decade-long TIME-LAPSE! So stoked about the Rubin Observatory going online and having already given us a sneak peek of what's to come with its first images!

Ranked choice voting means progressives spend more time working together instead of tearing each other apart. Love to see it!

#NoKings protest in Philadelphia

Lesson 13 of "On Tyranny": Practice corporeal politics. Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.

You do not have to say “pro vaccine groups.” You can say the vast majority of doctors and scientists and the American Medical Association.

This is absolutely bananas

How bad will it be? Catastrophic. Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come. But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget. Speak up now before it is too late. (inflation adjusted $-s below)

This is what a Cold Air Front looks like from Space

We must normalize masks as a public health tool before it’s too late. If you care about social justice, disability rights, fighting fascism or your health… you should be wearing a mask. Ideally an N95 or better. The more of us wearing them, the harder they will be to ban.

It's official: it's a minority government! Canadians are demanding collaboration, not one-party rule. Let’s seize this moment and push for proportional representation—it's time to build a stronger, more united democracy! #cdnpoli

And I present you, the American-style two party system! How about we, the Canadian people, demand the electoral reform that we deserve, before we ended up like our southern neighbour?

As a part of a healthy democracy, I think it’s important for us to be constructively critical of all parties. And on that front, I think it’s deeply uninspiring to frame a party as being the solution to our systemic problems, rather than proposing actionable solutions (e.g., electoral reform)

Did you know, if your work schedule doesn't give you a 3-hours-minimum window to vote as a eligible Canadian voter, your employer must give you time off? #ElectionDay 🗳️ www.elections.ca/content2.asp...

Polls don’t vote, people do. Get out and be the difference you want to see, Canada!

One more day of advance voting in Canada! Get out on Monday, April 21, 2025 to cast your ballot and skip the line! Polls don't vote, so come out and be the difference you want to see!

This is cool. The Guardian recreated a searchable climate future risk tool (wildfire, extreme heat, drought, hurricane, and coastal flood) for the US that was developed by FEMA but deleted by the Trump administration’s ‘climate’ purge.

If you're wondering how your priorities stack up with the parties' plans, CBC has a quick tool that will help you figure that out! And ICYMI, yes 🇨🇦 citizens can vote even if we don't live in Canada. Here's how: travel.gc.ca/travelling/l...

And we’d be able to leverage so much more under a proportional electoral system, where people don’t feel like they’re stuck between just two choices. Already popular with 68% of Canadians, let’s make that a key issue this election to push for, securing voters more leverage in the future

This is the way

The election has just been called for April 28. If you are a Canadian living outside the country, get your mail-in ballot here ASAP: travel.gc.ca/travelling/l...

Fair Vote Canada has been doing excellent work pushing for electoral reform over the last few decades. Our upcoming election is indeed a very critical window for that. Let’s mobilize to make that happen. Even just talking about it in your circles can make a huge difference!

I find it concerning that Canada is collapsing into a two party system the American way, trapped in a down spiral that continues to disenfranchise voters wanting a real change. How about we make electoral reform a foundational issue this election before it’s too late?