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Now is the time to be diligent about misinformation and disinformation #bcpoli #britishcolumbia - Let information age before you post or share it, check back on it, pay attention to domain names and look at ownership information, Don’t trust screenshotted news headlines without sources…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - WHAT DO YOU MEAN LACK OF FUNDING? #yyjpoli
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - WHAT DO YOU MEAN LACK OF FUNDING? #yyjpoli
*sigh* This attempted rage-bait post brought to you by local conservative TERF know-it-alls. Imagine just forgetting that the crystal pool project is happening. #yyjpoli #sorryForTheTwitterScreenshot - rage baiters gotta rage bait i guess.
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
*sigh* This attempted rage-bait post brought to you by local conservative TERF know-it-alls. Imagine just forgetting that the crystal pool project is happening. #yyjpoli #sorryForTheTwitterScreenshot - rage baiters gotta rage bait i guess.
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Thompson: "This provides the ability for everyone to provide visuals.... it's not silencing, it's making it more collegial and informed. I certainly like that, and I don't know if everyone does." "I expect this won't be the message when it hits the letters to the editor page & all the social media."
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Thompson: "This provides the ability for everyone to provide visuals.... it's not silencing, it's making it more collegial and informed. I certainly like that, and I don't know if everyone does." "I expect this won't be the message when it hits the letters to the editor page & all the social media."
Censorship is now defined as: “Having to give the other members on council time to read and evaluate the materials i’m providing so we’re all on the same page and they get to push back if my information is (mistakenly, of course!), false or misleading..
Apparently. #yyjpoli
Apparently. #yyjpoli
Caradonna being a voice of reason asking the Mayor if we should take a week or two to think about it.
Caradonna moves to postpone this section. Kim seconds.
Hammond: "This is censorship. I'll bring up whatever the hell I want, and if it's ruled out of order then it's ruled out of order."
Caradonna moves to postpone this section. Kim seconds.
Hammond: "This is censorship. I'll bring up whatever the hell I want, and if it's ruled out of order then it's ruled out of order."
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Censorship is now defined as: “Having to give the other members on council time to read and evaluate the materials i’m providing so we’re all on the same page and they get to push back if my information is (mistakenly, of course!), false or misleading..
Apparently. #yyjpoli
Apparently. #yyjpoli
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Today's Committee of the Whole meeting is underway. View the agenda & tune in to the live stream: ow.ly/aeVP50KQxLo #yyj
January 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Today's Committee of the Whole meeting is underway. View the agenda & tune in to the live stream: ow.ly/aeVP50KQxLo #yyj
Ok so what D&D nerd on staff donated their dice? #yyjpoli
COTW for 2026 has begun. Mayor starts off by explaining that our new seating arrangement was established with a 8-sided die and two staff witnesses! I'm now sandwiched between Coun Dell and Coun Caradonna. Lots to get through today. Let's go.
January 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Ok so what D&D nerd on staff donated their dice? #yyjpoli
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COTW for 2026 has begun. Mayor starts off by explaining that our new seating arrangement was established with a 8-sided die and two staff witnesses! I'm now sandwiched between Coun Dell and Coun Caradonna. Lots to get through today. Let's go.
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
COTW for 2026 has begun. Mayor starts off by explaining that our new seating arrangement was established with a 8-sided die and two staff witnesses! I'm now sandwiched between Coun Dell and Coun Caradonna. Lots to get through today. Let's go.
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I went back and counted motions from January 2025 through this upcoming meeting. I split them into three typed: one-person motions, motions that were shared with another person, and requests for conference travel (which seem like they shouldn't count).
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I went back and counted motions from January 2025 through this upcoming meeting. I split them into three typed: one-person motions, motions that were shared with another person, and requests for conference travel (which seem like they shouldn't count).
Looking at the upcoming #victoriabc council agenda i wonder if there needs to be a limit on how many council member motions a Councillor can submit in a single Committee of the Whole session/meeting 🤦♂️ #yyjpoli www.reddit.com/r/NewWest/s/... apparently Staff in New West have been considering it..
From the NewWest community on Reddit: Monday's council meeting staff approched the idea of limiting the number of motions that can be submitted by council this is due to the number of motions being su...
Explore this post and more from the NewWest community
www.reddit.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Looking at the upcoming #victoriabc council agenda i wonder if there needs to be a limit on how many council member motions a Councillor can submit in a single Committee of the Whole session/meeting 🤦♂️ #yyjpoli www.reddit.com/r/NewWest/s/... apparently Staff in New West have been considering it..
… Honestly Canada/B.C. need to get into the business of Death Services.. My first time navigating all this and oh boy. Imagine how much totally free deflection/hyper focus you’d get having the BC Minister of Death and End of Life Services. i’d like a public death services option plskthx #bcpoli
December 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
… Honestly Canada/B.C. need to get into the business of Death Services.. My first time navigating all this and oh boy. Imagine how much totally free deflection/hyper focus you’d get having the BC Minister of Death and End of Life Services. i’d like a public death services option plskthx #bcpoli
There has been a fairly substantial increase in people bringing large families to tiny coffee shops.. Like.. your 11 person group can probably
find a better location to hang out than Little June.. #yyj
find a better location to hang out than Little June.. #yyj
December 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
There has been a fairly substantial increase in people bringing large families to tiny coffee shops.. Like.. your 11 person group can probably
find a better location to hang out than Little June.. #yyj
find a better location to hang out than Little June.. #yyj
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For those not following what is happening here:
1. Cities banned family friendly infill housing for decades
2. The province stepped in and forced them to stop blocking them
3. Some family friendly homes got built
4. Cities immediately panicked and moved to block them again
Incredible
1. Cities banned family friendly infill housing for decades
2. The province stepped in and forced them to stop blocking them
3. Some family friendly homes got built
4. Cities immediately panicked and moved to block them again
Incredible
holy @!#
It looks like the final adopted update to Burnaby's R1 zoning is really bad.
The allowable footprint area for a house and LWH is now capped at either 30% or 40% of the lot.
This change appears to kill the current design for one of our projects, and the housing library designs.
It looks like the final adopted update to Burnaby's R1 zoning is really bad.
The allowable footprint area for a house and LWH is now capped at either 30% or 40% of the lot.
This change appears to kill the current design for one of our projects, and the housing library designs.
December 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For those not following what is happening here:
1. Cities banned family friendly infill housing for decades
2. The province stepped in and forced them to stop blocking them
3. Some family friendly homes got built
4. Cities immediately panicked and moved to block them again
Incredible
1. Cities banned family friendly infill housing for decades
2. The province stepped in and forced them to stop blocking them
3. Some family friendly homes got built
4. Cities immediately panicked and moved to block them again
Incredible
#bcpoli - referenced in @jenstden.bsky.social excellent article in the tyee but it’s honestly worth seeing in all its glory. x.com/timthielmann... - the thread is also a whose who of BC antitrans/far right twitter personalities purity testing each other’s fascism.
December 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
#bcpoli - referenced in @jenstden.bsky.social excellent article in the tyee but it’s honestly worth seeing in all its glory. x.com/timthielmann... - the thread is also a whose who of BC antitrans/far right twitter personalities purity testing each other’s fascism.
because @nocontextbcgov.bsky.social has abandoned bluesky users :’( #bcpoli
December 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
because @nocontextbcgov.bsky.social has abandoned bluesky users :’( #bcpoli
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The social media history of this 22 year old staffer is being blamed for the rift tearing B.C.’s far-right OneBC party asunder #bcpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Who Is Othman Mekhloufi, the Far-Right Poster Behind OneBC’s Strife? | The Tyee
A 22-year-old OneBC staffer who claimed to work for Trump and posted antisemitic comments is being blamed for the implosion.
thetyee.ca
December 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The social media history of this 22 year old staffer is being blamed for the rift tearing B.C.’s far-right OneBC party asunder #bcpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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The apparent implosion of OneBC seems to centre largely around one staff member - Othman Mekhloufi, who OneBC staffer Wyatt Claypool said (on X) has "insane race 'blood and soil' politics."
We have audio of Mekhloufi from August talking about political strategy.
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vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
We have audio of Mekhloufi from August talking about political strategy.
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vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
Upstart political party OneBC splits in two after internal fight
On Sunday, MLA Tara Armstrong said the only other elected member of the party, Dallas Brodie had been ousted as leader
vancouversun.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The apparent implosion of OneBC seems to centre largely around one staff member - Othman Mekhloufi, who OneBC staffer Wyatt Claypool said (on X) has "insane race 'blood and soil' politics."
We have audio of Mekhloufi from August talking about political strategy.
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vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
We have audio of Mekhloufi from August talking about political strategy.
🧵 👇
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
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Dallas Brodie has apparently been removed as leader of far-right splinter party OneBC
December 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Dallas Brodie has apparently been removed as leader of far-right splinter party OneBC
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www.junonews.com/p/onebc-in-d... - Poor Tim Thielmann - Backed VIVA, Failed at unseating Grace Lore, kicked out of the BC Cons, and now apparently kicked out of One BC.. Maybe he should join forces With Ryan Painter and they can get David Arthur Johnson elected as #yyjpoli Mayor.. 🤣 #bcpoli
OneBC in disarray, fires senior team and mints Wyatt Claypool Chief of Staff
Dallas Brodie, leader of splinter party OneBC has fired up to three senior employees, with party figure Wyatt Claypool now interim-Chief of Staff, according to multiple sources.
www.junonews.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
www.junonews.com/p/onebc-in-d... - Poor Tim Thielmann - Backed VIVA, Failed at unseating Grace Lore, kicked out of the BC Cons, and now apparently kicked out of One BC.. Maybe he should join forces With Ryan Painter and they can get David Arthur Johnson elected as #yyjpoli Mayor.. 🤣 #bcpoli
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Yeah I have NO poker face
December 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Yeah I have NO poker face