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Kallee Lins
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Seeking abundance in the non-profit sector. Supporting the arts and rural communities. 2025 NDP candidate for Columbia-Kootenay-Southern Rockies ⛰️
Didn’t think my love of picnicking made me outdoorsy. I’ll take it!
The outdoor recreation sector directly contributes around $4.8 billion to BC's economy, supporting jobs, businesses and communities. What's your favourite BC outdoor activity?

Plan your next adventure at SuperNaturalBC.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Join us as we highlight key moments from Avi, Tanille, Tony, Rob and Heather, and touch on recurring themes throughout the evening, including the party's future in Quebec, reconnecting with labour, and climate action. #NDP #cdnpoli @comradefrederick.bsky.social @kalleelins.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Pointed question: Why are *you* the leader to advance the NDP in QC? Heather highlighting the orange wave / Avi highlighting the province's strong climate record / Tanille lauding Ruth Ellen Brosseau, new energy and rural voices @buildingleft.bsky.social #ndp
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Lots of shout-outs for the great work of NDP MPs Lori Idlout and Leah Gazan to advance reconciliation. #ndp @buildingleft.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A bilingual forum is important, but it's a shame the #ndp missed an opportunity to ask about Indigenous reconciliation in the language of the only Indigenous candidate's most fluent language. #ndp @buildingleft.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
There was some friendly chiding of Rob as he took a stab at French. His comment that Carney is "a bigger conservative than Mulroney was" landed with strength! #ndp @buildingleft.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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I like the way the candidates are building on one another's ideas, demonstrating collaborative leadership rather than the divisive attack mode we see so often in politics in this country.
#NDP
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Tanille calling out the news of the day: Stephen Guilbeault leaving cabinet over the government's new pipeline support. #ndp @buildingleft.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A wealth tax of "1% on the 1%" - Avi Lewis sure knows how to craft a tagline. #ndp @buildingleft.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
My nonprofit colleagues will love Heather's proposal of a year-round equivalent to the Canada Summer Jobs program. #ndp @buildingleft.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
@buildingleft.bsky.social You know it's an NDP forum when Galen Weston's grocery monopoly is invoked in the first 10 minutes. #ndp
November 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Kallee @kalleelins.bsky.social and Jaime @comradefrederick.bsky.social are about to get started posting live updates from the #NDP Leadership Debate!

Join us, and tag us with your own insights and observations: @buildingleft.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Candidate Spotlight! We had a great time getting to know #NDP leadership candidate Tanille Johnston! As a social worker and city councillor, Tanille brings fresh, practical ideas to the table about how to support wellbeing in communities across Canada.

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November 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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New Ep! We unpack PM Mark Carney's first budget and unravel budget week's political fallout — a high-profile floor crossing, Conservative disarray, the NDP's difficult choice, and whether we could be facing a chilly winter election.

On Podbean, or any podcast app:
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-gv7wp-...
The Ups, Downs and Deficits of Carney's First Budget
Join Building Left to break down Mark Carney's first federal budget. The document lays out deep program cuts, 40,000 public sector job losses, and a large spike in defence spending, alongside some enc...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Canada Post owns 91% of Purolator.
Did You Know?
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Negotiations
www.cupw.ca/facts

#SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli @CanadianLabour
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Ask your Alberta friends and family to call their MLA. Invoking the notwithstanding clause for actions that don’t require it, simply to skirt around accountability and oversight, sets a dangerous precedent for the whole country.

substack.com/@drjaredwesl...
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
The UCP's Bill 2 skirts the legislature and the courts, leaving it up to the public to push back swiftly
substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The economic case for dignity.
More of this please!

Evidence based approaches that take on the true underlying causes of so many struggles is how we do better.

When you don't have a consistent, safe place to lay your head things that are already hard at the best of times become insurmountable.

#canpoli #onpoli #topoli
Toronto ER costs, visits by frequent patients reduced with new housing model #Housing #Toronto #Ontario

Local hospitals saved $1.66 million after 48 residents moved into Dunn House, says doctor

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
October 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The kind of culture war I can get behind 🎨 💃 🎭
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d72afc6...
Why we’re blowing a generational moment for Canadian culture
We’re checking the origins of our groceries, but where’s the love for the sector that truly defines who we are?
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
It was a blast talking to Avi Lewis! We *can* have fun while critiquing capitalism 😄
NEW EPISODE! NDP Leadership Candidate Avi Lewis on combating the everyday emergencies facing Canadians
building-left.podbean.com/.../avi-lewi...

Available on Podbean or wherever you get your podcasts. Like, share and subscribe today! #cdnpoli #NDP
October 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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The great Libby Davies! Activist. Member of the Order of Canada. Former NDP MP for Vancouver East (1997-2015). What an honour to host her as a guest on Building Left! Thanks, Libby!

On Podbean or wherever you get your podcasts. #cdnpoli
building-left.podbean.com/.../why-the-...
October 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Great read. The Wary, Warming, Wildly Consequential Alliance of Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/n...
The Wary, Warming, Wildly Consequential Alliance of Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Comms pros cost money. Why shouldn’t artists be getting these contracts? Any of us in the arts should be pushing back on a narrative that work is meaningless if it’s based in creativity and joy.

Is there a conservative comedian out there who can help John Rustad?

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B.C. Premier Eby has comedian speechwriter on contract for $150K
Premier says the comedian, Charles Demers, has only been paid $14K so far
www.todayinbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I had a lot of fun writing this post a few weeks ago, asking where artistic experiences sit along the spectrum of what we consider “spiritual practices” these days. 🎨 🙏

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Art as Ritual
Is art our spiritual balm in a secular world?
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August 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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How emptying your drawer full of old cellphones could help Canada get cleaner (and richer) https://macleans.ca/technology-3/mine-canadas-e-waste-for-metals/
Mine Canada’s E-Waste for Metals - Macleans.ca
Urban mining can recover critical minerals from phones, laptops and TVs—before they hit the landfill
macleans.ca
August 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM