Karen Quinn Fung 馮皓珍
@kqf.ca
Co-ops, cycling and civictech in the streets; amateur making, disability justice and decolonization in the sheets. | she/her
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Karen Quinn Fung 馮皓珍
@kqf.ca
· Mar 11
“Technology sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic, but misunderstanding one’s place in the function and aims of a system is no excuse for magical thinking.”
— me, Sep 25, 2024, riffing on Arthur C. Clarke in response to a bumper sticker about conspiracy theories
— me, Sep 25, 2024, riffing on Arthur C. Clarke in response to a bumper sticker about conspiracy theories
Having an explanation of this image should be a part of the civics package to support people prepping for the voting booth for local government elections. It’s that good.
It's budget time so at the end of our interview w/ Mayor Bachynski, we gave him a printed poster of the image below. It's the density vs services vs taxes venn diagram that @brenttoderian.bsky.social often shares around. It includes Regina-related explanatory notes. #yqrcc
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
November 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Having an explanation of this image should be a part of the civics package to support people prepping for the voting booth for local government elections. It’s that good.
Ouch. The sense of entitlement to storing cars on public property is on full display in the neighbourhood FB group and it is ~vicious~.
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Ouch. The sense of entitlement to storing cars on public property is on full display in the neighbourhood FB group and it is ~vicious~.
I think listening to this song for the 10th time a few years back made me realize I’m a fan, even though sacrilegiously I only really know the film that I know a bunch of folks loathe.
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I think listening to this song for the 10th time a few years back made me realize I’m a fan, even though sacrilegiously I only really know the film that I know a bunch of folks loathe.
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We (the “developed” nations) need to either choose bikes, transit, and infill development — or cataclysmic change to habitability on the planet.
Change our lifestyle, or it will be changed for us.
Those are the only two choices.
Change our lifestyle, or it will be changed for us.
Those are the only two choices.
Going after the last 5% of electricity supply CO2 reduction without reducing transportation emissions is lunacy.
I worry about mining for EV batteries, too.
But we can have a better quality of life if we substitute private cars for bikes, transit, infill development
I worry about mining for EV batteries, too.
But we can have a better quality of life if we substitute private cars for bikes, transit, infill development
Good figure from a recent ESIG report showing how marginal abatement costs in the electric sector start out low but increase sharply as you approach zero emissions.
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We (the “developed” nations) need to either choose bikes, transit, and infill development — or cataclysmic change to habitability on the planet.
Change our lifestyle, or it will be changed for us.
Those are the only two choices.
Change our lifestyle, or it will be changed for us.
Those are the only two choices.
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This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
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Three points about E-scooters (& siblings):
🛴🛴🛴
E-mobility devices are here and are not going away;
E-mobility devices can improve urban mobility, affordability, & livability;
E-mobility devices are a novel safety challenge in our traditional transportation realm.
What do we do about this? 🧵
🛴🛴🛴
E-mobility devices are here and are not going away;
E-mobility devices can improve urban mobility, affordability, & livability;
E-mobility devices are a novel safety challenge in our traditional transportation realm.
What do we do about this? 🧵
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Three points about E-scooters (& siblings):
🛴🛴🛴
E-mobility devices are here and are not going away;
E-mobility devices can improve urban mobility, affordability, & livability;
E-mobility devices are a novel safety challenge in our traditional transportation realm.
What do we do about this? 🧵
🛴🛴🛴
E-mobility devices are here and are not going away;
E-mobility devices can improve urban mobility, affordability, & livability;
E-mobility devices are a novel safety challenge in our traditional transportation realm.
What do we do about this? 🧵
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Like disability, it’s time for every American to realize they can become a criminal defendant at any time, at no fault of their own, without any means to prevent it. Criminal rights are human rights.
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Like disability, it’s time for every American to realize they can become a criminal defendant at any time, at no fault of their own, without any means to prevent it. Criminal rights are human rights.
During my communication undergrad, I did 24 months of co-op doing technical writing / online surveys at software development firms. I spent 16 months on buses in Toronto then decided to go into transportation planning. That proved to be too popular a field so I do local government childcare policy.
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
During my communication undergrad, I did 24 months of co-op doing technical writing / online surveys at software development firms. I spent 16 months on buses in Toronto then decided to go into transportation planning. That proved to be too popular a field so I do local government childcare policy.
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Did you know CargoB is working with the @boston.gov to pilot a city staff fleet program called “City Hauls”? It’s true! Excited to play a role in demonstrating the utility of e-cargo bike share for municipal services and resident engagement; this helps city staff put more work on two wheels.
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Did you know CargoB is working with the @boston.gov to pilot a city staff fleet program called “City Hauls”? It’s true! Excited to play a role in demonstrating the utility of e-cargo bike share for municipal services and resident engagement; this helps city staff put more work on two wheels.
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You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
I sometimes think back to the wistfulness in the eyes of my teachers on the ‘90s and early aughts, when my classmates were striking to maintain class sizes and spaces/resources for art/music extracurriculars. They feel as I think I do now - that we deserved not to have to fight for every last joy.
The kids have good ideas but now I’m sad because most of them revolve around simply addressing, minimally, the ways we are failing our children.
In happier news, my work with the local Health Equity Zone means I’m apparently an esteemed elder whose input is being welcomed for the local middle school kids proposing parks improvements as part of their civics education. (Yay!!)
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I sometimes think back to the wistfulness in the eyes of my teachers on the ‘90s and early aughts, when my classmates were striking to maintain class sizes and spaces/resources for art/music extracurriculars. They feel as I think I do now - that we deserved not to have to fight for every last joy.
This video… hits different as an adult (what with someone I met once at the start of the pandemic having died while base jumping last year)… and post-pandemic.
Day 21: Alive #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Edwin - Alive
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-BR...
Iva, I know you were thinking it (possibly while staring misty eyed at your Edgefest poster) even if you couldn't bring yourself to post it.
Edwin - Alive
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-BR...
Iva, I know you were thinking it (possibly while staring misty eyed at your Edgefest poster) even if you couldn't bring yourself to post it.
Edwin - Alive (Official Video)
YouTube video by EdwinOfficialVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This video… hits different as an adult (what with someone I met once at the start of the pandemic having died while base jumping last year)… and post-pandemic.
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When child care is owned by private investors and not local stakeholders, families suffer.
Creator Kimmy the Daycare Diva recently broke down what happens when private equity treats daycares like tradable assets—and how public and co-op models can keep care rooted in the community.
Watch below! 👇
Creator Kimmy the Daycare Diva recently broke down what happens when private equity treats daycares like tradable assets—and how public and co-op models can keep care rooted in the community.
Watch below! 👇
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
When child care is owned by private investors and not local stakeholders, families suffer.
Creator Kimmy the Daycare Diva recently broke down what happens when private equity treats daycares like tradable assets—and how public and co-op models can keep care rooted in the community.
Watch below! 👇
Creator Kimmy the Daycare Diva recently broke down what happens when private equity treats daycares like tradable assets—and how public and co-op models can keep care rooted in the community.
Watch below! 👇
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Please understand that "reward people for being healthy", in health insurance, also translates to "punish people for being disabled."
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Please understand that "reward people for being healthy", in health insurance, also translates to "punish people for being disabled."
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
My mom and dad attribute all kinds of things to the boogeyman of diabetes. I, meanwhile, worked (in a support capacity) at a clinic for diabetes patients that was conducting research trials on new medications when continuous glucose monitors were first becoming widely available.
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My mom and dad attribute all kinds of things to the boogeyman of diabetes. I, meanwhile, worked (in a support capacity) at a clinic for diabetes patients that was conducting research trials on new medications when continuous glucose monitors were first becoming widely available.
Counting myself among those affected, grateful and sad. Let Alice’s efforts for disability visibility never be in vain or forgotten.
Gutted. We have lost a brilliant voice in the world. Rest in peace Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social you were so inspiring to so many of us. Thank you for sharing all your words and for always shining a light on the disability community.
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Counting myself among those affected, grateful and sad. Let Alice’s efforts for disability visibility never be in vain or forgotten.
This excellent take on the Vancouver budget highlights the silliness in the trope of running a government like a business. We collectively need things markets aren’t good at, and they aren’t *supposed* to be. The absurd reductionism at the heart of the current approach is the real waste of time.
My comments to council regarding the @cityofvancouver.bsky.social proposed “0%” budget that will require cutting the city’s sustainability dept along w cuts to planning and arts.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This excellent take on the Vancouver budget highlights the silliness in the trope of running a government like a business. We collectively need things markets aren’t good at, and they aren’t *supposed* to be. The absurd reductionism at the heart of the current approach is the real waste of time.
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The Tyee's health reporter @michellegamage.bsky.social has been working on a two-part series about why it's so difficult to get a wheelchair repaired in B.C.
This is the second story that focuses on solutions, such as a DIY repair session at Our Community Bikes thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
This is the second story that focuses on solutions, such as a DIY repair session at Our Community Bikes thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
How to Speed Up Wheelchair Repairs | The Tyee
Systemic changes are needed from government and industry, experts say. In the meantime, users are turning to DIY.
thetyee.ca
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The Tyee's health reporter @michellegamage.bsky.social has been working on a two-part series about why it's so difficult to get a wheelchair repaired in B.C.
This is the second story that focuses on solutions, such as a DIY repair session at Our Community Bikes thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
This is the second story that focuses on solutions, such as a DIY repair session at Our Community Bikes thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
…stories like this are when I start to realize that commercial interests often engage in charm offensives with community, and that I have fallen for them multiple times.
A small, oily fish at the heart of B.C.’s coastal food web will likely disappear without an immediate moratorium on commercial herring fishing, say Saanich First Nations Hereditary Chiefs and conservation groups.
Judith Lavoie reports. #bcpoli
Judith Lavoie reports. #bcpoli
‘We Are Going to Fight to Save the Herring’ | The Tyee
The DFO proposes to expand the fishery. Environmental groups and the W̱SÁNEĆ fear disaster.
thetyee.ca
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
…stories like this are when I start to realize that commercial interests often engage in charm offensives with community, and that I have fallen for them multiple times.
Of all the apps that-other-microblogging-site had that haven’t yet been rebuilt, this public hearing experience is kind of begging for some kind of skeet gallery/curation tool.
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Of all the apps that-other-microblogging-site had that haven’t yet been rebuilt, this public hearing experience is kind of begging for some kind of skeet gallery/curation tool.
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Canada is a major importer of fruit, vegetables & fish. As more oil & gas is exported expect equal increases in the cost of food as the planet warms. BC could be self sufficient but our governments are allowing development on #ALR Land protected by the Barrett #NDP. #keepitintheground & #savetheALR
June 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Canada is a major importer of fruit, vegetables & fish. As more oil & gas is exported expect equal increases in the cost of food as the planet warms. BC could be self sufficient but our governments are allowing development on #ALR Land protected by the Barrett #NDP. #keepitintheground & #savetheALR
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It's critically important that communities make distinctions between e-bikes and e-motos when implementing regulations, and that starts with a solid definition of an e-moto. Lumping both into the same regulatory bucket will hinder the expansion of e-bikes as a powerful mobility tool.
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It's critically important that communities make distinctions between e-bikes and e-motos when implementing regulations, and that starts with a solid definition of an e-moto. Lumping both into the same regulatory bucket will hinder the expansion of e-bikes as a powerful mobility tool.
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Want to see what government programs are actually worth to working families? Our 2025 Living Wage Report breaks down how each program affects what workers need to earn to make ends meet in Metro Vancouver.
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Want to see what government programs are actually worth to working families? Our 2025 Living Wage Report breaks down how each program affects what workers need to earn to make ends meet in Metro Vancouver.
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
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If you aren't happy with customer service you can leave, right? People who use wheelchairs don't have that luxury and are getting stuck in their homes or beds for weeks while they wait for repairs, often without updates.
What the heck is happening?
Dive into my latest @thetyee.ca feature to find out
What the heck is happening?
Dive into my latest @thetyee.ca feature to find out
British Columbians who use manual and power wheelchairs say they’re tearing their hair out trying to get local businesses to service and maintain their wheelchairs. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.
Why Is It So Hard to Fix a Wheelchair in BC? | The Tyee
Disabled people say companies are struggling to service their equipment, which can trap them in bed or at home.
thetyee.ca
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If you aren't happy with customer service you can leave, right? People who use wheelchairs don't have that luxury and are getting stuck in their homes or beds for weeks while they wait for repairs, often without updates.
What the heck is happening?
Dive into my latest @thetyee.ca feature to find out
What the heck is happening?
Dive into my latest @thetyee.ca feature to find out
For any locals: I have a spare comp ticket to Jeremy Dutcher’s concert in West Vancouver *tonight*. kaymeek.com/events/jerem...
Short notice — message me if you’d like to join me for the concert at 7:30 (doors 6:30pm).
Short notice — message me if you’d like to join me for the concert at 7:30 (doors 6:30pm).
kaymeek.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
For any locals: I have a spare comp ticket to Jeremy Dutcher’s concert in West Vancouver *tonight*. kaymeek.com/events/jerem...
Short notice — message me if you’d like to join me for the concert at 7:30 (doors 6:30pm).
Short notice — message me if you’d like to join me for the concert at 7:30 (doors 6:30pm).