John Belshaw
@belshaw.bsky.social
Writer. Historian. Cyclist. Writing a history of cycling.
🛋️ Vancouver based
📚 Open textbooks https://opentextbc.ca/postconfederation/
🧭 Local stories https://www.anvilpress.com/books/vancouver-noir-1930-1960
Elbows up.
🛋️ Vancouver based
📚 Open textbooks https://opentextbc.ca/postconfederation/
🧭 Local stories https://www.anvilpress.com/books/vancouver-noir-1930-1960
Elbows up.
The surveillance state is real.
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The surveillance state is real.
The legend lives on from the Snuneymuxw on down,
Of the great ship the Queen of Coquitlam....
@bcferrys.bsky.social
Of the great ship the Queen of Coquitlam....
@bcferrys.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The legend lives on from the Snuneymuxw on down,
Of the great ship the Queen of Coquitlam....
@bcferrys.bsky.social
Of the great ship the Queen of Coquitlam....
@bcferrys.bsky.social
Baseball shmaseball. Whitecaps are Canada's team now.
Tickets on sale SUNDAY at 10am! Vancouver Whitecaps FC will host the MLS Western Conference Semifinal at home at BC Place on November 22nd.
#MLSCupPlayoffs #Vancouver #VWFC @southsiders.ca
#MLSCupPlayoffs #Vancouver #VWFC @southsiders.ca
Whitecaps FC to Host Western Conference Semifinal in Vancouver
Vancouver Whitecaps FC are onto MLS Western Conference Semifinal at BC Place on Saturday, November 22, 2025 vs either LAFC or Austin FC.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Baseball shmaseball. Whitecaps are Canada's team now.
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Hey remind me, has Pierre Poilievre finally completed his standard security check yet and managed to get the normal, standard security clearance that everyone else even close to his position has?
No?
STILL REFUSES TO?
Hmm.
Wonder what the REAL reason for that is?
No?
STILL REFUSES TO?
Hmm.
Wonder what the REAL reason for that is?
November 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hey remind me, has Pierre Poilievre finally completed his standard security check yet and managed to get the normal, standard security clearance that everyone else even close to his position has?
No?
STILL REFUSES TO?
Hmm.
Wonder what the REAL reason for that is?
No?
STILL REFUSES TO?
Hmm.
Wonder what the REAL reason for that is?
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as a bird artist, in honor of tonight’s game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
as a bird artist, in honor of tonight’s game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism
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Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
sting? fucking STING? who in 2025 wants to see solo sting? this has to be a joke
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
NFL Succumbs To Bad Bunny Criticism And Announces Special Super Bowl Concert With Sting
In an unexpected bid to calm the frenzy over Bad Bunny headlining the 2026 Super Bowl show, the NFL has introduced a special feature.
www.yahoo.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
This is a "gookie", perfected and performed by Harpo Marx. Practice it. Be ready. Brave Canadians, you know what to do.
October 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is a "gookie", perfected and performed by Harpo Marx. Practice it. Be ready. Brave Canadians, you know what to do.
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According to the rule, photos taken of foreign travellers will remain on a DHS database for up to 75 years.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
U.S. to photograph Canadian travellers when they enter and exit at all land borders, airports | CBC News
The United States is expanding its facial identification program for travellers, with the goal of collecting images of non-U.S. citizens entering and exiting the country by all modes of transport.
www.cbc.ca
October 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
According to the rule, photos taken of foreign travellers will remain on a DHS database for up to 75 years.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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"Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them." -- Margaret Atwood
October 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them." -- Margaret Atwood
I'm absolutely in favour of some form of PR. Also mandatory voting. Show up or face a fine.
"implementing a system of proportional representation would be the ultimate nation-building project. It would do more for Canada than any pipeline or port ever could, making govt more effective and efficient while also mitigating partisan hostility."
Hear, hear!
www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
Hear, hear!
www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
Forget pipelines. Here’s a better ‘nation-building project’
As the federal government talks infrastructure, Star readers get behind electoral reform.
www.thestar.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I'm absolutely in favour of some form of PR. Also mandatory voting. Show up or face a fine.
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Worth reading! #UrbanistShoutOut
NEW: “Toderian says it’s easy to be distracted by futuristic innovations like electric cars, drone delivery networks & hyperloops. ‘The real solutions are a lot less sexy and a lot more common sense… Tech won’t save us if we get the fundamentals wrong.”
I was 1 of 3 urban experts asked to weigh in.
I was 1 of 3 urban experts asked to weigh in.
A world without traffic? Three urban experts rethink how cities move
Gridlock is costing us billions, but bold solutions like bus-only lanes, congestion charges and flexible work hours could get cities moving again
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Worth reading! #UrbanistShoutOut
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October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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What drivers see no matter what you wear:
October 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What drivers see no matter what you wear:
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Pierre Poilievre says he wants to “restore merit.” He needed to be handed arguably the safest, most impossible to lose conservative seat in all of Canada after losing his own seat.
Seems like the opposite of merit. #Poilievre
(oh, and he still refuses to complete a check for a security clearance)
Seems like the opposite of merit. #Poilievre
(oh, and he still refuses to complete a check for a security clearance)
October 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Pierre Poilievre says he wants to “restore merit.” He needed to be handed arguably the safest, most impossible to lose conservative seat in all of Canada after losing his own seat.
Seems like the opposite of merit. #Poilievre
(oh, and he still refuses to complete a check for a security clearance)
Seems like the opposite of merit. #Poilievre
(oh, and he still refuses to complete a check for a security clearance)
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LOL Yes.
October 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
LOL Yes.
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Canadians going down this path right now need to immediately stop and turn around. You sound like a yankee.
October 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Canadians going down this path right now need to immediately stop and turn around. You sound like a yankee.
Let's get ahead of stupid for a change. CBC just posted this graph, which shows BC losing population. It's a 0.04% fall. That's ~2,000 out of 5.7million. It's a sneeze, not a call to ramp up pro-natalist rhetoric. And BC is where Canadians go to die. Thus: higher death rate.
September 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Let's get ahead of stupid for a change. CBC just posted this graph, which shows BC losing population. It's a 0.04% fall. That's ~2,000 out of 5.7million. It's a sneeze, not a call to ramp up pro-natalist rhetoric. And BC is where Canadians go to die. Thus: higher death rate.
#bikeYVR. I've started interviewing folks about the multiplication of cycling clubs in Vancouver from the 1980s on. If you're knowledgeable or you know someone who is, drop me a line please! 🚲
September 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
#bikeYVR. I've started interviewing folks about the multiplication of cycling clubs in Vancouver from the 1980s on. If you're knowledgeable or you know someone who is, drop me a line please! 🚲
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Canadian Tire, surveillance raccoons, and a triangle logo. Hear me out.
September 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Canadian Tire, surveillance raccoons, and a triangle logo. Hear me out.
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What do Shirley Temple, glee club leader Louise Akeo, and "Bible Bill" Aberhart have in common? All were guests at Vancouver's 1936 Golden Jubilee! Read more from me in a Urban History Review's special Vancouver issue, guest edited by @belshaw.bsky.social! #bchist #cdnhist
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tinyurl.com/2s3rwe9m
Aloha from Vancouver: Celebrating a Modern Pacific Metropolis at the Vancouver Golden Jubilee of 1936 | Urban History Review
In 1936, amid the Great Depression, the City of Vancouver marked the 50th anniversary of its incorporation. Organizers initially planned a modest observance, befitting the economic circumstances. Howe...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What do Shirley Temple, glee club leader Louise Akeo, and "Bible Bill" Aberhart have in common? All were guests at Vancouver's 1936 Golden Jubilee! Read more from me in a Urban History Review's special Vancouver issue, guest edited by @belshaw.bsky.social! #bchist #cdnhist
tinyurl.com/2s3rwe9m
tinyurl.com/2s3rwe9m
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I’m all for people enjoying watching football in whatever form. But the kind of demonstrative NFL fandom you see in Canadian sports bars and such sometimes feels like U.S. cosplay, and I feel especially inclined to steer clear of it this year.
September 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’m all for people enjoying watching football in whatever form. But the kind of demonstrative NFL fandom you see in Canadian sports bars and such sometimes feels like U.S. cosplay, and I feel especially inclined to steer clear of it this year.
So, this is both upsetting & hilarious. A long list of books will be pulled from libraries in the Alberta school system. The Handmaid's Tale is one of them. The funny bit is, the list of banned books ... has been blanked out! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
www.cbc.ca
August 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
So, this is both upsetting & hilarious. A long list of books will be pulled from libraries in the Alberta school system. The Handmaid's Tale is one of them. The funny bit is, the list of banned books ... has been blanked out! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Canada needs to launch an investigation into Trump regime’s covert influence ops in 🇨🇦. If the US has begun engaging in information warfare in #Greenland, you can bet the same is happening in #Canada. Look no further that the traitorous actions of Alberta secessionists as one of the vectors. #cdnpoli
Denmark summons top U.S. diplomat after reports of American influence operations in Greenland | CBC News
Denmark's foreign minister has summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen over Danish intelligence reports that U.S. citizens have been conducting covert influence operations in Greenland, the minis...
www.cbc.ca
August 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Canada needs to launch an investigation into Trump regime’s covert influence ops in 🇨🇦. If the US has begun engaging in information warfare in #Greenland, you can bet the same is happening in #Canada. Look no further that the traitorous actions of Alberta secessionists as one of the vectors. #cdnpoli