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I live in and talk about Vancouver. Revolutionarily empathic
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As a resident of Canada's Greatest Neighbourhood, I am often thinking about ways it could be better
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
What would be the best gift for him to get now? We could send it in Ma's name
Michael Ma collected his own conservative secret santa gift before crossing the floor BUT DID NOT DELIVER ANYTHING TO THE NAME HE DREW

HE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN JAMIL JIVANI’S SECRET SANTA

LMFAO THIS DIVAAAAAA
December 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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One thing I've learned in the last 10 months is that it's very easy for people to identify a problem, but they often face great difficulty to do a thing that's 100% in their control if it could hypothetically cause them a personal inconvenience.

Continues to be an illuminating experience!
December 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Have you seen the unreleased 1940 Disney Clair de Lune? This could have replaced the terrifying demon piece
Fantasia/ Deleted Segment: Debussy- Clair de Lune (Moonlight) from Suite Bergemasque
YouTube video by Tristan MA (TristanMA)
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
What do these people know about Avignon and when did they know it?
Here’s my story on John Rustad’s very bad day, why his failures appear to be rooted politics rather than ideology, and what questions the party will have to quickly answer the moment they stop having two leaders
ANALYSIS | Actual leader of the B.C. Conservatives up in the air — and so are their next moves | CBC News
Wednesday was the final day the B.C. legislature was in session for 2025 — and it sure delivered a season finale.
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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She's being punished with indefinite paid holiday.
October 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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The brother of federal Industry Minister, Mélanie Joly, is the president and CEO of Intelcom, a courier company that exploits subcontracted delivery drivers for pennies per package. It stands to benefit mightily from the dismantlement and privatization of public postal services in Canada.
The privatization crisis at Canada Post
Canada Post is under attack. Political favouritism, privatized delivery, and precarious subcontracting are putting workers and public service at risk. From Intelcom’s exploitative practices to the gov...
canadiandimension.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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On Wed Sep 17, City of Vancouver Councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social will intro a motion that aims to unlock new apartment buildings up to six floors, and corner stores, on quiet Vancouver streets, including cycling routes and local streets around parks. (1/3)
September 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Vancouver park board commissioners will be asked to weigh up dozens of possible options to reduce the number of cars entering Stanley Park each year. Read more:

theprovince.com/news/local-n...
Six-storey parkade among ideas for Stanley Park's future
Park board staff are giving commissioners dozens of options to manage traffic in the park
theprovince.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Carney’s first 100 days: Unpacking the new prime minister’s ‘disappointing move to the right’ with @lindamcquaig.bsky.social.

From backtracking on the Digital Services Tax, to his disappointing response to #Gaza, she says Carney has repeatedly capitulated to Trump.

ricochet.media/politics/car...
Carney’s first 100 days: Unpacking the new prime minister’s ‘disappointing move to the right’ with Linda McQuaig
‘If it comes to a U.S. invasion, no amount of military spending on our part is going to defend us from that’
ricochet.media
August 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Between a "No Other Land" crew mate filming himself being killed by a settler, to a journalist being killed by airstrikes he was covering minutes earlier, I'm not sure how much more televised Israel's genocide can be
August 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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One of the biggest lost opportunities during COVID was not turning Granville Island into a pedestrianized haven for small biz and artists.
Met up with a friend on Granville Island and immediately remembered why I hate it and don't recommend it unless you LOVE endless traffic jams
August 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Once again: to be politically conservative is to be scared, of everything, all the time.
Bernie Moreno says Cincinnati might be need to put on a "watch list" and claims he no longer visits Chicago and New York City because he's scared of crime
August 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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On June 16, Doctors Without Borders sent an open letter with a very clear message to EU leaders: The #EU can and must act now to stop mass atrocities in #Gaza.

www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-ms...
Palestine: MSF statement on the EU’s failure to protect people in Gaza again | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The EU ignores calls to end Gaza’s siege, enabling Israel’s attacks on civilians amid ongoing humanitarian catastrophe.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
July 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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have you tried simply not doing war crimes
July 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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👇🏽Devastating Haaretz headlines, with IDF whistleblowers.

Non-paywalled story: archive.ph/2025.06.27-2...
June 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Zohran Mamdani won New York’s primary race because of his support for Palestine, not in spite of it, progressives say.
Mamdani’s New York victory boosts pro-Palestine politics in US
Zohran Mamdani won New York’s primary race because of his support for Palestine, not in spite of it, progressives say.
bit.ly
June 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Bro these right-wingers always quote 1984 when asked to like, pay $0.10 more per year in taxes, meanwhile their faves literally do the Big Brother quotes and crickets

He's doing the "WAR IS PEACE" bit here! Not even subtly!!!
dropping bombs and then immediately calling for peace...
June 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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BC Ferries continues to disappoint.
Once again BC Ferries chooses foreign builders for their new ferries.
4 new ferries will be built in China.
No Canadian content.
They are keeping the price secret.
They are also buying 4 new hybrids to be built in Romania.
See in the comments.
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Minister concerned over B.C. Ferries' construction deal with Chinese shipyard | CBC News
The winning bidder on the contract announced Tuesday is Chinese state-owned China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards.
www.cbc.ca
June 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
We cannot disapprove our way out of fascism
Yes, he's polling poorly, but he still has the power to do what he wants. If we want to stop him, we must *build the power* to do that. Sadly, we cannot disapprove our way out of fascism.
June 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Buried here is access to foi that's already been done. Incredible work
June 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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notably, since fees were induced, FOIs dropped and response times went up
www.burnabynow.com/highlights/b...
B.C. freedom of information requests declined after fee imposed
In 5,100 cases, the provincial government exceeded the time allowed to respond to a request without any legal authority to do so, a new report has found.
www.burnabynow.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM