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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 6h

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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 8d

If you'd like to watch an excellent & informative webinar video recording of Iglika offering a reality-check on BC finances, check out this BC Policy Solutions video here: bcpolicy.ca/2025/09/17/b...

🎬 BC isn’t broke: the truth behind the deficit (and other austerity narratives)

Take a data-driven look at BC’s fiscal health and equip yourself with arguments to challenge austerity narratives in favour of more sustainable and progressive policy solutions.

bcpolicy.ca

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 11d

@mark-carney.bsky.social, do you hear us yet? Today, our message fills Canada’s biggest newspapers: @theglobeandmail.com, @thestar.com and @lapresse.ca.

Doctors can’t stop genocide. World leaders can.

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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 10d

Well said, Jody Patterson!

www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...

Comment: We are far from anything resembling 'endless accommodation'

We must get a grip on this tragic humanitarian crisis from the point of view of the people living it.

www.timescolonist.com

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ceej @ceej.online · 12d

my daughter really captured my essence in this portrait of me “at work”

a bald stick figure in a chair with his arms out in front like he’s typing on a keyboard, and he’s got the biggest angry frown imaginable and eyebrows that express frustrated bemusement

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 13d

UBCM delegates endorsed a resolution to ask the province to declare housing a human right

Resolution was brought forward by a consortium of 9 local governments with Langford as listed sponsor

No Con speakers, it passed with little opposition but fairly sparse support #bcpoli

Housing
NR17 Declaring Housing as a Human Right Langford
Whereas recognizing housing as a human right fundamentally shifts government motivations by adding critical
urgency and responsibility to ensure access to affordable housing (meaning housing costs are aligned with
income) through policies that prevent homelessness, address the escalating housing and homelessness crisis,
eliminate discrimination, and prioritize the needs of vulnerable and marginalized populations;
And whereas the Government of Canada affirmed the right to housing as a matter of international law and
enshrined it domestically through the National Housing Strategy Act (2019), recognizing housing as a human
right and establishing mechanisms for accountability and inclusion:
Therefore be it resolved that the UBCM call for the BC Government to enshrine housing as a human right in
legislation and forthcoming housing and homelessness strategies, ensuring that housing policy in British
Columbia is grounded in principles of equity, accessibility, accountability, and the inherent dignity of all people.
Submitted Directly to UBCM
UBCM Resolutions Committee Recommendation: No Recommendation

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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 13d

“Too often, shelters and transitional programs lack privacy, support, doors that lock, adequate hygiene facilities, and basic requirements that most people associate with the concept of housing. These inadequacies prevent healing, family reunification, wellbeing and community connections.”

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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 13d

Canada has announced major housing initiatives, but not targeted the “deeply affordable housing” required to end & prevent homelessness.

"Governments should adopt clear, consistent income-based definitions of “affordable” and “deeply affordable” housing across programs."

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Homeward Bound: How to Create Deeply Affordable Housing - IRPP

Co-ordination between governments needed to solve Canada's housing crisis.

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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 13d

full statement here: www.ahomeforall.ca

A Home For All | The Housing Justice Project

www.ahomeforall.ca

Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 13d

“Too often, shelters and transitional programs lack privacy, support, doors that lock, adequate hygiene facilities, and basic requirements that most people associate with the concept of housing. These inadequacies prevent healing, family reunification, wellbeing and community connections.”

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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 13d

“All forms of homelessness are unsafe, need immediate attention, and can be solved with affordable, adequate homes,” they (The Housing Justice Project) said.

www.vicnews.com/local-news/h...

Homelessness count shows 5% jump in Greater Victoria

The Capital Region’s unhoused population jumped from 1,665 in 2023 to 1,749 in 2025

www.vicnews.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14d

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(Updated Version)

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17d

IN THE USA…

Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?

Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…
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100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?

Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say

www.cbsnews.com

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 18d

"In a single generation, the combined economic weight of the countries that escaped Russia's orbit now exceeds that of Russia itself, a stunning reversal of fortunes."

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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 22d

Please tell me the standing ovation thing isn't true. Or has been badly interpreted by social media.

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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 22d

Raising the shelter rate to 2025 Market Rental Rates would eliminate 95% of homeless experiences in BC.

I mean, why have income assistance if it doesn't prevent homelessness?

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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Raise B.C. Disabled Peoples' Shelter Rates from $500 / month to 2025 Market Rental Rates

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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 22d

Relevant webinar at 4pm PST today "Billionaires versus All of Us

More info:
www.facebook.com/events/80855...

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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 22d

www.facebook.com/events/80855...

Billionaires VS All of Us: A national webinar

Event in Ottawa by The Council of Canadians on Tuesday, September 16 2025

www.facebook.com

Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 22d

Accessing health care in BC makes me feel like I am dealing with the cell phone monopoly in Canada.

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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · 22d

Taxpayers will be asked to subsidize more billionaires to 'get BC's economy back on track' in the face of growing, unmanageable debt.

dailyhive.com/vancouver/ho...

Here's how much B.C.'s richest billionaires are worth | Business & Tech

These B.C. moguls are stacking billions 💰

dailyhive.com

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25d

I wrote a thing. As someone who survived the 1970s and kept the receipts.

Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit

Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · Aug 27

Quick question, is it bad when the dictator gets to decide who is a Jew? I’m not familiar with history, how does that usually work out for us?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 26

Trump on Schumer: "He's become a Palestinian. We call him our great Palestinian senator."

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Carolyn Whitzman @cwhitzman.bsky.social · Nov 10

I recently published a paper for @irpp.bsky.social about how the enable deeply affordable homes with supports, the only proven way to end homelessness irpp.org/research-stu...

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Nicole Chaland @nicolechaland.bsky.social · Aug 20

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B.C. housing experts argue in open letter that more supply alone will not solve crisis | CBC News

A number of B.C. urban planners and housing professors are arguing in an open letter to the provincial government that it should stop prioritizing adding more housing supply, and instead focus on addi...

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