Donald William Shimoda
@pblagojevic.bsky.social
Added 'William' to my name, not because I needed it, but because some folks only see 'Donald' and jump to conclusions.
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Words matter: What language can tell us about the government - Global Reporting Centre
In Serbia, there is a deepening divide between the government and its people. Language is the first step in understanding this alienation of citizens.
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In a democracy, the government's main role is - to govern.
But what happens if the formal local name for the government is 'the ruler'?
A piece I wrote a long time ago for the UBC School of Journalism.
But what happens if the formal local name for the government is 'the ruler'?
A piece I wrote a long time ago for the UBC School of Journalism.
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The Guardian's reporting on the free birth movement is A++.
FB encourages people to give birth with no medical interventions, even if the baby dies. If the baby dies it 'was meant to be' and therefore the FB folks have no legal responsibility. FB has made $13M.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
FB encourages people to give birth with no medical interventions, even if the baby dies. If the baby dies it 'was meant to be' and therefore the FB folks have no legal responsibility. FB has made $13M.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘She was like a deer in headlights’: how unskilled radical birthkeepers took hold in Canada
In holistic communities and midwifery deserts, women are turning to the Free Birth Society for information and unlicensed providers
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Guardian's reporting on the free birth movement is A++.
FB encourages people to give birth with no medical interventions, even if the baby dies. If the baby dies it 'was meant to be' and therefore the FB folks have no legal responsibility. FB has made $13M.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
FB encourages people to give birth with no medical interventions, even if the baby dies. If the baby dies it 'was meant to be' and therefore the FB folks have no legal responsibility. FB has made $13M.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Inflation may be holding at 2%, but food and rent costs in Canada are up. Since last year, beef prices have increased by 20% and coffee by 30%. Rent increases are double the rate of #inflation. @davidmaccdn.bsky.social breaks it down: @policyalternatives.ca www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/1...
Canada’s inflation holds at 2.2 per cent as grocery prices continue to rise
Economist David Macdonald breaks down the November inflation at 2.2 per cent and with food costs expected to keep rising, why grocery prices continue to climb.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Inflation may be holding at 2%, but food and rent costs in Canada are up. Since last year, beef prices have increased by 20% and coffee by 30%. Rent increases are double the rate of #inflation. @davidmaccdn.bsky.social breaks it down: @policyalternatives.ca www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/1...
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"A forensic collision analysis found that Veinpel's 2021 Ford F-150's passenger-side pillar created a blind spot capable of obscuring pedestrians of Lynza’s height."
These child-killing trucks have no place on our streets.
www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/...
These child-killing trucks have no place on our streets.
www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/...
Family's heartbreak heard during sentencing in Vernon teen's fatal collision - Vernon News
The family of Vernon teen Lynza Henke, who was fatally struck by a vehicle when walking through a marked crosswalk, had a chance to share statements on the impact of Lynza
www.castanet.net
December 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"A forensic collision analysis found that Veinpel's 2021 Ford F-150's passenger-side pillar created a blind spot capable of obscuring pedestrians of Lynza’s height."
These child-killing trucks have no place on our streets.
www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/...
These child-killing trucks have no place on our streets.
www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/...
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July 2024 after a string of fatal crashes: "It's the summer weather."
December 2025 after a string of fatal crashes: "It's the winter weather."
I don't know maybe our road design just isn't safe?
December 2025 after a string of fatal crashes: "It's the winter weather."
I don't know maybe our road design just isn't safe?
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
July 2024 after a string of fatal crashes: "It's the summer weather."
December 2025 after a string of fatal crashes: "It's the winter weather."
I don't know maybe our road design just isn't safe?
December 2025 after a string of fatal crashes: "It's the winter weather."
I don't know maybe our road design just isn't safe?
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The streetscape where this happened. No sidewalks, the only bit of gravel space beside the road used for more parking (despite massive driveways and garages at each house). This is a half block from a daycare and elementary school.
December 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The streetscape where this happened. No sidewalks, the only bit of gravel space beside the road used for more parking (despite massive driveways and garages at each house). This is a half block from a daycare and elementary school.
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Yesterday, the PBO said Canada can only afford to build 3.7% of the non-market housing that we need to address our going gap.
Today Canada announced we bought $3.6 Billion worth of bombs.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Today Canada announced we bought $3.6 Billion worth of bombs.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Defence minister says 'we're good' to meet 2% NATO spending target by March | CBC News
Defence Minister David McGuinty assured MPs on Thursday that the federal government is on its way to meeting NATO's old, politically charged spending target of two per cent of GDP — just as the Wester...
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Yesterday, the PBO said Canada can only afford to build 3.7% of the non-market housing that we need to address our going gap.
Today Canada announced we bought $3.6 Billion worth of bombs.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Today Canada announced we bought $3.6 Billion worth of bombs.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Crossing the street shouldn't be a gamble on your life. We want to end traffic fatalities in our region, not with shame flags and pedestrian education but with real action and systems change. We need your help to fund our work. Please donate if you can! www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Crossing the street shouldn't be a gamble on your life. We want to end traffic fatalities in our region, not with shame flags and pedestrian education but with real action and systems change. We need your help to fund our work. Please donate if you can! www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...
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A long, ugly battle has just been set in motion.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A long, ugly battle has just been set in motion.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
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We are not living in an era of optional climate policy. We are living in an era of planetary limits where the choices we make in city halls will determine the world our children inherit, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social write. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
Vancouver’s climate leadership is a promise we can’t break
Eliminating the city’s climate and sustainability department is a betrayal of our collective future, write Carol Liao and Naomi Klein
www.nationalobserver.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We are not living in an era of optional climate policy. We are living in an era of planetary limits where the choices we make in city halls will determine the world our children inherit, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social write. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
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But this lawsuit is so much bigger than me or PressProgress
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
But this lawsuit is so much bigger than me or PressProgress
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
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"Encouraging cyclists to stay off the roads is [...] outright dangerous advice when the likely alternative is to drive. Next Halloween, maybe Delta PD can just tell everyone to stay home instead; at least kids will be safe from the menace of e-bikes in their living rooms."
My column today, on how police departments' car-first attitude makes them say the darnedest things. Like "leave your e-bike at home."
The scariest part of Halloween is drivers — yet police departments blame bikes and kids
For pedestrians, the message is common-sense — wear bright and reflective clothing, don’t dart into traffic, watch where you’re going — but in its tunnel vision, the overall impression veers into vict...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"Encouraging cyclists to stay off the roads is [...] outright dangerous advice when the likely alternative is to drive. Next Halloween, maybe Delta PD can just tell everyone to stay home instead; at least kids will be safe from the menace of e-bikes in their living rooms."
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Enough.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
October 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Enough.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.
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Incredible.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
October 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Incredible.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
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The NDP has been incredibly disappointing on this file and they need to do better. CC @davidebybc.bsky.social @georgeandersonbc.bsky.social @christineboyle.bsky.social and Mike Farnworth.
September 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The NDP has been incredibly disappointing on this file and they need to do better. CC @davidebybc.bsky.social @georgeandersonbc.bsky.social @christineboyle.bsky.social and Mike Farnworth.
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Eby repealed a carbon tax that had been working in BC for almost 2 decades in order to make gas a bit cheaper, and handed out $410 million to drivers for basically no reason. And now there's no money for active transport grants. 300 people a year are killed in BC in motor vehicle crashes.
September 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Eby repealed a carbon tax that had been working in BC for almost 2 decades in order to make gas a bit cheaper, and handed out $410 million to drivers for basically no reason. And now there's no money for active transport grants. 300 people a year are killed in BC in motor vehicle crashes.
I'm still amazed by how many people don't understand what #antifa stands for - it's literally short for "anti-fascist".
At the same time, many of those do not support fascism.
To unpack that etymology and clear the air, it might be good to use its "full name" whenever possible: #AntiFascism
At the same time, many of those do not support fascism.
To unpack that etymology and clear the air, it might be good to use its "full name" whenever possible: #AntiFascism
The President of the US just called anti-fascist ideas "sick" and "a major terrorist organization." (organization?)
So, not fascists. He stated that those who oppose fascists are terrorists.
So, not fascists. He stated that those who oppose fascists are terrorists.
September 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I'm still amazed by how many people don't understand what #antifa stands for - it's literally short for "anti-fascist".
At the same time, many of those do not support fascism.
To unpack that etymology and clear the air, it might be good to use its "full name" whenever possible: #AntiFascism
At the same time, many of those do not support fascism.
To unpack that etymology and clear the air, it might be good to use its "full name" whenever possible: #AntiFascism
The President of the US just called anti-fascist ideas "sick" and "a major terrorist organization." (organization?)
So, not fascists. He stated that those who oppose fascists are terrorists.
So, not fascists. He stated that those who oppose fascists are terrorists.
September 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The President of the US just called anti-fascist ideas "sick" and "a major terrorist organization." (organization?)
So, not fascists. He stated that those who oppose fascists are terrorists.
So, not fascists. He stated that those who oppose fascists are terrorists.
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The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
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Maybe Ezra Klein should have asked Ben Shapiro about his friend and fellow Daily Wire podcaster, Matt Walsh, who is calling for the death of everyone on the left and LGBTQ people.
September 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Maybe Ezra Klein should have asked Ben Shapiro about his friend and fellow Daily Wire podcaster, Matt Walsh, who is calling for the death of everyone on the left and LGBTQ people.
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Why are "nation building projects" always things that accelerate the destruction of the planet largely to the benefit of multinational corporations, and never things that would benefit millions of Canadians like, say, high speed passenger rail?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
September 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Why are "nation building projects" always things that accelerate the destruction of the planet largely to the benefit of multinational corporations, and never things that would benefit millions of Canadians like, say, high speed passenger rail?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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More evidence that speed cameras work.
"Since those cameras were put up, 57% of drivers were slowing down and adhering to the speed limit. In some school zones, it was as high as 90%"
“Eighty-five per cent of people who have been issued one ticket have only been issued [that] one ticket”
"Since those cameras were put up, 57% of drivers were slowing down and adhering to the speed limit. In some school zones, it was as high as 90%"
“Eighty-five per cent of people who have been issued one ticket have only been issued [that] one ticket”
Region of Waterloo releases data suggesting speed cameras are making roads safer
The Region of Waterloo says drivers are changing their behaviours thanks to municipal speed cameras.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
More evidence that speed cameras work.
"Since those cameras were put up, 57% of drivers were slowing down and adhering to the speed limit. In some school zones, it was as high as 90%"
“Eighty-five per cent of people who have been issued one ticket have only been issued [that] one ticket”
"Since those cameras were put up, 57% of drivers were slowing down and adhering to the speed limit. In some school zones, it was as high as 90%"
“Eighty-five per cent of people who have been issued one ticket have only been issued [that] one ticket”
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We sat down with @cjsfradio.bsky.social to talk about our recent billboard and our group's overall goals. Take a listen!
www.frequencynews.ca/news/vancouv...
www.frequencynews.ca/news/vancouv...
Vancouver non-profit aims to raise awareness of dangerous road conditions
Vision Zero Vancouver is a local non profit organization that is advocating for one specific thing: zero deaths and serious injuries on Metro Vancouver streets. An ambitious goal, but one that Vision…
www.frequencynews.ca
September 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
We sat down with @cjsfradio.bsky.social to talk about our recent billboard and our group's overall goals. Take a listen!
www.frequencynews.ca/news/vancouv...
www.frequencynews.ca/news/vancouv...
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"Data from ICBC, found that three children are killed and 359 are injured in crashes while walking or cycling every year in the province. In school and playground zones, 51 children are injured in crashes every year."
We spoke to CTV about what needs to be done to keep kids safe.
We spoke to CTV about what needs to be done to keep kids safe.
Drivers are engaging in dangerous behaviour in school zones: BCAA
A survey from BCAA finds drivers are engaging in dangerous behaviour in school zones, such as speeding, failing to stop at crosswalks, and distracted driving.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 31, 2025 at 3:02 AM
"Data from ICBC, found that three children are killed and 359 are injured in crashes while walking or cycling every year in the province. In school and playground zones, 51 children are injured in crashes every year."
We spoke to CTV about what needs to be done to keep kids safe.
We spoke to CTV about what needs to be done to keep kids safe.
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The Vancouver Sun caught us ahead of our Bus Lanes Anniversary ‘Picnic’ happening today! This work is already underway, but the delays are adding up for riders. Find us today (Aug 22nd) at Gordon Park at 1PM! 🧺
'Dude, where’s our lanes?': Transit advocates call out Vancouver’s bus lane delay
A year after council pledged to fast-track new bus lanes, not one has been completed, sparking frustration from transit advocates.
vancouversun.com
August 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Vancouver Sun caught us ahead of our Bus Lanes Anniversary ‘Picnic’ happening today! This work is already underway, but the delays are adding up for riders. Find us today (Aug 22nd) at Gordon Park at 1PM! 🧺