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A 2015 City of Vancouver study similarly found that 13% of cyclist-driver collisions happen during right-turn movements.

The provincial government also previously issued some literature supporting the prohibition as an effective intervention.

dailyhive.com/vancouver/va... #Vanpoli
The provincial government also previously issued some literature supporting the prohibition as an effective intervention. “Where Right Turn On Red (RTOR) is permitted, drivers must look for pedestrians crossing from the left and right, for cyclists approaching from the rear, while simultaneously trying to find a gap in the vehicle and cyclist stream crossing the intersection from the left. This is a highly complex scenario requiring high driver workload and greater risk of driver error,” reads the provincial government’s recommended safe roadway design guide in March 2018. “With a site-specific prohibition on RTOR, drivers can only proceed to turn right on green. By separating road users from one another through time, this strongly reduces the likelihood of conflict between road users.”
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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The City of Vancouver's own data also indicate that conflicts involving right-turning vehicles are among the most common types of pedestrian collisions — many occurring when pedestrians cross with a walk signal.

dailyhive.com/vancouver/va... #Vanpoli
The provincial government also previously issued some literature supporting the prohibition as an effective intervention. “Where Right Turn On Red (RTOR) is permitted, drivers must look for pedestrians crossing from the left and right, for cyclists approaching from the rear, while simultaneously trying to find a gap in the vehicle and cyclist stream crossing the intersection from the left. This is a highly complex scenario requiring high driver workload and greater risk of driver error,” reads the provincial government’s recommended safe roadway design guide in March 2018. “With a site-specific prohibition on RTOR, drivers can only proceed to turn right on green. By separating road users from one another through time, this strongly reduces the likelihood of conflict between road users.”
December 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Domestic real estate speculators, Mark Carney & #OffshoreGregor Robertson would reduce our housing crisis more by:

Banning foreign buyers

Banning foreign capital

Tax domestic real estate speculators 60% for buying 2nd+ homes

Ban MPs from being Domestic RE Speculators & Landlords

#vanpoli #VanRE
CHANGES TO ADDITIONAL BUYER'S STAMP DUTY Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty (ABSD) Rates before Apr 27, 2023 Rates on or after Apr 27, 2023 Singapore citizens First residential property 0% 0% second residential property 17% 20% Third and subsequent residential property 25% 30% First residential property 5% 5% Permanent residents Foreigners Second residential property 25% 30% Third and subsequent residential property 30% 35% 30% 60% Entities/ Trustees Any residential property 35% 65% Housing developers 35%^ + 5%^^ 35%^ + 5%^^ ^ Housing developers may apply for remission of this ABSD, subject to conditions ^^ This 5% will not be remitted and is to be paid upfront upon purchase of residential property Source: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of National Development and Monetary Authority of Singapore Pierre Poilievre Find Out If Your MP Is A Landlord Or Invested In Real Estate https://www.readthemaple.com/mp-landlords/ • "Sole owner of a rental property located on Lakes Park Drive in Ottawa, Ontario." • "Joint ownership of Liberty West Properties Inc., a private real estate investment company located in Calgary, Alberta" • "Next 12 months: Rental income" • "Sole ownership of a rental property located on Lakeridge Drive in Ottawa, Ontario" (spouse/common law) • "Rental income" (spouse/common law) • Source
December 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Great! The optics of Team Millionaires and Billionaires, Ken Sim's ABC cancelling COV Advisory committees to save what, $11k?

Versus how much have they funded #FIFA, where the tickets start at $500 and go up to several thousand dollars, would be optics gold for #vanpoli opposition parties
threeraccoonsstudio • Follow Chinatown, Vancouver threeraccoonsstudio You've seen my Ken Sim hates poor people patches and stickers, well, would you like it on a T- shirt? Well, this Saturday, april 20, @community.canteen will be doing a popup in @decolonialclothing selling t-shirts featuring the artwork. They are printed by Decolonial clothing, and feature my art on the front. All proceeds will be going to Stop The Sweeps to help out the unhoused people on the Downtown Eastside. They have a wide range of sizes, but quantities are limited, so if you want one, make sure it get to Decoolonial's shop in Chinatown this Saturday! #stopthesweeps #dtes
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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So arrest the owners and jail them

"Interior Health warns of safety risks at Spruce Hill Resort keeps operating despite expired permits, unsafe water and hazards in its pool.

Despite multiple shutdown orders, it continues to welcome guests."

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli
Interior Health (IH) has ordered the restaurant, pool and hot tubs at Spruce Hill Resort & Spa at 108 Mile Ranch, just north of 100 Mile House, to close immediately — saying people using them could be at risk. The health authority issued the advisory Friday and said the resort has been operating without valid operating permits for food service, pool and a hot tub since March 31 — and despite multiple shutdown orders, continues to welcome guests. “We’ve seen ongoing non-compliance at this facility for the last four years,” said Courtney Zimmerman, Interior Health’s corporate director of environmental health. “Officers have posted orders on the doors to the restaurant, and the operators seem to be choosing to remove those orders.”
December 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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and refined on average 7 out of 10 of the critical minerals that underpin them.

That same year, Chinese companies also produced over half of the world’s heat pumps, with a significant share destined for the export market

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the scale of manufacturing in China means that it has grown to dominate electro-technology supply chains. In 2024, China produced four in five solar modules and battery cells globally, more than two-thirds of electric vehicles, and refined on average seven out of ten of the critical minerals that underpin them. That same year, Chinese companies also produced over half of the world’s heat pumps, with a significant share destined for the export market. Highlights China Energy Transition Review 2025 China’s surge in renewables and whole- economy electrification is rapidly reshaping energy choices for the rest of the world, creating the conditions for a decline in global fossil fuel use. 84% Clean generation growth led by solar and wind met 84% of China’s electricity demand growth in 2024. In H1 2025 it exceeded demand growth, cutting fossil fuel use by 2%. -1.7% From 2015 to 2023, fossil fuel use in final energy across buildings, industry and transport in China fell by 1.7%. Use of electricity grew by 65%. 75% Chinese companies lodge around 75% of global clean energy patent applications. In 2000, the figure was just 5%. 25% Cheap Chinese tech has enabled 25% of emerging markets to leapfrog the US in end-use electrification. 63% have leapfrogged it on solar generation share. +69% Battery storage investment in China rose 69% from H1 2024 to H1 2025, while grid investment rose 22%. China accounts for 31% of global clean energy investment. 65% Projected Chinese solar manufacturing capacity in 2030 (1,255 GW) is 65% higher than global solar rollout in 2030 in the IEA’s Net Zero Roadmap (761 GW)
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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The scale of manufacturing in China means that it has grown to dominate electro-technology supply chains.

In 2024, China produced 4 in 5 solar modules & battery
cells globally, more than two-thirds of electric vehicles,

ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...
The scale of manufacturing in China means that it has grown to dominate electro- technology supply chains. In 2024, China produced four in five solar modules and battery cells globally, more than two-thirds of electric vehicles, and refined on average seven out often of the critical minerals that underpin them. That same year, Chinese companies also produced over half of the world’s heat pumps, with a significant share destined for the export market. Highlights China Energy Transition Review 2025 China’s surge in renewables and whole- economy electrification is rapidly reshaping energy choices for the rest of the world, creating the conditions for a decline in global fossil fuel use. 84% Clean generation growth led by solar and wind met 84% of China’s electricity demand growth in 2024. In H1 2025 it exceeded demand growth, cutting fossil fuel use by 2%. -1.7% From 2015 to 2023, fossil fuel use in final energy across buildings, industry and transport in China fell by 1.7%. Use of electricity grew by 65%. 75% Chinese companies lodge around 75% of global clean energy patent applications. In 2000, the figure was just 5%. 25% Cheap Chinese tech has enabled 25% of emerging markets to leapfrog the US in end-use electrification. 63% have leapfrogged it on solar generation share. +69% Battery storage investment in China rose 69% from H1 2024 to H1 2025, while grid investment rose 22%. China accounts for 31% of global clean energy investment. 65% Projected Chinese solar manufacturing capacity in 2030 (1,255 GW) is 65% higher than global solar rollout in 2030 in the IEA’s Net Zero Roadmap (761 GW)
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Media ask LPC MPs how much $ they are investing in clean energy vs virtue-signalling on it?

"Clean generation growth led by solar & wind met 84% of China’s electricity demand growth in 2024"

What was Canada's #?

China invested $625 billion USD in 2024 into clean energy

What will Carney invest?
Highlights China Energy Transition Review 2025 China’s surge in renewables and whole- economy electrification is rapidly reshaping energy choices for the rest of the world, creating the conditions for a decline in global fossil fuel use. 84% Clean generation growth led by solar and wind met 84% of China’s electricity demand growth in 2024. In H1 2025 it exceeded demand growth, cutting fossil fuel use by 2%. -1.7% From 2015 to 2023, fossil fuel use in final energy across buildings, industry and transport in China fell by 1.7%. Use of electricity grew by 65%. 75% Chinese companies lodge around 75% of global clean energy patent applications. In 2000, the figure was just 5%. 25% Cheap Chinese tech has enabled 25% of emerging markets to leapfrog the US in end-use electrification. 63% have leapfrogged it on solar generation share. +69% Battery storage investment in China rose 69% from H1 2024 to H1 2025, while grid investment rose 22%. China accounts for 31% of global clean energy investment. 65% Projected Chinese solar manufacturing capacity in 2030 (1,255 GW) is 65% higher than global solar rollout in 2030 in the IEA’s Net Zero Roadmap (761 GW)
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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+69%

Battery storage investment in China rose 69% from H1 2024 to H1 2025

while grid investment rose 22%.

China accounts for 31% of global clean energy investment.

How much did battery storage investment rise in Petro State Canada in that time?

#cdnpoli

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Highlights China Energy Transition Review 2025 China’s surge in renewables and whole- economy electrification is rapidly reshaping energy choices for the rest of the world, creating the conditions for a decline in global fossil fuel use. 84% Clean generation growth led by solar and wind met 84% of China’s electricity demand growth in 2024. In H1 2025 it exceeded demand growth, cutting fossil fuel use by 2%. -1.7% From 2015 to 2023, fossil fuel use in final energy across buildings, industry and transport in China fell by 1.7%. Use of electricity grew by 65%. 75% Chinese companies lodge around 75% of global clean energy patent applications. In 2000, the figure was just 5%. 25% Cheap Chinese tech has enabled 25% of emerging markets to leapfrog the US in end-use electrification. 63% have leapfrogged it on solar generation share. +69% Battery storage investment in China rose 69% from H1 2024 to H1 2025, while grid investment rose 22%. China accounts for 31% of global clean energy investment. 65% Projected Chinese solar manufacturing capacity in 2030 (1,255 GW) is 65% higher than global solar rollout in 2030 in the IEA’s Net Zero Roadmap (761 GW)
December 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Legalized bribery.

Cash for access bundled campaign donations.

The kind that Justin Trudeau got at a fundraiser for a CCP united front group leader who is a multimillionaire real estate developer to sell BC’s biggest long-term care home chain to shady Chinese co Anbang 80 people $1,200 each
Was #anbang a long con way for Chinese govt to buy up Canadian, US and other real estate and companies it would not be allowed to buy directly? Given #anbang was a criminal org, should Can govt seize #Anbang's assets from Chinese govt? #cdnpoli #ocpoli #vanpoli #VanRE x.com/ CeeJayWiens/st... Cheryl Wiens @Gree...• 2018-05-10 The Chinese government has just confiscated billions of dollars in Canadian assets, including 20 BC retirement homes and the Fairmont #Vancouver Airport Hotel.... The Chinese government now controls the biggest retirement home chain in B.C. If the takeover did lead to asset sales, analysts in Canada believe there would be significant interest in the Retirement Concepts properties Geoffrey Morgan Feb 23, 2018 • Trudeau discussed Chinese investments at fundraiser, host says ROBERT FIFE > SENIOR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2, 2016| A wealthy Vancouver businessman used a cash-for-access fundraiser at his home to lobby Prime Minister Justin Trudeau directly to allow Chinese investment in seniors' care, relax immigration restrictions on financiers and make it casier for foreign real estate developers to plow money into Canada. The Nov. 7 fundraiser hosted by Miaofei Pan, where talk of investment by Chinese companies in seniors care took place, came as the Trudeau government is reviewing a bid by China's Anbang Insurance Group to buy one of B.C.'s biggest retirement-home chains. Anbang is a massive Chinese insurance firm with a murky ownership structure that is seeking a majority stake in Vancouver-based Retirement Concepts, believed to be worth more than Sl-billion. It would give the company, which has been on a global buying spree, a significant role in the delivery of
December 8, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Wonder what's the Canadian comparison in a chart format?

From 2015 to 2023, fossil fuel use in final energy across buildings, industry and transport in China fell by 1.7%.

Use of electricity grew by 65%.

ember-energy.org/app/uploads/... #climatechange #cdnpoli
Highlights China Energy Transition Review 2025 China’s surge in renewables and whole- economy electrification is rapidly reshaping energy choices for the rest of the world, creating the conditions for a decline in global fossil fuel use. 84% Clean generation growth led by solar and wind met 84% of China’s electricity demand growth in 2024. In H1 2025 it exceeded demand growth, cutting fossil fuel use by 2%. -1.7% From 2015 to 2023, fossil fuel use in final energy across buildings, industry and transport in China fell by 1.7%. Use of electricity grew by 65%. 75% Chinese companies lodge around 75% of global clean energy patent applications. In 2000, the figure was just 5%. 25% Cheap Chinese tech has enabled 25% of emerging markets to leapfrog the US in end-use electrification. 63% have leapfrogged it on solar generation share. +69% Battery storage investment in China rose 69% from H1 2024 to H1 2025, while grid investment rose 22%. China accounts for 31% of global clean energy investment. 65% Projected Chinese solar manufacturing capacity in 2030 (1,255 GW) is 65% higher than global solar rollout in 2030 in the IEA’s Net Zero Roadmap (761 GW)
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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#FossilFuelCarney investing in more wildfires, heatwaves, floods & droughts via oil & gas

"Cheap Chinese tech enabled 25% of emerging markets to leapfrog the US in end-use electrification.

63% have leapfrogged it on solar generation share"

ember-energy.org/app/uploads/... #cdnpoli #ClimateChange
Highlights China Energy Transition Review 2025 China’s surge in renewables and whole- economy electrification is rapidly reshaping energy choices for the rest of the world, creating the conditions for a decline in global fossil fuel use. 84% Clean generation growth led by solar and wind met 84% of China’s electricity demand growth in 2024. In H1 2025 it exceeded demand growth, cutting fossil fuel use by 2%. -1.7% From 2015 to 2023, fossil fuel use in final energy across buildings, industry and transport in China fell by 1.7%. Use of electricity grew by 65%. 75% Chinese companies lodge around 75% of global clean energy patent applications. In 2000, the figure was just 5%. 25% Cheap Chinese tech has enabled 25% of emerging markets to leapfrog the US in end-use electrification. 63% have leapfrogged it on solar generation share. +69% Battery storage investment in China rose 69% from H1 2024 to H1 2025, while grid investment rose 22%. China accounts for 31% of global clean energy investment. 65% Projected Chinese solar manufacturing capacity in 2030 (1,255 GW) is 65% higher than global solar rollout in 2030 in the IEA’s Net Zero Roadmap (761 GW)
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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84%

Clean generation growth led by solar and wind met 84% of China’s electricity demand growth in 2024.

In H1 2025 it exceeded demand growth, cutting fossil fuel use by 2%.

Be nice to see a chart comparing this %age to Canada & US .

ember-energy.org/app/uploads/... #cdnpoli #ClimateChange
Highlights 84% -1.7% Clean generation growth led by solar and wind met 84% of China’s electricity demand growth in 2024. In H1 2025 it exceeded demand growth, cutting fossil fuel use by 2%. From 2015 to 2023, fossil fuel use in final energy across buildings, industry and transport in China fell by 1.7%. Use of electricity grew by 65%. 75% 25% Chinese companies lodge around 75% of global clean energy patent applications. In 2000, the figure was just 5%. Cheap Chinese tech has enabled 25% of emerging markets to leapfrog the US in end-use electrification. 63% have leapfrogged it on solar generation share. +69% Battery storage investment in China rose 69% from H1 2024 to H1 2025, while grid investment rose 22%. China accounts for 31% of global clean energy investment. 65% Projected Chinese solar manufacturing capacity in 2030 (1,255 GW) is 65% higher than global solar rollout in 2030 in the IEA’s Net Zero Roadmap (761 GW)
December 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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#DARVO.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is doing DARVO a tactic of narcissists and psychopaths like Trump

Deny

Attack

Reverse Victim And Offender.

Plus psychological projection.

Media & Dems should call it #DARVO & explain it to public

A common fascist tactic & sexual abuser tactic
Step I: Deny perpetrator denies the behavior Step 2: Attack perpetrator attacks the whistleblower Reverse Victim Step 3: & Offender Roles harmdoer claims victimhood; frames victim as aggressor trigger: wrong doing is exposed DARVO "a reaction perpetrators of wrong doing, particularly sexual offenders,, may display in response to being held accountable for their behavior. - Dr. Jennifer Freyd, founder of the Center for Institutional Courage graphic by Wagatwe Wanjuki can trigger feelings of self-blame in victims research finds that it's effective at discrediting victims but! learning about DARVO can reduce its impact learn more: https:// dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/defineDARVO.html
December 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Hey, press critics

Please rate reporters on frame discipline when some Weasley deceitful person tries to do a frame diversion in an interview

Do they put on their access reporter, enabling, minimizing butt kissing hat?

Or did they put on their investigative journalist frame discipline hats?
Keith Baldrey ® @keithbaldrey| As a journo i have to weigh credibility against certain sources, I note there is "some" push back against Dr. Bonnie Henry"s measures. Given her experience in fighting Sars/Ebola/Polio I have to default to her as opposed to Twitter experts or even other medical pros. #COVID-19 10:17 PM - Mar 21, 2020 • Twitter Web App Dr. Henry as late as March 13: "It's still very safe today in B.C...to go out, to go shopping, to go to restaurants" Dr. Tam initially argued against self-quarantine unless returning passengers symptomatic. Our doctors didn't ban stadium crowds until leagues pulled plug. & Andrea Woo | 88845L @AndresWoo - Mar 31 Love for doctors Theresa Tam (@CPHO_Canada) and Bonnie Henry
December 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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“That wasn’t the question I asked.”

Every reporter should do this when a Weasley pol CEO or anyone else doesn’t answer their ?

Don’t let them gaslight your audience

Don’t let them redherring

Don’t let them insert an irrelevant talking point

Don’t be in appeasing weak access buttkissing reporter
Red herring award red fish A red herring is a clue or a piece of information which is tended to be misleading or distracting from the actual issue Access reporters versus investigative reporters Baldrey ® @keithbaldrey| As a journo i have to weigh credibility against certain sources, I note there is "some" push back against Dr. Bonnie Henry"s measures. Given her experience in fighting Sars/Ebola/Polio I have to default to her as opposed to Twitter experts or even other medical pros. #COVID-19 10:17 PM - Mar 21, 2020 • Twitter Web App Dr. Henry as late as March 13: "It's still very safe today in B.C...to go out, to go shopping, to go to restaurants" Dr. Tam initially argued against self-quarantine unless returning passengers symptomatic. Our doctors didn't ban stadium crowds until leagues pulled plug. & Andrea Woo | 88845L @AndresWoo - Mar 31 Love for doctors Theresa Tam (@CPHO_Canada) and Bonnie Henry
December 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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"I think the issue isn't why are trees like this being cut down, it's why are places like this being destroyed?

That's the bigger question," he said.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A notice posted on B.C.'s Forest Operations Map website shows the yellow cedar was felled in an area where Matchlee Ltd. Partnership, majority owned by Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, holds a non-renewable forest licence. Wright sits within the stump of the tree earlier this year. (Handout by Joshua Wright/The Canadian Press) The province announced a $300-million conservation financing fund in the fall 2023, saying it was aimed at "accelerating protection of B.C.'s oldest and
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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But Holt said there is little oversight in B.C.'s forests.

"I'm literally spending my morning looking at old-growth management areas that don't have old-growth in them, and looking at the adjacent old-growth that does exist that's not protected,"

"We have a failed system here.

#bcpoli
A notice posted on B.C.'s Forest Operations Map website shows the yellow cedar was felled in an area where Matchlee Ltd. Partnership, majority owned by Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, holds a non-renewable forest licence. Wright sits within the stump of the tree earlier this year. (Handout by Joshua Wright/The Canadian Press) The province announced a $300-million conservation financing fund in the fall 2023, saying it was aimed at "accelerating protection of B.C.'s oldest and
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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"This is off the charts, globally rare stuff," Holt said.

"We've lost sight of that in British Columbia. We've never had sight of that, and that's what needs to change."

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli
A notice posted on B.C.'s Forest Operations Map website shows the yellow cedar was felled in an area where Matchlee Ltd. Partnership, majority owned by Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, holds a non-renewable forest licence. Wright sits within the stump of the tree earlier this year. (Handout by Joshua Wright/The Canadian Press) The province announced a $300-million conservation financing fund in the fall 2023, saying it was aimed at "accelerating protection of B.C.'s oldest and
December 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?

By Matchlee Ltd. Partnership, majority owned by Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation

Yellow cedar's diameter measured 2.79 metres size should have ensured protection buffer around it

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli
Man standing inside the huge old growth tree stump that should not have been logged, but was A notice posted on B.C.'s Forest Operations Map website shows the yellow cedar was felled in an area where Matchlee Ltd. Partnership, majority owned by Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, holds a non-renewable forest licence. Wright sits within the stump of the tree earlier this year. (Handout by Joshua Wright/The Canadian Press) The province announced a $300-million conservation financing fund in the fall 2023, saying it was aimed at "accelerating protection of B.C.'s oldest and rarest trees." But Holt said forests identified as priority for deferral continue to be logged
December 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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21-45% of prisoners have ADHD 15 studies show

20-40%+ of people with SUD have ADHD

Most BC doctors are not trained on ADHD

It’s a nightmare to find a competent ADHD assessment in BC

Why don’t you spend $ on #MandatoryCMECoursesOnADHD for all BC doctors?

adultaddstrengths.com/2011/01/12/a...
Numbers of people with ADHD in jaili • 46% of female prisoners in Rhode Island met criteria for childhood ADHD. • Swedish study showed 40% of adult male longer-term prison inmates had ADHD. • The overall prevalence of ADHD in young male prisoners according to DSM-IV was 45% • Half of the male prisoners in Iceland (50%) | were found on screening to have met criteria for ADHD in childhood • Studies show that at least 25% of prisoners in the United States have ADHD. • Diagnosable ADHD was found to occur in 25.5% of the adult male inmates, and major depression occurred in 25.5 % of the inmates. A significant relationship between ADHD and depression was found to exist. Rates of arrests and types of crime • Follow up study using arrest records showed significantly more people with ADHD than comparisons nao been arrested (47% Vs. 24%), convicted (42% vs. 14%), and incarcerated (15% vs. 1%). • Follow up study using arrest records showed people with ADHD had significantly higher rates of felonies and aggressive offenses than non adders • The ADHD symptomatic group had significantly higher rates of total, acquisitive and violent offending than other prisoners, as well as greater regular heroin use. • For violent offending, ADHD symptoms were Rates of arrests and types of crime • Follow up study using arrest records showed significantly more people with ADHD than comparisons had been arrested (47% vs. 24%), convicted (42% vs. 14%), and | incarcerated (15% vs. 1%).| • Follow up study using arrest records showed people with ADHD had significantly higher rates of felonies and aggressive offenses than non adders • The ADHD symptomatic group had significantly higher rates of total, acquisitive and violent offending than other prisoners, as well as greater regular heroin use. • For violent offending, ADHD symptoms were the strongest predictor followed by alcohol dependence. • Hyperactive subjects had significantly higher juvenile (46% versus 11%) and adult (21% versus 1%) arrest rates. Juvenile and adult incarceration rates were also significantly higher. Childhood conduct problems predicted later criminality, Teens with ADHD in Jail and comorbidities / coexisting conditions • Only 2 out of 30 Swedish prison inmates confirmed with ADHD had received a diagnosis of ADHD during childhood Adults face many barriers to ADHD diagnosis in B.C., advocates and patients say B.C.'s only public adult ADHD clinic stopped adding names to its wait list of two years in July 2021 Michelle Gomez - CBC News Posted: October 23, 2022 Kiri Vanderwel, pictured with her son Finley, paid out of pocket for a private ADHD diagnosis when she discovered the wait for the public clinic would take around two years.
December 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Over the last two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in reliance on involuntary services in BC, while voluntary services have not kept up with demand

doi.org/10.1177/0706...

bc.cmha.ca/news/involun... #bcpoli
here are around 30,000 Mental Health Act apprehensions of around 20,000 individuals each year in BC, which is the highest rate of all provinces in Canada.[1] Over the last two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in reliance on involuntary services, while voluntary services have not kept up with demand.[2] Despite historic investments by the Government of BC in the last number of years, we know that barriers remain to on-demand voluntary care for both mental health and substance use services. People with substance use disorder are the fastest growing population being detained under BC’s Mental Health Act, yet this is not commonly known.[3] This fact, along with the recent announcement, is concerning to CMHA BC, knowing that there is a lack of evidence to support the effectiveness of involuntary treatment for people with substance use disorder, and that existing evidence actually suggests that involuntary treatment leads to an increased risk of death due to drug poisoning upon release.[4,5] The reality is that we are already relying heavily on involuntary care without really examining whether it is effective. There is a striking opportunity to examine gaps and failings in services before and after involuntary care to determine what is going wrong. Those seeking voluntary services report significant closed doors to care and subsequently do not get the care they need at the right time. For those who have experienced involuntary care, there have been concerning accounts out of psychiatric wards across the province, including the inappropriate use of restraints and seclusion rooms, the coercive use of sedation and a lack of trauma-informed care that has led to further trauma. Our partner Health Justice just released a report focused on distressing accounts of gender-based violence experienced during involuntary care.
December 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Media not covering enough bcndp's latest involuntary treatment is a red herring to distract public that #bcndp refuses to properly fund:

1. Prevention like #MandatoryCMECoursesOnADHD for ALL BC doctors

20-40%+ of SUD have ADHD, but ADHD diagnosis & ADHD meds reduce SUD

2 Vol treatment
#bcpoli
RED HERRING AWARD A red herring is a clue or piece of information which is intended to be misleading, or distracting from the actual issue SUDs in Adolescents with ADHD Substance Use Disorders, Addictions 100 P<0.001 80 75% 60 40 25% 18% 0 Nonmedicated ADHD (N=19) Biederman et al. Pedietrics 1999:104:e20. Medicated ADHD (N=56) Non-ADHD Control (N=137) htts://addcoach4u.com/adhd-medication-articles/ Does Stimulant Medication Cause Addiction? Explains what the title says. One day we'll see articles saying things like does not taking ADHD medication increase the chance of your son or daughter or adult child instead self-medicating with booze, tobacco and illegal drugs to get the dopamine from them they'd otherwise get with ADHD medications? Children on Methylphenidate Less Likely to Abuse Drugs, Study. "Pre-teens who have been treated with methylphenidate may develop an aversion to abusable drugs, according to a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School. The Harvard study also rebuts arguments that treating children with stimulants such as Ritalin, Concerta or other medications containing methylphenidate may lead to later substance abuse." Does Stimulant Therapy of ADHD Beget Later Substance Abuse? A Meta-analytic Review of the Literature. By the Clinical Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, Pediatrics. Conclusion? No. They found it actually reduced the risk of later substance abuse. Involuntary Care Already Exists in BC, But Is It Working? VANCOUVER, BC – (September 18, 2024): On September 15, 2024, Premier Eby announced that his government is expanding involuntary care for people with brain injury, mental illness, and severe addiction. Included in this announcement are the addition of more than 400 hospital-based mental health beds and two new secure care facilities – one for those involved in the criminal justice system and another for those apprehended under the Mental Health Act, also located on the grounds of a correctional facility. Other than adding more psychiatric beds and creating specific facilities, the announcement earlier this week regarding involuntary care doubles down on an existing approach to involuntary care by the Government of BC, where significant legal powers already exist under the Mental Health Act. There are around 30,000 Mental Health Act apprehensions of around 20,000 individuals each year in BC, which is the highest rate of all provinces in Canada.[1] Over the last two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in reliance on involuntary services, while voluntary services have not kept up with demand.[2] Despite historic investments by the Government of BC in the last number of years, we know that barriers remain to on-demand voluntary care for both mental health and substance use services. People with substance use disorder are the fastest growing population being detained under BC’s Mental Health Act, yet this is not commonly known.[3] This fact, along with the recent announcement, is concerning to CMHA BC, knowing that there is a lack of evidence to support the effectiveness of involuntary treatment for people with substance use disorder, and that existing evidence actually suggests that involuntary treatment leads to an increased risk of death due to drug poisoning upon release.[4,5] The reality is that we are already relying heavily on involuntary care without really examining whether it is effective. Th…
December 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
pqpolitics.bsky.social
#bcndp govt are violating their own laws

Violating BC's Medicare Protection Act on ADHD diagnosis and
treatment.Violating sections on public administration, comprehensiveness, universality and accessibility

+ violating Canada's Medicare Act on those sections

#MandatoryCMECoursesOnADHD = less SUD
BCNDP govt is violating BC's Medicare Protection Act on ADHD diagnosis and treatment. Violating sections on: Public administration. "The plan is publicly funded and operated on an accountable basis." No. Defacto privatized ADHD assessments in many cases to private Nurse Practitioner companies charging $3-600 for an assessment, $80 to adjust meds via neglect & refusal to require All doctors to have #MandatoryCMECoursesOnADHD. Comprehensiveness. "All medically required services provided by enrolled medical practitioner." No. So many are defacto privatized to Nurse Practitioners, instead of requiring them to bill MSP so we don't have to pay. Universality. "The plan applies to 100% of beneficiaries on uniform terms and conditions." No. So many can't find a doctor or psychiatrist properly trained on ADHD. So many are defacto privatized to Nurse Practitioners, instead of requiring them to bill MSP so we don't have to pay. Accessibility. "The plan provides benefits on uniform terms and conditions on a basis that does not impede or preclude reasonable access to benefits by beneficiaries." Hell no. That is the main problem. We ADDers often can't access competent diagnoses and treatment in BC. BC Governments's Medicare Protection Act. BCNDP govt is violating BC's Medicare Protection Act on ADHD diagnosis and treatment. Public administration Violating sections on Public administration, comprehensiveness, universality and accessibility 5.2 The plan is publicly funded and operated on an accountable basis. Comprehensiveness https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96286_01 5.3 The plan includes as benefits (a) all medically required services provided by enrolled medical practitioners, (b) all required services provided by enrolled health care practitioners and prescribed as benefits under section 51, (c) benefits that are performed in approved diagnostic facilities, and (d) any benefits that are performed by practitioners in a health facility that has entered into an agreement with one or more regional health boards designated under the Health Authorities Act or with the Provincial Health Services Authority, in accordance with the agreement. Universality Portability 5.4 The plan applies to 100% of beneficiaries on uniform terms and conditions. 5.5 The plan applies to the following individuals: (a) beneficiaries who are temporarily absent from British Columbia or moving to another province; (b) eligible individuals who are moving to British Columbia; (c) eligible individuals visiting British Columbia from another province that has entered into a reciprocal agreement with British Columbia for medical and health care services, in accordance with that agreement. Accessibility 5.6 The plan provides benefits on uniform terms and conditions on a basis that does not impede or preclude reasonable access to benefits by beneficiaries. BCNDP govt is violating BC's Medicare Protection Act on ADHD diagnosis and treatment. Copyright © King's Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Violating sections on public administration, comprehensiveness, universality and accessibility This Act is current to February 1, 2023 Contents See the Tables of Legislative Changes for this Act's legislative history, including any changes not in force. MEDICARE PROTECTION ACT [RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 286 https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96286_01 1 Definitions 2 Purpose 2.1 Application to laboratory services Call or email your MLA and politely ask them to stop breaking their laws and stop discriminating against the human rights of adults and kids with ADHD Part 1 - Medical Services Commission 3 Commission and Medical Services Plan 4 Special committees respecting health care practitioners MLA Finder https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members 5 Responsibilities and powers of the commission 5.01 Investigations by commission Give them personal examples on WHY they should stop harming us. 5.1 Guiding principles 5.2 Public administration 5.3 Comprehensiveness Here are some other reasons why. 5.4 Universality 5.5 Portability 5.6 Accessibility 5.7 Sustainability The Socio-Economic Costs Of ADHD. It Is Very Expensive To Ignore Us https://bcadhd.com/socio-economic-costs-adhd-expensive-ignore-us/
December 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
pqpolitics.bsky.social
Thanks. Good piece. Too bad no mention of BC govt refusal to follow 2nd of Vancouver 4 pillar drug policy, prevention.

20-40%+ of people with SUD have ADHD

27% of homeless people

21-45% of prisoners

A nightmare to get a competent diagnosis of ADHD in BC
IF diagnosed & medicated? Reduces SUD
City of Vancouver's Four Pillars drug strategy https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/four-pillars-drug-strategy.aspx About the four pillars approach The four pillars approach to drug addiction was first implemented in Europe in the 1990s, and is based on four principals: • Harm reduction 20-40%+ of substance users have ADHD. • Prevention Only 5% of adults have ADHD • Treatraent Demand ALL BC doctors have • Enforcement Mandatory CME Courses on ADHD https://addcoach4u.com/adhd-addictions-articles/ Successfully used in such cities as Geneva, Zurich, Frankfurt, and Sydney, this four pillars approach has resulted in a: • Dramatic reduction in the number of drug users consuming drugs on the street • Significant drop in overdose deaths • Reduction in the infection rates for HIV and hepatitis. SUDs in Adolescents with ADHD Substance Use Disorders, Addictions 100 P<0.001 80 75% 60 40 25% 18% 0 Nonmedicated ADHD (N=19) Medicated ADHD (N=56) Non-ADHD Control (N=137) Biederman et al. Pediatrics 1999;104:e20. 44% of Teens in Crack Cocaine Detoxification Centre had ADHD Crack Cocaine Use in Adolescents: Clinical Characteristics and Predictors of Early Initiation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27574840/ Does Stimulant Medication Cause Addiction? Explains what the title says. One day we'll see articles saying things like does not taking ADHD medication increase the chance of your son or daughter or adult child instead self-medicating with booze, tobacco and illegal drugs to get the dopamine from them they'd otherwise get with ADHD medications? Children on Methylphenidate Less Likely to Abuse Drugs, Study. "Pre-teens who have been treated with methylphenidate may develop an aversion to abusable drugs, according to a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School. The Harvard study also rebuts arguments that treating children with stimulants such as Ritalin, Concerta or other medications containing methylphenidate may lead to later substance abuse." Does Stimulant Therapy of ADHD Beget Later Substance Abuse? A Meta-analytic Review of the Literature. By the Clinical Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, Pediatrics. Conclusion? No. They found it actually reduced the risk of later substance abuse.
December 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM