Ian Bushfield
@bushfield.ca
Humanism and politics. 📍 Coquitlam, BC
Work @bchumanist.ca
Podcasts: PolitiCoast & Cambie Report
More on me https://ian.bushfield.ca
Work @bchumanist.ca
Podcasts: PolitiCoast & Cambie Report
More on me https://ian.bushfield.ca
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UPDATE: after four hours of hearing from the public last night, it got past midnight, and council decided to delay their vote until the end of February.
because when you’ve been waiting 19 years to build a school, what’s another two weeks?
because when you’ve been waiting 19 years to build a school, what’s another two weeks?
Tonight, Vancouver council will have a public hearing for a school 19 years in the making
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
UPDATE: after four hours of hearing from the public last night, it got past midnight, and council decided to delay their vote until the end of February.
because when you’ve been waiting 19 years to build a school, what’s another two weeks?
because when you’ve been waiting 19 years to build a school, what’s another two weeks?
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the groups:
Fraser Institute
Mackenzie Institute
C.D. Howe Institute
Institute for Research on Public Policy
Canada West Foundation
Montreal Economic Institute
Centre for Civic Engagement
Frontier Centre for Public Policy
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
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Fraser Institute
Mackenzie Institute
C.D. Howe Institute
Institute for Research on Public Policy
Canada West Foundation
Montreal Economic Institute
Centre for Civic Engagement
Frontier Centre for Public Policy
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
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pressprogress.ca/anti-alberta...
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 AM
the groups:
Fraser Institute
Mackenzie Institute
C.D. Howe Institute
Institute for Research on Public Policy
Canada West Foundation
Montreal Economic Institute
Centre for Civic Engagement
Frontier Centre for Public Policy
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
&../
pressprogress.ca/anti-alberta...
Fraser Institute
Mackenzie Institute
C.D. Howe Institute
Institute for Research on Public Policy
Canada West Foundation
Montreal Economic Institute
Centre for Civic Engagement
Frontier Centre for Public Policy
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
&../
pressprogress.ca/anti-alberta...
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NEW from me today:
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada | Xtra Magazine
Bad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter’s trans identity to the violence
xtramagazine.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
NEW from me today:
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
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Standing with and sending love to the trans community today. You don't deserve any of this. You deserve so much better.
I am so fucking sorry.
I am so fucking sorry.
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Standing with and sending love to the trans community today. You don't deserve any of this. You deserve so much better.
I am so fucking sorry.
I am so fucking sorry.
“We have been here before: École Polytechnique in Montreal, the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, La Loche, Saskatchewan, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Portapique, Nova Scotia,” Carney said.
big bird from sesame street singing one of these things is not like the other ..
Alt: big bird from sesame street singing one of these things is not like the other ...
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
“We have been here before: École Polytechnique in Montreal, the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, La Loche, Saskatchewan, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Portapique, Nova Scotia,” Carney said.
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While it's fair to ask for patience in the investigation, we also desperately will need transparency. In the vacuum of a tragedy like this, politicians and selfish parties will try to inject their personal causes.
That's why we need the full info. No burying details. And Canada is bad for that.
That's why we need the full info. No burying details. And Canada is bad for that.
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 AM
While it's fair to ask for patience in the investigation, we also desperately will need transparency. In the vacuum of a tragedy like this, politicians and selfish parties will try to inject their personal causes.
That's why we need the full info. No burying details. And Canada is bad for that.
That's why we need the full info. No burying details. And Canada is bad for that.
The Liberals won re-election largely by soft NDP voters going to Carney to stop Pierre Poilievre from becoming Prime Minister. And now Carney is stabbing his voters in the back to do a deal with the Conservatives. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Conservatives, Liberals working on behind-the-scenes deals as PM downplays election talk | CBC News
Liberals and Conservatives are working out a path that could keep the government in power, sources tell CBC News, while Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to downplay the likelihood of a spring elec...
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The Liberals won re-election largely by soft NDP voters going to Carney to stop Pierre Poilievre from becoming Prime Minister. And now Carney is stabbing his voters in the back to do a deal with the Conservatives. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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at @thenarwhal.ca, after countless serious (and unserious) conversations among our team about which bird would make the best boyfriend, we have finally produced an extremely scientific quiz to find your ideal nest-mate: projects.thenarwhal.ca/lovebirds-qu...
Valentine’s Day quiz: discover your Canadian lovebird | The Narwhal
Take our Valentine’s Day quiz to find the nest-mate of your dreams — and get a card to share
projects.thenarwhal.ca
February 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
at @thenarwhal.ca, after countless serious (and unserious) conversations among our team about which bird would make the best boyfriend, we have finally produced an extremely scientific quiz to find your ideal nest-mate: projects.thenarwhal.ca/lovebirds-qu...
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There's no other explanation for why the Canada Post CEO who's been in charge for the last 7 years as it craters still has his job, except that he's doing the job that the Liberals want him to do.
February 7, 2026 at 7:18 PM
There's no other explanation for why the Canada Post CEO who's been in charge for the last 7 years as it craters still has his job, except that he's doing the job that the Liberals want him to do.
It's really rich for Stephen Harper to try to warn Canadians now about the world he spent his entire career trying to bring about.
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 AM
It's really rich for Stephen Harper to try to warn Canadians now about the world he spent his entire career trying to bring about.
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Canada did a consultation on a new national AI strategy, formed an expert task force to write 32 reports, then used AI to analyze the responses & reports. The result is a summary that strings together 100s of vague action items & flattens nuance and policy trade-offs into false consensus
February 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Canada did a consultation on a new national AI strategy, formed an expert task force to write 32 reports, then used AI to analyze the responses & reports. The result is a summary that strings together 100s of vague action items & flattens nuance and policy trade-offs into false consensus
Do "food economists" only exist to justify the bonuses paid to execs working in the industry?
February 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Do "food economists" only exist to justify the bonuses paid to execs working in the industry?
lol
#Breaking: Poilievre passes leadership test, wins 87.4 per cent of vote
Conservative leadership vote 2026 results live: Poilievre easily passes leadership test, receives 87.4 per cent of vote
Delegates are gathering in Calgary for the Conservative party’s national convention and Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review.
www.thestar.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 AM
lol
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Look at what AI did to Mr. PG. (with the real one for reference)
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Look at what AI did to Mr. PG. (with the real one for reference)
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I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists
I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
January 28, 2026 at 9:03 PM
🚨 Requesting help:
I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists
I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists
I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
Every leftist begrudgingly signing up to support Avi Lewis today
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Every leftist begrudgingly signing up to support Avi Lewis today
Anti-indigenous racism hasn't been this bad in Canada in 20 years.
January 24, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Anti-indigenous racism hasn't been this bad in Canada in 20 years.
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It's a good day to stop using Hootsuite and tell them why.
Vancouver firm Hootsuite provides services to ICE
U.S. procurement records show that Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite is providing social media services to the Department of Homeland Security.
vancouver.citynews.ca
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 AM
It's a good day to stop using Hootsuite and tell them why.
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It's kinda amazing the depth and breadth of the positive reaction to the Carney Davos speech. I get it - Canadians like when int'l people laud us. But Carney said similar things during the election campaign and we've seen how he's governed since. I'm almost stupefied by how naive everyone is being.
January 22, 2026 at 12:23 AM
It's kinda amazing the depth and breadth of the positive reaction to the Carney Davos speech. I get it - Canadians like when int'l people laud us. But Carney said similar things during the election campaign and we've seen how he's governed since. I'm almost stupefied by how naive everyone is being.
Someone put this article to the Hootsuite CEO.
Or ask your MP to ban Canadian companies working with ICE
Or ask your MP to ban Canadian companies working with ICE
This is an excellent historical discussion of ICE and its disturbing parallels with Nazi brownshirts.
Are ICE agents modern-day Nazi brownshirts?
Even if the comparison shows more differences than similarities, some parallels should not be dismissed
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Someone put this article to the Hootsuite CEO.
Or ask your MP to ban Canadian companies working with ICE
Or ask your MP to ban Canadian companies working with ICE
For all the Mark Carney praise for his speech, let's remember his domestic agenda remains neoliberalism on steroids. It's a plan that makes us poorer and weaker, despite his rhetoric.
January 21, 2026 at 6:53 AM
For all the Mark Carney praise for his speech, let's remember his domestic agenda remains neoliberalism on steroids. It's a plan that makes us poorer and weaker, despite his rhetoric.
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Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, UBCIC President:
“By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations.“
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
“By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations.“
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
January 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, UBCIC President:
“By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations.“
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
“By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations.“
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
$40 for 40
I turn 40 today so why not support human rights and civil liberties with a gift to @bccla.bsky.social
bccla.org/donate/
I turn 40 today so why not support human rights and civil liberties with a gift to @bccla.bsky.social
bccla.org/donate/
In light of this news release from the province: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
I repeat that crime stats are easily manipulated to suit political narratives. www.straight.com/city-culture...
I repeat that crime stats are easily manipulated to suit political narratives. www.straight.com/city-culture...
Public safety investments deliver strong, measurable results
Historic investments in policing reduce crime rates, keeping communities safe
news.gov.bc.ca
January 15, 2026 at 5:29 AM
In light of this news release from the province: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
I repeat that crime stats are easily manipulated to suit political narratives. www.straight.com/city-culture...
I repeat that crime stats are easily manipulated to suit political narratives. www.straight.com/city-culture...