Erik
@hiebe.bsky.social
New Westie. Interests include urbanism, skateboarding and MMOs. Dislikes include cheesecake and late stage capitalism.
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Worse than Harper.
"Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years."
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
"Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years."
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Althia Raj: Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers
Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.
www.thestar.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Worse than Harper.
"Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years."
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
"Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years."
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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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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Jennifer Welch: “The Republican Party has done such a good job propagandizing that if you need anything from the government, you’re a lazy piece of shit and a moocher, when really the parasites in this country are the billionaires.”
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jennifer Welch: “The Republican Party has done such a good job propagandizing that if you need anything from the government, you’re a lazy piece of shit and a moocher, when really the parasites in this country are the billionaires.”
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The Budget Announcement giveth,
The small print taketh away.
😐🚌🚊🚎😐
The small print taketh away.
😐🚌🚊🚎😐
November 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The Budget Announcement giveth,
The small print taketh away.
😐🚌🚊🚎😐
The small print taketh away.
😐🚌🚊🚎😐
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For someone who hates socialism he sure loves being publicly owned
Hey all. If you would like to see this morning's interview with Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, I have attached a YouTube link below.
Thank you for watching.
youtu.be/s9Khl0T_BEA?...
Thank you for watching.
youtu.be/s9Khl0T_BEA?...
Vancouver mayor stands by city's budget
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
For someone who hates socialism he sure loves being publicly owned
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Only the federal government can provide the stable, predictable support needed to modernize and expand transit systems across the country, write Sam Hersh and Andrew Pulsifer. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
Public transit is nation-building. Our federal budget should reflect that
If the federal government truly believes in building communities that work for everyone, it needs to stop treating transit as secondary and start treating it as what it is: vital national infrastructu...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Only the federal government can provide the stable, predictable support needed to modernize and expand transit systems across the country, write Sam Hersh and Andrew Pulsifer. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
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All pretty grim
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
All pretty grim
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More than 250 of these energy networks are now peppered across the country, with wildly varied energy sources, from electric heaters and sewage to lake water and combusted garbage. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
Dear Canada: meet district energy
The best emissions-reduction strategy you’ve never heard of is coming to a neighbourhood near you.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
More than 250 of these energy networks are now peppered across the country, with wildly varied energy sources, from electric heaters and sewage to lake water and combusted garbage. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
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As tradespeople, we have transferable skills.
We can do the exact same work we do on pipelines and O&G facilities at hydro dams, nuclear plants, on windmills and at solar farms.
Give me some work where I don't have to compromise my ethics to make a living.
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We can do the exact same work we do on pipelines and O&G facilities at hydro dams, nuclear plants, on windmills and at solar farms.
Give me some work where I don't have to compromise my ethics to make a living.
🧵
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
As tradespeople, we have transferable skills.
We can do the exact same work we do on pipelines and O&G facilities at hydro dams, nuclear plants, on windmills and at solar farms.
Give me some work where I don't have to compromise my ethics to make a living.
🧵
We can do the exact same work we do on pipelines and O&G facilities at hydro dams, nuclear plants, on windmills and at solar farms.
Give me some work where I don't have to compromise my ethics to make a living.
🧵
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I work in the building trades in BC. I work on O&G projects, pipelines, LNG plants, and in refineries. It pays my bills, provides for my family, and allows us to live a decent life.
Even I don't want another goddamn oil pipeline.
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Even I don't want another goddamn oil pipeline.
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Canada should be focused on nation-building. Instead we are getting sucked into a needless pipeline war to appease Moe and Danielle Smith.
If the PM tries to kill the tanker ban without consulting BC premier Eby or First Nations he will be in for the fight of his life.
And he will lose.
If the PM tries to kill the tanker ban without consulting BC premier Eby or First Nations he will be in for the fight of his life.
And he will lose.
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I work in the building trades in BC. I work on O&G projects, pipelines, LNG plants, and in refineries. It pays my bills, provides for my family, and allows us to live a decent life.
Even I don't want another goddamn oil pipeline.
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Even I don't want another goddamn oil pipeline.
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Pardon me??
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Pardon me??
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
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We (tried to) ask Billionares in their Vancouver mansions - what’s an oligarch? 🤔💰 #billionares #oligarchs #fighttheoligarchs #wealthtax #bcgreens
fighttheoligarchs.ca
fighttheoligarchs.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We (tried to) ask Billionares in their Vancouver mansions - what’s an oligarch? 🤔💰 #billionares #oligarchs #fighttheoligarchs #wealthtax #bcgreens
fighttheoligarchs.ca
fighttheoligarchs.ca
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**Beep Beep** We’re on tour!! 🚗
This month, we’re travelling across the province, meeting with communities building bright solutions to reclaim BC’s economy for working people, not the billionaires.
Fighttheoligarchs.ca ⚡
#bcgreens #britishcolumbia #billionares #wealthtax #greenparty #bcpoli
This month, we’re travelling across the province, meeting with communities building bright solutions to reclaim BC’s economy for working people, not the billionaires.
Fighttheoligarchs.ca ⚡
#bcgreens #britishcolumbia #billionares #wealthtax #greenparty #bcpoli
November 19, 2025 at 5:22 AM
**Beep Beep** We’re on tour!! 🚗
This month, we’re travelling across the province, meeting with communities building bright solutions to reclaim BC’s economy for working people, not the billionaires.
Fighttheoligarchs.ca ⚡
#bcgreens #britishcolumbia #billionares #wealthtax #greenparty #bcpoli
This month, we’re travelling across the province, meeting with communities building bright solutions to reclaim BC’s economy for working people, not the billionaires.
Fighttheoligarchs.ca ⚡
#bcgreens #britishcolumbia #billionares #wealthtax #greenparty #bcpoli
Carney is becoming more disappointing by the day
For a guy supposedly all about climate disclosure, baffling to see Carney tossing greenwashing legislation that simply asks corporations to substantiate their environmental claims. Why defend the right to lie?
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/n...
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/n...
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law despite public call for climate truth
Most Canadians want the federal government to do more about climate disinformation, especially during extreme weather, new research shows, even as the Carney government scraps Canada's laws against gr...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Carney is becoming more disappointing by the day
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Thinking ahead to tomorrow's federal budget and all the talk of Canadians needing to make sacrifices, I can't help but wonder when the wealthiest few might be asked to do that.
Unfortunately I don't think that's part of the plan.
Unfortunately I don't think that's part of the plan.
A federal wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for Canada.
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
A wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for a stronger, fairer Canada
New report on the effects of wealth inequality, the revenue potential of a wealth tax, counter-arguments and an outline of transformative public investments.
bcpolicy.ca
November 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Thinking ahead to tomorrow's federal budget and all the talk of Canadians needing to make sacrifices, I can't help but wonder when the wealthiest few might be asked to do that.
Unfortunately I don't think that's part of the plan.
Unfortunately I don't think that's part of the plan.
So much of the general public's discourse on the rise of ebikes & escooters is in this weird place where like... I don't disagree with the issues people have between them & folks walking on sidewalks... but for some reason they can't apply the same logic to cars and other road users.
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
So much of the general public's discourse on the rise of ebikes & escooters is in this weird place where like... I don't disagree with the issues people have between them & folks walking on sidewalks... but for some reason they can't apply the same logic to cars and other road users.
Such an easy solution to improve road safety and start penalizing dangerous driving.
@eby-david.bsky.social @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social @rajchouhanbc.bsky.social
Please implement red light cameras & speed cameras, or at least make it easy for municipalities to do it on their city's streets.
@eby-david.bsky.social @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social @rajchouhanbc.bsky.social
Please implement red light cameras & speed cameras, or at least make it easy for municipalities to do it on their city's streets.
Talking about making roads safer with Simi Sara!
Speed and Intersection cameras are not a "scam", and it is unfortunate that media chooses this framing when proven lifesaving measures, at worst, marginally inconvenience dangerous drivers.
megaphone.link/CORU7818382862
Speed and Intersection cameras are not a "scam", and it is unfortunate that media chooses this framing when proven lifesaving measures, at worst, marginally inconvenience dangerous drivers.
megaphone.link/CORU7818382862
Full Show: Speed Cam Scam, Long term care cuts & Laying of thousands by Mornings with Simi
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October 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Such an easy solution to improve road safety and start penalizing dangerous driving.
@eby-david.bsky.social @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social @rajchouhanbc.bsky.social
Please implement red light cameras & speed cameras, or at least make it easy for municipalities to do it on their city's streets.
@eby-david.bsky.social @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social @rajchouhanbc.bsky.social
Please implement red light cameras & speed cameras, or at least make it easy for municipalities to do it on their city's streets.
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Talking about making roads safer with Simi Sara!
Speed and Intersection cameras are not a "scam", and it is unfortunate that media chooses this framing when proven lifesaving measures, at worst, marginally inconvenience dangerous drivers.
megaphone.link/CORU7818382862
Speed and Intersection cameras are not a "scam", and it is unfortunate that media chooses this framing when proven lifesaving measures, at worst, marginally inconvenience dangerous drivers.
megaphone.link/CORU7818382862
Full Show: Speed Cam Scam, Long term care cuts & Laying of thousands by Mornings with Simi
megaphone.link
October 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Talking about making roads safer with Simi Sara!
Speed and Intersection cameras are not a "scam", and it is unfortunate that media chooses this framing when proven lifesaving measures, at worst, marginally inconvenience dangerous drivers.
megaphone.link/CORU7818382862
Speed and Intersection cameras are not a "scam", and it is unfortunate that media chooses this framing when proven lifesaving measures, at worst, marginally inconvenience dangerous drivers.
megaphone.link/CORU7818382862
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Ford blames Jays playoff ticket gouging on asshole premier who scrapped Ticketmaster law in 2019
Ford blames Jays playoff ticket gouging on asshole premier who scrapped Ticketmaster law in 2019
QUEEN’S PARK - After resale tickets to the Blue Jays’ World Series immediately skyrocketed into the thousands of dollars, Ontario Premier Doug Ford held a press conference to place the blame solely on...
thebeaverton.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Ford blames Jays playoff ticket gouging on asshole premier who scrapped Ticketmaster law in 2019
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Not knowing if human activities are driving climate change in the year 2025 should be immediately disqualifying from public office. It's like a doctor not knowing if oxygen is needed for human survival.
Smith's testimony today was wild even by her standards.
Does she accept human activity like burning fossil fuels drives climate change? "I don't know, I'm not a scientist."
She also wants 2030 and 2035 emission targets scrapped, and said Trans Mountain is advising her on Northern Gateway 2.0
Does she accept human activity like burning fossil fuels drives climate change? "I don't know, I'm not a scientist."
She also wants 2030 and 2035 emission targets scrapped, and said Trans Mountain is advising her on Northern Gateway 2.0
Danielle Smith dodges climate science in parliament
Are human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, driving climate change? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't know, as the province plans to double oil production and build pipelines in ...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Not knowing if human activities are driving climate change in the year 2025 should be immediately disqualifying from public office. It's like a doctor not knowing if oxygen is needed for human survival.
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I just want them to actually be on the left. I want them to not only protect our public institutions from neoliberal privatization but they should be talking about expanding them.
All this talk of "nation building" recently and no one suggesting that maybe we should in fact own these projects?
All this talk of "nation building" recently and no one suggesting that maybe we should in fact own these projects?
October 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I just want them to actually be on the left. I want them to not only protect our public institutions from neoliberal privatization but they should be talking about expanding them.
All this talk of "nation building" recently and no one suggesting that maybe we should in fact own these projects?
All this talk of "nation building" recently and no one suggesting that maybe we should in fact own these projects?
This feels like such a miss to me. Adding more jobs is good but always somehow implying it has to be O&G is so tiring. Expanding fossil fuel projects for Shell etc to rake in more money does not help Canada's clean energy future.
It goes against our climate goals.
It goes against our climate goals.
Thank you @bizcouncilbc.bsky.social for championing our businesses and building strong communities.
As we look to the future, our message to Ottawa and global investors is clear:
If you want to drive economic growth and opportunity for Canada, look west.
B.C. is ready to lead.🍁
As we look to the future, our message to Ottawa and global investors is clear:
If you want to drive economic growth and opportunity for Canada, look west.
B.C. is ready to lead.🍁
October 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This feels like such a miss to me. Adding more jobs is good but always somehow implying it has to be O&G is so tiring. Expanding fossil fuel projects for Shell etc to rake in more money does not help Canada's clean energy future.
It goes against our climate goals.
It goes against our climate goals.
Very disappointing to see our supposedly progressive parties trying to further entrench us in car dependence, which exacerbates the affordability crisis and negatively impacts public health, safety and climate.
All to win suburban votes. We need electoral reform!
All to win suburban votes. We need electoral reform!
It’s not just Doug Ford. Are all of Ontario’s political parties car-brained?
Del Duca, recently the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, seems to join Ford in opposing speed cameras.
The NDP ran on eliminating tolls on Highway 407!
Del Duca, recently the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, seems to join Ford in opposing speed cameras.
The NDP ran on eliminating tolls on Highway 407!
October 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Very disappointing to see our supposedly progressive parties trying to further entrench us in car dependence, which exacerbates the affordability crisis and negatively impacts public health, safety and climate.
All to win suburban votes. We need electoral reform!
All to win suburban votes. We need electoral reform!
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It’s not that popular overall, but it is popular in the suburban swing ridings that matter most. One of the many problems with first past the post and why we need proportional representation.
September 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It’s not that popular overall, but it is popular in the suburban swing ridings that matter most. One of the many problems with first past the post and why we need proportional representation.