Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA
@normfarrell.bsky.social
I began writing IN-SIGHTS.CA in April 2009, covering Canadian public affairs with a focus on British Columbia. I am particularly interested in climate, energy, and matters of integrity in governments and industries.
Darlene Marzari's important statements about local governments and inappropriate provincial policies. in-sights.ca/2026/02/13/d...
Darlene Marzari on local governments
UBC Professor Patrick Condon used Facebook to circulate an opinion from former NDP Minister of Municipal Affairs, Darlene Marzari. It had been published in BC Orders of the Day, a journal for BC ML…
in-sights.ca
February 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Darlene Marzari's important statements about local governments and inappropriate provincial policies. in-sights.ca/2026/02/13/d...
Darlene Marzari on local governments
UBC Professor Patrick Condon used Facebook to circulate an opinion from former NDP Minister of Municipal Affairs, Darlene Marzari. It had been published in BC Orders of the Day, a journal for BC MLAs.
UBC Professor Patrick Condon used Facebook to circulate an opinion from former NDP Minister of Municipal Affairs, Darlene Marzari. It had been published in BC Orders of the Day, a journal for BC MLAs.
Darlene Marzari on local governments
UBC Professor Patrick Condon used Facebook to circulate an opinion from former NDP Minister of Municipal Affairs, Darlene Marzari. It had been published in BC Orders of the Day, a journal for BC MLAs.
in-sights.ca
February 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Darlene Marzari on local governments
UBC Professor Patrick Condon used Facebook to circulate an opinion from former NDP Minister of Municipal Affairs, Darlene Marzari. It had been published in BC Orders of the Day, a journal for BC MLAs.
UBC Professor Patrick Condon used Facebook to circulate an opinion from former NDP Minister of Municipal Affairs, Darlene Marzari. It had been published in BC Orders of the Day, a journal for BC MLAs.
An in-depth, online panel discussion featuring five experts from Finland, Austria, and Metro Vancouver. Follow Canada West Forum — a citizen-led, citizen-funded nonprofit initiative — for more information about this and other important subjects.
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/10/f...
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/10/f...
#2—Affordable Housing and Homelessness—February 23
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stabil…
canadawestforum.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
An in-depth, online panel discussion featuring five experts from Finland, Austria, and Metro Vancouver. Follow Canada West Forum — a citizen-led, citizen-funded nonprofit initiative — for more information about this and other important subjects.
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/10/f...
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/10/f...
An in-depth discussion featuring five experts from Finland, Austria, and Vancouver. Follow Canada West Forum, a citizen-led, citizen-funded initiative, for more information about this and other important subjects.
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/10/f...
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@kehyslop.bsky.social
#2—Affordable Housing and Homelessness—February 23
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stabil…
canadawestforum.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:54 PM
An in-depth discussion featuring five experts from Finland, Austria, and Vancouver. Follow Canada West Forum, a citizen-led, citizen-funded initiative, for more information about this and other important subjects.
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/10/f...
@kehyslop.bsky.social
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/10/f...
@kehyslop.bsky.social
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'First Nations Would Not Exist Without Canada,' Rustad Tells Crowd via @amandafollett.bsky.social & @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
‘First Nations Would Not Exist Without Canada,’ Rustad Tells Crowd | The Tyee
Conservative MLAs held a town hall to criticize DRIPA. Community members and Indigenous leaders pushed back.
thetyee.ca
February 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
'First Nations Would Not Exist Without Canada,' Rustad Tells Crowd via @amandafollett.bsky.social & @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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This will weaponized internationally, but it's important to note how it is being weaponized *in the exact same way* in Canada. This is all such a tragedy.
Within hours, we already had an elected official—B.C. MLA Tara Armstrong—blaming the Tumbler Ridge school shooting on gender-affirming care.
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
This will weaponized internationally, but it's important to note how it is being weaponized *in the exact same way* in Canada. This is all such a tragedy.
Housing and homelessness online forum – February 23
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and may lead to homelessness and a cycle of…
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and may lead to homelessness and a cycle of…
Housing and homelessness online forum – February 23
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and may lead to homelessness and a cycle of housing insecurity. Can this situation in Canada be changed? Can we learn from other regions? The answer to both questions is a resounding YES!
in-sights.ca
February 12, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Housing and homelessness online forum – February 23
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and may lead to homelessness and a cycle of…
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and may lead to homelessness and a cycle of…
The wealth inequality gap has been expanding for decades, leaving more and more peopleare struggling to make ends meet.
This is not by accident. It is the consequence of an imposed economic system that creates a few winners and many losers.
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/04/f...
This is not by accident. It is the consequence of an imposed economic system that creates a few winners and many losers.
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/04/f...
#1—Wealth and Inequality
The wealth inequality gap has been expanding for decades, leaving more and more Canadians struggling to make ends meet. This is not by accident. It is the consequence of an imposed economic system …
canadawestforum.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The wealth inequality gap has been expanding for decades, leaving more and more peopleare struggling to make ends meet.
This is not by accident. It is the consequence of an imposed economic system that creates a few winners and many losers.
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/04/f...
This is not by accident. It is the consequence of an imposed economic system that creates a few winners and many losers.
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/04/f...
MAGA deals with climate change
MAGA deals with climate change
in-sights.ca
February 4, 2026 at 4:25 AM
MAGA deals with climate change
White House For Sale — Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4+ Billion
The New Yorker is one of many prestigious properties owned by the Newhouse Family. Their wealth is estimated at about C$33 billion. So if one of the most respected journalists working for one of the family’s most respected journals…
The New Yorker is one of many prestigious properties owned by the Newhouse Family. Their wealth is estimated at about C$33 billion. So if one of the most respected journalists working for one of the family’s most respected journals…
White House For Sale — Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4+ Billion
The New Yorker is one of many prestigious properties owned by the Newhouse Family. Their wealth is estimated at about C$33 billion. So if one of the most respected journalists working for one of the family’s most respected journals offends a crook in the White House, so be it. The magazine’s owners won’t be in danger unless Trump sends ICE after them while alleging the family had immigrated illegally from Europe some years ago.
in-sights.ca
January 31, 2026 at 4:49 PM
White House For Sale — Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4+ Billion
The New Yorker is one of many prestigious properties owned by the Newhouse Family. Their wealth is estimated at about C$33 billion. So if one of the most respected journalists working for one of the family’s most respected journals…
The New Yorker is one of many prestigious properties owned by the Newhouse Family. Their wealth is estimated at about C$33 billion. So if one of the most respected journalists working for one of the family’s most respected journals…
From A Reader
Soldiers from British North America (the precursor to modern Canada) were part of the military force that burned Washington DC in 1814. 2025 saw the end of a peaceful friendship between two neighbours that lasted over 150 years
Soldiers from British North America (the precursor to modern Canada) were part of the military force that burned Washington DC in 1814. 2025 saw the end of a peaceful friendship between two neighbours that lasted over 150 years
From A Reader
Soldiers from British North America (the precursor to modern Canada) were part of the military force that burned Washington DC in 1814. 2025 saw the end of a peaceful friendship between two neighbours that lasted over 150 years
in-sights.ca
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
From A Reader
Soldiers from British North America (the precursor to modern Canada) were part of the military force that burned Washington DC in 1814. 2025 saw the end of a peaceful friendship between two neighbours that lasted over 150 years
Soldiers from British North America (the precursor to modern Canada) were part of the military force that burned Washington DC in 1814. 2025 saw the end of a peaceful friendship between two neighbours that lasted over 150 years
Register now for Wealth and Inequality Forum
Register now for Wealth and Inequality Forum
We have organized an exciting event at Canada West Forum on February 4th. Please register in advance and spread this information to others through your social media accounts. This citizen initiative depends in individual acts for promotion. A link to free registration can be found on this webpage.
in-sights.ca
January 27, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Register now for Wealth and Inequality Forum
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“Canada: Still Here” is a perfect Canadian slogan (pay attention to the podium as he speaks)
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 PM
“Canada: Still Here” is a perfect Canadian slogan (pay attention to the podium as he speaks)
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X is full of bots. Most MAGA posters are in fact bots full of reposts. Trump and Musk are spreading a fake MAGA movement. Money bought the election but it can’t buy people with a brain.
January 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
X is full of bots. Most MAGA posters are in fact bots full of reposts. Trump and Musk are spreading a fake MAGA movement. Money bought the election but it can’t buy people with a brain.
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Alarming news for Canadians: www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Health Canada the latest federal department to issue layoff notices
More than 2,000 employees at Health Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada have been notified their jobs may be affected as federal departments continue to issue notices about possible layoffs in...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 23, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Alarming news for Canadians: www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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My freedom, your kid's paralysis:
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:22 PM
My freedom, your kid's paralysis:
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Am wondering why more Democratic politicians aren’t joining in organic displays of resistance and protest in Minnesota. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
January 24, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Am wondering why more Democratic politicians aren’t joining in organic displays of resistance and protest in Minnesota. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
“Our best friend, our buddy, the United States, has in hardly a moment become our greatest threat. The U.S., formerly the world’s leading democracy and champion of a rules-based world order, has gone rogue.”
bill-longstaff.ca/china-our-ne...
bill-longstaff.ca/china-our-ne...
China … our new friend? - Views from the Beltline
Canadians might be excused for not knowing who their friends are these days. Our best friend, our buddy, the United States, has in hardly a moment become our greatest threat. The U.S., formerly the wo...
bill-longstaff.ca
January 24, 2026 at 1:24 PM
“Our best friend, our buddy, the United States, has in hardly a moment become our greatest threat. The U.S., formerly the world’s leading democracy and champion of a rules-based world order, has gone rogue.”
bill-longstaff.ca/china-our-ne...
bill-longstaff.ca/china-our-ne...
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Unfathomable’: Australian veterans disgusted by Trump’s claim allied troops ‘stayed a little back’ from frontline.
In casting doubt on Nato’s reliability, Trump references Afghanistan campaign – which involved 40,000 Australian troops and left 47 dead.
#cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
In casting doubt on Nato’s reliability, Trump references Afghanistan campaign – which involved 40,000 Australian troops and left 47 dead.
#cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Unfathomable’: Australian veterans disgusted by Trump’s claim allied troops ‘stayed a little back’ from frontline
In casting doubt on Nato’s reliability, US president references Afghanistan campaign – which involved 40,000 Australian troops and left 47 dead
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Unfathomable’: Australian veterans disgusted by Trump’s claim allied troops ‘stayed a little back’ from frontline.
In casting doubt on Nato’s reliability, Trump references Afghanistan campaign – which involved 40,000 Australian troops and left 47 dead.
#cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
In casting doubt on Nato’s reliability, Trump references Afghanistan campaign – which involved 40,000 Australian troops and left 47 dead.
#cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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A kindergarten teacher and a care aide.
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:24 AM
A kindergarten teacher and a care aide.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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"The disbelief that Trump could rise in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait; it’s a confession. A confession that you weren’t listening when Black and Indigenous people tried to tell you what this country is."
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January 23, 2026 at 8:25 PM
"The disbelief that Trump could rise in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait; it’s a confession. A confession that you weren’t listening when Black and Indigenous people tried to tell you what this country is."
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/08/w....
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/08/w....
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...