Pat Bulmer
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Part-time retired journalist in Kelowna, B.C. Married to my favourite wife.
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And if you're looking for a great explainer on Ksi Lisims LNG, this breakdown from the political-comedy team at The Juice Media has it all (apologies for the swearing):
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Honest Government Ad | Watch out, Canada (Ksi Lisims LNG)
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November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
And if you're looking for a great explainer on Ksi Lisims LNG, this breakdown from the political-comedy team at The Juice Media has it all (apologies for the swearing):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6H...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6H...
Prerolls that come with their own matches! What will they think of next? That and many other items in this week’s edition of cannabis news for people with short attention spans.
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Unionizing in Regina; Illicit weed seized; Herbal Dispatch cuts products; AI good for cannabis retail; Pre-rolls come with matches;
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November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Prerolls that come with their own matches! What will they think of next? That and many other items in this week’s edition of cannabis news for people with short attention spans.
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Medical cannabis exports are boosting the bottom lines for Canadian companies, my favourite reporter reports in a roundup of financial news for his favourite cannabis website.
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Medical side key to Aurora; Ayurcann throws around big numbers; Cannabis better than liquor, says SNDL; Cannabis is booming in Israel
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November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Medical cannabis exports are boosting the bottom lines for Canadian companies, my favourite reporter reports in a roundup of financial news for his favourite cannabis website.
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PM who wants to grow our economy missed easy one in budget. Cannabis industry wants excise stamps required on every package for each province replaced with a national stamp. Gov't could do it by waving a wand, but Mark Carney didn't listen, reports my favourite reporter.
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Polls show Canadians support modernizing regulations to help the cannabis industry grow.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
PM who wants to grow our economy missed easy one in budget. Cannabis industry wants excise stamps required on every package for each province replaced with a national stamp. Gov't could do it by waving a wand, but Mark Carney didn't listen, reports my favourite reporter.
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That’s what I’ve been thinking about these nation-building projects. Is digging and drilling all we can come up with? We must have better imaginations than that. This statement says it better than I can.
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New “national interest” project list undermines public safety, economic competitiveness, environmental lawyers say | West Coast Environmental Law
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November 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
That’s what I’ve been thinking about these nation-building projects. Is digging and drilling all we can come up with? We must have better imaginations than that. This statement says it better than I can.
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“I am deeply disturbed that the social media company X is challenging a clear order from B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal to remove a non-consensual intimate image from its platform."
Yeah, no kidding.
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Yeah, no kidding.
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Attorney general’s statement about social media company X challenging Civil Resolution Tribunal order
Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has released the following statement in response to social media company X applying for judicial review of a Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) order to remove a non-consensual intimate image from its platform:
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November 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“I am deeply disturbed that the social media company X is challenging a clear order from B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal to remove a non-consensual intimate image from its platform."
Yeah, no kidding.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Yeah, no kidding.
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This is a really good new regulation from our provincial gov’t
Under the new employment standards regulations, employers cannot ask for a sick note for a worker’s first two health-related, short-term absences of five consecutive days or fewer in a calendar year.
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New rules on sick notes eliminate unnecessary paperwork
Effective immediately, new rules limit when employers can ask for sick notes and will allow more time for health-care providers to spend with patients.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This is a really good new regulation from our provincial gov’t
CPL final was classic Canadiana. Anytime an outdoor sport final is played a blizzard, it certainly is. It was actually tense, edge-of-your-seat soccer game and coined new Canadian phrase. Atletico Ottawa’s opening bicycle-kick goal (always spectacular under normal conditions) became the icicle kick.
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
CPL final was classic Canadiana. Anytime an outdoor sport final is played a blizzard, it certainly is. It was actually tense, edge-of-your-seat soccer game and coined new Canadian phrase. Atletico Ottawa’s opening bicycle-kick goal (always spectacular under normal conditions) became the icicle kick.
“But The New York Times found that at critical points, as measles was gaining new footholds in Canada, provincial politicians stopped public health officials from speaking out about the value of getting vaccinated.”
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Canada Is About to Lose Its Status as Having Eliminated Measles
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November 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“But The New York Times found that at critical points, as measles was gaining new footholds in Canada, provincial politicians stopped public health officials from speaking out about the value of getting vaccinated.”
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A municipality has to first provide reasons for installing spycams, reports my favourite reporter
November 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A municipality has to first provide reasons for installing spycams, reports my favourite reporter
How much pain must we endure in one day?
Kelowna's Mickie's pub is closing its doors after 39 years in business #Kelowna
Kelowna's Mickie's pub is closing its doors after 39 years in business - Kelowna News
Well known Kelowna pub closing its doors after 39 years in business.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
How much pain must we endure in one day?
Ostrich cull is one of the saddest days “on a global scale,” says farm owner’s daughter. I think that’s overstating it.
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ostrich cull is one of the saddest days “on a global scale,” says farm owner’s daughter. I think that’s overstating it.
I've written 40 briefs and stories since Friday for various publications. Hurray for me. Half of them were just briefs (200 words or less), and many of the stories not too long, but the numbers are entertaining me right now.
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I've written 40 briefs and stories since Friday for various publications. Hurray for me. Half of them were just briefs (200 words or less), and many of the stories not too long, but the numbers are entertaining me right now.
When a court strikes down a law, the answer shouldn't be to trample on people's rights by using the notwithstanding clause, the answer should be to rewrite the law so it passes constitutional muster.
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
When a court strikes down a law, the answer shouldn't be to trample on people's rights by using the notwithstanding clause, the answer should be to rewrite the law so it passes constitutional muster.
Final reading is usually automatic, but putting the property on the market caused council to question the developer's intentions, reports my favourite reporter.
Peachland delays 52-unit development rezoning for one year #Peachland
Peachland delays 52-unit development rezoning for one year - Peachland News
Final approval for a proposed 52-unit housing development in the Princeton Avenue area will be delayed for a year.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Final reading is usually automatic, but putting the property on the market caused council to question the developer's intentions, reports my favourite reporter.
No more mailouts, reports my favourite reporter.
District of Peachland launching citizen survey #Peachland
District of Peachland launching citizen survey - Peachland News
A municipal survey of Peachland citizens will launch on Friday.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
No more mailouts, reports my favourite reporter.
A red Tory jumps ship to a Liberal government that's acting more like a Progressive Conservative government. Seems like a natural fit.
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
A red Tory jumps ship to a Liberal government that's acting more like a Progressive Conservative government. Seems like a natural fit.
Strong motion with fines and a no-compromise stance from council, but it came with no explanation about why the motion was needed, reports my favourite reporter, who was able to read between the lines a little bit.
Peachland losing patience with golf course developers #Peachland
Peachland losing patience with golf course developers - Peachland News
Developments at the former Ponderosa golf course site in Peachland do not appear to be progressing well.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Strong motion with fines and a no-compromise stance from council, but it came with no explanation about why the motion was needed, reports my favourite reporter, who was able to read between the lines a little bit.
Another clock change. Former Premier John Horgan promised to get rid of this twice-annual ritual, though he made it conditional on Western U.S. states doing the same. David Eby has lost interest. But we haven't, and now it shouldn’t matter what U.S. states do or don’t do. So enact that legislation.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Another clock change. Former Premier John Horgan promised to get rid of this twice-annual ritual, though he made it conditional on Western U.S. states doing the same. David Eby has lost interest. But we haven't, and now it shouldn’t matter what U.S. states do or don’t do. So enact that legislation.
Put your elbows away. They will never go up again.
Carney says he told Ontario premier not to run anti-tariff ad, apologized to Trump (Canada)
Carney says he told Ontario premier not to run anti-tariff ad, apologized to Trump - Canada News
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he told Ontario Premier Doug Ford that he didn't think the province should run the ad campaign that's being blamed for ending trade talks with the U.S.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Put your elbows away. They will never go up again.
Not unreasonable proposals from the Greens
Should B.C. have an inheritance tax?
Should B.C. have an inheritance tax? - Poll
The B.C. Greens have unveiled a proposal for bold tax reforms for the province, including a controversial inheritance tax, tax increases for the ultra-wealthy, and a review of the popular property-tax deferral program.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Not unreasonable proposals from the Greens
In this week’s edition of cannabis news for people with short attention spans: Now you can smell your weed even when it’s in a sealed package, reports my favourite reporter.
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Smelly weed bags; Rubicon ready in Hope; Akanda on Gabriola Island; Adastra sells, then leases; Christina Lake gets cash infusion
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October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
In this week’s edition of cannabis news for people with short attention spans: Now you can smell your weed even when it’s in a sealed package, reports my favourite reporter.
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Kelowna cannabis company loses a large international buyer but gains a large domestic buyer, which happens to be the same company, reports my favourite reporter for his favourite cannabis website.
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A top international buyer of Avant Brands cannabis has set up a Canadian subsidiary to continue buying pot from the Kelowna-based company.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Kelowna cannabis company loses a large international buyer but gains a large domestic buyer, which happens to be the same company, reports my favourite reporter for his favourite cannabis website.
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Cannabis legalization is 7 years old. That calls for a celebration or at least some self-promotion, reports my favourite reporter.
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Cannabis companies are celebrating seven years of legalization in Canada by touting their own successes.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Cannabis legalization is 7 years old. That calls for a celebration or at least some self-promotion, reports my favourite reporter.
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Global cannabis market to grow many times over the next 10 or so years. What does that mean for the average consumer? More pre-rolls and more edibles, reports my favourite reporter for his favourite cannabis website. That’s what it means.
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The global cannabis market is expected to grow by over US$100 billion by 2033, Dublin-based Research and Markets says in a new report.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Global cannabis market to grow many times over the next 10 or so years. What does that mean for the average consumer? More pre-rolls and more edibles, reports my favourite reporter for his favourite cannabis website. That’s what it means.
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