Wilbur Turner
@queergranddad.bsky.social
Wilbur Turner LL.D. (Hon.) 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇨🇦2SLGBTQ advocate. Writer. Founder Advocacy Canada. Proud father & granddad. Follow for advocacy news & opinion. Views are my own. he/him
Like children, if the game is not going the way they want it have a tantrum - take the toys and go home.
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The BC Prosperity Project and the Politics of Grievance
Every few years in Canadian politics, a familiar cycle returns.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Like children, if the game is not going the way they want it have a tantrum - take the toys and go home.
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Jivani announces his Restore the North cap has a special role in his influencer trip to Washington
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Jamil Jivani Heads to Washington, Seen Carrying Hat, Microphone, and No Actual Authority
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani announced Tuesday that he is rushing to Washington, D.C.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Jivani announces his Restore the North cap has a special role in his influencer trip to Washington
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At the CPC’s 2026 convention, delegates backed defunding the CBC and floated heated social-policy proposals, exposing fault lines in the party’s direction. Is this a winning strategy or a political landmine? My latest Substack dives in. 👇
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Culture War Votes at the Conservative Convention
Poilievre’s obsession with defunding the CBC finds its people, plus division on other issues
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February 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
At the CPC’s 2026 convention, delegates backed defunding the CBC and floated heated social-policy proposals, exposing fault lines in the party’s direction. Is this a winning strategy or a political landmine? My latest Substack dives in. 👇
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If your MLA starts flirting with online separatists and talking like Ottawa is Mordor, it might be time for a wellness check. Read here for the full absurdity: open.substack.com/pub/queergra...
Chilliwack North Asked to Retrieve MLA Before She Finishes Separating B.C.
Heather Maahs reportedly deep into Facebook separatist group, last seen aligning province with Alberta, Saskatchewan, and “whatever Trump’s doing.”
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February 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
If your MLA starts flirting with online separatists and talking like Ottawa is Mordor, it might be time for a wellness check. Read here for the full absurdity: open.substack.com/pub/queergra...
87.4% of Conservatives just drank the Pierre Poilievre Kool-Aid and asked for seconds. Dramatic entrance, emotional stories, endless slogans like “axe the tax” and “bring it home” but still no actual plan. open.substack.com/pub/queergra...
Poilievre Wins 87.4% Leadership Review After Party Drinks ‘Common Sense’ Kool-Aid
Calgary — Pierre Poilievre scored an impressive 87.4% approval from Conservative members tonight after delegates reportedly consumed large quantities of what organizers called “small-government Kool-A...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:42 AM
87.4% of Conservatives just drank the Pierre Poilievre Kool-Aid and asked for seconds. Dramatic entrance, emotional stories, endless slogans like “axe the tax” and “bring it home” but still no actual plan. open.substack.com/pub/queergra...
The US administration is intent on intimidating people into silence. The arrests early today of two prominent independent journalists should be a wakeup call for all of us. The constitution isn't a menu in a restaurant.
Read my full Substack article here: queergranddad.substack.com/p/the-arrest...
Read my full Substack article here: queergranddad.substack.com/p/the-arrest...
The Arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort
The lesson from history is not that every abuse leads to fascism. It is that every authoritarian system depends on people refusing to recognize patterns until it is too late.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The US administration is intent on intimidating people into silence. The arrests early today of two prominent independent journalists should be a wakeup call for all of us. The constitution isn't a menu in a restaurant.
Read my full Substack article here: queergranddad.substack.com/p/the-arrest...
Read my full Substack article here: queergranddad.substack.com/p/the-arrest...
Tara Armstrong announced on Jan 1 she is cancelling cancel culture. On Jan 25 she announced she is cancelling political speech. British Columbia residents can donate here to help with the recall campaign: recallarmstrong.ca
January 26, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Tara Armstrong announced on Jan 1 she is cancelling cancel culture. On Jan 25 she announced she is cancelling political speech. British Columbia residents can donate here to help with the recall campaign: recallarmstrong.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney reportedly received word Thursday that his invitation to the exclusive Billionaire Dictator Club has been revoked after organizers learned he believes in elections, independent courts, and answering questions without caps lock.
January 23, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Prime Minister Mark Carney reportedly received word Thursday that his invitation to the exclusive Billionaire Dictator Club has been revoked after organizers learned he believes in elections, independent courts, and answering questions without caps lock.
If you're a BC resident and hate culture war politics and racism we could sure use some donations to fuel the Recall Tara Armstrong campaign. You can donate here: recallarmstrong.ca/donate
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January 22, 2026 at 4:19 AM
If you're a BC resident and hate culture war politics and racism we could sure use some donations to fuel the Recall Tara Armstrong campaign. You can donate here: recallarmstrong.ca/donate
If you’re being warned that Chinese EVs will be spying on you and you use social media, maybe you should learn about @hootsuite.com .
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When Canadian Tech Aids American Surveillance
Why Hootsuite’s work with U.S. immigration enforcement should alarm Canadians and force customers to choose where they stand
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January 22, 2026 at 2:46 AM
If you’re being warned that Chinese EVs will be spying on you and you use social media, maybe you should learn about @hootsuite.com .
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Are Conservatives rigging the leadership review?
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Defying the Voters: How Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives Are Engineering Survival
Plus the culture war agenda items at the CPC convention
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January 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Are Conservatives rigging the leadership review?
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Tara Armstrong is claiming residential schools were a net good to society. This woman is pure evil.
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Residential Schools Were Not a “Net Good.” The Record Is Clear.
On January 16, 2026, BC MLA Tara Armstrong claimed that Canada’s residential school system was “a net good for society” and that it improved the quality of life for Indigenous children by teaching lit...
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January 17, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Tara Armstrong is claiming residential schools were a net good to society. This woman is pure evil.
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Tara Armstrong’s words speak for themselves, and they don’t reflect the values of Kelowna–Lake Country–Coldstream. We deserve leadership rooted in truth, dignity, and respect for Indigenous peoples, not denialism and division.
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Tara Armstrong’s words speak for themselves, and they don’t reflect the values of Kelowna–Lake Country–Coldstream. We deserve leadership rooted in truth, dignity, and respect for Indigenous peoples, not denialism and division.
The Recall Tara Armstrong initiative now has an official website. Please share with your Kelowna - Lake Country - Coldstream friends. It has information, signup links, and the Facebook group link. The FB group now has over 350 members in just two days! #bcpoli #recallarmstrong
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The official site for the
Recall Tara Armstrong Campaign
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November 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Recall Tara Armstrong initiative now has an official website. Please share with your Kelowna - Lake Country - Coldstream friends. It has information, signup links, and the Facebook group link. The FB group now has over 350 members in just two days! #bcpoli #recallarmstrong
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Interesting court case in Alberta!
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Interesting court case in Alberta!
If you're in Tara Armstrong's riding of Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream join the recall army that is forming. April 20, 2026 can't come soon enough. Today in the legislature the Premier stated he supports a recall campaign against her.
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Join the Recall Tara Armstrong Mailing List
Use this form to sign up for updates about the Recall Tara Armstrong campaign. You can also indicate if you’d like to volunteer and which roles interest you. Your information will remain confidential ...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
If you're in Tara Armstrong's riding of Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream join the recall army that is forming. April 20, 2026 can't come soon enough. Today in the legislature the Premier stated he supports a recall campaign against her.
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Reaching for Our Bodies:
A Report on the State of 2S/TNB Healthcare in ‘BC’ - I'm honoured to have been part of the review team for this report.
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A Report on the State of 2S/TNB Healthcare in ‘BC’ - I'm honoured to have been part of the review team for this report.
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Read our report on the state of 2S/TNB Healthcare in 'BC.'
Reaching for Our Bodies is the outcome of over a year of collaborative study, consultation, and review, drawing from a breadth of medical and interdisciplinary literature and receiving support in coal...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Reaching for Our Bodies:
A Report on the State of 2S/TNB Healthcare in ‘BC’ - I'm honoured to have been part of the review team for this report.
sagah.ca/report/
A Report on the State of 2S/TNB Healthcare in ‘BC’ - I'm honoured to have been part of the review team for this report.
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Smith: “These recall petitions are an abuse of the process.”
Voters: File even more recall petitions.
Smith: “Fine. I’ll just use the notwithstanding clause again.”
As of November 18, 2025 there are now 13 active recall campaigns officially approved by Elections Alberta.
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Voters: File even more recall petitions.
Smith: “Fine. I’ll just use the notwithstanding clause again.”
As of November 18, 2025 there are now 13 active recall campaigns officially approved by Elections Alberta.
#abpoli
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Smith: “These recall petitions are an abuse of the process.”
Voters: File even more recall petitions.
Smith: “Fine. I’ll just use the notwithstanding clause again.”
As of November 18, 2025 there are now 13 active recall campaigns officially approved by Elections Alberta.
#abpoli
Voters: File even more recall petitions.
Smith: “Fine. I’ll just use the notwithstanding clause again.”
As of November 18, 2025 there are now 13 active recall campaigns officially approved by Elections Alberta.
#abpoli
First it was labour unions, now it is trans kids. Will you be next? Alberta's UCP government has invoked the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights... again.
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Smith Makes Her Move: Alberta Invokes Notwithstanding Clause to Shield Anti-Trans Laws
Premier calls it “one of the most consequential bills” her government will ever pass, using a constitutional override to push through policies that strip rights from trans youth.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
First it was labour unions, now it is trans kids. Will you be next? Alberta's UCP government has invoked the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights... again.
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The OneBC party is using taxpayer funding to fuel resentment and rewrite history—without ever having faced voters. Read my latest blog article.
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Millions in Public Money, Zero Public Mandate
The OneBC party is using taxpayer funding to fuel resentment and rewrite history—without ever having faced voters.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The OneBC party is using taxpayer funding to fuel resentment and rewrite history—without ever having faced voters. Read my latest blog article.
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I love this for them. No space for racism in BC. I'm glad this group is a minority struggling for relevance. Both Prestige Inns and Coast Hotels denied them a venue.
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I love this for them. No space for racism in BC. I'm glad this group is a minority struggling for relevance. Both Prestige Inns and Coast Hotels denied them a venue.
Today’s piece isn’t what I usually write about. Most of my columns focus on community, politics, and the social currents that shape our world. But sometimes, life reminds us that meaning can be found in much smaller, quieter places.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Today’s piece isn’t what I usually write about. Most of my columns focus on community, politics, and the social currents that shape our world. But sometimes, life reminds us that meaning can be found in much smaller, quieter places.
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Read how a measles comeback is related to ostrich hysteria and why it threatens our already fragile healthcare system.
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Losing Our Immunity: How Anti-Vax Propaganda Put Canada Back on the Measles Map
From anti-vaxxers to ostrich cures — Canada’s loss of measles elimination status shows what happens when science denial takes root.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Read how a measles comeback is related to ostrich hysteria and why it threatens our already fragile healthcare system.
#measles
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#measles
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