Sonia Théroux
@soniatheroux.bsky.social
I help social change organisations grow their impact | Formerly & sometimes volunteer: campaign strategist & organiser | she/elle
📍 On lək̓ʷəŋən territory #yyj
📍 On lək̓ʷəŋən territory #yyj
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In light of Jean Chrétien's most recent denialist comments - story to come, basically he downplays the harm of the IRS system - I went down the rabbit hole researching how far Indigenous leaders lobbied him, as Minister of Indian Affairs in the 1960s and 1970s, to close the system 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
In light of Jean Chrétien's most recent denialist comments - story to come, basically he downplays the harm of the IRS system - I went down the rabbit hole researching how far Indigenous leaders lobbied him, as Minister of Indian Affairs in the 1960s and 1970s, to close the system 🧵
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People power works. Thanks to everyone who came together to force Pattison’s hand this week. #bcpoli
A Canadian company said on Friday that it would no longer sell a warehouse in Virginia to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had planned to use the site as an ICE processing facility.
Canadian Company Cancels Sale of Virginia Warehouse to ICE
Jim Pattison Developments said the sale of an industrial building, which was planned to become an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility, would not go forward.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 12:07 AM
People power works. Thanks to everyone who came together to force Pattison’s hand this week. #bcpoli
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Great @maddow.bsky.social recap on our successful Pattison ICE boycott🧊🚫
To keep up the pressure against ICE in Canada - follow @democracyrisingnow on Hootsuite actions, keep sharing and educating your community, and donate to relief funds for families impacted by ICE.
To keep up the pressure against ICE in Canada - follow @democracyrisingnow on Hootsuite actions, keep sharing and educating your community, and donate to relief funds for families impacted by ICE.
February 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Great @maddow.bsky.social recap on our successful Pattison ICE boycott🧊🚫
To keep up the pressure against ICE in Canada - follow @democracyrisingnow on Hootsuite actions, keep sharing and educating your community, and donate to relief funds for families impacted by ICE.
To keep up the pressure against ICE in Canada - follow @democracyrisingnow on Hootsuite actions, keep sharing and educating your community, and donate to relief funds for families impacted by ICE.
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Joshua, a 17-year-old from Saanich is missing and police are asking for the public's help with their search efforts.
Missing Saanich teen: police asking for public’s help with search efforts
Joshua, a 17-year-old from Saanich is missing and police are asking for the public's help with their search efforts.
cheknews.ca
January 31, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Joshua, a 17-year-old from Saanich is missing and police are asking for the public's help with their search efforts.
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A mind-boggling — 31x — increase in public spending on for-profit nursing agencies in BC’s public health care system
From $8.8m in 2018 to $272m in 2024
via BC Nurses Union
www.bcnu.org/news-and-eve...
#bcpoli
From $8.8m in 2018 to $272m in 2024
via BC Nurses Union
www.bcnu.org/news-and-eve...
#bcpoli
January 30, 2026 at 1:45 AM
A mind-boggling — 31x — increase in public spending on for-profit nursing agencies in BC’s public health care system
From $8.8m in 2018 to $272m in 2024
via BC Nurses Union
www.bcnu.org/news-and-eve...
#bcpoli
From $8.8m in 2018 to $272m in 2024
via BC Nurses Union
www.bcnu.org/news-and-eve...
#bcpoli
While politicians argue, First Nations are growing B.C.’s economy by protecting the environment. From @thenarwhal.ca
thenarwhal.ca/environment-...
thenarwhal.ca/environment-...
Protecting the environment is good for B.C.’s economy | The Narwhal
Job creation, tax revenue, small business support: why don’t B.C. politicians value the economic benefits of environmental protection?
thenarwhal.ca
January 30, 2026 at 2:12 AM
While politicians argue, First Nations are growing B.C.’s economy by protecting the environment. From @thenarwhal.ca
thenarwhal.ca/environment-...
thenarwhal.ca/environment-...
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The federal government said it would protect 25% of land and water by 2025. By December 2024, it had conserved 13.8% of land and fresh water and 15.5% of ocean areas, falling well short as habitat loss continues and pressure mounts to expand critical mineral production. thenarwhal.ca/canada-misse...
Canada falls short of 2025 conservation target | The Narwhal
Ottawa says it remains committed to hitting its next conservation milestone even as it races to expand critical minerals production
thenarwhal.ca
January 22, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The federal government said it would protect 25% of land and water by 2025. By December 2024, it had conserved 13.8% of land and fresh water and 15.5% of ocean areas, falling well short as habitat loss continues and pressure mounts to expand critical mineral production. thenarwhal.ca/canada-misse...
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Painful to think that all that disinformation has culminated in the decimation of decriminalization and safe supply — not just in BC but nationally.
Thousands a year still dying, and countless workers’ lives ruined, for Alberta to protect its profitable war on drugs.
Thousands a year still dying, and countless workers’ lives ruined, for Alberta to protect its profitable war on drugs.
January 23, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Painful to think that all that disinformation has culminated in the decimation of decriminalization and safe supply — not just in BC but nationally.
Thousands a year still dying, and countless workers’ lives ruined, for Alberta to protect its profitable war on drugs.
Thousands a year still dying, and countless workers’ lives ruined, for Alberta to protect its profitable war on drugs.
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Someone should write a story tallying all the times that Poilievre, Smith and other conservative politicians compared Alberta vs BC drug poisonings using false numbers.
Here’s what was actually going on:
Here’s what was actually going on:
January 23, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Someone should write a story tallying all the times that Poilievre, Smith and other conservative politicians compared Alberta vs BC drug poisonings using false numbers.
Here’s what was actually going on:
Here’s what was actually going on:
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Alberta Health Services docs obtained via freedom of information request show that up to 85 percent of provincial EMS dispatches for drug toxicity were not reported by the Alberta government, @drugdatadecoded.ca reports:
drugdatadecoded.ca/up-to-89-per...
drugdatadecoded.ca/up-to-89-per...
Up to 89 percent of ambulances for overdoses concealed in record year, as Alberta health care careens into crisis
The Alberta government says it has “the most transparent data reporting system in North America" for drug toxicity. In reality, internal data manipulation causes most emergency calls to go unreported.
drugdatadecoded.ca
January 22, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Alberta Health Services docs obtained via freedom of information request show that up to 85 percent of provincial EMS dispatches for drug toxicity were not reported by the Alberta government, @drugdatadecoded.ca reports:
drugdatadecoded.ca/up-to-89-per...
drugdatadecoded.ca/up-to-89-per...
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B.C. daycare providers warn they may have to leave $10-a-day program if forced to cut wages of educators
theprovince.com/news/bc-dayc...
theprovince.com/news/bc-dayc...
B.C. daycare providers warn they may leave $10-a-day program if forced to cut wages
The province is bringing in a new operating funding model that would cut salaries, benefits and sick days for certain centres. Read more.
theprovince.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:41 AM
B.C. daycare providers warn they may have to leave $10-a-day program if forced to cut wages of educators
theprovince.com/news/bc-dayc...
theprovince.com/news/bc-dayc...
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What is happening in Minneapolis is a fascist shitshow, writes Dave Zirin, but there is also mass grassroots resistance. The latter story should be told and celebrated, too.
https://bit.ly/4sJaV2G
https://bit.ly/4sJaV2G
A Minneapolis Teacher Wants the Whole Country in the Streets
Dan Troccoli, a public middle school teacher, says everyone should start “emulating” Minneapolis’s resistance to ICE and the Trump regime.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
What is happening in Minneapolis is a fascist shitshow, writes Dave Zirin, but there is also mass grassroots resistance. The latter story should be told and celebrated, too.
https://bit.ly/4sJaV2G
https://bit.ly/4sJaV2G
Unsurprisingly, police culture of no accountability yields pretty brutal behaviours
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Winnipeg police culture 'made it easier to do certain things,' disgraced officer says in psych report | CBC News
Making traffic tickets go away for people was "an unwritten rule" in the Winnipeg Police Service, a disgraced officer said in a psychological report, released Wednesday, that was prepared for his sent...
www.cbc.ca
January 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Unsurprisingly, police culture of no accountability yields pretty brutal behaviours
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I wrote this post about Del Manak's legacy as chief. It seems relevant today when he's made it clear he's considering a mayoral run. www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/del-man... #yyj
January 7, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I wrote this post about Del Manak's legacy as chief. It seems relevant today when he's made it clear he's considering a mayoral run. www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/del-man... #yyj
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We’re already seeing declining population in Canada because the racists were so effective at blaming migrants for the cost-of-living crisis and the government cut immigration rates as a result. It’s foolishness.
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
We’re already seeing declining population in Canada because the racists were so effective at blaming migrants for the cost-of-living crisis and the government cut immigration rates as a result. It’s foolishness.
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British Columbia's newest far-right party has become embroiled in conflict, after suddenly removing its leader.
OneBC’s implosion appears to stem from the firing of a staffer accused of posting neo-Nazi propaganda:
pressprogress.ca/dallas-brodi...
OneBC’s implosion appears to stem from the firing of a staffer accused of posting neo-Nazi propaganda:
pressprogress.ca/dallas-brodi...
BC’s newest far-right party, OneBC, entangled in conflict after removal of leader
The party’s implosion appears to have stemmed from the firing of a staffer accused of posting neo-Nazi propaganda
pressprogress.ca
December 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
British Columbia's newest far-right party has become embroiled in conflict, after suddenly removing its leader.
OneBC’s implosion appears to stem from the firing of a staffer accused of posting neo-Nazi propaganda:
pressprogress.ca/dallas-brodi...
OneBC’s implosion appears to stem from the firing of a staffer accused of posting neo-Nazi propaganda:
pressprogress.ca/dallas-brodi...
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A Victoria Police constable was paid $93,468.70 in overtime alone last year, on top of their base pay of $229,916.97, CHEK News has learned.
17 VicPD officers made over $50,000 each in OT last year, FOI shows
A Victoria Police constable was paid $93,468.70 in overtime alone last year, on top of their base pay of $229,916.97, CHEK News has learned.
cheknews.ca
December 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A Victoria Police constable was paid $93,468.70 in overtime alone last year, on top of their base pay of $229,916.97, CHEK News has learned.
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Giving ministers the power to exempt pet projects from any law on the books except for the Criminal Code isn’t nation-building. It’s a disaster waiting to happen.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
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 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Giving ministers the power to exempt pet projects from any law on the books except for the Criminal Code isn’t nation-building. It’s a disaster waiting to happen.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
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Premier Eby will have announcement tmrw about "strengthening access to involuntary care for young people."
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
Involuntary Care Already Exists in BC, But Is It Working? - CMHA British Columbia
VANCOUVER, BC – (September 18, 2024): On September 15, 2024, Premier Eby announced that his government is expanding involuntary care for people with brain injury, mental illness, and severe addiction....
bc.cmha.ca
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Premier Eby will have announcement tmrw about "strengthening access to involuntary care for young people."
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
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an important & damning record of the impacts of the toxic drug crisis and persecution of unhoused community members — please read!
On Nov 17, North Cowichan displaced ~75 unhoused residents from Lewis Street encampments to a marsh without the promised Ramada shelter open or toilets available.
NEW substack collab by me & @pearlysalts.bsky.social
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NEW substack collab by me & @pearlysalts.bsky.social
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Swept off Lewis Street and Into North Cowichan’s Wetlands
A street sweep on November 17 during a disease outbreak forced unhoused residents into Cowichan’s wetlands. 80 overdoses followed in the next 24 hours.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
an important & damning record of the impacts of the toxic drug crisis and persecution of unhoused community members — please read!
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"We are not a pandemic, we are not a disease. We are people," one resident said. Until we fund housing, healthcare, and harm reduction instead of police and sweeps, we'll keep pushing people into the margins and blaming them for being there. That should not be controversial.
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"We are not a pandemic, we are not a disease. We are people," one resident said. Until we fund housing, healthcare, and harm reduction instead of police and sweeps, we'll keep pushing people into the margins and blaming them for being there. That should not be controversial.
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"It does save lives, but saving those lives for what purpose?" asked Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog during a city council debate about overdose prevention sites and the province's approach to harm reduction in the toxic drug crisis on Monday night.
Nanaimo city council votes down proposed drug policy letter – The Discourse.
At the Dec. 1 Nanaimo City Council meeting, a motion to send a letter to the province asking it to reexamine its approach to "the ongoing addiction crisis" was voted down.
thediscourse.ca
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 AM
"It does save lives, but saving those lives for what purpose?" asked Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog during a city council debate about overdose prevention sites and the province's approach to harm reduction in the toxic drug crisis on Monday night.
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Essential read if you want to know what ‘the rush for critical minerals’ looks like for Indigenous communities and remote watersheds in Canada. This one’s about my First Nation but who’s next. Great reporting by @sevawood.bsky.social @thenarwhal.ca thenarwhal.ca/eskay-creek-...
Eskay Creek mine faces make-or-break vote | The Narwhal
Skeena Resources’ Eskay Creek mine in northern B.C. hinges on an upcoming vote by the Tahltan Central Government’s board
thenarwhal.ca
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Essential read if you want to know what ‘the rush for critical minerals’ looks like for Indigenous communities and remote watersheds in Canada. This one’s about my First Nation but who’s next. Great reporting by @sevawood.bsky.social @thenarwhal.ca thenarwhal.ca/eskay-creek-...
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Rustad's response posted to Twitter
Same tone he took this morning, when he was asked about his possible removal under similar circumstances #bcpoli
Same tone he took this morning, when he was asked about his possible removal under similar circumstances #bcpoli
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Rustad's response posted to Twitter
Same tone he took this morning, when he was asked about his possible removal under similar circumstances #bcpoli
Same tone he took this morning, when he was asked about his possible removal under similar circumstances #bcpoli