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Cindy 🇨🇦
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Public well-being must include sustainability: #environment + social inclusion. It's foundational for civil society, income equality, and good governance.

#climatechange #sustainablecities #sustainablefood #architecture
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Hey #Vancouver! Don’t forget our local #FarmersMarkets in B.C, #BuyCanadian at eatlocal.org
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hi @moriartylab.bsky.social ... It seems that someone did not translate a word in *French* correctly. Your post was labeled as "Slur".

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Notre prévision est encore en retard. Veuillez revenir demain pour une mise à jour.
February 18, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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This episode fits into the overall narrative of staff disregarding council direction and city policies in their handling of the False Creek South file.

Be your own judge, as Robert Renger gives context to the auditor general’s report. #vanpoli
Vancouver’s Handling of False Creek South Is Officially a Scandal | The Tyee
The city’s auditor general found ‘serious mismanagement of public funds’ and more to criticize.
thetyee.ca
February 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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The issue of unlimited voting proxies in condominium/strata council elections is in the news again in BC. Too many times I’ve seen 1 person with proxies have MORE voting power than all the people at a crowded AGM combined. It should be changed. CC @davidebybc.bsky.social @christineboyle.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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I'll be in #BCpoli Budget 2026 lock-up with @marclee.bsky.social

I'll be watching all things health care, including primary care

BC is spending big on its new family doc model, but it's not delivering

Will we see a pivot to Community Health Centres?

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
BC residents have shrinking access to family doctors, despite more doctors - CCPA
Primary care access is declining in BC. With a new provincial budget on the way, how has spending on doctors affected it?
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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STUDY: “Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter.”
Follow great scientists here like @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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Hey Vancouver! On Feb 19 I’ll be speaking with CIC Vancouver about leadership, diplomacy & climate action — and how we turn commitments into real change.

🕠 5:30–7:00 p.m. PT
📍 Vancouver, B.C.
🎟 Details & tickets:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/on-leaders...
On Leadership, Diplomacy, and Climate Action with Catherine Mckenna
A conversation with the Honourable Catherine McKenna on leadership, resilience, and climate action.
www.eventbrite.ca
February 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Herbicide use is B.C. forests has declined, but some companies are still using chemicals, including glyphosate, to clear away vegetation that might compete with planted trees. thenarwhal.ca/bc-glyphosat...
Glyphosate use in B.C. forests continues, despite NDP promise | The Narwhal
The use of glyphosate in B.C. forestry has declined, but a group advocating for a ban says spraying even small areas can have an outsized impact
thenarwhal.ca
February 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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Paris' core wasn’t always so full of bikes. Just a few years ago, all of #Paris was choking in car traffic. This is new. Cities are a result of choices.

We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #transportation

📹 @Khayat_Fouad
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Canada can’t import its way to net-zero, or to a better trading model. It needs to build here at home. By Angelo DiCaro @policyalternatives.ca
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada must strengthen it’s China EV deal to protect autoworkers - CCPA
Canada can’t import its way to net-zero, or to a better trading model. It needs to build here at home.
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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A “Costco-plus-local” public model could reduce grocery prices by 25 to 45 per cent, depending on where people live

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
B.C. organization enters debate on government-run grocery amid rising food costs
Governments as grocers isn’t a new idea, but has received more attention with New York’s new mayor promising a pilot program and it appearing on the platform of a federal NDP leadership candidate.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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My cartoon in today's Toronto Star
February 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Gas stations could face a financial reckoning sooner than we think.

Is the gas station heading towards extinction? New research looks at the unstable footing for these businesses and what leaders may need to do if the business model collapses.
Looking Ahead to When Gas Stations Vanish - Inside Climate News
Leaders should plan for declining demand that will undermine the viability of fossil fuel businesses. New research says it could happen sooner than we think.
insideclimatenews.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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A New Day for Canada's Economy: We're All In on Electrification

Can Canada execute? Maybe.

*this strategy is agrees with what @energimedia has been arguing for the past 3-4 years. We like it. But success is not a given.
#cdnpoli
youtu.be/EHM9QBYt1Ow
A New Day for Canada's Economy: We're All In on Electrification
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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February 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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🔌😷 A new study shows EVs clean up local air. In California neighbourhoods, asthma-causing nitrogen dioxide dropped 1.1% per 200 EVs added, while more gas cars meant more pollution.

"California's transition to electric vehicles is already making measurable differences in the air we breathe."
EVs Are Quietly Cleaning Up The Air. This New Study Proves It
California’s EV boom led to cleaner air in its neighborhoods, with satellite data linking this growth to lower NO₂ pollution.
insideevs.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Always sad when favourite cafes close in Vancouver.

After 14 years in the community, Matchstick Coffee will be winding down their operations starting March 1st.

dailyhive.com/vancouver/ma...
Vancouver cafe announces impending closure of all locations after 14 years of operation | Food & Drink
After 14 years of serving coffee in Vancouver, Matchstick Coffee has shared that it plans to close all of its locations in the near future.
dailyhive.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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I get that this is the start of Stephen Harper Nostalgia Week, but seriously? Housing prices doubled under Harper. Defence spending fell below 1% of GDP. "National identity" only mattered if you were an "old stock" straight white guy. Anything "better" was because the world wasn't going to shit.
February 2, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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Just so everyone is clear: the valve here releases pressure that would otherwise build on her leadership from within her party.

She would rather lose the country than her own job.
Danielle Smith says Alberta separatist movement is a "pressure release valve."
February 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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February 1st 2026
Osteospermum
February 3, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Can a surge in #RenewableEnergy generation improve how we use land?

Join @IISD.org, @unccd.bsky.social, and @ununiversity.bsky.social in a webinar this Wednesday to explore case studies and best practices from around the world

📅 28 Jan at 09:00 NYC / 15:00 Bonn

Register 👉 http://bit.ly/REandSLM
January 27, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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So when asked if they "really, really" want to separate, only about 15% of "Albertans and Quebecers maintained their support after considering possible downsides such as standard of living declines, pension losses or trade renegotiations." #cdnpoli #ableg
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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Canadians are being crushed by the soaring cost of groceries. While any measures that offer relief are welcome, people need action now. New Democrats are putting forward real solutions to make food affordable for all Canadians.

Read my full statement here:
www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-lea...
NDP leader Don Davies reacts to Prime Minister’s food affordability announcement
NDP Leader Don Davies issued the following statement:
www.ndp.ca
January 26, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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When the vacuum is out...
January 26, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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Looking for a good summary of where all the NDP leadership candidates stand on climate-related issues? The team at @350canada.bsky.social have published the results of their candidate survey:

350canada.medium.com/where-do-the...
Where do the federal NDP leadership candidates land on climate?
2025 was the third hottest year on record, marking the first time that a three-year period has exceeded the 1.5°C limit. In Canada, 2025…
350canada.medium.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:28 PM