Amanda Follett Hosgood
@amandafollett.bsky.social
Mother, writer and settler on Wet'suwet'en territory. Northern B.C. reporter for The Tyee. she/her
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At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
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A note on the BTS on this: the province "embargoed" this and held an info session and press conference Monday morning but made media sign a thing promising not to publish until it was tabled that afternoon. Then we were told it was embargoed until Wednesday, then it's released today w/ no notice.
November 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
A note on the BTS on this: the province "embargoed" this and held an info session and press conference Monday morning but made media sign a thing promising not to publish until it was tabled that afternoon. Then we were told it was embargoed until Wednesday, then it's released today w/ no notice.
BC's power grid is already overextended based on the province's plans for electrifying current and future industrial expansion.
Apparently now we're also going to power the Yukon. 🙃
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Apparently now we're also going to power the Yukon. 🙃
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Ottawa names Yukon grid project in new major projects list. What does that mean? | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney may have put the Yukon-B.C. grid connection on the latest list of nation-building projects, but Yukoners are no closer to knowing when they can tap into B.C. hydro.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
BC's power grid is already overextended based on the province's plans for electrifying current and future industrial expansion.
Apparently now we're also going to power the Yukon. 🙃
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Apparently now we're also going to power the Yukon. 🙃
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Even from the gov that brought you the "Zionist Palestinian state", this is utterly appalling.
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Even from the gov that brought you the "Zionist Palestinian state", this is utterly appalling.
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“Israeli military forces opened fire on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in an incident the U.N. peacekeeping mission described as a serious violation”
Israeli forces open fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, no injuries reported reut.rs/4pfHJOh
Israeli forces open fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, no injuries reported
Israeli military forces opened fire on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in an incident the U.N. peacekeeping mission described as a serious violation.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“Israeli military forces opened fire on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in an incident the U.N. peacekeeping mission described as a serious violation”
Falk is a prominent human rights expert who turned 95 on the day he was detained.
This is who Canada sees as a potential threat to national security?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is who Canada sees as a potential threat to national security?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Falk is a prominent human rights expert who turned 95 on the day he was detained.
This is who Canada sees as a potential threat to national security?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is who Canada sees as a potential threat to national security?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Taylor Swift’s silence on the Trump administration using her music speaks volumes | Alim Kheraj
Taylor Swift’s silence on the Trump administration using her music speaks volumes | Alim Kheraj
Official Trump social media accounts have been using The Life of a Showgirl snippets to promote his agenda. Why has Swift, who once wanted ‘to be on the right side of history’, said nothing?
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Taylor Swift’s silence on the Trump administration using her music speaks volumes | Alim Kheraj
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Excellent context on Carney’s announcement yesterday in Terrace: “At Thursday’s announcement, Carney sidestepped sticky questions around the U.S. investment in Ksi Lisims and opposition from other First Nations in the region.”
In Terrace yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition to the Ksi Lisims LNG export terminal, which has been added to a list of projects the feds plan to expedite.
My latest for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
My latest for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Ksi Lisims LNG Makes Federal List of ‘Nation-Building’ Projects | The Tyee
The prime minister sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition at a northern BC presser.
thetyee.ca
November 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Excellent context on Carney’s announcement yesterday in Terrace: “At Thursday’s announcement, Carney sidestepped sticky questions around the U.S. investment in Ksi Lisims and opposition from other First Nations in the region.”
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Who owns Ksi Lisims? Helpful context on the project from @amandafollett.bsky.social
Ksi Lisims LNG Makes Federal List of ‘Nation-Building’ Projects | The Tyee
The prime minister sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition at a northern BC presser.
thetyee.ca
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Who owns Ksi Lisims? Helpful context on the project from @amandafollett.bsky.social
In Terrace yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition to the Ksi Lisims LNG export terminal, which has been added to a list of projects the feds plan to expedite.
My latest for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
My latest for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Ksi Lisims LNG Makes Federal List of ‘Nation-Building’ Projects | The Tyee
The prime minister sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition at a northern BC presser.
thetyee.ca
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In Terrace yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition to the Ksi Lisims LNG export terminal, which has been added to a list of projects the feds plan to expedite.
My latest for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
My latest for @thetyee.ca.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
NEW: Canada's Major Projects Office plans to expedite Ksi Lisims LNG and "associated infrastructure," clearly the planned North Coast Transmission Line, PM Carney just announced in Terrace.
Unclear what this means, exactly, when both feds and BC approved Ksi Lisims in September.
Unclear what this means, exactly, when both feds and BC approved Ksi Lisims in September.
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
NEW: Canada's Major Projects Office plans to expedite Ksi Lisims LNG and "associated infrastructure," clearly the planned North Coast Transmission Line, PM Carney just announced in Terrace.
Unclear what this means, exactly, when both feds and BC approved Ksi Lisims in September.
Unclear what this means, exactly, when both feds and BC approved Ksi Lisims in September.
You can literally hear the electricity buzzing through the livestream from the substation where Carney is about to make this announcement. I feel like my hair is about to stand on end.
Preparing to cover PM @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social's announcement about improved electrical capacity to northern BC by charging every battering and backup battery because of an simultaneous planned BC Hydro power outage feels like the deepest of ironies...
November 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
You can literally hear the electricity buzzing through the livestream from the substation where Carney is about to make this announcement. I feel like my hair is about to stand on end.
Preparing to cover PM @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social's announcement about improved electrical capacity to northern BC by charging every battering and backup battery because of an simultaneous planned BC Hydro power outage feels like the deepest of ironies...
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Preparing to cover PM @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social's announcement about improved electrical capacity to northern BC by charging every battering and backup battery because of an simultaneous planned BC Hydro power outage feels like the deepest of ironies...
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Infuriating and important reporting from @amandafollett.bsky.social 🔥
BC's FOI system is getting slower, more expensive and less transparent following the NDP gov's decision to charge a $10 fee.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
BC's FOI system is getting slower, more expensive and less transparent following the NDP gov's decision to charge a $10 fee.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Infuriating and important reporting from @amandafollett.bsky.social 🔥
BC's FOI system is getting slower, more expensive and less transparent following the NDP gov's decision to charge a $10 fee.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
BC's FOI system is getting slower, more expensive and less transparent following the NDP gov's decision to charge a $10 fee.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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“I fail to see how a reasonable person in society would find comments about a vulnerable female being raped by five dudes, referring to an RCMP unit as the penis-touching team, or a victim of a criminal sexual assault as a dumb girl, can be acceptable"
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B.C. RCMP trio violated code of conduct with racist, sexist messages: adjudicator
An RCMP adjudicator has found three B.C constables failed to treat people with respect and courtesy when they posted racist, sexist and homophobic comments in a group chat with other officers and on p...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:25 AM
“I fail to see how a reasonable person in society would find comments about a vulnerable female being raped by five dudes, referring to an RCMP unit as the penis-touching team, or a victim of a criminal sexual assault as a dumb girl, can be acceptable"
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US podcaster Ezra Klein is the rising star of the tech-funded "Abundance" movement, which calls for fast-tracking major projects.
Seemingly wooed, BC's NDP invited Klein to present to caucus, just months after their own deregulatory spree.
My latest for @thetyee.ca
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Seemingly wooed, BC's NDP invited Klein to present to caucus, just months after their own deregulatory spree.
My latest for @thetyee.ca
🧵
How the Abundance Movement Is Dividing the Left | The Tyee
Calls for fewer rules and faster building have found a progressive audience, including in the BC government.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
US podcaster Ezra Klein is the rising star of the tech-funded "Abundance" movement, which calls for fast-tracking major projects.
Seemingly wooed, BC's NDP invited Klein to present to caucus, just months after their own deregulatory spree.
My latest for @thetyee.ca
🧵
Seemingly wooed, BC's NDP invited Klein to present to caucus, just months after their own deregulatory spree.
My latest for @thetyee.ca
🧵
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
BC’s recent report into its administration of FOI laws shows that requests for general govt records has dropped below a third of what it was five years ago.
Experts worry what that could mean for govt transparency and trust in public institutions. @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Experts worry what that could mean for govt transparency and trust in public institutions. @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Are People Losing Trust in BC’s FOI System? | The Tyee
The province’s information commissioner says plunging numbers of requests should prompt questions.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
BC’s recent report into its administration of FOI laws shows that requests for general govt records has dropped below a third of what it was five years ago.
Experts worry what that could mean for govt transparency and trust in public institutions. @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Experts worry what that could mean for govt transparency and trust in public institutions. @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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Significantly fewer people are requesting government records in B.C., causing advocates to worry the decline signals eroding government transparency and a loss of trust in public institutions. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #foi
Are People Losing Trust in BC’s FOI System? | The Tyee
The province’s information commissioner says plunging numbers of requests should prompt questions.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Significantly fewer people are requesting government records in B.C., causing advocates to worry the decline signals eroding government transparency and a loss of trust in public institutions. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #foi
Today in @thetyee.ca, a look at how the book Abundance is influencing Canadian politics and “helping shape Canada’s fast-track agenda with its rallying cry for scrapping regulations in the pursuit of economic growth,” by @zoeyunker.bsky.social.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
How the Abundance Movement Is Dividing the Left | The Tyee
Calls for fewer rules and faster building have found a progressive audience, including in the BC government.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Today in @thetyee.ca, a look at how the book Abundance is influencing Canadian politics and “helping shape Canada’s fast-track agenda with its rallying cry for scrapping regulations in the pursuit of economic growth,” by @zoeyunker.bsky.social.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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Journalists shouldn't be charged commercial rates to file FOI requests. It's wild some jurisdictions (VPD, Squamish) are trying to administer the law this way, creating another barrier to access public information. #cdnfoi
It's outrageous that news outlets would be treated as commercial FOI applicants when they are requesting documents on behalf of the public.
I hope @editorthuncher.bsky.social filed a complaint. I would love to see the @oipcbc.bsky.social take a stand on this.
www.squamishchief.com/opinion/squa...
I hope @editorthuncher.bsky.social filed a complaint. I would love to see the @oipcbc.bsky.social take a stand on this.
www.squamishchief.com/opinion/squa...
Squamish opinion: Challenging costly FOI process
When The Squamish Chief sought more answers about why the town’s ice rink shut down, they were met not with documents—but with a four-figure invoice.
www.squamishchief.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Journalists shouldn't be charged commercial rates to file FOI requests. It's wild some jurisdictions (VPD, Squamish) are trying to administer the law this way, creating another barrier to access public information. #cdnfoi
It's outrageous that news outlets would be treated as commercial FOI applicants when they are requesting documents on behalf of the public.
I hope @editorthuncher.bsky.social filed a complaint. I would love to see the @oipcbc.bsky.social take a stand on this.
www.squamishchief.com/opinion/squa...
I hope @editorthuncher.bsky.social filed a complaint. I would love to see the @oipcbc.bsky.social take a stand on this.
www.squamishchief.com/opinion/squa...
Squamish opinion: Challenging costly FOI process
When The Squamish Chief sought more answers about why the town’s ice rink shut down, they were met not with documents—but with a four-figure invoice.
www.squamishchief.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's outrageous that news outlets would be treated as commercial FOI applicants when they are requesting documents on behalf of the public.
I hope @editorthuncher.bsky.social filed a complaint. I would love to see the @oipcbc.bsky.social take a stand on this.
www.squamishchief.com/opinion/squa...
I hope @editorthuncher.bsky.social filed a complaint. I would love to see the @oipcbc.bsky.social take a stand on this.
www.squamishchief.com/opinion/squa...
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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Stand by this. Brutal ending, but an amazing game. It was a privilege to have my heart ripped out by it. Jays did themselves and the country proud.
Craziest damn game I've ever watched.
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Stand by this. Brutal ending, but an amazing game. It was a privilege to have my heart ripped out by it. Jays did themselves and the country proud.
Robbed.
But man, what a series.
But man, what a series.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Robbed.
But man, what a series.
But man, what a series.