Chris Demwell
@cdemwell.bsky.social
Aligns effort to tech strategy, builds high output collaborative culture. Mastodon: @cdemwell@hachyderm.io
As usual, Alex says really sensible things over and over again. It'll get posted here eventually, check it out to hear smart things about this incredibly stupid City of Vancouver budget.
Senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social will speak with Gloria Macarenko on CBC On The Coast at 5:05 pm to comment on the City of Vancouver's budget and the decision for a 0% property-tax increase. #vanpoli
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
As usual, Alex says really sensible things over and over again. It'll get posted here eventually, check it out to hear smart things about this incredibly stupid City of Vancouver budget.
Did I mention I'm learning how to make breads?
I recently shared three holiday gift-giving guides for bread bakers, starting with a pair of posts on books any baker would love:
newsletter.wordloaf.org/wordloaf-hol...
newsletter.wordloaf.org/wordloaf-hol...
Wordloaf Holiday Book Stack 2025, part one
It's never too early
newsletter.wordloaf.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Did I mention I'm learning how to make breads?
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Senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social will speak with Gloria Macarenko on CBC On The Coast at 5:05 pm to comment on the City of Vancouver's budget and the decision for a 0% property-tax increase. #vanpoli
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social will speak with Gloria Macarenko on CBC On The Coast at 5:05 pm to comment on the City of Vancouver's budget and the decision for a 0% property-tax increase. #vanpoli
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
There is no end
To what a living world
Will demand of you, Charlie Brown
To what a living world
Will demand of you, Charlie Brown
Fame costs, Charlie Brown. And right here is where you start paying.
We all float down here, Charlie Brown
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
There is no end
To what a living world
Will demand of you, Charlie Brown
To what a living world
Will demand of you, Charlie Brown
All the USA Thanksgiving posts have made me curious about cornbread. I'd love it if you shared your favourite cornbread recipe with me and tell me a story about why is it good?
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
All the USA Thanksgiving posts have made me curious about cornbread. I'd love it if you shared your favourite cornbread recipe with me and tell me a story about why is it good?
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Your rights are only as secure as their rights. No matter who you are. No matter who they are.
Yes, it's happening here.
Yes, it's happening here.
NO EXCUSES. THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE. YOUR RIGHTS ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY ***RIGHT NOW*** BY THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT. IT'S TIME TO TAKE A STAND.
McDougall Centre from 5-7 pm. it's time to STAND UP or get rolled over
#NotwithstandingClause #CharterRightsAndFreedoms #yyc #abpoli #ableg
McDougall Centre from 5-7 pm. it's time to STAND UP or get rolled over
#NotwithstandingClause #CharterRightsAndFreedoms #yyc #abpoli #ableg
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Your rights are only as secure as their rights. No matter who you are. No matter who they are.
Yes, it's happening here.
Yes, it's happening here.
This is going to hurt most Canadians, and hurt Canada.
Canada’s new government is focused on bringing down the cost of living.
That’s why we cut taxes for 22 million Canadians — so workers can keep more of every paycheque, and to help you get ahead.
That’s why we cut taxes for 22 million Canadians — so workers can keep more of every paycheque, and to help you get ahead.
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This is going to hurt most Canadians, and hurt Canada.
Sean Orr is still at it. A commitment to democracy.
598: Jake fry. Small Works. Homeowner and biz owner. As a homeowner I’m against it will bake in inequities. As biz owner I’m worried about staff cuts. Work with them to create innovative programs and to house people. We will pay ten fold. Permits will fall by wayside. More than happy to pay taxes.
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Sean Orr is still at it. A commitment to democracy.
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“Minimum wage is not enough to live on anywhere in the province and we need to work to close the gap,” with the living wage that is higher than the minimum wage everywhere in BC said @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
The edge of poverty: B.C.'s living wage far outstrips the minimum wage
Even though inflation has eased from its record highs, there is a $10 gap between living and minimum wage in Metro Vancouver
vancouversun.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“Minimum wage is not enough to live on anywhere in the province and we need to work to close the gap,” with the living wage that is higher than the minimum wage everywhere in BC said @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
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This Wednesday, Nov 19, noon PT, hear from the 2025 Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French on why rates for different household types were calculated this year and other updates.
Join us for this informative webinar.
bcpolicy.ca/events
Join us for this informative webinar.
bcpolicy.ca/events
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This Wednesday, Nov 19, noon PT, hear from the 2025 Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French on why rates for different household types were calculated this year and other updates.
Join us for this informative webinar.
bcpolicy.ca/events
Join us for this informative webinar.
bcpolicy.ca/events
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Semiannual reminder that if the holidays are reminding you that you want to help your neighbors, pick a day and put it on your calendar. My homeless friends have told me that they could eat 30 free meals on Thanksgiving if they wanted to, but mid- February or March it all dries up!
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Semiannual reminder that if the holidays are reminding you that you want to help your neighbors, pick a day and put it on your calendar. My homeless friends have told me that they could eat 30 free meals on Thanksgiving if they wanted to, but mid- February or March it all dries up!
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to safely dispose of these hats, eat them. natural fibers — such as cotton, wool, silk, and linen — breakdown in the digestive track. synthetics do not. thus, if you eat your hat, the synthetics will pass through the other side. smush through the poop to find the synthetic fibers and recycle them.
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
to safely dispose of these hats, eat them. natural fibers — such as cotton, wool, silk, and linen — breakdown in the digestive track. synthetics do not. thus, if you eat your hat, the synthetics will pass through the other side. smush through the poop to find the synthetic fibers and recycle them.
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This is brilliant.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is brilliant.
Look, eugenics! The idea is clearly that we can measure the value of a life, so that everyone can be assigned their correct place in the hierarchy - below their betters and above those they will dominate in turn. Eugenics is what a lot of people mean when they say "meritocracy".
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Look, eugenics! The idea is clearly that we can measure the value of a life, so that everyone can be assigned their correct place in the hierarchy - below their betters and above those they will dominate in turn. Eugenics is what a lot of people mean when they say "meritocracy".
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If you're heard historians and others talking about the authoritarian playbook or the patterns of authoritarianism but don't necessarily know the long arc behind these sometimes vague and ominous allusions, here's a good primer:
Ideas with Nahlah Ayed - www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Ideas with Nahlah Ayed - www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If you're heard historians and others talking about the authoritarian playbook or the patterns of authoritarianism but don't necessarily know the long arc behind these sometimes vague and ominous allusions, here's a good primer:
Ideas with Nahlah Ayed - www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Ideas with Nahlah Ayed - www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Canadians keep electing people who promise climate action. We keep getting fossil fuel subsidies. This is corruption plain and simple. Where is the accountability? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Carney’s ‘nation-building’ programme misses mark to be truly transformative for Canada
The $C56bn plan focused on investing in a resource economy falls short of changing Canadians’ day-to-day lives
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Canadians keep electing people who promise climate action. We keep getting fossil fuel subsidies. This is corruption plain and simple. Where is the accountability? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Canadians, see what UK Labour is doing for their far right. Now look at our Liberals. See the similarities? We are being tag-teamed by Carney and PP just like they are.
Keir Starmer with the help of Palantir is building a mass deportation machine for Nigel Farage to unleash
open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...
open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...
House Negroes, White Supremacy And Mass Deportation
Last week the probable next prime minister of the UK, Nigel Farage, announced that if he wins power he will deport hundreds of thousands of people living legally in the UK.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Canadians, see what UK Labour is doing for their far right. Now look at our Liberals. See the similarities? We are being tag-teamed by Carney and PP just like they are.
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The problem isn't "we gave him money and he wasted it" it's that the job was represent and serve everyone and he only looked out for himself and his buddies
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The problem isn't "we gave him money and he wasted it" it's that the job was represent and serve everyone and he only looked out for himself and his buddies
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According to Mary Shelley's biographer Miranda Seymour, the lonely and misunderstood monster in Frankenstein is based on the African slaves she saw being worked at the quays in Bristol, a major slave port at the time.
Mary's father, William Godwin, was at the forefront of the antislavery movement.
Mary's father, William Godwin, was at the forefront of the antislavery movement.
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
According to Mary Shelley's biographer Miranda Seymour, the lonely and misunderstood monster in Frankenstein is based on the African slaves she saw being worked at the quays in Bristol, a major slave port at the time.
Mary's father, William Godwin, was at the forefront of the antislavery movement.
Mary's father, William Godwin, was at the forefront of the antislavery movement.
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I love seeing people get excited about things they like 💖
the world needs more joy.
the world needs more joy.
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I love seeing people get excited about things they like 💖
the world needs more joy.
the world needs more joy.
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Food banks have become a lifeline for thousands of BC households.
Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Food banks have become a lifeline for thousands of BC households.
Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
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Want to see what government programs are actually worth to working families? Our 2025 Living Wage Report breaks down how each program affects what workers need to earn to make ends meet in Metro Vancouver.
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Want to see what government programs are actually worth to working families? Our 2025 Living Wage Report breaks down how each program affects what workers need to earn to make ends meet in Metro Vancouver.
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
When hearing from the people you're supposed to work for is a waste of time.
Ok folks we are back at it again from 1-5. Yesterday was a lot. Heard from so many passionate Vancouverites.
Unfortunately I heard the mayor say it was a waste of time. But I assure you, I’m listening.
Unfortunately I heard the mayor say it was a waste of time. But I assure you, I’m listening.
Budget hearing continued after short recess. 157: environmental lawyer (?)Reads poem. 158: raised in east van. This is austerity and hasn’t been asked for. I’ve been lucky enough to use public services. Breaks my heart to think they won’t get same quality. Few people asked for this police budget.
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
When hearing from the people you're supposed to work for is a waste of time.
Should we pass a hat to get Sean a bluetooth keyboard?
Here’s a photo of @seanorr.bsky.social live-skeeting yesterday. I think this was before he went blind and his thumbs seized up #vanpoli
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Should we pass a hat to get Sean a bluetooth keyboard?
I'm probably biased but this is the kind of thinking that is actually going to help us build a BC economy that can weather the storm we're in #bcpoli
If you want to learn more about the living wage and how we can close the big gap between the BC minimum wage & living wages across the province, join me and Anastasia French (Living Wage BC) for a free webinar next Wednesday, Nov 19.
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I'm probably biased but this is the kind of thinking that is actually going to help us build a BC economy that can weather the storm we're in #bcpoli