Patrick Johnstone
@pjnewwest.bsky.social
Mayor of New Westminster, though nothing here is Official City Communications.
Go Dumples!
Go Dumples!
You witnessed bad local government planning policy, this bill would not cause that, nor would it enable that.
The only question here is who has authority to determine if policy/bylaw requirements are met, not who has authority to set policy or bylaws.
The only question here is who has authority to determine if policy/bylaw requirements are met, not who has authority to set policy or bylaws.
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
You witnessed bad local government planning policy, this bill would not cause that, nor would it enable that.
The only question here is who has authority to determine if policy/bylaw requirements are met, not who has authority to set policy or bylaws.
The only question here is who has authority to determine if policy/bylaw requirements are met, not who has authority to set policy or bylaws.
...we may have ...uh ...set different goals here.
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
...we may have ...uh ...set different goals here.
Preferable if we allow you to be compressed in an-oxygenic conditions, slowly raise the temperature to first break you into kerogen, then gradually have catagenesis convert you to liquid form. It takes longer, but the crude is so, so sweet…
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Preferable if we allow you to be compressed in an-oxygenic conditions, slowly raise the temperature to first break you into kerogen, then gradually have catagenesis convert you to liquid form. It takes longer, but the crude is so, so sweet…
Been there, done that. Took the receipts. www.patrickjohnstone.ca/2018/08/bad-...
Bad Data
I never want to react to the Fraser Institute. The easy ad hominem attack is that they are the Canadian propaganda wing of Koch Brothers enterprises, and their attempts to shift public policy in Ca…
www.patrickjohnstone.ca
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Been there, done that. Took the receipts. www.patrickjohnstone.ca/2018/08/bad-...
Alas, it looks (at first pass) like commitments to Public Transit previously made are being scaled back. Investment reduced, not added. I don't think there is a Party in Ottawa ready to fund the Public Transit we need.
November 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Alas, it looks (at first pass) like commitments to Public Transit previously made are being scaled back. Investment reduced, not added. I don't think there is a Party in Ottawa ready to fund the Public Transit we need.
Don’t give them any ideas…
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Don’t give them any ideas…
I've been mostly watching (with admiration) the @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social campaign.
I hope Seattle does the right thing!
I hope Seattle does the right thing!
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I've been mostly watching (with admiration) the @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social campaign.
I hope Seattle does the right thing!
I hope Seattle does the right thing!
It also matters that a community says "Yes" to new housing, and to measures that protect older, more affordable housing. An oldie, but a goodie (and because we said yes back in 2021, 96 families have safe, secure, affordable housing in #NewWest today) yesinnewwest.com/yes-in-new-w...
Yes in New West
Advocating for increased housing diversity in New Westminster
yesinnewwest.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It also matters that a community says "Yes" to new housing, and to measures that protect older, more affordable housing. An oldie, but a goodie (and because we said yes back in 2021, 96 families have safe, secure, affordable housing in #NewWest today) yesinnewwest.com/yes-in-new-w...