Raymond Tomlin
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Raymond Tomlin
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𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫

Yesterday afternoon, at the Bill Reid Gallery on Hornby Street, political strategist extraordinaire Kareem Allam officially announced his campaign to become Vancouver's next Mayor. #vanpoli

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October 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Although a bit chilly and rainy, on this Saturday along West Broadway from Macdonald to Alma streets, hundreds of children in costume, accompanied by their parents, trick or treating, filling up their baskets with candy galore. #Halloween2025
October 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Not hard to see why people are going ga-ga over Joachim Trier’s latest film, this Grand Prix Cannes winner in every way a triumph, both Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård’s performances each a revelation, although the whole cast is simply beautiful and humanely perfect. #VIFF #Oscars #OpensNov14
October 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Am attending the inaugural Vancouver Liberals campaign event, at Steamworks on Main, with a predominantly younger crowd (always good to see), and have made contact with Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam, the man of the hour. #vanpoli
September 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐕𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬

On VanRamblings today, we share another video from Vancouver Mayoral candidate @42kareemallam. #vanpoli

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September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

A VanRamblings column today on films that screened at the recently completed Toronto International Film Festival that are set to screen next month at the 44th annual Vancouver International Film Festival. #VIFF

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September 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲

To accompany the latest "campaign video" released Kareem Allam, I have written a brief essay on the vagaries of crypto currency.

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September 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹

On VanRamblings today, my continuing coverage of the 44th annual @VIFFest. A fourth column on the award winning Galas and Special Presentations films that will screen at #VIFF2025. #VIFF.

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September 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞

Well, this is it, the final chapter of my 2025 health update. I feel as if a burden has been lifted. Thank you for hanging in with me.

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September 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
#𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶 | 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

A poll released by Mainstreet Research this a.m. shows a realignment in voter intention leading into 2026's Vancouver civic election, with Kareem Allam's upstart Vancouver Liberals in first place.

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September 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
𝐕𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞

Two more great films that are part of this year's @VIFFest Gala and Special Presentations programme, one of which is unlikely to return to our shores (hint: it's the latter one). #VIFF

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September 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

Beginning today, I will seek to provide intensive coverage of the 44th annual @VIFFest throughout the month, this year's Festival set to begin on October 2nd and run for 11 days through Sunday, October 12th.

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September 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐬

A month ago, there were 8 Mayoral aspirants looking to become Vancouver's next Mayor. Now there are 4. Read all about it on VanRamblings today.

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August 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧

We're back, at least for the next 14 months leading up to the 2026 Vancouver municipal election.

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August 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A packed, overflow @copevancouver.bsky.social AGM - being held at the 411 Seniors Centre Society building at 19th and Fraser - now underway, with more folks arriving by the minute. Electeds, Vancouver City Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social and @suziemah1.bsky.social have already presented. #vanpoli
June 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
An information session at #KitsNeighbourhoodHouse on the #BroadwayPlan, sponsored by @vote4team. Overflow, packed house. #vanpoli
February 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Attending the @vote4team nomination meeting at Kits Neighbourhood House, the room now packed, TEAM Vancouver by-election candidates Theodore Abbott and former Vancouver City Councillor Colleen Hardwick are currently rallying those gathered. #vanpoli
February 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
#𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 | #𝐓𝐨𝐩𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐬 | 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟐 𝐃𝐞́𝐛𝐮𝐭

Today on #VanRamblings, a bit of Todd Rundgren déjà vu, a redux column on a seminal artist who set a new musical standard in the 1970s.

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August 25, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Today on #VanRamblings, a story of my children's and my shared love of film and cinema over the years. There's also mention made of my daughter Megan's decided personality (a girl, now a woman, who does not hide her light under a bushel).

Enjoy.

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August 17, 2024 at 7:44 PM
𝐁.𝐂. 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡?

#VanRamblings returns after a 5-month absence, ostensibly to cover the upcoming provincial election. I'll publish daily for the next 67+ days. #bcpoli

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August 14, 2024 at 4:13 PM

#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐁𝐨𝐳𝐨 𝐄𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧

Day 2 of #VanRamblings' advance coverage of 2024's British Columbia provincial election, focusing today on B.C. Conservative Party leader John Rustad's campaign for office, and prospects for that campaign. #bcpoli

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March 26, 2024 at 5:43 PM
#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐁𝐂 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐂 𝐍𝐃𝐏, 𝐁.𝐂. 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 & 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥?

#VanRamblings. The first of a couple of columns on the upcoming B.C. election, still 6½ months away. #bcpoli

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March 25, 2024 at 6:36 PM
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 — 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐘𝐞𝐭

On #VanRamblings today, Part II of our treatise - well, sort of - on last Thursday's #KitsPlan Town Hall, held at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House. #vanpoli

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March 19, 2024 at 5:51 PM
𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝

#VanRamblings. The first of two columns on the #KitsPlan meeting held last week. #vanpoli

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March 18, 2024 at 5:50 PM

#𝐁𝐂𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | #𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢 | 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐃𝐏 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞

Today on #VanRamblings, an update on the Andrea Reimer / Christine Boyle battle for the Vancouver-Little Mountain NDP nomination. #bcpoli #vanpoli

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March 14, 2024 at 5:37 PM