Stacy Chappel
@stacychap.bsky.social
I like lots of stuff. Fencing, sewing, cycling, board games. 🕊 anti-fascist
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“When public policy on substance use and treatment of people who use drugs is based on stigma and morality, rather than evidence and respect for fundamental human dignity, harmful policies result. The health crisis facing people who use drugs is created by these bad policies…”
”…this continually unfolding tragedy is a violation of human rights and the result of systemic discrimination…”
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Statement on the Toxic Drug Crisis
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Statement on the Toxic Drug Crisis
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
A human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis | BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
The Commissioner’s position on the toxic drug crisis, calling for an evidence-based response that centers public health and compassion.
bchumanrights.ca
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
“When public policy on substance use and treatment of people who use drugs is based on stigma and morality, rather than evidence and respect for fundamental human dignity, harmful policies result. The health crisis facing people who use drugs is created by these bad policies…”
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Oh hey I just wrote about Vance's Canadian BFF using this exact rhetoric to galvanize students to support white supremacy.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Oh hey I just wrote about Vance's Canadian BFF using this exact rhetoric to galvanize students to support white supremacy.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/jamil-jiva...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/jamil-jiva...
I'm with Nan.
Nan Gregory, an older Point Grey resident, voiced what she wants her city to be. She’s opposed to the proposed property tax freeze, as all speakers so far have been.
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I'm with Nan.
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The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
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It's after midnight and COPE is still posting.
This is serious.
Vancouver needs you.
This is serious.
Vancouver needs you.
Help us stop Ken Sim's budget for billionaires.
Hundreds of people have already signed up to speak to City Council against ABC's brutal cuts.
Deadline to signup is 4pm Tuesday.
Join the fight. Sign up here: vancouver.ca/your-governm...
#vanpoli #FightForVancouver
Hundreds of people have already signed up to speak to City Council against ABC's brutal cuts.
Deadline to signup is 4pm Tuesday.
Join the fight. Sign up here: vancouver.ca/your-governm...
#vanpoli #FightForVancouver
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
It's after midnight and COPE is still posting.
This is serious.
Vancouver needs you.
This is serious.
Vancouver needs you.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Aaaaaaagh
As Ottawa cuts foreign aid, Global Affairs is backing a new venture to channel investments into developing countries, paying its prospective CEO $1.9 million a year.
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#cdnpoli #ottawa
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#cdnpoli #ottawa
Ottawa paying $1.9 million to consultant leading multinational finance venture
Global Affairs Canada is paying the $1.9 million annual fee of a consultant leading a multinational sustainable-finance initiative, according to a recent contract notice
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November 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Aaaaaaagh
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DULF co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were found guilty of possession with the intent to traffic this morning for meth, heroin and cocaine.
My full story on @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
My full story on @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
DULF Founders Guilty of Drug Trafficking | The Tyee
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum didn’t have permission to sell tested drugs despite good intentions, court finds.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
DULF co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were found guilty of possession with the intent to traffic this morning for meth, heroin and cocaine.
My full story on @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
My full story on @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
"There were forty-seven members in the compassion club, and zero deaths occurred among members during the year that the site operated. Since the site was raided and shut down by Vancouver police, at least two members have reportedly died."
BREAKING: DULF organizers found guilty of trafficking. More to come w/ @tsk.bsky.social in the courtroom today.
Legal fund linked below ⬇️ please give what you can. This is just getting started.
Legal fund linked below ⬇️ please give what you can. This is just getting started.
Huge decision this Friday from the BC Supreme Court on whether the DULF compassion club organizers, Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx, walk free. 1/
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November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"There were forty-seven members in the compassion club, and zero deaths occurred among members during the year that the site operated. Since the site was raided and shut down by Vancouver police, at least two members have reportedly died."
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3 MPs have now quit on Pierre Poilievre: Alain Rayes to sit as an Independent; d’Entremont to the Liberals; Jeneroux to leave the House. #cdnpoli
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
3 MPs have now quit on Pierre Poilievre: Alain Rayes to sit as an Independent; d’Entremont to the Liberals; Jeneroux to leave the House. #cdnpoli
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Sad that Victoria’s looking to get rid of the bike valet that has over 11,000 annual visits and reduces theft when its annual budget is only 0.2% of police budget or 6 taxpayer funded parties hosted by the police... #yyjpoli #yyjbike #yyj #victoriabc
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Sad that Victoria’s looking to get rid of the bike valet that has over 11,000 annual visits and reduces theft when its annual budget is only 0.2% of police budget or 6 taxpayer funded parties hosted by the police... #yyjpoli #yyjbike #yyj #victoriabc
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Good news fellow billionaires! Lower taxes on our private jets and mega yachts! /s www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli #TaxTheRich
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Good news fellow billionaires! Lower taxes on our private jets and mega yachts! /s www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli #TaxTheRich
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🧵The Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research has put forward a motion to release ALL data in relation to federal research funding applications.
This motion was put forward by conservative MPs who are skeptical of funding being allocated "fairly."
This motion was put forward by conservative MPs who are skeptical of funding being allocated "fairly."
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
🧵The Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research has put forward a motion to release ALL data in relation to federal research funding applications.
This motion was put forward by conservative MPs who are skeptical of funding being allocated "fairly."
This motion was put forward by conservative MPs who are skeptical of funding being allocated "fairly."
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never watched a baseball game before in my life, are they all like this
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
never watched a baseball game before in my life, are they all like this
Thiiiiiiiiiis
The budget is coming up next week, and it's amidst all the nation-building talk, it's great time to ask what kind of country we want to be.
My vote is one that invests heavily in social supports and worker control of the economy.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
My vote is one that invests heavily in social supports and worker control of the economy.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: With their long-awaited budget, Liberals must answer the question: What do we want Canada to be about?
Mark Carney ought to put an expansion of the welfare state at the centre of his nation-building strategy
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Thiiiiiiiiiis
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Happening in Victoria... family comes as temporary workers, does everything right, mom gets sick, application to stay denied now forced to leave canada, losing medical care and likely the mom's life. These people are part of our community.
Happening in Victoria... family comes as temporary workers, does everything right, mom gets sick, application to stay denied now forced to leave canada, losing medical care and likely the mom's life. These people are part of our community.
'This woman will die': Family pleading after losing immigration status
A lawyer and family are pleading for help after the family lost their immigration status, as they battle to save the mother, who needs life-saving medical treatment.
cheknews.ca
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Happening in Victoria... family comes as temporary workers, does everything right, mom gets sick, application to stay denied now forced to leave canada, losing medical care and likely the mom's life. These people are part of our community.
Happening in Victoria... family comes as temporary workers, does everything right, mom gets sick, application to stay denied now forced to leave canada, losing medical care and likely the mom's life. These people are part of our community.
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On Oct 21, I wrote to the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans urging the return of the Ghost Gear Fund—cut in Budget 2024 despite proven success cleaning marine debris & creating local jobs. Canadians deserve leadership on ocean protection. Our planet deserves no less. Sign petiton here: bit.ly/47yGXVo
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
On Oct 21, I wrote to the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans urging the return of the Ghost Gear Fund—cut in Budget 2024 despite proven success cleaning marine debris & creating local jobs. Canadians deserve leadership on ocean protection. Our planet deserves no less. Sign petiton here: bit.ly/47yGXVo
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This kind of arbitrary power is frankly terrifying, and the Liberals saying "just trust us" does not inspire confidence, particularly because I trust a future government even less than this crew.
Trigger for new immigration powers 'intentionally not defined' in border bill: Diab
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says the definition of a "public interest" event that would allow her department to pause or revoke immigration applications is "intentionally not defined" in
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
October 31, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This kind of arbitrary power is frankly terrifying, and the Liberals saying "just trust us" does not inspire confidence, particularly because I trust a future government even less than this crew.
We can't get smug, no.matter how horrible things are in usa
NEW: Whether you measure it by number of supporters, fundraising ability, or by the size of its militant groups, the white nationalist movement in Canada has never been larger or more of a threat.
White Nationalism in Canada: Organized, Emboldened, and Growing
Canada’s white nationalist movement has consolidated into a network that includes three key branches: Diagolon, the propaganda arm; the Dominion Society of Canada, an incorporated political arm; and S...
www.antihate.ca
October 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We can't get smug, no.matter how horrible things are in usa
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“The takeover deal cleared a major regulatory milestone earlier this month with Ottawa approving the sale under the Investment Canada Act, which considers whether foreign investments would be a net benefit to the country or cause potential harm to national security.”
wtf
wtf
Burnaby, B.C., oil refinery to fall under U.S. control in $9.1B deal
Burnaby, B.C., oil refinery to fall under U.S. control in $9.1B deal
British Columbia’s largest oil refinery is set to fall under U.S. control this week with the expected takeover of Canadian fuel refiner and retailer Parkland Corporation by American fuel giant Sunoco.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
“The takeover deal cleared a major regulatory milestone earlier this month with Ottawa approving the sale under the Investment Canada Act, which considers whether foreign investments would be a net benefit to the country or cause potential harm to national security.”
wtf
wtf
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I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
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CBS News has reportedly disbanded its race and culture unit, which was formed in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020
NBC News eliminated its editorial teams for NBC Asian America, NBC BLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT earlier this month
NBC News eliminated its editorial teams for NBC Asian America, NBC BLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT earlier this month
CBS News Cuts ‘Evening News,’ ‘Mornings’ Streaming Shows in Newsroom-Wide Layoffs
The newsroom downsizing comes as Paramount Skydance lays off 1,000 employees throughout the newly merged company
www.thewrap.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
CBS News has reportedly disbanded its race and culture unit, which was formed in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020
NBC News eliminated its editorial teams for NBC Asian America, NBC BLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT earlier this month
NBC News eliminated its editorial teams for NBC Asian America, NBC BLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT earlier this month
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Canada is about to lose the Measles elimination status it has held since 1998, tallied more than 5,000 cases this year.
Approximately 40% of people who contract Measles are hospitalized, & for some it can be fatal, notably unvaccinated children.
#cdnpoli #Canada 🇨🇦 #CanadaSky #VaccinesWork
Approximately 40% of people who contract Measles are hospitalized, & for some it can be fatal, notably unvaccinated children.
#cdnpoli #Canada 🇨🇦 #CanadaSky #VaccinesWork
Why Canada is about to lose the measles elimination status it has held since 1998
The World Health Organization’s definition of measles elimination is based on an absence of transmission for over 12 months.
www.brantfordexpositor.ca
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Canada is about to lose the Measles elimination status it has held since 1998, tallied more than 5,000 cases this year.
Approximately 40% of people who contract Measles are hospitalized, & for some it can be fatal, notably unvaccinated children.
#cdnpoli #Canada 🇨🇦 #CanadaSky #VaccinesWork
Approximately 40% of people who contract Measles are hospitalized, & for some it can be fatal, notably unvaccinated children.
#cdnpoli #Canada 🇨🇦 #CanadaSky #VaccinesWork