On this day in 1989, 14 women were murdered at L'École Polytechnique—because they were women. We honour their memory by taking action: supporting survivors, strengthening laws, and investing in prevention programs in schools and communities. Learn more: gov.bc.ca/End-Gender-Based-Violence

Another tragic death on our communities’ streets— a cyclist killed by a truck driver. Someone maybe headed to work. Someone just trying to go about their day. Something I do regularly even when it rains. These tragedies are preventable. Why are we refusing to act?

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Ken Sim is putting Citizen Committees on the chopping block, claiming that staff won't have enough capacity to manage them. If City Hall is so busy, why is ABC firing so many people? Please take a moment to tell Council how you feel about these cuts. More info: www.ionabonamis.ca/articles/cut...

It's been an incredibly frustrating day with Vancouver passing an austerity budget that will cut funding for important public services and infrastructure and fire hundreds of staff, even after over 600 speakers, including myself, speaking out against the harm that this budget will do to our city.

this seems like a foolproof and universally beloved plan until ken sim puts in a salary cap freeze to keep ticket prices low and makes the fourth line full of cops "to keep the stars safe"

As you may have heard, Vancouver’s proposed 2026 budget will mean over $120 million in service cuts, and our most vulnerable populations will bear the burden of these cuts, including women - one of the cuts that have been proposed is removing change tables and period product dispensers!

oh no

Last week ABC's Brian Montague engaged in some seriously unprofessional conduct at city council. This is just a clip of a larger series of interruptions.

This sorts of bullying shouldn't be tolerated in civic business.

Holy moly the way ABC councilor Brian Montague just interrupts Lucy Maloney to make glib, snarky little comments while she's speaking is EXTREMELY condescending and unprofessional.

I don't recall seeing anything quite like it in council before. Wow.

... and there are plenty of people, especially younger folks, who don't or can't attend public hearings because of their lives and obligations, even though they might be in favour of this development.

I struggle to wrap my head around how this is a legitimate opposition to a development project.

Watching the news about the terror attack in Vancouver will do nothing for you but deepen your despondency about it.

Cops will know nothing till the morning. I would expect an update around 8-9 am.

News rarely amounts quickly from these tragedies — more so when they happen at 9 on a Saturday PM.

Finally, Hardwick & TEAM's dismal showing ought to be a nail in the coffin of electoral NIMBYism in Vancouver.

This was as good as it gets for them: a by-election, low turnout (yes even tonight), loser incumbents, the Broadway Plan to rally against.

If she can't win tonight, she's done.

Thank you, Vancouver! I am so grateful for all of your support.

I'll have more to say in the morning.

But for tonight: thank you so, so much for putting your trust in me.

You have voted for progressive and principled opposition. And that's what I will deliver.

Just a reminder, this by-election really matters. A single councilor can single-handedly shape our city in so many ways.

Please go vote for @lucymaloney.bsky.social on Saturday! She's going to pick up this legacy and push it even further.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard from a neighbour that they couldn’t get their kid into swim lessons… I could build a new pool.

Ken Sim and ABC have hiked up your property taxes year over year, and we don’t have much to show for it.

Schizophrenic foreign policy from the US

One of these is banned by default in Ontario, subject to an opt-in pilot program in select municipalities after which Doug Ford unilaterally decides if you have to throw it away (also no kid carrier models)

The other's allowed on every road in Canada w/ no restriction

can you guess which is which?

Vancouver tried to add a bike lane on King Ed in Dunbar:
👉Preserves street parking
👉Replaces no car lanes
👉Protected design

Mayor Ken Sim's weak leadership resulted in staff caving to misinformation from local opponents. Now we're getting another painted bike lane next to arterial traffic.