Megan Reiter
@vannutmeg.bsky.social
Politics (but really policy), cities, food, gardening. xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territory (Vancouver, BC).
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Premier Kinew sings for Ashlee. I am not crying, you’re crying. 😢
March 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Premier Kinew sings for Ashlee. I am not crying, you’re crying. 😢
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The author of this piece is an American photo journalist who has been embedded in El Salvador. Reading this piece is frightening and it should be. It's who we are in danger of becoming. time.com/7269604/el-s...
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The author of this piece is an American photo journalist who has been embedded in El Salvador. Reading this piece is frightening and it should be. It's who we are in danger of becoming. time.com/7269604/el-s...
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Congestion pricing is an unqualified triumph. One of the most immediately, strikingly successful public policies of my lifetime.
“The MTA as a whole is averaging 448K more public transit riders per day this year…The MTA ridership growth since congestion pricing went into effect is almost 50% larger than the total ridership of America’s next-largest subway system.” bettercities.substack.com/p/congestion...
Congestion Pricing is a Policy Miracle
Which is exactly why Trump wants to get rid of it
bettercities.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Congestion pricing is an unqualified triumph. One of the most immediately, strikingly successful public policies of my lifetime.
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The world's richest man stole food from the world's poorest children. Now they are beginning to die
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Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
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March 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The world's richest man stole food from the world's poorest children. Now they are beginning to die
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As we become more aware we Canadians aren't "just cold Americans" (to quote Red Green?), it's useful to look around to find who our other, perhaps closer peers might be -- and the sides of us we may want to try to re-emphasize or recover. So much of that is reeeeally simple (...on the surface).
Go outside, ditch the phone, get humble: my top 10 Scandi life lessons after a decade in Denmark
After 12 years, we’ve said goodbye to one of the happiest countries on Earth. From friluftsliv (the joy of the open air) to janteloven (realising you’re no better than others) here’s what I’ve learned
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March 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
As we become more aware we Canadians aren't "just cold Americans" (to quote Red Green?), it's useful to look around to find who our other, perhaps closer peers might be -- and the sides of us we may want to try to re-emphasize or recover. So much of that is reeeeally simple (...on the surface).
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You know I love a good Venn Diagram. Been seeing this one around lately. Seems to sum up the times.
February 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
You know I love a good Venn Diagram. Been seeing this one around lately. Seems to sum up the times.
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Sixty-seven per cent of the 725 Heiltsuk citizens who voted approved a historic written constitution following nearly two decades of development.
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Heiltsuk Nation votes to approve written constitution in historic referendum | Globalnews.ca
Sixty-seven per cent of the 725 Heiltsuk citizens who voted approved a written constitution following nearly two decades of development and consultation.
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February 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Sixty-seven per cent of the 725 Heiltsuk citizens who voted approved a historic written constitution following nearly two decades of development.
globalnews.ca/news/1102911...
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Lots of lessons here for the Labour party.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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How Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soar
As immigration has increased, GDP has surged and unemployment has fallen to lowest level since 2008
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Lots of lessons here for the Labour party.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii — the first time this has happened via negotiations, rather than through the courts www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/can... #cannews #cdnnews
Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii off B.C. in historic agreement
The federal government will recognize Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii off British Columbia's northern coast in a historic agreement with the Haida First Nation.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
February 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii — the first time this has happened via negotiations, rather than through the courts www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/can... #cannews #cdnnews
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143 years of construction down; one more to go
February 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
143 years of construction down; one more to go
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Really doesn’t get any more “spot on” than this…
February 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Really doesn’t get any more “spot on” than this…
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'A dream come true': Heiltsuk Nation voting to adopt written constitution www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'A dream come true': Heiltsuk Nation voting to adopt written constitution | CBC News
A constitution would help provide clarity for the nation and those it chooses to do business with, clearing up questions around decision-making in Heiltsuk territory that had previously been left to t...
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February 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
'A dream come true': Heiltsuk Nation voting to adopt written constitution www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Unfortunately, it involves persuading ourselves to care about civics. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Only Way to Slow Down the Trump-Musk Coup
It’s hard to think of anything less sexy and less made-for-TV than an attorney charging into a courthouse to seek a temporary injunction.
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February 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Unfortunately, it involves persuading ourselves to care about civics. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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This was maybe the most sobering moment in my reporting this week – a scientist doing the tabulation of how long the tail of this would be, even if funding resumed shortly.
“You could open the funding floodgates again tomorrow and you will still have children dying months from now because of this pause.”
The scale of this is difficult to capture.
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The scale of this is difficult to capture.
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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This was maybe the most sobering moment in my reporting this week – a scientist doing the tabulation of how long the tail of this would be, even if funding resumed shortly.
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Dear Canada and Mexico,
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Dear Canada and Mexico,
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
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We are now over 20,000 strong.
I need every proud and determined Canadian to reach out to their family, friends, colleagues to sign the pledge for Canada.
Each one reach one. Each one teach one.
Donald will not break us.
True. North. Strong. Free
#strongasfuck
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
I need every proud and determined Canadian to reach out to their family, friends, colleagues to sign the pledge for Canada.
Each one reach one. Each one teach one.
Donald will not break us.
True. North. Strong. Free
#strongasfuck
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
Sign the Pledge for Canada
This petition is intended as an invitation to Canadians to reflect on the current challenges Canada faces and what we can all do to respond to the risks and to contribute to building a more resilient ...
actionnetwork.org
February 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We are now over 20,000 strong.
I need every proud and determined Canadian to reach out to their family, friends, colleagues to sign the pledge for Canada.
Each one reach one. Each one teach one.
Donald will not break us.
True. North. Strong. Free
#strongasfuck
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
I need every proud and determined Canadian to reach out to their family, friends, colleagues to sign the pledge for Canada.
Each one reach one. Each one teach one.
Donald will not break us.
True. North. Strong. Free
#strongasfuck
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
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This would be a disaster.
Vancouver is in a housing crisis, largely driven by cities misusing their powers to erect exclusionary walls around themselves. The last thing we need is MORE exclusion.
The only possible effect from this is more homelessness. It is cruel and reactionary.
Vancouver is in a housing crisis, largely driven by cities misusing their powers to erect exclusionary walls around themselves. The last thing we need is MORE exclusion.
The only possible effect from this is more homelessness. It is cruel and reactionary.
NEW - Vancouver mayor Ken Sim will be bringing forward a motion to council to pause approving net new supportive housing units in Vancouver until other municipalities take on more supportive housing. #bcpoli
January 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This would be a disaster.
Vancouver is in a housing crisis, largely driven by cities misusing their powers to erect exclusionary walls around themselves. The last thing we need is MORE exclusion.
The only possible effect from this is more homelessness. It is cruel and reactionary.
Vancouver is in a housing crisis, largely driven by cities misusing their powers to erect exclusionary walls around themselves. The last thing we need is MORE exclusion.
The only possible effect from this is more homelessness. It is cruel and reactionary.
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There was less gridlock and fewer drivers traveling into the core of Manhattan, new data from the first week of New York City’s new congestion pricing program showed.
Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week
Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
There was less gridlock and fewer drivers traveling into the core of Manhattan, new data from the first week of New York City’s new congestion pricing program showed.
