Will Shelling (he/him)
@willshelling.bsky.social
account director @counselpa, director @whiteribbon, alum @ubc
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OneCity has its first mayoral candidate for their primary: William Azaroff, the CEO of Brightside Community Homes Foundation, and board member of The Tyee, VIFF, and a bunch of other community endeavours.
His campaign video launch, here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRKifvH...
His campaign video launch, here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRKifvH...
William on Instagram: "My name is William Azaroff, and I’m proud to be seeking the mayoral nomination with @onecityvancouver
I’m a community housing leader and city builder who knows how to bring peo...
5 likes, 0 comments - williamforvancouver on November 17, 2025: "My name is William Azaroff, and I’m proud to be seeking the mayoral nomination with @onecityvancouver
I’m a community housing leader a...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
OneCity has its first mayoral candidate for their primary: William Azaroff, the CEO of Brightside Community Homes Foundation, and board member of The Tyee, VIFF, and a bunch of other community endeavours.
His campaign video launch, here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRKifvH...
His campaign video launch, here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRKifvH...
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People are broke, parks are falling apart, and Ken Sim is cutting the budget to the bone. Now isn’t the time for an unnecessary referendum.
My breaking file on the province requiring a referendum to kill Vancouver's Park Board.
Sim is avoiding criticism of the province on this decision — but he was originally hopeful to get rid of the park board in six months.
But he lost political capital, and the province wasn't inclined to help.
Sim is avoiding criticism of the province on this decision — but he was originally hopeful to get rid of the park board in six months.
But he lost political capital, and the province wasn't inclined to help.
B.C. government says Vancouver requires a referendum to eliminate its park board | CBC News
The B.C. government has put forward legislation that would only allow the City of Vancouver to eliminate its independently elected parks board if it is approved by local voters in a referendum.
www.cbc.ca
October 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
People are broke, parks are falling apart, and Ken Sim is cutting the budget to the bone. Now isn’t the time for an unnecessary referendum.
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Rebecca Bligh voted to slash wages for workers, to block rental housing in wealthy neighbourhoods, and to oppose common sense tools to properly fund our schools.
We need a progressive mayor on the ballot to deliver the change Vancouver needs. And we’ll get one. More soon.
We need a progressive mayor on the ballot to deliver the change Vancouver needs. And we’ll get one. More soon.
Vancouver councillor Rebecca Bligh makes official she will run for mayor next year under a new banner of “Vote Vancouver”.
Bligh was first elected in 2018 with the NPA, left them, joined Sim’s ABC Party and was re-elected, before she was booted from ABC, mostly on divisions over social issues.
Bligh was first elected in 2018 with the NPA, left them, joined Sim’s ABC Party and was re-elected, before she was booted from ABC, mostly on divisions over social issues.
September 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Rebecca Bligh voted to slash wages for workers, to block rental housing in wealthy neighbourhoods, and to oppose common sense tools to properly fund our schools.
We need a progressive mayor on the ballot to deliver the change Vancouver needs. And we’ll get one. More soon.
We need a progressive mayor on the ballot to deliver the change Vancouver needs. And we’ll get one. More soon.
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Bligh has a decent amount of support from the province and feds (more than Sim or Allam at this point), which could help.
But her 6 years being a supporter of Ken Sim, and getting elected under both the NPA and ABC banners, means it’ll be difficult to get support from local left-wing parties.
But her 6 years being a supporter of Ken Sim, and getting elected under both the NPA and ABC banners, means it’ll be difficult to get support from local left-wing parties.
Rebecca Bligh voted to slash wages for workers, to block rental housing in wealthy neighbourhoods, and to oppose common sense tools to properly fund our schools.
We need a progressive mayor on the ballot to deliver the change Vancouver needs. And we’ll get one. More soon.
We need a progressive mayor on the ballot to deliver the change Vancouver needs. And we’ll get one. More soon.
Vancouver councillor Rebecca Bligh makes official she will run for mayor next year under a new banner of “Vote Vancouver”.
Bligh was first elected in 2018 with the NPA, left them, joined Sim’s ABC Party and was re-elected, before she was booted from ABC, mostly on divisions over social issues.
Bligh was first elected in 2018 with the NPA, left them, joined Sim’s ABC Party and was re-elected, before she was booted from ABC, mostly on divisions over social issues.
September 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Bligh has a decent amount of support from the province and feds (more than Sim or Allam at this point), which could help.
But her 6 years being a supporter of Ken Sim, and getting elected under both the NPA and ABC banners, means it’ll be difficult to get support from local left-wing parties.
But her 6 years being a supporter of Ken Sim, and getting elected under both the NPA and ABC banners, means it’ll be difficult to get support from local left-wing parties.
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My follow up story today: An effort by Canadian entrepreneurs to cut public spending is distancing itself from DOGE, Elon Musk’s federal employee slashing agency.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
April 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My follow up story today: An effort by Canadian entrepreneurs to cut public spending is distancing itself from DOGE, Elon Musk’s federal employee slashing agency.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
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@willshelling.bsky.social: Progressives must be mindful that coalescing a vote around two parties may have long-term, deleterious effects for our politics, discourse and polarization.
#CdnElxn2025
#CdnElxn2025
The ‘Progressive Primary’: Who Will Win? | The Tyee
Local campaigns and voter efficiency should be top of mind as you decide where you place your ballot.
thetyee.ca
April 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
@willshelling.bsky.social: Progressives must be mindful that coalescing a vote around two parties may have long-term, deleterious effects for our politics, discourse and polarization.
#CdnElxn2025
#CdnElxn2025
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I took the time to map all the polls ABC won with a flag.
April 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I took the time to map all the polls ABC won with a flag.
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So Global news is reporting that what a lot of people quietly suspected was the reason why the leader of a Canadian political party refused to get the security clearance necessary to read the report on foreign interference in canadian elections is … a darn good guess, actually:
The Modi ‘friends’ who helped finance Poilievre’s leadership campaign | Globalnews.ca
Former leaders of Overseas Friends of BJP Canada donated thousands to the Conservative leader and his party.
globalnews.ca
April 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
So Global news is reporting that what a lot of people quietly suspected was the reason why the leader of a Canadian political party refused to get the security clearance necessary to read the report on foreign interference in canadian elections is … a darn good guess, actually:
My latest for @thetyee.ca. Growing up on Fox and seeing what can happen in Canada should concern us all, and question why one party wants to smash our sword before battle.
“During this election I see one party advocating for the defunding of Canada’s public broadcaster.
“Perhaps you need to have grown up with Fox News in your household to understand the urgency of this issue.”
@willshelling.bsky.social writes. #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia
“Perhaps you need to have grown up with Fox News in your household to understand the urgency of this issue.”
@willshelling.bsky.social writes. #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia
Why We Need the CBC | The Tyee
I grew up with Fox News. Now in Canada, I worry about the corrosive power of misinformation.
thetyee.ca
April 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My latest for @thetyee.ca. Growing up on Fox and seeing what can happen in Canada should concern us all, and question why one party wants to smash our sword before battle.
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We chose in part to raise our kids in Canada because they’re much safer from gun violence here than in the U.S. The last thing I want to see on city council is someone using NRA talking points. By-election turnout is always very low—if you live in Vancouver, PLEASE vote & keep this guy off council.
Ken Sim has been posturing for weeks about how he’s acting to improve public safety. Today, he’s running a candidate who is opposed to the national handgun freeze - a freeze that is SUPPORTED by the Vancouver Police Department.
February 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We chose in part to raise our kids in Canada because they’re much safer from gun violence here than in the U.S. The last thing I want to see on city council is someone using NRA talking points. By-election turnout is always very low—if you live in Vancouver, PLEASE vote & keep this guy off council.
This writing this is pretty fun when you’ve got an editor like Jackie ☺️
I did some writing this week about the importance of our communities as we face the very real threat of annexation and bolster our Team Canada approach.
I did some writing this week about the importance of our communities as we face the very real threat of annexation and bolster our Team Canada approach.
The @thetyee.ca's Weekender arts and ideas section is here!
A big thank you to @willshelling.bsky.social for your thoughtful essay on the complexities of 'Team Canada' and why local democratic efforts matter more than ever.
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
A big thank you to @willshelling.bsky.social for your thoughtful essay on the complexities of 'Team Canada' and why local democratic efforts matter more than ever.
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
The Case for Community Care in a Time of Trump | The Tyee
Beyond ‘Team Canada,’ what forms does it take for you?
thetyee.ca
February 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This writing this is pretty fun when you’ve got an editor like Jackie ☺️
I did some writing this week about the importance of our communities as we face the very real threat of annexation and bolster our Team Canada approach.
I did some writing this week about the importance of our communities as we face the very real threat of annexation and bolster our Team Canada approach.
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Just finished watching the Jordan Peterson x Pierre Poilievre interview.
I yelled at my screen multiple times and took a lot of very frustrated notes.
Video coming!
I yelled at my screen multiple times and took a lot of very frustrated notes.
Video coming!
January 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just finished watching the Jordan Peterson x Pierre Poilievre interview.
I yelled at my screen multiple times and took a lot of very frustrated notes.
Video coming!
I yelled at my screen multiple times and took a lot of very frustrated notes.
Video coming!
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
December 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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“Brown's national campaign co-chair, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, allegedly was pressured to withdraw her support for Brown in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, confidential sources told Radio-Canada.”
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Agents of Indian government interfered in Patrick Brown's Conservative leadership campaign: sources | CBC News
Agents of the Indian government allegedly attempted to derail Patrick Brown's campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 2022, according to sources who spoke to Radio-Canada.
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2024 at 1:18 PM
“Brown's national campaign co-chair, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, allegedly was pressured to withdraw her support for Brown in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, confidential sources told Radio-Canada.”
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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UMG, which distributes Drake's music, made a statement:
"No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear." variety.com/2024/music/n...
"No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear." variety.com/2024/music/n...
November 26, 2024 at 12:29 AM
UMG, which distributes Drake's music, made a statement:
"No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear." variety.com/2024/music/n...
"No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear." variety.com/2024/music/n...
little man lmfao
“Drake has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us.’”
www.billboard.com/pro/drake-um...
www.billboard.com/pro/drake-um...
November 25, 2024 at 9:50 PM
little man lmfao
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Do you have any idea how badly you have to fuck up a website to get me to exclusively post on one where I have less followers
November 20, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Do you have any idea how badly you have to fuck up a website to get me to exclusively post on one where I have less followers
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A big part of why the Democrats will never “build their own Joe Rogan” is bc democrats want a media ecosystem that they can control and is loyal to the Democratic establishment. Leftists content creators are at odds with that www.usermag.co/p/why-democr...
Why Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan
"This is not a cultural war that you can win just by doing fucking podcasts" + Meat Loaf’s wikipedia drama, eating disorder Twitter turns on Trump, DDG on Kai Cenat
www.usermag.co
November 7, 2024 at 4:52 PM
A big part of why the Democrats will never “build their own Joe Rogan” is bc democrats want a media ecosystem that they can control and is loyal to the Democratic establishment. Leftists content creators are at odds with that www.usermag.co/p/why-democr...
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Our polarized political landscape is exposing cracks in how we connect with each other. @willshelling.bsky.social writes. 💌
Looking for Love in an Election Year | The Tyee
Far-right rhetoric is now mainstream. Here’s what it means for the dating landscape.
thetyee.ca
September 20, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Our polarized political landscape is exposing cracks in how we connect with each other. @willshelling.bsky.social writes. 💌
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It’s key to progressive social movements. And we need it now more than ever. @willshelling.bsky.social writes. 🇺🇸 #uspoli
Why Joy in Politics Gives Us Life | The Tyee
It’s key to progressive social movements. And we need it now more than ever.
thetyee.ca
August 26, 2024 at 3:06 PM
It’s key to progressive social movements. And we need it now more than ever. @willshelling.bsky.social writes. 🇺🇸 #uspoli
Lobster gnocchi in a champagne cream sauce, with broccolini. Anyone know of a food thread to follow?
July 7, 2023 at 2:36 AM
Lobster gnocchi in a champagne cream sauce, with broccolini. Anyone know of a food thread to follow?
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asking the magic 8 ball if we are so over or if we are so back
July 4, 2023 at 11:35 PM
asking the magic 8 ball if we are so over or if we are so back
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Bluesky is powered by spite, the most potent energy source known to man
July 3, 2023 at 8:01 PM
Bluesky is powered by spite, the most potent energy source known to man
signing into blue sky as twitter burns
July 3, 2023 at 9:29 PM
signing into blue sky as twitter burns