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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Friday Faceoff - I join host Mike Smyth and Rachael Segal at 11:05 a.m on CKNW AM 730 to talk BC election duelling polls; duelling tax cuts: booze vs gas; duelling minor parties. #bcpoli #vanpoli #cdnpoli

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Titfield Thunderbolt: Ah, a duel. How delightful!

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I join host Mike Smyth at 10:05 AM Thursday on CKNW AM 730 to talk BC NDP's new gas & diesel tax cut vs. BC Conservatives booze tax cut; multiple close polls show it's a tight election! #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Chef Shirley Ross came up with perhaps her best #zucchiniflowers of the season, rapidly winding down. The blossoms are cut open & filled with sautéed shiitake mushrooms🍄‍🟫, chevre goat 🐐cheese with chives, grilled Gala apple slices🍎, roasted pistachios, garlic 🧄, all heated – totally delicious!😊

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Baseball social media feed cleanser: I’m very excited to announce that I have won the championship of the RainCity League fantasy baseball season for 2026 by 10 points! Naturally, I had to celebrate with a little champagne -🍾 and not sprayed all around the room like MLB champions did yesterday!

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I join the @ArleneBynonShow on @CanadaTalks160 at 7:45 AM Wednesday to try and explain the BC election call and political party musical chairs! 🪑🪑🪑 #bcpoli #cdnpoli

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John Richmond @johnprichmond.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

BC has a better credit rating and lower unemployment than Ontario. Plus a few other things you can't put a price on.

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I join Mike Smyth Tuesday at 10:05 AM on CKNW AM 730 to talk about: BC’s once again growing budget deficit 😣; Mark Carney‘s investment forum today and the European Union opening an office in Canada💶; new poll shows public safety and crime key BC concerns🥷 #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I join Mike Smyth on Monday at 10:05 AM on @CKNW AM 730 to talk Mark Carney forum w former Conservative PM Stephen Harper there; Union of BC Municipalities is this week - a test for BC parties; AI actually is a threat to humanity, Anthropic experts admit! #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

How to make heads explode in #bcpoli & #cdnpoli! 😇 Had a great lunch & chat with Kory Tenyecke & Michele Cadario Wednesday in Vancouver. 👌

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I join host Mike Smyth on CKNW AM 730 Labour Day Monday to talk about: Canada 🇨🇦 counter tariffs hit Tuesday as Trump insults us even more; BC Conservatives face new rival party, tough byelection for KLF; #Vancouver “progressives” still splitting votes 6 weeks before election #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I join Rob Fai Monday at 10:05 AM on CKNW AM 730 to talk: B.C. Conservative implosion widens as another MLA quits caucus & byelection in 26 days in Abbotsford-Mission; 3 federal byelections today, including North Vancouver-Capilano; Donald Trump makes Lake Ontario waves #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

No place better to be on a Saturday night in #Vancouver than Nat Bailey Stadium to see the Vancouver Canadians play baseball⚾️ with Shirley Ross! And she got an autographed photo by James Paxton, MLB star pitcher! Also caught on the kiss💋camera!📸 Thanks to friend Larry Jacobson for great tickets!🎟️ 🙏

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

When Chefs collaborate…for an all-Canadian home response to U.S.🇺🇸50% tariffs🤬, Chefs Bill and @shirleyross5648 prepared a delicious meal together! 1/3

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Wat next? Yes, Teresa Wat quits the BC Conservatives this morning & guest host Rob Fai and I talk about it at 10:05 AM Wednesday on CKNW AM 730 - 4 MLAs gone, more to come? Trump all wet - wants “Lake America” instead of Lake Ontario! Joke? And Democrats unload on him. #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I join guest host Rob Fai at 10:05 AM Tuesday on CKNW AM 730 to talk: Canada strikes back with tariffs on US imports in response to Trump attack; MLA Ian Paton quits BC Conservatives, to form new party with Peter Milobar; Doug Ford makes offer to Trump to kiss Ford’s ass! #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Tons of news to talk about Monday with guest host Rob Fai at 10:05 AM on CKNW AM 730! Ian Paton, Delta South MLA, has quit the BC Conservatives; and full discussion of Trump‘s tariff trade war on Canada! 🇨🇦 #bcpoli #vanpoli #cdnpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I join guest host Rob Fai and Rachael Segal at 11:05 AM Friday on CKNW AM 730 to talk elbows up or bottoms up 🥃on US booze! Wab Kinew doesn’t like ending ban, David Eby quiet. BC Conservatives lose Party execs & draw heat for offensive ad; BC Govt Directory dead😵 #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I join guest host Rob Fai at 10:05 AM Thursday on CKNW AM 730 to talk about the Trump tariff deal, US liquor back on BC shelves; the Province kills the BC Government Directory of all public service staff and contact information; offensive BC Conservative ad draws heat #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I join Rob Fai at 10:05 AM Wednesday on CKNW AM 730 🎙️to talk Trump the Tarriffist pauses 50% tax for 3 days - is Keystone XL pipeline key to a deal? Meanwhile nearly 1/2 of all application applications for Canadian 🇨🇦citizenship come from Americans! 🇺🇸#bcpoli #vanpoli #cdnpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Tuesday at 10:05 AM on CKNW guest host Rob Fai & I discuss: Trump the Tarriffist will talk to Mark Carney before tomorrow’s deadline; 200,000 Canadians want US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra expelled in petition; Burnaby RCMP step up e-scooter enforcement #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I join guest host Rob Fai at 10:05 AM Monday & all week on CKNW AM 730 to talk: Trump tariff deadline Aug 19 - no deal? BC Conservative MLA Peter Milobar quitting caucus shakes #bcpoli; #Vancouver Mayor Sim’s plebiscite on public drug use passes but Premier Eby says why do it? #vanpoli

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 15/08/2026

Ferry boat from a ferry boat ⛴️ #canada #bc #travel

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Today at 11:05 AM I join Rob Fai & Rachael Segal to talk BC cabinet shuffle due to Finance Minister Brenda Bailey’s cancer diagnosis: Ravi Kahlon to Health, Josie Osborne to Finance and Energy Minister Adrian Dix to cover Jobs till Bailey returns. And Peter Milobar quits BC Conservatives! #bcpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Chef Shirley Ross is celebrating her 72nd birthday 🎉 & took my #zucchiniflowers to make her own – totally fair – and delicious! Chef started w Treviso radicchio covered w Parmesan cheese🧀; then zucchini flowers stuffed w snow peas🫛, pate, eggplant & red pepper bruschetta #stuffedzucchiniflowers

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I join guest host Rob Fai Thursday at 10:05 AM on CKNW AM 730 to talk: Premier Eby visits Penticton, says speed of fire growth may be “new normal”; Fable Kitchen closed due to Broadway Skytrain construction killing business; are Trump tariff talks off again? #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Wednesday at 10:05 AM I’m on CKNW AM 730 with host Mike Smyth to talk: New BC poll shows NDP ahead of BC Conservatives; government criticized for $101,000 cost for just 1 SRO tenant for 1 month; does Canada really have a trade proposal for Trump? #bcpoli #vanpoli #cdnpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I join host Jas Johal on Tuesday at 5:05 PM on CKNW AM 730 to talk about why consumers should have choice on energy source in new construction instead of some municipalities demanding electrification. #vanpoli #bcpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Tuesday on CKNW AM 730 at 10:05 AM with host Mike Smyth we talk: Summerland fire, investigation & use of Emergency Powers; BC deficit drops by $3 billion but…; new poll says Canadians down on Americans, but not the reverse #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Please to let you know I’m joining Mike Smyth on CKNW AM 730 at 10:05 AM Monday and each day of the week except Friday at 11:05 AM for the next 3 weeks filling in for my friend Keith Baldrey on holiday, & doing my regular gig Fridays with Rachael Segal! #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I join Mike Smyth at 11:05 AM Friday on CKNW AM 730 with Rachael Segal to talk: Trump says Canadians “nasty”, Carney says not interested in narrow deal; BC involuntary care legislation partially derailed; Ken Sim leads #Vancouver mayoralty race. #vanpoli #bcpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Happy BC Day - I start it by joining host Mike Smyth at 10:05 AM on CKNW AM 730 to talk: poll on Trump tariffs shows Canadians split on response; are BC Conservatives leaving room for CentreBC?; and Interfor HQ moving from Burnaby to Georgia. #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Chef Bill turned to Spain 🇪🇸 for inspiration with #ZucchiniFlowers. Deconstructed flat in aluminum foil; a layer of Mahon Coinga Spanish cheese🧀from Menorca 🇪🇸; flowers; eggplant & red pepper🌶️bruschetta sauce; flowers; Castelvetrano green olives🫒; flowers Jamon Serrano ham; flowers; 1/2

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Metro #Vancouver admits it spilled sewage into Burrard Inlet for 3 days - and it took the GVRDEU to tell the public! Why? I spoke to @GlobalBC and @PJReporter on it here: globalnews.ca/video/12006645… @gvrdeu @PtFry #vanpoli #bcpoli

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 02/08/2026

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Jas Johal @jasjohal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

NEW - Three BC Conservative MLAs have rejected requests to step down so leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay can run in a by-election. They are Rosalyn Bird (Prince George-Valemount), Lynne Block (West Vancouver-Capilano) and Ian Paton (Delta South). #bcpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Friday at 11:05 AM on CKNW AM 730, host Mike Smyth and I talk #bcpoli troubles: BC Conservative Party head Angelo Isidorou turfed by Kerry-Lynne Findlay, MLA Ian Paton quits as her lieutenant; Premier David Eby lets Minister Kelly Greene break Cabinet solidarity to oppose LNG plant #vanpoli #cdnpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I talk to Mike Smyth at 9:05 AM on CKNW AM 730 Wednesday about the terrible supertower approved for downtown #Vancouver - over 1,000 feet - dominating skyline, and built by Holburn, a developer with a dubious track record. And the Vancouver villages was thankfully rejected. #vanpoli #bcpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Coming up at 11:05 AM Friday on CKNW AM 730 I join Mike Smyth and Rachael Segal to talk: U.S. booze ban: keep it or ditch it? Retaliate against Trump for new tariffs? And premier David Eby approval slips over pipeline opposition. #bcpoli #vanpoli #cdnpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Chef Shirley Ross did something that surprisingly we’d never tried in over over 11 years of #zucchiniflowers - a maple 🍁 smoked salmon bagel 🥯w cream cheese, lemon🍋juice & rind! Very tasty and unexpected! Sommelier Bill paired with a fine Culmina Dilemma Chardonnay 2025 from Oliver, BC!

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Joining host Mike Smyth at 11:05 AM Friday on CKNW AM 730 to talk: Major Project status for Roberts Bank Terminal Two; closure of Prince George Canfor mill; Metro Vancouver CAO Jerry Dobrovolny on way out #bcpoli #vanpoli #cdnpoli

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

"This isn't a goal, it's poetry. Prettiest goal of the Cup, prettiest play of the Cup, most perfect sequence of passes of the Cup. Hands down." x.com/leonardodias...

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wellMcGARNAGLE @wellmcgarnagle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

this list also emphasizes how we once had competition graphic designs with life and substance. Everything from 98 onwards (barring maybe 2010) has been utterly devoid of interest

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Chef Bill drew inspiration from Mexico 🇲🇽 for this week’s #zucchiniflowers - deconstructed enchiladas! Rioja chorizo from Oyama Sausage & shiitake mushrooms🍄‍🟫; blue corn🌽tortillas grilled & sliced; fresh cilantro🌿; jalapeño jack cheese🧀on top🔝; in BBQ & served w Fresh is Best best salsa & sour cream!

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Coming up at 11:05 AM on CKNW AM 730 w guest host Rob Fai & Rachael Segal to talk Pierre Poilievre-Caroline Elliott fight over Ontario Conservatives ; condo, buyout, or bailout; Massey Tunnel & more! #bcpoli #vanpoli #cdnpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Chef Shirley Ross did unusual #ZucchiniFlowers: a dessert version! Stuffed w mascarpone cheese; fresh BC peaches🍑; 12-year-old #KnobCreek Bourbon 🥃; grated ginger🫚; dried Thai purple basil🌿; chile flakes; & ginger pieces! Truly surprising & delicious! #zucchiniflower #stuffedzucchiniflowers

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I join Mike Smyth at 11:06 AM to talk Mark Carney-David Eby deal for billions - oil pipeline to South Coast; North Coast tanker ban remains; Massey Tunnel money; Red Chris Mine; BC Nurses Union job action #bcpoli #vanpoli

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Happy Canada 🍁 Day from my roof in Kitsilano - celebrating with an Empress 1908 Indigo Gin martini🍸from Victoria Distillers! Blue colour from the butterfly pea blossom.

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Bill Tieleman🍁 @billtieleman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Happy Canada🍁Day! At 10:05 AM I join Mike Smyth on CKNW AM730 to talk: CUSMA Deadline Day - US says they will go to annual reviews; new BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay gives her hard right MLA supporters all the top paid jobs, but leaves most critic roles in place; Alberta pipeline?

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