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I hope it's more but this could just be regression to the mean.

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It's truly breathtaking that Meta managed to make marketplace worse

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Counterpoint: Politics isn't a dirty word. It is merely the means by which people organize society. Science and evidence help us inform a better world; while anti-science positions are used to defend authoritarians and inequality. Everything is political

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Ian Bushfield @bushfield.ca · 26/09/2026

We're manifesting things here folks

Brian Lilley in Toronto Sun: Why Carney might gamble on a December election

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Naturally. Probably a (misguided) requirement from NDP strategists.

Ian Bushfield @bushfield.ca · 25/09/2026

Oh no! But the good news is that means more time for podcast editing 😉

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Ian Bushfield @bushfield.ca · 25/09/2026

For how tiring the standard/daylight time debate is, I may as well have changed our clocks

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Ian Bushfield @bushfield.ca · 25/09/2026

It's a pretty mixed record when you scroll the list. I don't think it's easy to say it automatically goes one way or the other (any more than any election). And in that case, I don't think we can say voters actually care about /how/ the election gets started. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

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List of snap elections in Canada - Wikipedia

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Ian Bushfield @bushfield.ca · 24/09/2026

Do they? They worked consistently for Chretien and gave Horgan a majority. Almost all elections pre-2010 were called at the PM/Premier's whim (aside from confidence votes). And most governments get re-elected at least once in this country.

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Max @fixie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Okay let's do a roundup: Adriane Carr was the party's first leader for 1983-1985, after which the position was abolished, and the party had no formal leader till 1993, instead having 3 spokespeople. Carr will return though!

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Ian Bushfield @bushfield.ca · 24/09/2026

New Cambie Report out! @natevl.bsky.social joins me to discuss the emotional impact of #EvictKenSim and the results of the progressive primary. Listen where all fine podcasts are found www.cambiereport.ca/e3-24-the-po...

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E3-24 The politicians are politicking

Vancity Lookout's Nate Lewis joins to discuss the results of the progressive primary and the emotional impact of the Evict Ken Sim slogan

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Robert Jago @rjjago.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here's something I've been working on for a while, that I'll be getting into a lot more soon. This is where Land Acknowledgements come from, this is what they mean, and this is how you've all been doing them wrong.

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John Woodside @woodsideful.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

The perception that red tape is preventing Canada from building major projects doesn’t hold hold up. Hundreds of projects, worth hundreds of billions of dollars are planned under existing regulations. Yet Carney blames a bureaucratic maze for stifling growth to justify his deregulatory agenda.

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Carney's red tape narrative doesn't hold up

The perception that a bureaucratic maze is preventing Canada from building major projects, as Prime Minister Mark Carney has argued to support his deregulatory nation-building agenda, doesn’t hold up ...

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Ian Bushfield @bushfield.ca · 24/09/2026

This has been in the works for a while. What @rjjago.bsky.social delivered went far deeper than we could've hoped. It gives us a lot to reflect on in our work but also will hopefully contribute to the much wider conversation.

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Richard Zussman @richardzussman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It is an honour to be the BC NDP candidate for the upcoming election in Saanich South. I can't wait to hit the doors and meet as many of you face to face as possible. We will see you on the campaign trail. #bcpoli

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

BC election dates you need to know: Candidate registration deadline: Saturday, October 3rd Advanced voting: Oct 16-21 Final voting day: Saturday, October 24, 8-8pm Elections BC has all the info #bcpoli

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2026 Provincial Election | Elections BC

A provincial general election has been called. Final Voting Day is October 24, 2026. You can vote if you are: a Canadian citizen, 18 or older on October 24, 2026, and a resident of B.C. since April 23...

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Jeremy Valeriote will run again in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky #bcpoli

This election, BC Greens are running on four commitments to British Columbians: A Life You Can Afford, Care You Can Count On, Economic Fairness for All, and a commitment to Fight for your Future.

Lowan also announced she would be running in Saanich North and the Islands, following Rob Botterell announcing he would not be seeking re-election.

“Serving the people of Saanich North and the Islands has been one of the greatest privileges of my life,” said Botterell. “I would not be stepping aside with such confidence if I didn’t know who was stepping up. Emily Lowan is someone this community can trust, and I will be working hard to help her win.”

“Having the chance to represent Saanich North and the Islands, the same neighbourhoods in which I grew up, is a profound honour,” said Lowan. “From a lack of access to healthcare, to the instability of a housing crisis, to underfunded ferry routes, to the threats of drought & climate disaster, the people of Saanich North and the Islands deserve someone who’s willing to fight tooth and nail for them. That’s exactly what I’ll do in the Legislature.”

Jeremy Valeriote announced that he would be seeking re-election in West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky, where he won a historic victory in 2024, becoming the first BC Green to represent a riding on the mainland.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In the last election he was already praising the climate denialist

CBC: Former BC Green leader praises BC Conservatives
Jul 13, 2024

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I promise that you will not expect what Ken Sim is looking at in this new ad he put out

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Walking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Feds tout trickle down reconciliation

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To be clear: I do not really want this but for cynical chaotic entertainment value

He already burned bridges with the Greens when Furstenau was leader, then with the NDP as Eby took over. But he does seem chaotic and curmudgeonly enough to sit in caucus with Sturko

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I hope they announce Andrew Weaver is running for them

CentreBC announcement in Oak Bay-Gordon head today

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That was fast. First poll of the election.

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Maybe they'll surprise us 😅

Hey, I already made this joke

At the same time, the Greens were in bad shape after Furstenau and I feel like they're only slowly rebuilding. There's a chance they only field a half slate (they were 69/93 in 2024). So it may not even be an option for many. And then the strategic voting pressure is going to come.

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Well the NDP want to keep on... Being government I guess. The Conservatives want to repeal everything, particularly SOGI & DRIPA, and presumably cut taxes CentreBC I guess wants to do the same with Sturko in charge but maybe less overtly mean. And the Greens want to tax billionaires and ban oil

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Mark Carney has the chance to do the funniest thing

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Carney is truly the Reagan of Canada. A calming, paternalistic figure in a period of apocalyptic uncertainty who galvanizes the economy with short-sighted right wing fiscal policies. And like Reagan, every disaster that Canada encounters in the future will be traceable to his administration.

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Particularly Gavin Dew who went to bat for Findlay.

Castanet headline: Dew says Findlay deserves chance to prove leadership

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The recent example is AB 2015. AB Lib leader Raj Sherman had resigned and David Swann held the role as interim leader when Prentice called the election. That destroyed the Liberals as their vote consolidated under Notley and the divided right delivered her a majority gov.

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Also good news for the Recall Tara Armstrong team who recently suspended their own (unlikely to succeed) efforts.

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Is it too much to ask for an election where the parties actually present positive visions for what they will do to make life better?

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Chapman jumped to OneBC. The alliance of moderates & Cons likely pisses off both the convoy chuds & centrists. If Eby's opportunistic in calling an election, they're equally as opportunistic in everything that's happened in the past few weeks. Only one who can claim the high road here is Lowan