Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 4hThe story behind Orange Shirt Day 18140
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyMichelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 4hrecommended reading today — Aaron Hemens’ interview with Phyllis Webstad, published two years ago on @indiginews.bsky.social. Webstad is not even mentioned on the federal government’s webpage for NDTR/Orange Shirt Day indiginews.com/news/orange-...indiginews.comOrange Shirt Day’s founder fears Sept. 30 is being co-opted from residential ‘school’ survivors‘I don’t want Orange Shirt Day to be forgotten — it was started by a survivor,’ says Phyllis Webstad, whose 11-year-old event now coincides with National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 03728
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyAnna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 8hIf we're going to talk about truth and reconciliation we should talk about Canada fighting First Nations in court. ijb.utoronto.ca/news/liberal...ijb.utoronto.caLiberals are playing legal hardball with First Nations over drinking water - Investigative Journalism BureauPrime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government is playing legal hardball with First Nations fighting for clean drinking water — and First Nations are fighting back. Interviews and hundreds of pages o... 28159
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 5h“The land includes a salmon-bearing stream, and a Coastal Douglas-fir maritime ecosystem, which is one of the rarest ecosystems in B.C.” 010
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyChris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For all the reasons cited in this article highlights the case for why I brought forward my successful motion last month to prohibit data centres as a land use in North Cowichan. #ai #datacentres #bcpoli #localgovt 164
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyUBCIC @ubcic.bsky.social · 22h"I am calling for support as we head into National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th- I urge our supporters to not sit idly by, and instead to show up and participate in events First Nations are holding, and to wear orange shirts." GCSP www.ubcic.bc.ca/fnlc_condemn...ubcic.bc.caFirst Nations Leadership Council Condemns White Nationalist Activity in Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc TerritoryWorking towards the recognition, implementation and exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title, Rights and Treaty Rights 01411
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyJen Stewart @jstewgie.bsky.social · 20hOak Bay, our Green candidate is a familiar face! @aaoakbay.bsky.social #YYJ #BCPoli bcgreens.ca/candidates-2...bcgreens.caAndrew Appleton - Oak Bay-Gordon Head 1162
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneySpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21074462426
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026ICE is now lying in wait outside convenience stores, or at busy intersections. Agents are arresting people at international airports. Local police and sheriffs, deputized by the federal government, are detaining immigrants during traffic stops. ICE is now detaining more immigrants than ever before. 22683450
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyGord Johns @gordjohns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hundreds rallied in 12 coastal communities for fair federal ferry funding. Proud to stand with community and labour leaders, businesses, seniors, students and families. Thank you to everyone who joined us. I’ll carry your voices to Parliament. Sign by Tuesday: gordjohns. 0112
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyBC Green Party @bcgreens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Former BC Greens MLA Adam Olsen endorses Emily Lowan for Saanich North & the Islands! They’re teaming up to send Emily to the Legislature, and keep Adam and Rob’s legacy of standing up for the people of Saanich North and the Islands going. 15915
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyAndrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 27/09/2026Pierre Poilievre tapping into what everyone is worried about in Canada: waitresses and welders paying taxes to the EU 3113729
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyJens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Great Globe article about the struggle to protect the last #oldgrowth in B.C., highlighting a key finding of Sierra Club BC's state of the forest report: at-risk old growth areas recommended for protection are logged at 4x the rate of other old growth #bcpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Why do people return to Vancouver Island year after year to protect the forests?What kind of relationship will we choose to have with forests that have witnessed multiple generations of history? 012
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 25/09/2026The RCMP's watchdog was set to release a report this week into police conduct at Fairy Creek and Wet'suwet'en. Then David Eby's sudden snap election call prevented its release.nationalobserver.comBC snap election stalls report on police conduct at Fairy Creek and Wet'suwet'enThanks to BC's snap election, Canadians won't know for at least another month whether the RCMP division that policed Fairy Creek and Wet'suwet'en protests needs reform. 23317
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The US in Africa is the epitome of mob diplomacy "Nice vaguely functioning healthcare system you got there. Hand us mining rights and private data or maybe it collapses" Zimbabwe held firm, and now it loses all US health funding allafrica.com/stories/2026...allafrica.comZimbabwe: U.S. Announces End to All Health Funding in ZimbabweAMERICA will, at the end of this month, stop funding all health programmes in Zimbabwe it has been involved in for more than 20 years, Ambassador Pamela Tremont has revealed. 0158
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyJim Vanderwal @jimvanderwal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Anyone know if 4 days is the shortest term for a political party leader in BC? 46211
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Bottom-dragging trawling is finally getting the sunlight it deserves. Scraping/destroying the ocean floor, literal tonnes of ‘bycatch’ killed and discarded: bottom-trawl licenses need to be revoked! 001
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyChris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A nice surprise and a good chuckle as the #BCGreens @bcgreens.bsky.social comms team used my #bluesky post quoting @emilylowan.bsky.social 's speech at @ubcm.bsky.social this week. Great speech and worth a listen. #bcpoli #britishcolumbia #greenparty #UBCM @bcgreencaucus.bsky.social 195
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyAndrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 18/09/2026We’ve launched a livepage to cover ~whatever is happening~ in B.C politics today www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpolicbc.caFormer B.C. Conservative holds news conference with centrist party leader after 3 more MLAs leave opposition | CBC 6218
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yes, this. And, the current public purse (dust bunnies) being burdened by unnecessary election costs. And, contributing to a more cynical public 🤷♀️ #thanksbutnothanks 031
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Hey Laura, asset management is important for several reasons, and it’s not free 😉 Unless you’re ‘industry’ abandoning oil wells: 200,000+ in Alberta, who’s taxpayers must fund the clean-up 🏴☠️🦨🛢️ 000
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 180140426455
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyLocal BC News Headlines - Curated by CivicInfo BC @bcheadlines.bsky.social · 17/09/2026#UBCM - Municipalities urge B.C. to restore Community Housing Fund, realign housing targets (BC) www.castanet.net/news/BC/6315...castanet.netMunicipalities urge B.C. to restore Community Housing Fund, realign housing targetsMunicipalities across B.C. are urging the province to restore funding for stalled affordable housing projects and realign its provincial housing targets with the funding available to local… 022
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyTarnjit Parmar @tarnjitparmar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026👀 Premier Eby has hired a campaign manager amid rumours of a snap election. Eby denies plans for a snap election BUT Elections BC had a meeting with assigned & prospective election officers yesterday about the possibility & started calling potential voting locations to ask about space/training. 2258
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The percentage of women on Electoral Area Director ballots holding steady at 36% 000
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyCHEK News @cheknews.ca · 12/09/2026Not enough candidates have put their names forward to be councillors in two Vancouver Island villages for the upcoming election, meaning the nomination periods will be…cheknews.ca2 Vancouver Island villages have election nomination periods extended due to lack of candidatesNot enough candidates have put their names forward to be councillors in two Vancouver Island villages for the upcoming election, meaning the nomination periods will be extended. 033
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyCastanet.net @castanet.net · 12/09/2026Stephen Johnston wins West Kelowna mayor’s race by acclamation #WestKelownacastanet.netStephen Johnston wins West Kelowna mayor’s race by acclamation - West Kelowna NewsStephen Johnston is the new mayor of West Kelowna. 051
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyZoë Yunker @zoeyunker.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Thanks to @indiginews.bsky.social for reprinting my @thetyee.ca story about Chinook salmon struggling to survive extreme drought in the Shushwap region, and the work needed to avoid crises like these.indiginews.comChinook are going blind on the Salmon River amid worsening drought conditionsThe waterway, which winds from the Thompson Plateau to Shuswap Lake, is shrinking and warming — experts say 'B.C.' must do more to manage water scarcity 01913
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyShannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026So nice to see the BC government picking "confidentiality" for oil and gas companies over transparency on how much those companies pay to profit off our natural resources 🫠 "The NDP government changed the law so that company-specific royalty payments would be shielded from public view" #bcpolithetyee.caBC Changed a Law to Keep Gas Royalties Secret | The Tyee‘Improved confidentiality’ for oil companies leaves the public without previously available payment data. 12315
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Rich in relish 😍 Late night canning accomplishment… the culmination of a two day process (veg has to rest, salted, for a day). 20 pints & half-pints of spicy zucchini relish. Made with 100% home grown veggies #growyourown 000
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Hydronym, popularized by Carney re: Lake Ontario 000
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneySimon Little 🍁 @simonplittle.ca · 04/09/2026A shame the English language hasn't come up with a word for this www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comFar-right Israeli minister outlines plan for removal of all Palestinians from GazaItamar Ben-Gvir claims proposal for illegal forced displacement of 2 million people is ‘realistic’ and ‘concrete’ 0198
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Nomination papers submitted! It’s been almost four years as Director: countless meetings & reports read, alongside advocacy for community priorities. I’m excited to continue the work of serving and speaking up for residents of Area C. Local government election day is October 17 #votingiscool 000
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyDoug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This about the most hardcore, eschatological version of radical fundamentalism you will hear from any figure of any faith 64410
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“This is a protocol that we built together as Nations,” said We Wai Kai Chief Ronnie Chickite. “We are proud to have reached this understanding so we can work together and honour the strong relationships our Nations had. We are committed to the success of this renewed relationship going forward.” 🙌🙌 000
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyAndrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 01/09/2026Listen, the U.S. administration and its supporters can either post the “I don’t think of you at all” memes or it can spend time renaming lakes and scrolling through regional Instagram pages to denigrate us, you can’t do both 3546
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneySimon Little 🍁 @simonplittle.ca · 31/08/2026Something something digital sovereignty www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caLake America replaces Lake Ontario on multiple Canadian websites after Google Maps update | CBC NewsSome Canadian websites, including for the federal government, displayed maps with Lake Ontario renamed as Lake America on Sunday, a day after Google Maps announced the change to align with an executiv... 618052
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyChris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Google you failed on this one. As mentioned before, really looking forward to the Canadian Digital Service sales tax coming back 📲💲 #canadastrong #elbowsup 251
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 29/08/2026“I was sad at first when they were taking our things. But now I’m furious” said Alex.“They’ve destroyed some of these people’s lives. With the little things they have left that bring them joy, whether it’s be a guitar or a book from their kids they don’t see anymore. They throw them in the garbage.” 000
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyMark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Have your say on the future of AI. 🤖 The Government of Canada is looking for your input on AI transparency, accountability, and public understanding. 🗓️ Share your views by September 23, 2026. 🔗 Take the survey: bit.ly/4xaepfZ 146046
Reposted by Robyn Mawhinney Merlin Blackwell of Clearwater🇨🇦 @blackwellmerlin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026And the hits just keep on coming. 182
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyPEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 23/08/2026David Eby: "Even Russian forest products have better access to the U.S. market right now than Canadian forest products. And in that environment, the idea that we would be stocking U.S. liquor is absurd." #cdnpoli 26980337