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Gisela Ruckert

@giselaruckert.bsky.social
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Love nature. I work towards local resilience, healthy communities, electoral reform. System change —> better lives for all earthlings.

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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
@maxfawcett.bsky.social offers several goodies in his last newsletter before September... even a little ray of hope on #electoralreform! Canada's cities need a new deal www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...
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Canada's cities need a new deal
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Anyone who is concerned about toxic political polarization, be it in the the US or Canada, needs to see this documentary! #DemocracyMatters @fairvote.ca
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
This burns me. Politicians writing special rules for themselves. It's wrong. #cdnpoli
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Let's hope the BC NDP follow through on both the recommendations for a Citizens' Assembly as well as enabling municipalities to upgrade their voting system. People don't realize how our electoral system is hindering us in every sector.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
But #health, #housing, and #environment are just niche issues, right? ;-) Whatever your top issue is, countries using #ProportionalRepresentation perform better.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
And yet... we are caving on tariffs. I wish @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social would find his elbows.
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Bryce Campbell @brycecampbell.ca · 19/08/2025
So with is @kamloops.ca going to follow @nanaimo.ca and get rid of parking minimums? #Kamloops #Nanaimo #PedestrianDignity @strongtowns.org www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025...
strongtowns.org
Why This Canadian City Said Goodbye to Parking Mandates (And How It Really Happened)
How a passionate group of locals cracked Nanaimo’s stubborn parking rules—and unlocked new possibilities for housing and community.
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Lloyd Alter @lloydalter.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
YES! I said this in a post about kickstarting construction in May. "Go Euro! Currently, our building codes are almost indistinguishable from American codes, limiting single-stair buildings, which are significantly more efficient, wood construction, and cheap, small prefab elevators." Thanks Stephen!
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
The time for strong words of condemnation is over. In the face of systematic starvation of the mass execution of people awaiting aid, our govt needs to impose economic sanctions on Israel: actionnetwork.org/letters/send...
actionnetwork.org
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
This sounds so refreshing. I'm in.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Serious question for folks who understand the #Canadian #oil industry: IF more infrastructure is built to allow the export of Canadian oil, is anyone other than the US actually going to buy it? I understand that our heavy crude requires special (expensive) cokers in the refinery process. TIA
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
The single step that would enable progress on so many different issues. I hope @mark-carney.bsky.social takes an evidence-based approach on this. #ProportionalRepresentation
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Electoral reform is back in the spotlight - and rightfully so. Please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...
you.leadnow.ca
Make Canada's voting system fair and proportional!
Canadians are tired of our broken voting system. After Trudeau broke his promise of reforming our electoral system in 2015, apathy and cynicism towards our democracy has grown. If Canada is to weath...
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Michele Young 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🌎 @micyoung.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
This is not good. #kamloops #wildfire
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e. @intheweedsktc.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
How Transition Kamloops used the Social and Community Development Grant from the City :) www.kamloops.ca/our-communit... #grassroots
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Empowering Community Climate Action through Grassroots Initiatives | City of Kamloops
Each year, the City of Kamloops issues a call for proposals for registered charities and non-profit agencies in our community to apply for Social and Community Development Grants, which are intended t...
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I used it today! Great service.
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Randy @ydnar024.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Funny how Republicans can do the math when it comes to giving the wealthy tax cuts but can't do the math when it helps to lift people up. 😡
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Nancy Bepple @nancybepple.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
US & Canada (and #kamloops) are the outliers. The rest of the world give their citizens other better options besides cars for getting around.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
So great to see that @maxfawcett.bsky.social gets it. Implementing #ProportionalRepresentation is no longer a nice-to-have luxury or a "someday" hypothetical. It has become essential for safeguarding Canadian #democracy. The sooner, the better. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/30/o...
nationalobserver.com
Mark Carney needs to depolarize our politics
Under a more proportional system, both parties would be incentivized to compete more aggressively in all parts of the country — and rewarded for efforts aimed at building bridges rather than burning t...
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I hope the Libs have the necessary humility to read the room. The election results show how close we are getting closer to US-style politics. The division in Canada is real & requires urgent attention. #ProportionalRepresentation is needed. Now—before it's too late. www.fairvote.ca/29/04/2025/c...
fairvote.ca
This is what a two party system looks like - Fair Vote Canada
Canada’s voting system is failing voters. Many voted strategically, motivated to block the other side from winning. The results leave us more divided than ever and closer to a two-party system.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
My advice for our next Prime Minister. (It looks like it will likely be Carney, but the argument for uniting our country stands regardless of which party or parties form government). #ProportionalRepresentation #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/28/o...
nationalobserver.com
Will Mark Carney do the right thing for Canada?
Our winner-take-all voting system leaves the governing party, elected with 40 per cent support or less, free to ignore ridings in areas where they have little support ― and they usually do.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
#Debate2025 I wish Carney wouldn't parrot the ridiculous points about carbon sequestration & storage. I suspect he is trying to add balance to not alienate the west, but it's time to recognize that O&G companies should pay for this out of their profits, not taxpayers. Invest $ in the solution.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
#Debate2025 This baloney from PP that Canadian gas would displace emissions from other fossil fuels is tiresome. It's all adding to the existing fuels, not reducing anything. And research shows gas is just as bad or worse in terms of GHGs. Fact checks needed.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
To most of us, urban or rural, it's the lack of effective representation (ie an MP who aligns with our values) that is galling. FPTP means only the single largest chunk of voters (often less than 50%) get that. #ProportionalRepresentation is the answer to feeling heard—no matter which way you vote.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 07/04/2025
Thousands of potential infractions were hidden in B.C. regulator records, until our investigation exposed a widespread pattern of lax enforcement. Here are more than 40,000 records and all company responses we received. #bcpoli via @writermjs.bsky.social & @zakvescera.bsky.social
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Data suggests B.C. is failing to hold oil and gas companies accountable | The Narwhal
A rare look inside B.C.’s oversight of the oil and gas sector, thanks to 40,000 records released through freedom of information legislation
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 02/04/2025
First-past-the-post gave us Trump. Proportional representation gave us the world’s top 10 democracies. It’s time to get on the right side of history. Demand PR. #cdnpoli #Election2025
Graphic titled "Democracy Index 2024" showing the top 10 countries on the V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index, all of which use proportional representation, marked as "PR." The rankings are: 1 Denmark, 2 Sweden, 3 Estonia, 4 Switzerland, 5 Norway, 6 Ireland, 7 New Zealand, 8 Finland, 9 Costa Rica, and 10 Belgium. A yellow banner explains that PR stands for proportional representation. Text at the bottom states that the index ranks 202 countries using 71 indicators including individual liberties, checks and balances between institutions, participation, and equality. Canada ranks 25th. Source: https://v-dem.net/documents/44/v-dem_dr2024_highres.pdf.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/04/2025
You have to see this. PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Thanks @thejuicemedia.bsky.social for giving us Canadians some love 😍 . (Double President's Choice!!! hahahahaha) #ProportionalRepresentation
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes. Any questions? Graphic recently cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Venn diagram of low taxes, low density and stable services. The overlap in the centre is a scenario that doesn’t exist
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
A chance for the Liberals to make things right. #cdnpoli #ProportionalRepresentation
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Alberduh is free to be dumb @alberduhfreedumb.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Janis Irwin is awesome.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Want to watch free Absolutely Canadian docs? 'Absolutely!' Locally produced docs on CBC Gem #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Want to watch free Absolutely Canadian docs? 'Absolutely!' | CBC News
Absolutely Canadian series of independent documentaries is filled with hundreds of titles - stream now
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Exactly. Charge the cheaters.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Here's another good one! Time to get rid of FPTP (you know, the thing that keeps giving us "majority" governments with far less than 50% voter support, boosting the seats for big parties while ripping off smaller parties). #ProportionalRepresentation #cdnpoli
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Frank Domenic @frankdomenic.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
If you're upset about the Ontario election results you should be fighting for Proportional Representation. I break it down and the 2025 results in this video. #ontario #onpoli #ONelxn #dougford youtu.be/jrsJ_ZusUes?...
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How Can Canadian Elections Be Better (Ontario 2025 Under Proportional Representation)
YouTube video by FrankDomenic
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
This is excellent! As one commenter put it, "Thanks for elevating the Canadian political discourse. 🇨🇦 "
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Fair Vote Canada is recruiting 7 new members to our National Council! If you believe in collaborative governance, fair representation, & improved voter choice, check us out! www.fairvote.ca Info session Tues, Mar 11 @ 7pm EST. Register Here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Fair Vote Canada - Proportional Representation
Fair Vote Canada is a national citizens' campaign for proportional representation. 30% of the vote should equal 30% of the seats. Make Every Vote Count!
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Ontarians, like everyone else in 🇨🇦, are not getting the governments they voted for. There is a fix – and most of the world is already using it! #ProportionalRepresentation #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
thestar.com
In an alternative, better world, Doug Ford would have a lot less power right now
Our first-past-the-post voting system means Ontario voters are being shortchanged.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
#Kamloops #StandwithUkaine
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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Trump has based his ENTIRE tariff attack on Canada on the claim that 43 pounds of fentanyl, of the 4,500 that entered the United States last year, came through the northern border. This investigation found that the actual figure is closer to zero www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
theglobeandmail.com
White House using misleading fentanyl data to justify tariffs
Some fentanyl seizures attributed to the ‘northern border’ had nothing to do with Canada and were traced to Mexico
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
It’s nice how they’ve replicated the middle school dynamic of the insecure bully and his sniveling sidekick picking on someone surrounded by a circle of scared little boys who also try to talk shit so the bully doesn’t come after them. Or as the right calls it, “masculinity.”
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🇨🇦Renate D🇨🇦 @52448.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
bsky.app/profile/sjam...
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brockmacdonald1812.bsky.social @brockmacdonald1812.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Save the CBC- fire the assholes involved with this show.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Instead of congratulating your screeners for filtering out the angry folks, CBC should have let us hear some of that shared anger. You are presenting a false narrative about how Canadians are feeling about this topic. You have failed in your mandate. #CrossCountryFuckup @ianhanomansing.bsky.social
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
The "Canadian businessman" on #CrossCountryFuckup is the cryptocurrency-loving slug who the CBC's internal ombudsman found to have violated their journalistic standards in the past. Can we please let him lick the orange POS's boots in peace and not subject this country to listening to him again?
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
#CrossCountryFuckup
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 23/02/2025
A better framing for today's Cross Country Checkup would have been: What are some tried and tested guerrilla tactics Canadians you're considering if the Yankees violate our borders?
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
I've written to express my utter shock & disgust at the planned topic for a joint 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 X-C Checkup tomorrow. Soliciting thoughts from the country literally threatening to annex us is beyond insulting. You goofed, @ianhanomansing.bsky.social . Send complaints here: cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/ombudsman...
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