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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 · 09/12/2025
I don't disagree. Those who do well under the current system are not eager to change it.
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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 · 04/09/2025
Why break it up? One piece of legislation is all that is required. Enabling ranking for both councillors and mayor at once would ensure the same process is used on both parts of the ballot. Two different systems (ranked for mayor, Xs for councillors) would be very confusing.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Because there are no rankings, the current system allows the single largest interest group in the city to elect all the spots. If we were able to rank councillors, results would more closely resemble the preferences of the community as a whole.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Much more effective in terms of guaranteeing that most of us end up with the politicians we actually want is electoral reform. I hope Ward Stamer is listening. Adding the ability to rank our choices on the ballot for both mayor and councillors would result in far better representation for everyone.
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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...
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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...
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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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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
So incredibly sad.
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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...
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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...
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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 · 25/04/2025
Disappointing, but not surprising.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Agreed. And somehow PP comes across as louder than the speaker when he does it which makes it impossible to hear answers.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Over and over. YFB & Singh too. Cut the mics next time.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Supplementary: Does that include large petroleum companies?
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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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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
"Majority" gov'ts with 40% of the vote tend to flip-flop each term, making their policies uncertain over the long term. A strong, unified response via a multi-party collaboration would carry more weight. Policy supported by a true majority of voters is more compelling & likely to endure.
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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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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
🙄
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
If you can focus on the discussion rather than personal attacks, we could explore this. How does my vote matter if my riding is dominated by one party, and that party could run a fencepost and win? It makes zero difference to the outcome whether I vote or not. That's what "mattering" means to me.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Depends. In some democracies, votes don't really matter depending on where you live and how others around you vote. The more representative the voting system, the more votes count. That's one of the best parts of proportional representation: almost every vote counts (compared to about 50% now).
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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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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
If only...
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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
Co-written with Aaron @the-goose-media.bsky.social. Twice the fun!
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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
Maybe a good time to NOT use Amazon...
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
You and me and thousands of others. He really thought he could get away with a bait and switch. Harrumph.
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Gisela Ruckert @giselaruckert.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I just kept breaking out in laughter - good job!
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