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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 4h

He’s had a majority government for almost four years. Any of the things currently important to him could have easily been passed.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 12h

A pretty impactful policy that has received zero media coverage (as far as I can tell). But “Premier made billionaire sad” gets plenty of columns #bcPoli

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

JFC. Why? The oil and gas industry may be the largest recipient of corporate welfare in Canada.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Seahawks-Chargers officiating crew seems determined to claim the record for most flags thrown in a game.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Seahawks-Chargers is hilarious so far.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

FFS. I Googled Wordle this morning (as I always do). The first hit was the NYT page; the second was an AI summary giving me the answer.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This thread should be required reading for Canadians.

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

First Nations along the 'Pacific Link' pipeline route are speaking out about the lack of consultation by the Carney government over the project now designated in the national interest. One is pondering legal action. www.aptnnews.ca?p=295352

aptnnews.ca

First Nations along Pacific Link route denounce lack of consultation

A First Nation along the route of the proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline (now called Pacific Link) says it’s considering court action.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This whole thread is disquieting. It’s pretty much an all-out abandonment of what Carney has said about climate change and pipelines in the past.

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I dream of someday having the space to report on how David Eby went from telling NDP supporters BC could not afford to keep approving fossil fuel projects to being one of LNG's biggest boosters He made that shift in less than 4 years

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If this is true, I'm totally done with Carney and the Liberals.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Google's AI summary: "There is no official or exact total number of brand-new greenfield car assembly plants under construction in the U.S., as industry analysts report no major construction boom for new automotive assembly plants"

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Stopping the continuing integration between ABC and the VPD is a big part of my decision-making for city council candidates.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Man, that headline really gives the unfettered capitalism game away, doesn't it.

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CAPE BC - Canadian Ass'n of Physicians for the Environment BC @cape-bc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

LNG Canada Phase 2 would double output to 30 million tonnes a year, while global gas demand falls and a glut approaches. And they want to expand before proving Phase 1 is safe: its flaring already exceeds B.C. permits. Real leadership means scaling up clean energy, not doubling down fracked gas.

theenergymix.com

BREAKING: New LNG Canada Deal ‘Like Betting on a Concrete Canoe’

The LNG Canada megaproject in Kitimat, British Columbia, is expected to announce a final investment decision today to double its output to up to 30 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year, th...

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The law's idea of fast-tracking doesn't seem to match most people's reality.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Someone needs to remind him that respect is something you earn and he’s running a huge deficit on that.

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Mark Carney is going to declare the West Coast Oil Pipeline in the national interest this week. Then the real work to get it built will have to begin -- and the oil and gas companies keep telling us they aren't prepared to do it. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/o...

nationalobserver.com

Carney, Smith and the oil companies all have their own plans — but they can’t all be right

The politicking around a new west coast oil pipeline is almost done. Now the real work begins — and the real challenge reveals itself.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Why Q Needs U: A History of Our Letters and How We Use Them, so now I know much more than I ever needed to about our alphabet. And I just started the novel Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good lord. Talk about a rogue's gallery.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Shouldn't that be the 100 Best (mostly American) TV Shows of the 21st Century?

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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Volkswagen’s new family of entry-level electric cars is proving to be more popular than its internal combustion engine vehicles. “Everyone is switching to electric cars they can afford,” a dealership group executive said.

electrek.co

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

That's rich, coming from a guy who joined Horgan in shivving the Green Party and its brand-new leader.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A very nice antidote to everything that's consumed the oxygen on Bluesky recently has been watching Nene Royal, a 16-year-old Thai rock-and-roller, tear the roof off wherever she was performing whenever she played for America's Got Talent. She is a huge talent.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

God, it would be poetic justice if he were defeated by a Green candidate. C’mon Oak Bay-Gordon Head, let’s make this happen.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey, I was looking for information, not snark. At any rate thanks for the link.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm wondering if any Vancouver civic candidates are going to suspend their campaign and run provincially.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is my first look at the new Green leader. She seems impressive.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What BS. The NDP has been battling Trump and his tariffs for two years and hardly needs a mandate from the people to keep fighting.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is the kind of detail I was after: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/... My thoughts: (1) good for the seniors and (2) why did no MPs of any party step outside to meet with them?

halifaxexaminer.ca

Seniors will 'risk arrest' to deliver climate-impact photos to MPs and Mark Carney - Halifax Examiner

"We will be persistent, we will not be violent, but we aren't going to turn around and go home easily."

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

So the NDP has called a provincial election (in the face of fixed election date legislation), despite having a majority and several years left on its mandate, with no real issue at the heart of it, in competition with municipal elections all across the province. Nah, I won't be voting NDP.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Are you kidding? That's TWO nights of pizza in the newsroom in a month.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's a pretty simple request. Because it is so outrageous to see, I want to know the reasons why they were arrested.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

WTF? I'm not denying anything. I wrote that wanted to see the story behind this and why they were arrested.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I need to see the whole story here because arresting people for protesting on Parliament Hill is outrageous on the face of it.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Carney seems determined to go down as Canada’s bait-and-switch PM, based on what he wrote in Value(s) and how he is governing.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It would be even better if they worked harder to put Compass on the phone as an app.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Curious about what grounds the province has for its suit, particularly since there are already lawsuits filed by people who were affected by this.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Music, Style and Aging: Growing Old Disgracefully? An academic book that's (mostly) readable and an interesting examination of hanging onto the music of our youth as we age. Also, a collection of David Hajdu essays on music and culture, and the short novel Whiteout Conditions by Tariq Shah.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Dear Mr. Scheer: why do Canadian (and American) Conservative politicians have such an absymal understanding of economics?

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Determined to destroyed education from within. The arrogance of the deluded.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

FFS. The last time we had a snap election was when the NDP set out to (successfully) kneecap the Greens, who had just elected a new leader. If we get a snap election, it won't be because of the needs of governance.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Beautiful start to what has turned into a pretty wonderful late-summer day.

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Mark Hamilton @gmarkham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The homoerotic impulse is strong is this guy, isn't it?

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