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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 14h
Often in the case of Charter challenges — especially on social issues — people disparagingly talk about 'legislating from the bench'. This case shows how laws are overly complex and not responsive to the situation on the ground. We rely on the courts figure out how that applies in real life. #BCpoli
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 4h
Re: Carney’s announced expansion of Kitimat LNG: Even if climate change doesn’t occur/accelerate to the degree we think (it will), we are turning vast swathes of this country into uninhabitable wastelands in the name of ‘job creation’ #CanPoli #BCpoli Read Zoë Yunker’s piece from a few months ago 👇🏽
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 14h
Often in the case of Charter challenges — especially on social issues — people disparagingly talk about 'legislating from the bench'. This case shows how laws are overly complex and not responsive to the situation on the ground. We rely on the courts figure out how that applies in real life. #BCpoli
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 29/09/2026
Huge moment for the founders of DULF! #BCpoli #VanPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 27/09/2026
Sometimes the game is just not that complicated 🤷🏽‍♂️ #whitecaps #MLS
Screenshot from the Futi app showing Whitecaps set piece xG at 0.67 and DC United’s set piece xG at 1.40
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 27/09/2026
A tremendous servant to the #CanMNT program 🫡👏🏽 It’s easy to forget what a huge moment it was when he committed to Canada in 2015. He was a tri-national, he chose Canada, and once he was in, he gave everything for the team. Junior Hoilett will always be a legend 🇨🇦
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 21/09/2026
I think Ed Sheeran will be my new go-to example for illustrating how people who claim to be ‘apolitical’ are just following the path of least resistance; which in our society means obsequious deference to capital at the expense of all else.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 20/09/2026
#RSLvVAN FT thoughts: • Important for the Whitecaps to crush a bad team • Trend continues of errant passes in key moments, leading to dangerous breaks. But unlike recent games, no gaping holes at the back • Got a few lucky bounces, but kept a clean sheet, which is huge given recent results
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 20/09/2026
Full-time at Swangard and I am convinced that Mia Pante needs to be in the upcoming #CanWNT squad. She may not be ready to slot into the senior team, but she won’t be in the Northern Super League for long and should challenge the players currently ahead of her.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 18/09/2026
This is me... I cast 7 consecutive general election ballots for an NDP candidate (prov + fed), but there is literally nothing the BCNDP could do in the next 3 months to secure my vote. I do believe quite a few of my friends and colleagues would react the same way to a snap election #BCPoli
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 17/09/2026
One observation to add: in all the clap-backs that I saw, across multiple social media platforms, there was a noticeable absence of particular body types. This is not a rebuke of the women who clapped back at the ad, but an observation of who felt comfortable doing so.
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Shireen Ahmed @shireenahmed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I had some thoughts about Sydney Sweeney and her recent commercial. This entire debacle has made me see and hear the powerful voices of women in sport. But make me question why we take Sweeney seriously at all. My latest for CBC Sports www.cbc.ca/sports/opini...
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OPINION | Sydney Sweeney has nothing to do with sports. So what is it about her ad that is making us so mad? | CBC Sports
If we start to consider Sydney Sweeney a notable personality in sports then we have really lost the plot.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 16/09/2026
I am glad to see more work from The Tyee debunking ‘tax math’ #CdnPoli #ABPoli Some thoughts about tax math from a few days ago are linked in the next post 👇
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 16/09/2026
I get why the leagues sent this letter — they’re just rich guys trying to get the state to clean up their mess — but it’s crazy that the unions are signed onto this when their members are taking money from these companies! No solidarity in sight. cc: @endofsportpod.bsky.social
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 14/09/2026
I want to discuss use of ‘tax math’ as a shorthand to explain/solve problems. This type of rhetoric is popular but it’s invariably inaccurate. So, why is it so popular as a rhetorical device? The impulse is rooted in a lack of understanding of qualitative inquiry and its value #CdnPoli #ABPoli
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 14/09/2026
No matter how good the attack is, some basic defensive competency is required. Allowing 1.1 xG on 4 shots (and really it was only three) is bad.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 13/09/2026
If only Jean Chretien had this much backbone in 2001.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 13/09/2026
I remember this stuff and yet, it is still stomach-churning to (re-)read. Canadians major papers had no problem printing incitements to violence against entire nations/races of people in 2001. Utterly shameful.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 12/09/2026
As a recovering obsessive Strava user, I am fascinated by these conversations. We always have to be re-evaluating how this app — which is essentially just a streamlined, automated version of a runner’s notebook — becoming just another way in which we are alienated from our labour and leisure.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 10/09/2026
I know this isn't the point of the post, but as a teacher, I am begging for people to recognize that John A. MacDonald was also corrupt! Not a little corrupt, a lot(!!) corrupt, according to both past and modern standards. He should've been in jail, not standing for re-election #CdnPoli
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 09/09/2026
I think this rhetoric could really help Pete Fry. Fry/Greens are certainly on the left, broadly speaking, but none of their policies are “radical” to the average voter. So, this rhetoric will inflame ABC’s base, but outside of that group, it will so play into Sim’s reputation as a fabulist #VanPoli
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 08/09/2026
Especially in a municipal election year, we should highlight that road safety, especially for children, is more about design than behaviour. This is an example of how municipal elections can be most impactful on the day-to-day life of the average Canadian 🧵 @visionzerovancouver.ca #VanPoli
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 08/09/2026
Anyway, Coyote vs. ACME was fun and I look forward to the next film in the series where Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog enlist Will Forte's help in unionizing and negotiating a collective bargaining agreement. @WarnerBros I am available to work on the project
Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog 'clocking in' to work
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 08/09/2026
So, Coyote vs. ACME was great — I loved it and I'm glad the world got to see it — but I think this post alludes to the one issue with it: the writers have a great idea; they know where it should start and where it should end, but they have no idea what to do in the middle.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 07/09/2026
After two poor performances, Sørensen has tough choices: the chemistry isn’t there and by the time the team hits their stride within the game, it’s too late to win (or draw). Shield is out, seeding is important, but CanChamp is a must-win in my opinion. Either way, tough run-in for the Whitecaps
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 19/08/2026
This is why you shouldn't take developers seriously when they cry poor... despite all the moaning about 'inflation' and 'supply chain', these homes got built and sold. All the cheques cleared — everyone made their money — but it's the current and future residents that got shafted #BCpoli #VanPoli
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 17/08/2026
There aren't any bad choices, but DeRo must be a lock 🔒 He was on the 2000 GC team and was still the focal point in the 2010s. Everyone remembers the 8-0 loss, but our 2014 WC hopes were done when DeRo was injured a month earlier vs Panama. We lost that game and never stood a chance without him.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 17/08/2026
When we talk about the ‘true cost’ of increasing climate disasters, I don’t think people realize just how steep the costs will be. Including something as simple as govts balking at the cost of disposing of hazardous waste, which could lead to even greater negative health effects (and costs!) #BCpoli
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Derek Silva @derekcrim.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I read that Canadian Campus Antisemitism "report" so you don't have to (but you should). Simply put. we cannot accept the findings of this report because of its methodological flaws. Let's unpack a few of them. 🧵. www.canada.ca/en/canadian-... 1/11
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Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences (CASE) - Canada.ca
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 30/07/2026
I love how soccer fandom is increasingly a rake-fight between the worst people ever and you just have to sit there hoping the least-terrible option wins.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 29/07/2026
Zendaya wasted in this movie, specifically because the direction shows a real lack of understanding of the relationship between Odysseus and Athena. Feels like the extent of Nolan’s direction was “look at Matt Damon sadly”
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 21/07/2026
The head of the Vancouver Tiger Patrol declares "mission accomplished" after no tiger attacks occurred during the 2026 World Cup #VanPoli #BCpoli
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 15/07/2026
It's also worth saying that in a game like this, the referee doesn't need to go looking for an early yellow card foul; it will come. Sure enough, Anderson gives a perfect opportunity in the 37th minute and then Martinez also gives an easy one in the 42nd minute. Elfath has done very well so far.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 13/07/2026
So, here’s the thing about Iván Barton: He does a lot of things well. He allows the players to figure it out (which is not a bad thing) and if the game is already likely to be a knife-fight, things can get out of hand quickly (à la concacaf). But he was excellent in his R16 game, period. Deserved.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 11/07/2026
I think we should agree that it's okay to mock the people responsible for this until they acquiesce. My go-to response to people who call me a killjoy is: "I'm not a toddler, so I'm not mesmerized by pretty lights, but you do you"
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 11/07/2026
Messi is the greatest player in history but he is statistically average at PKs. I hope that this is just a public answer and behind the scenes a decision to have someone else take PKs has been made. But Messi has shown that he is the true manager of his teams, so it will have to be his decision.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 11/07/2026
It is quite striking how many American soccer fans, including some media members, are so triggered by Jesse Marsch existing. I recognize that he draws attention to himself but ironically, I think it's his most stereotypically American qualities that cause Americans to react so viscerally to him.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 08/07/2026
CBC's Jason Proctor makes a really good point here: police and gov't are taking a victory lap, but none of the Canadians arrested today are charged with extortion or violent crimes. Unless police release more details, seems like much ado about nothing. #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
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Analysis: The long-term success of Operation Hard Ball has yet to be decided - Dozens charged with murder, extortion and more in crackdown on India-based organized crime groups
As we near the end of what appears to have been a day of explosive revelations, let's step back for a minute for the bird’s eye view of what we know.  It's important to separate the three separate ind...
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 07/07/2026
Disappointing to see so many people posting to celebrate the most talented rapist in soccer. It’s be one thing to be Portuguese and support the team, despite the cognitive dissonance. It’s another thing entirely to wear his name on your back and post fawning tributes. cc: @endofsportpod.bsky.social
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 06/07/2026
It’s interesting how, even anonymously, coaches/GMs tip-toe around the core issue: their bosses — the owners — need to start writing bigger cheques and until they do that, nothing is going to change. You’re mad about that blown call? Call upstairs to the c-suite.
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Rine Vieth @rinewithoutacat.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I cannot put into words how increasingly unsettling the "Protect Ontario" ads are. They were broad about "development" and hand-wavy Canadian stuff (not good), and now they're now fearmongery about safe injection sites/playgrounds, something about more jails, more cops, etc etc (BAD bad).
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 06/07/2026
It’s also so easy to eradicate if you take it seriously. Someone yelled it at a Whitecaps game and I just turned around and said “hey, we don’t do that here” and that was it. But of course, FIFA is entirely spineless; the chant doesn’t interfere with their money, so they don’t care.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 05/07/2026
A lot of US fan reaction boils down to 'as long as it benefits us, I will twist into whatever logical pretzel is needed to make it ok'. The decision is what is it and won't be undone. But the need to celebrate/defend it is bad. As a Canadian, I'll offer a parallel: cc: @endofsportpod.bsky.social
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 05/07/2026
More corruption! The city says an event can’t happen unless community orgs pay the costs that the police have set for themselves. Mind you, we already pay the police salaries! Serious question: is there anyone in the province who can tell the police “no”? #vanpoli #bcpoli bsky.app/profile/ctvn...
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 05/07/2026
8 cards shown today, I was pretty close.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 04/07/2026
This skeet is about Vozinha
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 03/07/2026
And now, with today’s pipeline announcement, it seems like all our tax dollars are going towards propping up allegedly-profitable businesses while our public institutions crumble into dust. But elbows up, right? #CdnPoli #BCPoli #VanPoli
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 03/07/2026
I am taking note of the people I know attending World Cup games. Some of you are wealthier than I thought.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 02/07/2026
If Belgium has zero haters, then I am dead. However, this should be the tournament we give Romelu Lukaku his flowers. He is an elite pure goal-scorer, one of the all-time greats, and he simply never got his due; not from the media nor even from his own clubs. A baller that the streets won’t forget.
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Dan H @hanoomansingh.com · 01/07/2026
I’m glad media outlets are staying on this beat: there was never a final accounting of the 2010 Olympics; don’t let them do the same with the World Cup. Do some businesses/areas see benefit? Of course. Does that translate into a wider economic lift? No evidence of that. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Province says World Cup is boosting B.C. economy, but some businesses report softer demand | CBC News
As the FIFA World Cup passes its halfway mark, the B.C. government is touting the economic benefits of hosting the games in Vancouver but some local businesses say the boost has been uneven.
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