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Mark McVittie

@mcvmark.bsky.social
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🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦RV Life, Teacher, family and travel - living in Kamloops, BC on the territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc people

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Lawrence Herzog 🇨🇦 @lawherz.bsky.social · 6h
This interview makes clear that BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson is certainly NOT a Premier-in-waiting. His Pollyanna views and vague answers reveal that he lacks adequate depth + understanding for the job. I hope British Columbians don't give this guy the reins of government. #bcpoli #BCElxn
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Interim B.C. Conservative leader on anti-LGBTQ remarks made by candidate Heather Maahs
Interim B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson comments on anti-LGBTQ remarks made by Heather Maahs and whether she will remain as a candidate.
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 9h
I was reminded how when I left BC in 2015, I was paying upwards of $100 a month for MSP under BC Liberals. Today, I don’t pay that. I also now save over $1200 a year thanks to BC entering Pharmacare. I also have a doctor now, & so do several people I know, so health is improving. #bcpoli
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Iceblueaccent @iceblueaccent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
IMO: He is mean. He is vindictive. He is incompetent. He is incapable of taking responsibility for anything he says or does. He cannot manage finances. He has cost Kamloops a fortune. He is an embarrassment. And still there are people who look at him and say: Yup! That man should be our mayor!
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Dan Levy: I Don't Think That's A Good Idea
ALT: Dan Levy: I Don't Think That's A Good Idea
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Matthew Laird @matthewlaird.ca · 04/10/2026
BC Conservatives won't disavow their openly homophobic candidate? That's everything you need to know. #bcpoli
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They had until 1pm to get paperwork in, but Elections BC will still take time to verify so could be more candidates yet.
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Lawrence Herzog 🇨🇦 @lawherz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When confronted about the blatant homophobia from one of his own candidates, BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerksen launches into a word salad nonsensical response. Translation: I don't care if my candidates are homophobic. I just want power. #bcpoli #BCElxn #LGBTQ #homophobia
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B.C. Conservative leader disagrees with candidate’s anti-LGBT remarks, but won’t remove her as candidate
Interim B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson says while he doesn’t share the views expressed by the party’s candidate for Chilliwack North on LGBT issues or abortion, she will be allowed to run und...
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#BCPoli
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is Deb Friesen recently saying "I think it is necessary that we get to the truth of the matter" in relation to the child graves found at Kamloops Residential School. Not too surprising for a OneBC candidate if it is the same Deborah Friesen globalnews.ca/news/1207627...
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Lawrence Herzog 🇨🇦 @lawherz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What backroom deals are the BC Conservatives and OneBC making in a grab for power? Why are they being so secretive about what they are doing? It's because they are hiding their real agenda and real positions of their candidates and leadership to get elected by stealth. #BCElxn #bcpoli
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B.C. Conservatives slammed over talks with ‘far-right’ splinter party
A high-profile former B.C. Conservative caucus member has accused the party of “cozying up to the far right” in an effort to win this month’s provincial election.
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Can we get one in BC as well?? #BCPoli
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World’s largest berry distributor faces class-action lawsuit in Quebec
A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Quebec Superior Court against U.S. fruit company Driscoll’s over allegations that its berries contained chemical residues exceeding the amounts allowed in Cana...
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This TWIT of a mayor has cost the City of Kamloops over a Million dollars with his idiotic behaviour. I wish we could levy a $1000 fine against anyone who votes for this twat a second time! #Kamloops
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CBC BC News RSS Feed (Unofficial) @cbc-bc-rss-unoff.yvr.whims.io · 03/10/2026
Kamloops councillor awarded 'precedent-setting' costs, damages in mayor's defamation suit
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Kamloops councillor awarded 'precedent-setting' costs, damages in mayor's defamation suit
A Kamloops city councillor says she's won a "precedent-setting" award for damages, closing out a bitter legal dispute with the city's mayor.
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Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 02/10/2026
Judge says Kamloops mayor sued councillor to silence, intimidate, apply pressure #Kamloops
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Judge says Kamloops mayor sued councillor to silence, intimidate, apply pressure - Kamloops News
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Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 03/10/2026
Judge says Kamloops mayor sued councillor to silence, intimidate and apply pressure #Kamloops
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Judge says Kamloops mayor sued councillor to silence, intimidate and apply pressure - Kamloops News
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CentreBC @centrebc.ca · 02/10/2026
Doerkson says he'll bring conservative values to BC. He won't say if secret talks with OneBC are one of them. #bcpoli #centrebc #bcelection
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Do US officials realize that there are American towns that are in the same situation as Campobello Isl? Should we block the USA land access to Point Roberts WA, Angle Inlet MN and Hyder AK ??? #CdnPoli
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Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 02/10/2026
BC NDP names Mike Wisla, Kory Clark as candidates in Kamloops ridings #Kamloops
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BC NDP names Mike Wisla, Kory Clark as candidates in Kamloops ridings - Kamloops News
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Kai, a very old GenX 🇨🇦 @kaicable.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“No surprise from a campaign that has lowered the standard of politics in our province to depths we have never seen before.” - Eby. Was Christy Clark the most corrupted premier of B.C. ? A province that had Bill Vander Zalm, Gordon Campbell, etc. #bcpoli #cdnpoli #canada shorturl.at/YezEP
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Christy Clark clarifies ‘dumb woman’ remark as B.C. NDP leader slams ‘ridiculous stories’
Former B.C. premier Christy Clark has walked back a remark she made this week that her two NDP successors called her a “dumb woman” for pursuing the province’s LNG industry.
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good to see that the BCNDP is ready to announce candidates for Kamloops Centre and Kamloops North Thompson #BCPoli
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Random Human @lutefiskpizza.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Perpetuating the 'people are getting paid to bring homeless people to Kamloops' nonsense. Seriously? RHJ take 2 vibes with this dude. Hard pass. #Kamloops
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Denmark scammed Trump?!? Maybe #Canada should propose the GUSMCA (The GOLDEN USMCA) to Trump! Basically the same deal, just wrapped in a Golden ribbon and signed with bling pens! #CdnPoli
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The World Is Watching
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Do US officials realize that there are American towns that are in the same situation as Campobello Isl? Should we block the USA land access to Point Roberts WA, Angle Inlet MN and Hyder AK ??? #CdnPoli
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BC Green Party @bcgreens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today, we honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We pause and reflect on the traumas that the Crown inflicted on, and continues to inflict on Indigenous peoples. We honour the survivors of residential schools, and we grieve for the children who never came home.
BC Greens' statement on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
Today, we honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
We pause and reflect on the traumas that the Crown inflicted on, and continues to inflict on Indigenous peoples.
We honour the survivors of residential schools, and we grieve for the children who never came home.
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Joanne Hammond @joannehammond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dallas Brodie and OneBC out here doing anti-Indigenous racism, masks off, day-to-day lives and in their election platform. #bcpoli
from ONEBC platform:
Reconciliation

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Repeal DRIPA and declare UNDRIP to have no force and effect in BC

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Halt all voluntary transfers of cash, land, and control over public resources to band governments

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Restore oversight and accountability for Indigenous Band spending

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Demand constitutional reforms to repeal the Indian Act, transform reserves into townships, and unite all British Columbians under one law and political framework.

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Restore the original names of public institutions and public places — Names must primarily be in English

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End the practice of mandatory land acknowledgements within the government and government-funded institutions.
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good to see Conservative candidate Peter Milobar joined the T&R events at Tk'emlups powwow grounds today in Kamloops. #BCPoli
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BC Conservatives Split Between Moderates, Social Radicals Interim leader = moderate Party leader = radical That's the pattern thus far. If @Conservative_BC win the election, who will be BC Premier? Lorne Doerkson or Kerry-Lynne Findlay again? #bcpoli youtu.be/FaaqZv-OKvc
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BC Conservatives Split Between Moderates, Social Radicals
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Kamloops
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Climate Justice Victoria @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So many people standing up for what is right on #orangeshirtday on Lekwungen Territory (Victoria BC). #yyj #bcpoli
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Premier Eby talks with Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc chief Casimir at the events in Kamloops this morning #Kamloops #bcpoli
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is a play right out of the old Social Credit playbook! I remember the first election where I was able to vote and my buddy saying he was going to vote for Vanderslam because "he promised to lower the price of beer!" (he didn't). #BCPoli
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Orange Shirt Walk happens this morning at 11:15am at the Tk'emlúps Arbour, 345 Powwow Trail in #Kamloops Come show your support!
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CBC BC News RSS Feed (Unofficial) @cbc-bc-rss-unoff.yvr.whims.io · 30/09/2026
Orange Shirt Society kiosk opens in Kamloops, after years of companies selling unaffiliated merchandise
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Orange Shirt Society kiosk opens in Kamloops, after years of companies selling unaffiliated merchandise
After years of unaffiliated companies profiting off of Orange Shirt Day, the founder of the Orange Shirt Society has opened her own kiosk to sell official merchandise bearing the society's legal trademark to the term "Every Child Matters."
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Geneva 🇨🇦 @geneva1111.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good morning I attended the ceremony in Kamloops BC in 2021. It changed me, permanently. Remains of 215 children found buried at former B.C. residential school, First Nation says | CBC News share.google/71LGuJPcGPmF...
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I took this remark as a sarcastic one, but I would note that I have not seen any kind of condemnation of this event from local Conservative candidates for Kamloops area Peter Milobar or Ward Stamer. Perhaps I missed it, feel free to reply with the link.
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Pete Quily @pqpolitics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Social credit version 3.0. There’s been sense of some of the BC conservative that there’s been sort of a reverse coup by BC liberals Seeing BCliberals reverse takeover of the BC Conservative Party These are not the people that John Rustad would’ve recruited #bcpoli youtube.com/watch?v=jeIL...
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Decision BC: LNG, affordability, and the fight for voters
YouTube video by Global News
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How about RHJ repay the $1 million+ that HE cost the city for the multiple investigations caused by HIS purposeful harrassment behaviour?? Sell his property! #Kamloops
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MidniteRain is resting @midniterain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#TkemlupsteSecwepemc has released a statement re: Second Sons presence on reserve and in community. Msg from Kúkwpi7 Rosanne Casimir, including available supports: tkemlups.ca/news/message... #Secwepemc #TruthandReconciliation #TRC #racism #bcpoli #canpoli #Kamloops
A screenshot of a post on the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Facebook page, with a statement regarding the presence of the White supremacist group the Second Sons on reserve and in community today, September 27, 2026. It reads:

Message from the Office of the Chief | September 27, 2026

Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc is aware that individuals associated with Second Sons Canada, a group linked to white supremacist and white nationalist ideology, have been seen in our community. Chief and Council are taking this seriously. We are monitoring the situation, assessing additional security measures and working with the RCMP.

Please do not approach or confront individuals associated with this group. Report suspicious or concerning activity to the RCMP and reference Police File 26-32569. Call 911 if there is an immediate threat or emergency. Please rely on official updates and check in with those who may be feeling concerned.

Read the full message from Kúkwpi7 Rosanne Casimir, including available supports is below.

https://tkemlups.ca/news/message-from-the-office-of-the-chief/
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We all need to join the Tk'emlúps community on their upcoming Reconciliation Day event(s) and show the Hateful that they're badly outnumbered! #Kamloops
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We all remember “I will not sell BC Rail!” - yeah the Libs/Cons just gave it away! #BCPoli
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They don't care about kids, they care that their drive is 15 seconds longer now...
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
CFJC says they are travelling in 4 vans - 2 white and 2 black. Keep an eye out for these pigs Kamloops! Let's identify them and let them really tell us who they are! #BCPoli #Kamloops #CdnPoli
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B🎀🎗🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺 @briatz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The problem is they're not getting the sense knocked back into them. Fuck nazis #kamloops #parasites
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Apparent white nationalist gathering spotted on Tkʼemlúps reserve Sunday
TK'EMLUPS - A post on social media appears to show a group of masked individuals gathered on the Tkemlps te Se...
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Ken Wood part owner of 🇨🇦 @madhat59kenwood.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
👍 And first priority, their first priority say the #BCCons is to remove DRIPPA. Just cause Uncle Lorne is new temp=leader changes nothing. BCCons still have divisive racist hater policies. They're not a Free Enterprise Party they lean well over to the right. #bcpoli #vanpoli
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Peter 🇨🇦 @wanderedwest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We play hardball here. @davidebybc.bsky.social #BCpoli
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The author @donbraid.bsky.social clearly hasn't heard Canada's most popular premier Wab Kinew talk about Trump... It's just more American pandering by yet another Conservative talking head. #BCPoli
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Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 24/09/2026
ELECTION 2026: SD73 trustee candidate profile for Troylana Manson #Kamloops
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ELECTION 2026: SD73 trustee candidate profile for Troylana Manson - Kamloops News
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Plug" your noses... What a ringing endorsement! #BCPoli
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Former candidate asks B.C. Conservatives to ‘plug’ noses for any concerns about leader
A former British Columbia Conservative candidate has urged members of the party to “plug” their noses and accept Lorne Doerkson as their permanent leader if he’s successful in the province’s snap elec...
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
However, the BC Cons members that voted in KLF are still the BC Cons members that will be setting policy direction for the party moving forward. Further, there were 20+ MLA's that stood with KLF and her nutjob ideas right up until she left, but they stay behind with the ideas... #BCPoli
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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🔥🔥🔥 Vassy Kapelos to Peter Milobar: "Your pitch will be 'we can form government.' You could not get your party in order until a snap election was called. Why should [voters] be convinced you can govern the province? What evidence is there?" #bcpoli youtu.be/C-C-IE7XGaY?...
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‘Unanimous support’ for interim Conservative leader ahead of B.C. election
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Vancouver Is Awesome @viawesome.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
U.S. border officials don't need a reason to search cellphones. What Canadian travellers need to know
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U.S. border officials don't need a reason to search cellphones. What Canadian travellers need to know
A recent court ruling has implications to foreign travellers entering America.
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