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Paul Willcocks

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Victoria-based journalist, editor

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Just posting this 2015 piece for no particular reason: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015...
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A BC Megadrought? We've Had Them Before | The Tyee
What the 'xerothermic' age tells us about a drier future.
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Amanda Follett Hosgood @amandafollett.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Cassiar, BC, was an idyllic place to grow up. More than 30 years after the asbestos mine closed, some former residents believe their cancer diagnosis is linked to their time there — and they struggle to find supports. First in a two-part @thetyee.ca series: thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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The Town That Asbestos Built. The Cancer It Left Behind | The Tyee
Former residents of Cassiar say they weren’t warned about the risks. Now, they struggle to find support.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 24/09/2025
The real problem for the Conservative Party of BC isn’t leader John Rustad. It’s that they’re not a real party. Tyee senior editor @pwillcocks.bsky.social writes. #bcpoli
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Rustad Survives as the BC Conservatives Implode | The Tyee
This is what happens when a party lacks purpose, principles and leadership.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The New Nuclear Fever, Debunked via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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The New Nuclear Fever, Debunked | The Tyee
Politicians who push small reactors raise false hopes that splitting atoms can make a real dent in the climate crisis.
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smeetwo.bsky.social @smeetwo.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
So why isn’t the Canada Health Act being enforced? albertapolitics.ca/2025/08/dani...
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Danielle Smith’s bizarre and dangerous experiment in vaccine rationing begins  - Alberta Politics
Alberta’s bizarre and dangerous experiment in vaccine rationing began yesterday with the appearance of a website where Albertans can register to be considered for COVID-19 immunization sometime in the...
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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 08/08/2025
SCOOP Alberta's "Compassionate Intervention" drug jails will be located near the existing Spyhill jail in Calgary and near the Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. Eighty-two companies have expressed interest in participating in the $180 million procurement process. 1/ drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...
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Alberta government reveals drug jail locations in procurement document
The Alberta government has issued a request for interested parties to participate in the procurement process for two forced abstinence detention facilities, to be located in northwest Calgary and nort...
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
BC's Largest Pocket of Measles Cases Likely Peaking, Officials Say via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...
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BC’s Largest Pocket of Measles Cases Likely Peaking, Officials Say | The Tyee
Many of those infected were under 18 years old and were never vaccinated for measles.
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Paul Willcocks @pwillcocks.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
In The Tyee today, I argued OneBC had made a mistake by hiring inexperienced staffers based on political purity rather than competence or experience. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 19/06/2025
You can’t really describe the warfare on B.C.’s right as a train wreck. It’s way worse than that. Imagine a train wreck where some survivors emerge and start kicking the injured. @pwillcocks.bsky.social writes. #bcpoli
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Watching as BC’s Political Right Implodes | The Tyee
The vicious fighting between OneBC and Rustad’s Conservatives shows neither can be taken seriously.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Alberta Makes COVID Vaccines Expensive and Harder to Get via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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Alberta Makes COVID Vaccines Expensive and Harder to Get | The Tyee
The deadly policy echoes Danielle Smith’s past skepticism.
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
"Have the Doors Closed on New BC Supportive Housing?" as told by @jenstden.bsky.social via @thetyee.ca #vanpoli #vanre thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
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Have the Doors Closed on New BC Supportive Housing? | The Tyee
Vancouver killed a Kitsilano project after fierce legal opposition from neighbours. Where might this lead?
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Amanda Follett Hosgood @amandafollett.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
The best part about working at @thetyee.ca is working with an incredible team that supports me to dig deeper. It's because of them, and by extension our readers, that I'm able to do this work. Please consider supporting us by becoming a Tyee builder: support.thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
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The Tyee Wins a Silver Canadian Association of Journalists Award | The Tyee
Congratulations to Amanda Follett Hosgood, whose freedom of information journalism was recognized at a national awards ceremony.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 28/05/2025
B.C. has reactionary policies that kick in when an employee’s core temperature hits 38 C. A fever is generally considered to be 38 to 39.9 C. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. 🌡 #bcpoli
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BC Has No Workplace Temperature Limits. Advocates Want Change | The Tyee
The rising threat of deadly heat waves increases the urgency, say workers.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Dreams of a Fascist Utopia: Alberta's Fantasy Separatist Movement Promises a Trumpian Future via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Alberta’s Fantasy Separatist Movement Promises a Trumpian Future | The Tyee
Left unchecked, the right-wing Alberta Prosperity Project could pull the federal Conservatives further to the right.
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Sarah Korpan @sarahkorpan.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Great story from @amandafollett.bsky.social and @zoeyunker.bsky.social, and quotes from my brilliant colleague @andhraaz.bsky.social! With Bill 15, the NDP are asking us to trust them with a blank cheque infra bill. But it’s a level of trust they haven’t yet earned. thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
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Will Cutting Red Tape Make BC Great Again? | The Tyee
The province is facing opposition to legislation that would streamline approval for infrastructure projects.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 08/05/2025
Trey Helten, 42, was an advocate and an activist, a punk who loved karaoke and believed in people’s resilience, an artist, animal lover and dedicated friend.
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Remembering Trey Helten, a DTES Pillar and ‘Best Friend’ | The Tyee
The artist, activist, animal lover and community champion will be honoured Saturday. Everyone is welcome.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Full story: After three years, the families of Tatyanna Harrison, Noelle O'Soup and Chelsea Poorman say a coroner's inquest is their last chance to get answers. #MMIWG #reddressday B.C.'s Solicitor General says he's "looking into" their request. thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
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After Three Unexplained Deaths, Indigenous Families Fight for Answers | The Tyee
Three years later, loved ones say they’ve hit a brick wall with police, coroners and MCFD.
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Jeremy Valeriote @jervaler.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
On Friday I had the opportunity to tour SOLID Outreach, AVI Health and Community Services SAFER, and Substance Drug Checking with Health Minister Josie Osborne. These groups have shown what it means to respond compassionately and support their communities in times of crises.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
What's wrong with the NDP? An 18-year-old candidate explains. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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I Ran for the NDP and Lost. We Need to Change | The Tyee
After a disastrous election, progressives must reinvent the party. Here are six ideas.
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Cyndeebee @cyndeebeee.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
THIS! This is what I’m talking about! I have been a subscriber for a while. INDEPENDENT News source. You can subscribe for free, although I choose to make a small donation. Because it’s the unbiased reporting I want.
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
SCOOP: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's govt signed a $70m deal for children's meds from Turkey despite expert advice it ask Ottawa to take the lead to avoid the risk of a "significant net loss of funds." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @alannasmith.bsky.social
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Alberta signed deal to import medication from Turkey despite recommendations against it
Documents show the provincial government chose to sign a deal to import the medicine before receiving regulatory clearance from Health Canada
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Steven Forth @stevenforth.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This is not going to be easy and it will play out over the next decade. The basic calculus of how Canada views the US has changed. Canada Is in a Fight for Its Life via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025... #Trump #JDVance #Musk #Canada #Tradewar
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Canada Is in a Fight for Its Life | The Tyee
Trump attacks from outside and the right undermines from within. Here’s what’s needed.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Here's How to Buy Canadian and Fight Trump Tariffs via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...
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Here’s How to Buy Canadian and Fight Trump Tariffs | The Tyee
It’s not always easy, but tools can help you join in countering US attacks.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 25/02/2025
Vancouver’s mayor stepped up to defend ABC controversies. How’d that go?
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Please Advise! Is Sim’s Swagger Slackening? | The Tyee
Vancouver’s mayor stepped up to defend ABC controversies. How’d that go?
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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
This ‘it’s not us, it’s the listeners that are wrong’ response from Canada’s national public broadcaster is not helpful.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 12/02/2025
A Canadian misinformation researcher says Tim Pool’s and Ian Miles Cheong’s amplification and exaggeration of Trump’s message is typical of the way right-wing influencers pick up and spread the president’s talking points.
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The Online Warriors Calling for a Violent Invasion of Canada | The Tyee
As Canadian sovereignty is undermined and an election approaches, politicians are calling for an investigation of X.
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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
@kehyslop.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca with a debunk of a viral X post: no, USAID isn't giving billions in funding to Canadian universities. The most generous interpretation is that someone completely misread IRS filings. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
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No, USAID Isn’t Giving Billions to Canadian Universities | The Tyee
The American agency is not funding the ‘woke indoctrination’ of youth in Canada, no matter what you read on X.
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Mo Amir @vancolour.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
The very same people that Pierre Poilievre promised to ‘bring home’ drug-free are now, by Poilievre’s own definition, ‘fentanyl kingpins’ who should be imprisoned for life. My latest in @thetyee.ca: “Pierre Poilievre’s Pipe Dream: Imprison Drug Users for Life” thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Pierre Poilievre’s Pipe Dream: Imprison Drug Users for Life | The Tyee
Just about every sale of fentanyl would apply, clogging our justice system. Time for a logic check.
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Catherine Griwkowsky @cgriwkowsky.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
A follow up story from the Globe and Mail. This type of journalism illustrates the importance of paying for news, supporting outlets that do good work. If you don't have money for a subscription, libraries have newspaper subscriptions. Support libraries too! www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Alberta Minister stripped health agency of power to negotiate private surgical contracts, document shows
Letter alleges government eroded ex-CEO’s authority to negotiate deals
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 11/02/2025
Public service from the indomitable @vancolour.bsky.social: imagining the real-world implications of Poilievre's lock 'em up bluster. Spoiler alert. This policy would: 🚦clog courts 👷require countless new jails 🗝️lock up users 👑offer dealers/kingpins an easy out 🤷🏻‍♂️ thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Pierre Poilievre’s Pipe Dream: Imprison Drug Users for Life | The Tyee
Just about every sale of fentanyl would apply, clogging our justice system. Time for a logic check.
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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
“You think you know what 50 pounds looks like on a person. I thought I did, until I saw the police photos. Those photos will haunt me for the rest of my life." Florence Girard starved to death while living in a home share program, overseen by Community Living BC. thetyee.ca/News/2025/01...
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Coroner’s Inquest Calls for ‘Total Reset’ of Community Living BC | The Tyee
Florence Girard died a tragic, avoidable death, and her legacy needs to be systemic change, advocates say.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
My thoughts on Dec. 31, 2019: COVID-19 Turns Five Today. The Next Pandemic Is Lurking via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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COVID-19 Turns Five Today. The Next Pandemic Is Lurking | The Tyee
The coronavirus brought us to our knees, but H5N1 could knock us flat.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
'Kindness, Love and Beauty.' Learning from Joe Average via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2024...
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‘Kindness, Love and Beauty.’ Learning from Joe Average | The Tyee
The vibrant artist shook us awake about AIDS. We need his spirit more than ever.
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Jody Paterson @jodypaterson.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
My thoughts on the murder triggering an instantly big conversation that no amount of tragic claim denials had been able to get started in decades. #brianthompson #luigimangione closer-look.blogspot.com/2024/12/less...
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Lessons from the UnitedHealthcare murder: Yes, CEOs, that's blood on your hands
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 27/12/2024
We zoomed past three-quarters of the way to reaching our goal of 500 new recurring contributors! 💫 Thank you — and welcome! to every one of our new Builders. 👋🏽 There’s still time: Join the momentum here. 👇🏽 support.thetyee.ca/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
Yellow background with text: "Three-quarters of the way there. Support indie journalism. Help us get to 500 new recurring contributors by Dec. 31. Support.thetyee.ca." At the bottom of the graphic, a group of five Tyeesters smile into the camera.
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Edmonton NDP MP urges Trudeau Government to adopt her private member’s bill to make it harder for provinces to quit the CPP. albertapolitics.ca/2024/12/edmo...
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Edmonton NDP MP urges Trudeau Government to adopt her private member’s bill to make it harder for provinces to quit the CPP - Alberta Politics
Edmonton Strathcona MP Heather McPherson wants the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to adopt her private member’s bill, which would require the consent of at least two-thirds of the provinc...
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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
One out of every 200 people infected with polio will have permanent paralysis, usually in the legs, and of those paralyzed, between five and 10 per cent will die when their breathing muscles stop working. It infects people through poo. Polio is preventable with vaccination thetyee.ca/News/2024/12...
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Why We Vaccinate | The Tyee
Amidst shifting political winds, we consider seven once common, now preventable diseases.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Wonderful story. Reminds me of the day we met the last bison of the ill-fated Jasper herd, 40 years ago on the Celestine Lake road: What the Buffalo Know via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2024/12...
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What the Buffalo Know | The Tyee
Karsten Heuer helped bring bison back to Banff. Facing his own end, he reflected with amazement on how nature remembers.
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Danielle Smith congratulates the loser of the Lethbridge-West by-election; family docs’ pay deal is finally done. albertapolitics.ca/2024/12/dani...
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Danielle Smith congratulates the loser of the Lethbridge-West by-election; family docs’ pay deal is finally done - Alberta Politics
Had the United Conservative Party’s John Middleton-Hope won Wednesday’s by-election in Lethbridge-West, one wonders if Health Minister Adriana LaGrange would have invited him along yesterday to help h...
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 19/12/2024
“We should all thank Chrystia Freeland for this lesson. With the recent Canada Post disruptions, it can be hard to know the best way to deliver a holiday message. Freeland showed us how it’s done.”
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Please Advise! Is Justin Trudeau Done? | The Tyee
Despite Chrystia Freeland’s best efforts, says Dr. Steve, the prime minister is still standing.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Dying to win: Canadian provinces are expanding legal #gambling despite one death every nine days. Gambling-related suicide data shows tracking of deaths lags while governments ignore risks to chase industry profits, by Rob Csernyik ricochet.media/justice/dyin... via @ricochetmedia.bsky.social
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Dying to win: Canadian provinces are expanding legal gambling despite one death every nine days
Investigation into gambling-related suicide data shows tracking of deaths lags while governments ignore risks to chase industry profits
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 19/12/2024
The U.S. has a health-care system that is terrible and getting worse. It also has a health science system that is the best in the world and about to be dismantled. Why Canada should prepare for an influx of scientists, educators and more, writes @crof.bsky.social.
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America’s Public Health Breakdown Is Just Getting Started | The Tyee
Why Canada should prepare for an influx of scientists, educators and more.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
How a MAGA kid became a key player in B.C. politics and an architect of the modern Conservative Party of BC. My #longread today in @thetyee.ca takes a look at the controversial career of Angelo Isidorou #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2024/12...
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From MAGA Kid to Canadian Right-Wing Power Player | The Tyee
Angelo Isidorou runs BC’s Conservatives. His approach to politics is shaped by a controversial past.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 17/12/2024
Vancouver’s big plan for Broadway has just gotten bigger — worrying locals concerned about the scale of change and the displacement of renters as the city invites development into its “second downtown.”
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Vancouver’s Broadway Plan Gets a Big Boost. At What Cost? | The Tyee
Council looks into fears of renter displacement, pushes ahead on density.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
My 2013 review of a Chrystia Freeland book, before she went into politics: thetyee.ca/Books/2013/0...
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The Higher World of the Plutocrats | The Tyee
They fund our politics, shape our societies, outsource our jobs. Chrystia Freeland figured someone should talk to them.
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Edmonton police commission member plans to work from Portugal; strangely, UCP minister has no problem with that. albertapolitics.ca/2024/12/edmo...
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Edmonton police commission member plans to work from Portugal; strangely, UCP minister has no problem with that - Alberta Politics
If only Andy Thompson had lived to see this day!  Andrew Ernest Joseph Thompson, who ascended to the Great Legislature in the Sky in 2016, was the low-profile Canadian Senator who spent too much of hi...
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Canada spent an estimated $4.1 billion on C19 hospitalizations in 2022-23 From 2021-22 to 2022-23: Number hospitalized with C19 +34% Avg length of C19 hospital stay +49% Est total cost of C19 hospitalizations +39% (+90% in QC, +25% in ON, +22% in BC) Prevention is cheap. Can you say "denial"?
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jenna2028.bsky.social @jenna2028.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
A must read review of a must read book. Personally, I intend to share it far and wide, as it lays bare the millions of manipulated minds who have voted to bring nationalistic authoritarianism to bear over every aspect our lives here in the US, beginning next month.
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