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Sam Vekemans

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Sam Vekemans - personal profile. I'm the one behind the Trans Canada Bike Route Network @BikeAcrossCanada.bsky.social

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Campaign Trail Day 3: Our new office in Sidney! ⚡️Join us at the link in bio, let’s show them what we’re made of! bcgreens.ca #bcgreens #electionbc
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
David Eby just called a snap election, right on top of local municipal elections. #bcelection2026
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The LNG corporations we subsidize are running off with billions. The BC NDP promised to fix our gas royalty system by capturing 50% of the industry’s profits, but after being lobbied 192 times in a year, we’re only going to see ~11%. Join the BC Greens. We work for you, not corporations.
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Budget error could cost B.C. billions in gas royalties
B.C. hinges its economic future on a massive natural gas boom, but experts warn a critical budget oversight and concessions to industry risk wiping out billions in expected public revenues
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Carney is fast-tracking a social media ban for youth, with the support of the BC NDP — but who actually stands to benefit? My answer on @vancolour.bsky.social l about how this ban is just a backdoor to more corporate surveillance and putting the burden on people, not big tech. #socialmediaban
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Sam Vekemans @samvekemans.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, which sells affordable cannabis to mostly low income people with chronic illnesses, just went through an unjust police raid, where they seized over $100,000 in products. Because VCBC keeps their prices low, they cannot apply to be licensed. (1/4)
Emily Lowan and the Cannabis Buyers Club owners + staff standing in front of their storefront in Victoria, BC.
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Today is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+). The BC Greens stand with all survivors, families and communities who are grieving the loss of loved ones, who seek true justice at a systemic level.
Elder Darlene McIntosh gives an opening prayer at the BC Legislature for National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S)
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The only issue with DRIPA is government inaction. Over the next five months, the government has an opportunity to move beyond a futile amendment negotiation and instead... (ctd.)
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Boosting the incredible resources on DRIPAfacts.ca! 📝 Share far and wide to combat coordinated misinformation campaigns. DRIPA is the path forward for human rights in BC. Send this to your family, co-workers and friends so we can collectively defend this critical legislation in the coming months.
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
DRIPA is not a threat to certainty; it is our only path toward it. A suspension of Indigenous rights would torch nation relations, Horgan’s legacy, and block the real path forward - long overdue good-faith negotiations. Thanks for having me on, Mo @vancolour.bsky.social! #bcpoli
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
When doctors are taxed at the same rate as billionaires, you know the system is rigged for the ultra-wealthy. Ending this era of wealth inequality requires the political backbone to tax extreme wealth. That isn’t the BC NDP, and certainly isn’t the Conservatives. The BC Greens will tax the 1%.
Statistics Canada reports wealth and income gaps grew in 2025
Statistics Canada says the top 20 per cent of the wealth distribution accounted for 65.7 per cent of Canada's total net worth at the end of 2025, averaging $3.5 million per household.
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Carney’s plan to militarize the melting #Arctic threatens peace at the top of the world. A $40-billion plan to arm and extract from the North ignores Indigenous calls for stewardship and risks accelerating #climate collapse. New from Tamara Lorincz: ricochet.media/climate/carn... #cdnpoli
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Carney’s plan to militarize the melting Arctic threatens peace at the top of the world
Mark Carney's plan to militarize the melting Arctic threatens peace and escalates conflict in this crucial region of the world.
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
This is what happens when we treat a necessity like a business. People get squeezed during an affordability crisis, workers get mistreated & infrastructure crumbles. It's time we go back to treating BC Ferries as a public utility. We can lower costs, increase service & build the transit we deserve.
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BC Ferries increases fares after chaotic long weekend of cancellations, delays
Effective Wednesday, the company's rates are going up as part of a system-wide annual increase.
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The people of Iran pose no threat to the United States — this has always been an oil war at the behest of the 1%. Now, Trump is threatening genocide over it. Where is the leadership from Carney to denounce this illegal war? Where is the pressure from provincial leaders?
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A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Thanks to @thatemfagan.bsky.social @cbc for this excellent article on our Fight the Oligarchs Tour. Join our movement today — bcgreens.ca/join ⚡#bcpoli #bcgreens #fighttheoligarchs (1/2)
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Sam Vekemans @samvekemans.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
6-7 is a synonym of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
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James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Mission #1: churn out as fast as possible ecologically rich landscapes that restore biodiversity and beauty to the places people live and work. Replace turf with diverse, native plant communities is essential to reversing the biodiversity crisis and building a more resilient future! #nativeplants
Pic from late June: A small front yard native flower meadow started from seed is vibrant with the blooms of Purple Coneflower, yellow Black Eyed Susan, and bright orange Butterfly Flower.
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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Initial estimate for No Kings Twin Cities at 100k! Way to SHOW UP, MINNESOTA! #nokings
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
My speech at today's No Tyrants rally in Vancouver⚡️ tinyurl.com/3p2f5zae We are at the forefront of a powerful political movement to reclaim BC's economy for working people, not billionaires and multinational corporations. Join us - bcgreens.ca/join/ #bcpoli #NoKings
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BIV News @bivnews.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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New leader of B.C. Greens aims to protect renters, expand non-market housing
Emily Lowan cites NDP government’s ‘austerity’ and ‘trickle-down economics’
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Thanks for the great coverage on our housing policy, @jamimakan.bsky.social / BIV! Renters in B.C. have the worst deal in Canada, with 1 in 6 spending over half their income on rent. We need to crack down on greedy landlords with vacancy control and massively scale non-market housing. #bcpoli
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Green Party of Canada | Parti Vert du Canada @canadiangreens.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Coral reefs can’t wait. Communities can’t wait. Canada can’t wait. The Green Party of Canada is ready to act. Act with us. #ActNow 🌊
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Rebecca Priestley @rkpriestley.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
In 2026 we are offering a new course on Climate Change Communication. You can study this important topic as part of a wider programme or as a standalone course, at undergraduate (SCIS 317) or postgraduate (SCIS 417) level. More info here, or ask me questions #kikorangi www.wgtn.ac.nz/courses/scis...
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SCIS 317 Climate Change Communication   | Course | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Examine how scientists, writers, Indigenous advocates, artists, and activists engage public audiences with the realities of climate change and the need for mitigation and adaptation. You will explore ...
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Hey @daniellesmithab.bsky.social, let’s find out first if we're part of the same country, before you come knocking w/ bitumen schemes💸 Laughable “national interest” pitch from a province trying to break up the country. Last thing our climate & coffers can afford is another TMX boondoggle #bcpoli
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 29/09/2025
“It was a lightning rod of hope. We brought in thousands of new members to this party, many of whom were completely disillusioned with politics.” Emily Lowan’s victory is a sign that the climate movement still has the energy to capture voters. Hugh Chan writes. #bcpoli
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How a Zoomer Became Leader of the BC Green Party | The Tyee
Inside the campaign that scored a victory for 25-year-old Emily Lowan.
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Sam Vekemans @samvekemans.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
@emilylowan.bsky.social Congratulations on being the new BC Greens leader! Please continue to use Blue sky and use Reddit as it's a valuable communications tool. www.reddit.com/r/greenparty...
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BC Green Party
Unofficial subreddit for the British Columbia Green Party
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🦋Fiona McGee🦋🚫👑🐈🐈‍⬛ @judymccarthy.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/09/2025
What’s happening in Gaza is a genocide.
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Sam Vekemans @samvekemans.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
In a country full of guns, how is that horrible man still alive???
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 15/09/2025
1/ In April 2025, Greenpeace Brazil peacefully protested at JBS’s HQ. They called out how their profits fuel deforestation and climate chaos
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Sam Vekemans @samvekemans.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
If you could redo OpenStreetMap from scratch, how would you build it differently? What licence would you use?
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Here in BC - we've faced crisis after crisis - and I'm tired of billionares and corporations calling the shots. That's why I'm running to be the leader of the BC Green party. Voting starts TONIGHT! ⚡
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 05/09/2025
1/2 🌍 In a world of endless crises, it’s easy to look away. 🌳 But the Amazon can’t wait. While headlines shift, Big Ag keeps destroying the forest through their supply chains and business model‼️#RespectTheAmazon #StopBigAg
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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B.C.'s maximum rent increase in 2026 is set at 2.3 per cent
For the second-straight year, the maximum rent increase was arrived at by matching the rate of inflation based on the consumer price index.
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
I’m here at the Vancouver airport to support the striking CUPE flight attendants over unpaid labour, who are courageously defying a back-to-work order. This is the sound of the 99%, fighting back against Carney’s crackdown and corporate greed. #UnpaidWorkWontFly @cupescfp.bsky.social
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, it was such an honour to meet you, after years of witnessing your remarkable leadership in the lifelong fight to protect these lands, waters and Indigenous sovereignty. @ubcic.bsky.social
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 11/08/2025
Canadians travelling to the US advised to not fucking do that
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Canadians travelling to the US advised to not fucking do that
OTTAWA - Canadians thinking of planning a trip to the United States are being advised by the Government of Canada to perhaps consider going anywhere else on the entire fucking planet for their summer ...
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Government of British Columbia @governmentofbc.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Good morning! Is the sky really bluer here? Let's find out!
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
80 years ago, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. We remember the thousands who were killed in a crime against humanity, as well as the survivors who carried the pain of the past. Today, let us honour them by vowing to rid our world of nuclear weapons once and for all.
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
For those who are in any doubt over my position: I’m not interested in bombs. I’m interested in peace. My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social, 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. www.tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/jeremy-corbyn-remembering-hiroshima
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Jeremy Corbyn: Nuclear Disarmament Now
On the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima Day, Jeremy Corbyn continues the call for nuclear disarmament and world peace in a speech at the World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. We publish his...
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Jim Horrigan. @silbu.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Dear Canada, Thought you had laws about not allowing convicted felons into your country. The Convicted Felon who you accepted today is disgusting. He will disrupt and disrespect the people of the G7 and Canada
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Made in Canada @madeinca.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Looking to sip more Canadian? We’ve put together a list of beverages proudly made in Canada — from juices and kombucha to coffee and craft sodas. Check out the full list and see which ones you already love — or try something new next grocery run! 💬👇 madeinca.ca/category/foo...
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 10/06/2025
🎉 50 COUNTRIES RATIFIED! 🎉 We’ve just hit a major ocean protection milestone at the UN Ocean Conference — 50 countries have now ratified the Global Ocean Treaty! This means we only need 10 more before we can start using the Treaty to create ocean sanctuaries 🌍💙 #ProtectTheOceans 👉 act.gp/4kGJXV8
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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Canada must re-examine Safe Third Country Agreement w/U.S. How can we call U.S “safe” for asylum seekers? We should reassess Canada-U.S. refugee policy, Protect affected families, Defend human rights. The travel ban took effect June 9, 2025. Canada must not remain silent. 3/ #HumanRights
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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
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Cycle Hamilton @cyclehamilton.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🎥 Bike Day Recap ⏭ Hamilton City Hall was bumping with cyclists all over the forecourt this morning! Thank you for the incredible turnout and for helping build the strong, vibrant, and enthusiastic cycling community we have here in Hamilton ❤️🚲 ☀️
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Green Party of Canada | Parti Vert du Canada @canadiangreens.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The Liberals’ new bill is an attack on civil liberties, refugee rights, and democratic process. The Greens are calling on MPs from all parties to split the bill, protect rights, and do the work properly.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 30/05/2025
1.33 million journeys daily and growing 📈
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, standing next to a rental bike. In the foreground, a headline from The Economist is overlaid, reading: “London has become a cycling city”.
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Green Party of Canada | Parti Vert du Canada @canadiangreens.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Over 17,000 people are being forced to flee their homes as Manitoba declares a province-wide state of emergency due to wildfires. This is the climate crisis, and it’s only getting worse. We must put aside partisan politics and meet this crisis with the urgency our future demands.
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