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Charlene

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Pragmatic Idealist. She/Her.🧡🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦💚

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BC Green Party @bcgreens.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's time to regulate AI.
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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Whoa! Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe is the BC Green candidate in Saanich South As chief coroner, 2011-2024, Lapointe was sharply critical of the BC government's response to the toxic drug crisis She's running against the NDP's Richard Zussman and Conservatives' Cathy Ounsted so far #bcpoli
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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 01/10/2026
The British Columbia Green Party has named former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe as the party's candidate in the riding of Saanich South on Vancouver Island. cheknews.ca/former-chief-coroner-li…
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Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe to run for B.C. Greens in provincial vote
The British Columbia Green Party has named former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe as the party's candidate in the riding of Saanich South on Vancouver Island.
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BC Green Party @bcgreens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
⚡️CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENT: Chief Patrick Michell for Fraser-Nicola! bcgreens.ca/candidates-2...
Candidate Announcement: Chief Patrick Michell for Fraser-Nicola!
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is better energy journalism than you'll see in most Canadian newspapers today -- and certainly anything coming out of Postmedia in Alberta. I've yet to see any of the talking heads and industry spokespeople actually confront it. energi.media/markham-on-e...
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LNG Canada Phase 2: The $33-Billion Bet on Asian Demand
LNG Canada Phase 2 is a $33-billion bet on Asian demand, Qatar recovery and a historic wave of new global LNG supply.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Today is a time to raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of residential schools and remember the children who never came home. How are you honouring the day?
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BC Green Party @bcgreens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today, we announced housing policy that champions rights for renters across the province. bcgreens.ca/announce-pla...
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Pete Quily @pqpolitics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Huge for renters Vancouver is a #RenterMajority city Emily Lowan's BC Greens promise to bring back vacancy control. It ties increases in rent to a unit, rather than a tenant, reducing the incentive for landlords to evict tenants without fault dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc... #vanRE #bcpoli
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Emily Lowan's BC Greens promise to bring back vacancy control | Daily Hive | Urbanized
The BC Greens promised to protect renters, saying they would bring back vacancy control to prevent rents from skyrocketing.
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The BC Greens announced our plan for universal free childcare, which will keep wealth in our communities, generate good jobs and give our children the start they deserve.
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BC Greens announce new candidate for Victoria-Swan Lake, childcare plans - Saanich News
Howe is a teacher and has been president of the Greater Victoria Teachers' Association for nearly three years
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 28/09/2026
Five years since over 660 organizations added their name to an urgent call for B.C. government action in response to the climate emergency, the state of climate action in the province remains grim, the authors write. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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BC Needs a Real Climate Action Plan | The Tyee
After pressing the province for five years, we’re still coming up short.
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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My North Cowichan Council Election Priorities in the 2026 Elections #bcpoli #localgovt #northcowichan www.chrisistace.com/my-north-cow...
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My North Cowichan Council Election Priorities - Mindful Explorer
ReElect Chris Istace for his hard work these past 4 years serving the community with fairness and transparency on North Cowichan Council.
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BC Green Party @bcgreens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Some have called us BC’s only creative political party, and these fan submissions are proving it!!! Send us your ART 🌈🌈 and DM or tag us @greenpartybc and we’d love to collab! In the meantime, join up with your local volunteer team here: bcgreens.ca/volunteer #bcgreens.ca
Fan made poster that says "BC GREENS EMILY LOWAN - VOTE!" with things Emily is against surrounding her (LNG, OIL & GAS, EBY etc)
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Team Victoria-Beacon Hill out door knocking with stellar candidate, Raj Sahota and leader, Emily Lowan! Want to help reach more people who are ready to believe in better? Join your local team: bcgreens.ca/volunteer
Raj Sahota, Emily Lowan, and a group of volunteers smiling.
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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 25/09/2026
It’s provincial election time. Did you know funding for public libraries in BC has been stagnant since 2010? The NDP has not increased it in 9 years in power. Will any political parties be so bold as to propose funding libraries in their platform? buttondown.com/leftcoastdis... #bcpoli
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Well... We're Waiting Meme
Alt: Gif. A scene from the movie Caddyshack. A man says “Well... We're Waiting!”
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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 26/09/2026
The 40 hectares will allow the town to expand its sewage lagoons to prevent discharging effluent into the Cowichan River when water levels are low.  cheknews.ca/generational-acquisitio…
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‘Generational acquisition’: Lake Cowichan purchases land to prevent fish die-offs
The Town of Lake Cowichan has purchased two parcels of land to expand its sewage lagoons to prevent discharging effluent into the Cowichan River when water levels are low.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Someone who has been around as long as I have, you would have suspected I would have been more prepared. But the levels of harassment have escalated beyond anything I’ve seen.” #vanpoli reporting by @kehyslop.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Harassment and Hate on the Municipal Campaign Trail | The Tyee
Online abuse continues to drive away good candidates and sour political discourse, Vancouver candidates say.
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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 24/09/2026
" #AI is a tool. If we're using it for #Meta, we're just helping them misinform us and take our money to disinform us more. Well regulated #CleanEnergy powered #DataCentres that are actually driving positive outcomes for the public are the only data centres that we should be supporting in Canada."
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Charlene @smyliechar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nice burn PM Carney🔥 The bill needs some tweaking though 😉
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Sarah Elmeligi @elmeligisarah.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm standing here at Mount Lady Mac and I'm furious. The UCP just approved an all-season resort designated area in direct violation of provincial park boundaries. All of you have made your opposition crystal clear to me. They knew I'd push back. They did it anyway. (1/2)
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Charlene @smyliechar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nice work Councillor @stasherbc.bsky.social - data centres are better suited in industrial sites next to underused substations in cold environments. AND they need to be taxed properly! It's ridiculous they aren't taxed like other resource heavy industries.
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Katie Porter’s White Board @ohdangitevie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This poor cat has been fated to answer phones in a call center for life.
White cat with black markings that look like a call center headset
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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Every child deserves to be safe from war. I’m proud to support Save the Children Canada⁠ and their call to #StopTheWarOnChildren. I’m urging the Gov’t of Canada to do more to protect children, especially those caught in Palestine, Sudan & Ukraine. Please sign the petition at savethechildren.ca.
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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This gonna be fascinating. Elenore Sturko, probably the right's most recognizable & popular politician in the legislature, is refusing to re-join the BC Conservatives, choosing instead to be the leader of CentreBC. In a nutshell, the right is still split. #bcpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT2s...
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Why this former B.C. Conservative MLA declined an invitation to return to the party
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've officially made it - getting a shout out in the latest Iran Lego video trolling of Trump. That's almost up there with being officially banned by Vladimir Putin or having Patti Smith let me use People Have the Power for my 2017 leadership campaign. What a strange world. youtu.be/HmI2VE-IoV8?...
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Carney DESTROYS Trump's Trade Demands in Brutal Message to America... LEGO Bill Clinton
YouTube video by IRAN LEGO NEWS
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Vancouver Island Local History Society @vilocalhistory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Have you seen the exhibit yet, #Cowichan? It’s free and on now!
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South Park: It's Free! Prince Of Canada
Alt: South Park: It's Free! Prince Of Canada
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The Province @theprovince.com · 23/09/2026
'Total disbelief': B.C.'s snap election throws curveball into municipal campaigns theprovince.com/news/bc-snap...
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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Well done, Eby. #bcpoli #bcvotes www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'Pissed off!' B.C. mayors react to snap provincial election call | CBC News
Overlapping municipal and provincial campaign periods and back-to-back elections are likely to stoke voter apathy and confusion, say mayors.
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Everything I read about BC politics right now is like being cornered at a party while a guy on coke badly explains season 4 of a show you’ve never heard of.
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Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
UPDATE: Mount Jack fire outside Sooke doubles in size to 100 hectares.
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UPDATE: Mount Jack fire outside Sooke doubles in size to 100 hectares - Victoria News
Conditions remain drier than typical for this time of year, the BC Wildfire Service reminds residents enjoying the outdoors
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Native Calgarian Podcast 🪶🧡>🇨🇦 @nativecalgarian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Transgender Albertans' referendum ballots have wrong gender, name
When Rowan Venedam applied to Elections Alberta for a special ballot ahead of the fall referendum vote, he was hoping to get extra time with the questions. “When I opened my ballot and saw that my gen...
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Charlene @smyliechar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today is a good day to join the BCGreens #BCpoli bcgreens.donordrive.com/member_donate
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I'm supporting British Columbia Green Party!
Building a sustainable province where everyone can thrive.
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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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Marc Lee @marclee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My hot take on the BC election nobody wants but the Premier #bcpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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The BC election no one wanted | CCPA
The government of British Columbia is calling an election, just two years into a majority mandate and with an opposition mostly in disarray
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Charlene @smyliechar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hey you know what helps to protect what matters & building our future? Getting back to work on what you all were elected to do 2 short years ago.
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Charlene @smyliechar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rude, tone deaf and a completely unnecessary expense.
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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Current BC parties: Left of centre - Greens Centrist - NDP Right of centre - CentreBC Far right - BC Cons Extremely far right - OneBC Vote accordingly. #BCelxn #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli
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Georgia Straight RSS Feed (Unofficial) @georgiastrt-rss-un.yvr.whims.io · 22/09/2026
Three reasons why Premier David Eby shouldn’t call an election tomorrow (he’s going to anyway)
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Three reasons why Premier David Eby shouldn’t call an election tomorrow (he’s going to anyway)
The ruling BC NDP party is looking to consolidate its power.
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 21/09/2026
Great piece on the BC NDP and whether an election would be constitutional. In short, yes. Absolutely. But, and this is my phrasing, it would also be a dick move. lagassep.substack.com/p/a-dissolut...
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A dissolution in British Columbia would be constitutional
The request would be dodgy, but convention would compel the LG to accept
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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There's a lot going on in BC politics (!!!) but I highly recommend taking a minute to read @michellegamage.bsky.social's lovely profile of Jackie Hildering, AKA the Marine Detective, for @thetyee.ca. Michelle went for a northeast Vancouver Island dive with Hildering. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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An Underwater Interview with BC’s Marine Detective | The Tyee
Jackie Hildering teaches people that we can build a better world. And that depends on a healthy ocean.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026
The first one here is obviously 😬 but the last one is a good example of an underappreciated element of polling: If people know they shouldn’t really say the thing they want to say, they will often say they don’t know.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Welcome back Canadians to the reopening of the Canadian Parliament. Poilievre had a nice taxpayer funded holiday complete with free food, housing, transportation, paycheque and is ready to go at Carney. His caucus is pumped and scripted. Enjoy! #cdnpoli
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Local BC News Headlines - Curated by CivicInfo BC @bcheadlines.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#UBCM - Municipalities demand B.C. to optimize industrial lands amid U.S. tariff pressures www.nsnews.com/real-estate/...
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Municipalities demand B.C. to optimize industrial lands amid U.S. tariff pressures
UBCM members say industrial land is critical as businesses diversify markets and seek to boost domestic production
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Important, infuriating thread:
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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 20/09/2026
So where are we ranking this cycle of B.C. politics through a historical lens? It has to be top five right?
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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So it looks like Linda Hepner's exit takes the BC Conservatives down to 25 seats (from 44 in Oct. 2024) Just 3 more losses by the time the writ drops and the party will be heading into a snap election with just half the incumbent MLAs they had just less than 2 years ago 😬 #bcpoli
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Lindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Devastating article by Vaughn Palmer on remarks from the outgoing UBCM president describing the anger of many BC mayors over the BC NDP govt's high-handed usurpation of their powers, its paranoid forcing of NDAs on even minor meetings, & more vancouversun.com/opinion/colu... #bcpoli
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Vaughn Palmer: NDP intimidation of local politicians bodes ill for the future
Vaughn Palmer: Departing head of Union of B.C. Municipalities decries provincial secrecy and attacks from two cabinet ministers
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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A nice surprise and a good chuckle as the #BCGreens @bcgreens.bsky.social comms team used my #bluesky post quoting @emilylowan.bsky.social 's speech at @ubcm.bsky.social this week. Great speech and worth a listen. #bcpoli #britishcolumbia #greenparty #UBCM @bcgreencaucus.bsky.social
BC Greens leader Emily Lowan addressing UBCM delegates at the 2026 delegates
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 18/09/2026
NEW: For @macleans.bsky.social, I wrote about how Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is fusing corporate and state power to help build what I call the New Authoritarianism. macleans.ca/politics/dan...
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Danielle Smith Is Putting Alberta Up for Sale - Macleans.ca
The corporate lobbyist-turned-premier is letting the private sector run the government
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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm Seeking Re-Election for North Cowichan Council www.chrisistace.com/im-seeking-r...
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I'm Seeking Re-Election for North Cowichan Council - Mindful Explorer
My nomination paperwork is submitted as candidate seeking Re-Election for Municipality of North Cowichan Council in the 2026 civic elections.
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BC Wildfire Weekly - Wildfires + More @bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“A wildfire on Bald Mountain is drawing a firefighting response Thursday, with an aircraft assisting crews tackling flames in rugged terrain above Cowichan Lake.” www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/va... - @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social #BCWildfire #CowichanLake #VancouverIsland #Youbou
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Crews respond to wildfire on Bald Mountain near Youbou
A wildfire on Bald Mountain is drawing a firefighting response Thursday, with a helicopter assisting crews tackling flames in rugged terrain above Cowichan Lake.
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