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@strategicthoughts.bsky.social
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Retired, NDP MLA 1991-96 North Vancouver Lonsdale

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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#bcpoli Since BC Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson says promise to jack up ICBC premiums is old news, what other old Conservative promises are still his party policy. Elimination of rent control and Residential Tenancy Act protections?
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#bcpoli #bcelxn Palmer nailed it writing “…voters must be asking what else Doerkson is planning that he has only shared with a handful of self-interested insiders.” Issue goes far beyond ICBC. BC Con credibility is a zero.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#bcpoli Vaughn Palmer: Lorne Doerkson has his first big problem of the campaign - Vancouver Sun apple.news/AQMWmSJbGS0G...
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Vaughn Palmer: Lorne Doerkson has his first big problem of the campaign — Vancouver Sun
Opinion: B.C. Conservative leader says he's made 'no promises at all' on auto insurance. Actually, he has made four of them
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#bcpoli #bcelxn Since we now know that Doerkson and his BC Conservatives are hiding their policies from voters, will they say whether like last elxn they still would fire Dr Bonnie Henry and whether they support getting Covid boosters. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca
Beginning immunizations for viral respiratory season
People encouraged to protect themselves, loved ones from influenza, COVID-19, other viral illnesses
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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Highway/bridge tolls, drivers licences, fishing licences, property transfer, medical premiums and many more user fees. We saw this before in the early 2000s when BC Libs were first elected. Conservative lower taxes works for the rich. Conservative high user fees hurts the working people #BCPoli
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#bcpoli Since BC Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson is promising to jack up ICBC premiums, votes must ask what other fees and charges would Conservatives use as a cash cow. Hydro? Tuition? Ambulance fees. Water licenses? Court fines? There are dozens and dozens.
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Lawrence Herzog 🇨🇦 @lawherz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A leaked letter reveals BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson wrote to the insurance industry and trial lawyers on Sept. 29, promising to end no-fault insurance. But now he denies he has made any promises. The NDP calls it a secret deal between the Cons and trial lawyers. #bcpoli #BCElxn
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British Columbia Conservatives plan to end no-fault insurance, leaked letter shows
The B.C. Conservatives plan to repeal the province's no-fault auto insurance system, in a major policy proposal revealed by a leaked letter from the party's interim leader to lawyers and insurance exe...
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#bcpoli Since BC Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson won’t come clean about his secret deal with personal injury lawyers, and plan to privatize ICBC, what else is he and his party hiding from BC voters.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#bcpoli Sad to report that Colin Gabelmann died Saturday at home in Campbell River after a brief battle with an aggressive cancer.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#bcpoli Sadly with the exception of two or three ridings. that could help the conservatives. In the absence of PR, strategic voting is popular.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@katiederosa.bsky.social #bcpoli Maybe it’s just real estate but Bowinn Ma and Susie Chant are sharing a campaign office at 206 Lonsdale, the same office Liberal Braeden Caley recently used in the Capilano by-election. Of course federal Liberals would be wise to vote BCNDP in this election.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#bcpoli What’s wrong with the interim BC Conservative leader that he thinks scare capital needs to be spent buying planes BC now gets on contract. blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/m...
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Meet the BC Wildfire Service aviation fleet – BC Wildfire Service
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@katiederosa.bsky.social #bcpoli BC Conservative interim leader Lorne promised no PST on booze. BCNDP Eby promised cut in gas tax. Evidence shows cut in booze tax damages health compared to Eby’s cut that lowers cost of living. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Effects of Alcohol Tax and Price Policies on Morbidity and Mortality: A Systematic Review
Objectives. We systematically reviewed the effects of alcohol taxes and prices on alcohol-related morbidity and mortality to assess their public health impact. Methods. We searched 12 databases, along...
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#bcpoli BC Conservative working in by-election for federal conservative. Joined at the hip.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#bcpoli Post from BC Conservative candidate in Lonsdale on X shows how they are joined at the hip with federal conservatives. Worked for them when Trudeau was unpopular, not so much today with PM Mark Carney most popular politician in Canada.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#bcpoli Looks like the same West Vancouver mining millionaire who ran against Bowinn Ma in 2024 will run in Lonsdale again. Last time his campaign had some notable extremists.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#bcpoli Hard to believe but here is what the interium leader of the BC Conservatives posted on X. Strange priorities. #MADD
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#bcpoli Waiting for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and other health advocates to react to interim BC Conservative Leader promise to make booze cheaper by eliminating the PST on it. Meanwhile he needs to provide a list of over $250 million in cuts to pay for his pledge.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#bcpoli Another day, another poll. Different methodology, different results. press.liaisonstrategies.ca/bc-conservat...
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B.C.: Conservatives 40%, NDP 39% as Housing Mandates Collide
Conservatives and NDP are virtually level as concurrent provincial and municipal campaigns raise the prospect of competing housing mandates.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#bcpoli Advance voting in BC’s election starts October 16. All parties need to get their most persuasive messages out by ten. That’s only 13 days after the deadline for candidates getting their name on the ballot
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Pete Quily @pqpolitics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
cons often say no new taxes b/c they want to make sure the rich don't ever have to pay more tax What bc cons will never say is WHAT they will cut so they don't have to raise taxes They'll just do the traditional BS answer "magical efficiencies" VS be honest & list services they'll cut #bcpoli
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Ken Wood part owner of 🇨🇦 @madhat59kenwood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Live presser from Uncle Doerkson never answered two questions how will you solve ER closings & what will you do to tackle the deficit. No answers just word salad. #neverconservative #bcpoli #vanpoli
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#abpoli Great news www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Danielle Smith’s popularity dips as her party now tied with NDP in support: poll | CBC News
The Janet Brown Opinion Research Poll for CBC News suggests 41 per cent of respondents would vote for the UCP if an election were held today, while 41 per cent would vote for the NDP.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#bcpoli Criminally charged B.C. incumbent running for re-election, another ‘seriously considering’ candidacy - CTV News apple.news/AqV5_z_1AQcy...
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Criminally charged B.C. incumbent running for re-election, another ‘seriously considering’ candidacy — CTV News
There could be two candidates in B.C.’s upcoming provincial election who are facing criminal charges when voters head to the polls.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#bcpoli On CBC Lorne Doerkson was asked if his party supported social conservative policies. He played dumb forcing Quinn to go through a list. On. SOGI, Doerkson said education should stick to reading and arithmetic. The education curriculum is now called erase = expect respect & a safe education.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#bcpoli Latest leader of BCConservatives on Mike Smyth Show said he personally supports keeping US booze off the shelves even though one of his members wants it put back. Do BC Conservatives have positions or is it potluck with each candidate expressing contradictory opinions?
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#bcpoli A key at in the election is: Candidate nominations close at 1 p.m. (Pacific time) October 3, 2026. That is when we will learn how at candidates are running in each district and for which parties.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#bcpoli Could any of BC’s right wing parties, OneBC, CentreBC or BC Conservatives, work with Prime Minister Mark Carney as well as David Eby and the BC NDP. Those parties that can’t stop their internal fighting would scare investment away from BC.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#bcpoli Should a leader of the opposition be able to postpone or cancel general elections by resigning? A party that can’t govern itself is not fit to govern BC.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@dockevinmcleod.bsky.social Best friend is down to 99 pounds and specialists say talk to your family doctor who in turn knows nothing about catheters. She’s given up on our hopeless medical system.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#cdnpoli #abpoli #bcpoli Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath faces $109 million debt claim from U.S. investors - Global News apple.news/AaR14k0XFSeu...
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Alberta separatist leader Rath faces $109M debt claim from US investors — Global News
An American litigation funder is threatening to call in more than $100 million in alleged debt from Alberta separatist leader and lawyer Jeffrey Rath and his firm
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#cdnpoli #bcpoli Important read to appreciate we are not alone with our low income housing issues. Do not believe conservatives who claim there are easy fixes. apnews.com/article/affo...
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The poorest in the US can't find housing even as low-income units sit empty
The poorest people in the U.S. face the most acute shortage of affordable homes. That’s partly because the majority of low-income housing financed in recent years has been for those earning at least 5...
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
cdnpoli UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa’s true size - BBC News apple.news/AXmrnOZSbQ9S...
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UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size — BBC News
The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#cdnpoli “The new poll shows Americans oppose #Trump’s new tariffs on Canada nearly 3-to-1, 57%-20%.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/p...
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The verdict is in on Trump’s ‘Lake America’ and Canada trade war. It’s not good | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has dropped another clunker in the laps of his fellow Republicans in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#cdnpoli In NVCap we look out our window at a polling place. With ten minutes to go before voting closes there is a steady stream of people showing their cards at the door and going in to vote.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
apnews.com/article/trum... in court, Trump's new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions
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Untested in court, Trump's new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions
In firing up a trade war with Canada, President Donald Trump turned to a 96-year-old statute so obscure that many trade lawyers didn’t even know it was still on the books.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#bcpoli Findlay see her caucus shrink again. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ian Paton leaves B.C. Conservative caucus, says he plans to form a new political party with Peter Milobar | CBC News
Ian Paton, MLA for Delta South, says he is leaving the B.C. Conservative caucus amid concerns about the direction of Kerry-Lynne Findlay's leadership. Paton and Peter Milobar, who left the caucus more...
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Trump hit by domestic backlash as Canada trade war threatens higher prices - Financial Post apple.news/AivIdmFeyQHC...
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Trump hit by domestic backlash as Canada trade war threatens higher prices — Financial Post
U.S. lawmakers, governors and business leaders warned that Washington's new tariffs on Canadian goods would increase costs for American households and companies
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Vance is a bigger fool than Trump. #cdnpoli www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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JD Vance reportedly mocks Carney for trying to ‘out-tough’ Trump on trade
Audio recording of US vice-president apparently made at New York fundraiser and shared with Canadian Press
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
@dockevinmcleod.bsky.social once again showed how wonderful he is promptly phoning my wife in her time of need.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
#cdnpoli #abpoli #bcpoli Looking for reaction from Premier Danielle Smith. “Shell-shocked': Residents of Alberta town shaken by large white supremacist training meetup - CBC News apple.news/ArMOnL2tWQqW...
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'Shell-shocked': Residents of Alberta town shaken by large white supremacist training meetup — CBC News
Second Sons Canada, this country’s predominant white nationalist group, gathered this summer for their annual "nationals" event in a small Alberta town, a CBC News visual investigation has found.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
#bcpoli Vaughn Palmer: Architect of B.C. Conservative revival bows out, with plea for unity - Vancouver Sun
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
#bcpoli Kerry-Lynne Findlay doesn't deny she called Teresa Wat 'CCP' as B.C. Conservative leader faces more challenges - Vancouver Sun
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#bcpoli It’s pathetic to see Senator Rand Paul and his ilk go after Dr Fauci, but are BC Conservatives any different. Are they still promising to fire Dr Bonnie Henry? Never let Kerry Lynne Findlay get close to government in BC
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
#bcpoli Christy Clark and Kevin Falcon should pay this bill, not you and me. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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B.C. government forgives $340K in legal debts of staffer convicted in 'quick wins' scandal | CBC News
Brian Bonney, a former B.C. Liberal, pleaded guilty to breach of trust in B.C. provincial court after being found to have used his time as a public servant for partisan purposes to gain votes from eth...
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
#bcpoli As expected. Hope Premier Smith takes note. #abpoli #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1196138...
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Tsleil-Waututh Nation files court challenge against Burrard Inlet dredging plan - BC | Globalnews.ca
The dredging work near the Second Narrows Bridge would allow oil tankers travelling to Trans Mountain's Burnaby terminal to carry more oil.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
#bcpoli #cdnpoli It is worthwhile to listen to all of the July 2nd Carney Eby news conference. www.youtube.com/live/QLeG2pN...
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Carney signs multi-billion-dollar pact with BC, maintains north coast oil tanker ban | FULL
YouTube video by Global News
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
#bcpoli Sad to see CBC Early Edition end its weekly political panel after twenty years. Looking forward to what replaces it. The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn: Political Panel: Saying goodbye after two decades www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved.
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Schreck @strategicthoughts.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#bcpoli #cdnpoli Are Kerry-Lynn Findlay and her #BCConservatives misleading voters on any connection between DRIPA and the Cowichan decision? It’s challenging but very educational to read the decision. Looks like it wouldn’t change in absence of DRIPA. Please read: www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/2...
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2025 BCSC 1490 Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General)
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Dub K 604 @bear604.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Eby 's 31% to Smith's 39% really shows the power of racist disinformation. NO #FirstNations or #Indigenous people are coming for private property in British Columbia, no matter how many times Postmedia and The Rebel claim it's going to happen. #bcpoli #canpoli
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