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In January, ActiveHistory.ca launched a special series examining the Indian Act and it history. I wrote a short piece, as an introduction, that lays out some of the basics and included a selected reference list: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/01...

Check out @davidmoscrop.com's latest in @thewalrus.ca on how Ottawa’s push to keep the economy moving is setting up a showdown with organized labour. thewalrus.ca/bill-c-39-ma... #canlab #cdnpoli

One thing I reflected on when doorknocking during the Vancouver muni election was the ubiquity of the camera doorbell. In this imaginary, everyone outside is now a potential porch pirate, not a neighbour. There is no society etc.

How do you recognise information suppression, and how should you respond? Check out the toolkit for countering information suppression developed by our ARM project. The toolkit is designed for civil society, researchers, policy actors, and anyone who encounters attempts to suppress information.

"Permanent" is meaningless wordplay here. Temporary workers pay taxes that support social services, why shouldn't they receive them? It's not just an Alberta issue. There's a class action against Canada's federal govt for denying temporary farm workers EI. kmlaw.ca/cases/migran...

Come on, Toronto! You can do this.

I don’t have much of an appetite for political commentary today. Going to log off and touch grass for a bit.

My take on the historic election last night here in BC. theconversation.com/david-ebys-e...

Success! TransLink has agreed to continue running Poetry in Transit! Thank you to everyone who signed the petition, shared on social media, and wrote to the powers that be. It took all of us working together to make this happen!

There are way more birds now than when I was a kid. There were no birds around when my parents were kids. Whales are also making a comeback.

These two graphics tell a more powerful story together than on their own. Strategic voting must cut both ways! #Vote! And text three friends and remind them to vote! #bcpoli

As Halloween is round the corner we thought we’d share some medieval bats. A thread… 🧵 🦇

Vancouver's new mayor and council can ignore this bad faith scapegoating plebiscite and instead, address reality improve people's material conditions: housing, incomes, food

Working from home and just got a notification on Teams that two senior directors broke into my office and stole all my dirty dishes. Thanks?

This is very, very bad: “Information from more than 1.5 million other tips submitted to Canadian Crime Stoppers programs over the last 25 years — was exposed in a massive data breach, an exclusive CBC investigation has found”

Poetry in Transit makes a ride on the bus that little bit lovelier, it supports poets and it promotes literacy. It should be kept. Sign the petition c.org/bBjyg7zb4G

Sign the petition to save Poetry in Transit: www.change.org/p/save-poetr...

Documents like these are insightful because they suggest the government is knowingly acting out of step with public opinion (and many of their own voters):

I've seen a few references to Harper. The worst part is, this really has nothing to do with who is in political power. It's just how it is. It happens in provincial governments. It is the RCMP. It is countless bureaucracies whose default response is "no comment"

Comoeba / Dramoeba

Here's a work in progress at knowledgekeepr.com. We're building a traditional territory map - something authoritative, relying on legal documents, nation publications...This differs from Native-Land.ca's (now defunct) territory map which stresses that it shouldn't be used as an authoritative source.

PSA for #BC residents: I was waiting patiently for my COVID and flu vaccine invite but turns out they're all available right now and you can just sign up: www.getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca/s/bookavaccine

The fact that Maahs is standing by her earlier comments is beyond me, but the fact that neither her nor Doerkson responded to my questions asking them to condemn them is even wilder.

The special committee examining the latest bill to fast-track industrial projects gets going today, but senators already had a chance to question the government. Senator Michèle Audette told me she's concerned First Nations’ traditional territories could be ignored: thenarwhal.ca/bill-c39-ind...

Alberta goes to the polls today, to decide whether the province should separate from Canada. The fact that it's even happening is nothing less than psychological warfare, waged by damn liars. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

join me for a secret sunday soft launch of my new website. i would love to get your feedback. www.wecanbeavillage.com

If you're wondering what far-flung car-dependent suburb this is... this is in the heart of Kits. Because of record under-investment and austerity, Vancouver currently has a 400 year (not a typo) backlog on sidewalk builds and repairs. What I'm trying to say is go vote

Why do I feel like we’re being enclosed inside a cocoon so we can be bled dry by Elon et al.

Noticed a polling place on my way to work this morning, voted in the provincial election on my way home. No line. Advance polls are great! Was not offered a sticker 👎 You can vote in both municipal and provincial elections tomorrow, so make a plan!

ABC's anti-public space campaigning in the last few weeks is gross and dishonest. Here's the latest: an effort to score cheap points against the Green Party for a proposal that (a) was passed by Council 6 years ago (May 27, 2020) & (b) supported by Councillors currently running with ABC. 🧵

On a kilometre-long stretch of the Nicola River, Brian Holmes misses the sound of water. “It’s supposed to be the major river system in this watershed, but it doesn’t have any water flowing through it over the surface." Story by Aaron Hemens indiginews.com/news/parts-o...

There's a powerful, hidden force behind mass migration: climate change

NEW @citizenlab.ca report We uncovered an Israeli firm using online ads to run vast spy operation This is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads. 45 devices at @aljazeera.com confirmed infected citizenlab.ca/research/how...

When you need police protection to remove infrastructure used by people with disabilities, you know you are on the wrong side of history. #Bill212

We tried to interview Mayor Ken Sim, but it didn’t work out. Here’s what we would have asked - by @kehyslop.bsky.social and me #vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

You know, the thing is, I had drafted this piece a month ago, and then never published it, because I thought maybe it was too mean.

Construction trucks leaving Bloor and Islington area after being successfully deterred from starting work on removing bike lanes in Toronto by a large protest.

Corrupt petrostates jamming climate action—again and again and again—would be scandalous in a world with any decency. www.theguardian.com/environment/...