Chrystal Tagmann 🇨🇦

You're supposed to CUT funding to private schools, not give them capital funding. If Surrey needs new schools (it does), build PUBLIC ones. www.bcndp.ca/releases/bc-...

Mmmmm I guess we’re moving onto the next phase of the election @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social @vancolour.bsky.social

The Carney government’s refusal to take the smallest steps against Musk’s CSAM microblogging site reflects the toxic mix of Carney’s strategy of not upsetting the US lest they punish us at the negotiating table, and his FOMO-driven AI policy. We’re starting to see the fatal flaws in both strategies.

This year the BC government set the wealth test for the HOG at above $2M, while renters get income tested at around $65k (adjusted net family income) for the full tax credit and get less money than the HOG for e.g. my condo. (Yes, this is my annual call to get rid of the HOG)

We agree with the girlfriend of 27 year-old Liam Johnston who was killed on the job: “We believe that this situation warrants serious charges to be laid. [...] Ultimately, Liam would be here today if different choices had been made by his employer.”

New election? This gov’t hasn’t fulfilled its #BCed promises from the last one. Now public education is being shortchanged at the bargaining table. Students deserve the same level of investment as the BCGEU contract. @eby-david.bsky.social @lisabeare.bsky.social @brendavancouver.bsky.social

Teachers know what kids need – more time, more support, and more resources. Add your voice and tell government it’s time to deliver on better classroom conditions. share.nwmd.social/s/ATLjEc8N

When a government uses the notwithstanding clause to silence workers, every Canadian loses a piece of their rights. Danielle Smith just set a dangerous precedent. Shame on you!! @daniellesmithab.bsky.social I stand with Alberta teachers #StandWithTeachersAB

When he says “record education funding” he means in nominal terms — and forgets to mention that nominal funding is almost always at record highs. On a per-student basis, and after adjusting for inflation? It isn’t even close.

The petition to demand funding for biomedical research for Long COVID in Children is up to 484 signatures, only 16 more signatures needed and it can be presented at the House of Commmons! Please sign the the petition today: www.change.org/p/demand-fed...

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As Alberta pushes teachers away with bad bargaining, BC has a chance to lead. Respect and real investment in education could make this province a magnet for teachers. @lisabeare.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social

“The BC NDP is failing students” 🍎✏️ A MOment This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm CHEK 📺

If the Liberals invited a convicted pedophile to speak to the cabinet about how to better protect children, would you defend that? Then you shouldn't be defending this, either. You don't ask monsters how you should fight monsters. Because they're liars and also, monsters.

Satire but... www.thebeaverton.com/2025/09/mark...

At the next press conference, who is going to ask how much MLA salaries have increased in the last 15 years vs how much teacher salaries have increased over the same time because that is an answer in real time I’d live to see

7 YEARS. #SpeculatorsFirst #LocalsLast Ask your #Vanpoli politician if they'd do a Singapore #StampTax? From 2016 to 2022, in the city of Vancouver, 50% of newly built condos were investor owned, according to Canadian Housing Statistics Program data, compiled by @ayan604.bsky.social #Vanre

This is a significant loss to families, many of whom are still struggling to make ends meet @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social This really looks mean spirited. I hope public pressure results in the reinstatement of this funding @lisabeare.bsky.social

This is a must read 👇🏼

There is a pattern emerging in labour negotiations: do not bargain if you are management and force the union to go on strike. Union goes on strike, becomes the bad guy, then the Liberal government steps in with binding arbitration, and the public forgets the labour dispute happened at all.

Nah, Carney's Liberals wouldn't side with airline executives over labour, would they? Couldn't be.

I think @pattyhajdu.bsky.social fucked up. Big time. Read the room, @mark-carney.bsky.social cause I don’t think people will be happy that you ordered mostly women back to do unpaid work. You’d better have some dynamic speaking points before the milk turns sour

Reminder that the strike is about a women-dominated workforce doing unpaid labour while executives get huge bonuses. Carney's Liberals are exactly who we warned they were. www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

“The Liberals are violating our Charter rights to take job action and give Air Canada exactly what they want — hours and hours of unpaid labour from underpaid flight attendants, while the company pulls in sky-high profits and extraordinary executive compensation”

Chasing perfection shouldn’t come at the cost of access. 1:1 care may be ideal, but for thousands with #LongCOVID, good care now is what’s urgently needed. Dr. Arseneau’s clinic works. Dismantling it helps no one. #LifeLineBC @josieosborne.bsky.social @brendavancouver.bsky.social

Parents, support staff, teachers, administrators, trustees and students have valuable insights on the impact of chronic education underfunding to share. When their reality is denied, it can feel like gaslighting. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/denying-the-...

This clinic model got me back to work after Long COVID. Now the government is cutting access. That threatens care for rural, remote and homebound patients. Please take a minute to speak up and fill out the survey: chng.it/CSZVF6zBtt #lifelinebc #LongCOVID #MECFS #bcpoli

BC residents with ME/CFS, #LongCOVID & #Fibromyalgia risks losing access to virtual care on Sept 1. MSP wants to cap group visits at 20 patients/hour—driving costs up & care down. 📢 Tell your MLA: Pause these cuts now! www.lifelinebc.ca/campaign #SaveBC_CLMF #LifeLineBC #ProtectVirtualCareBC

Chasing perfection shouldn’t come at the cost of access. 1:1 care may be ideal, but for thousands with #LongCOVID, good care now is what’s urgently needed. Dr. Arseneau’s clinic works. Dismantling it helps no one. #LifeLineBC @brendavancouver.bsky.social @josieosborne.bsky.social

Despite “highest funding ever” claims, school boards across BC are making painful cuts (yet again). If boards are mismanaging money, why no provincial investigation? It can’t be both their fault and not your problem. @brendavancouver.bsky.social @lisabeare.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social #bced

Classroom needs are rising. Supports are shrinking. Budgets can't keep up. And yet the BC government continues to tout record-high funding, without acknowledging that it's simply not enough to meet today's realities. We don't need spin. We need support. #bced 👇🏼 m.youtube.com/watch?v=BLAX...

Have you signed yet? 👇🏼 When we invest in education, we invest in a stronger future — for everyone. #bced chng.it

Yes, @lisabeare.bsky.social per-student funding may have increased nominally — but so have costs, expectations, and student needs. Inflation, unfunded curriculum changes, and reliance on PACs for essentials mean #bced is still forced to do more with less. #StoptheSqueeze @globalbc.bsky.social

Instead of fulfilling @davidebybc.bsky.social promise of an EA in every K–3 classroom, districts like Surrey are cutting positions due to chronic underfunding. Imagine the possibilities if we funded special education properly. Read 👇🏼 to see the power of investing in support.

Remember when @davidebybc.bsky.social promised an EA in every K–3 classroom? Not only did that support never come — now we’re cutting 40–50 EAs in Surrey. This isn’t just a broken promise. It’s a breaking point with real impacts on kids & teachers @lisabeare.bsky.social #StoptheSqueeze #bced

“We would be completely shocked if it was happening only in one or two schools. When one teacher calls in to us about the situation happening in their school, we can absolutely guarantee that the same situation is happening in other schools as well,” she says. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, companies are telling regulators they plan to move ahead, whether or not rules are in place.

I’m heading down to the Long Covid Awareness Day event in Vancouver. Hope you see you there! #CureLongCovidNow @eby-david.bsky.social @bctf.bsky.social @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social

Reminder: Tomorrow, March 15th is International Long Covid Awareness Day and the 5 yr anniversary since the start of the Covid pandemic. It is the first year Canada is participating nationwide. In Vancouver join us outside the Vancouver Art Gallery at 10:45 am to support Long COVID!

CityNews Toronto: 'The lingering battle of long covid' 'It's been 5 years since COVID-19 first emerged, however its long-term effects are still haunting many. Melissa Nakhavoly speaks with patients with long covid and has more on their fight for answers.' toronto.citynews.ca/video/2025/0...

Anyone who’s been in a school lately knows the reality—minimal cleaning, constant waves of illness, and no real protections. Today’s @bctf.bsky.social communication downplaying COVID risks is a slap in the face to every teacher battling Long COVID. We deserve better. #bced #LongCovid

After 25 years of austerity budgets, Surrey schools are running on empty. There’s nothing left to cut without causing real, lasting harm to students. These cuts won’t just hurt today—they’ll be felt for generations #FundBCSchools @lisabeare.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social

In BC this year, the public is subsidizing private schools to the tune of a staggering $570 million dollars, while public school boards struggle to balance their budgets. Let’s redirect that money back to public schools. #bced #bcpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...