Alex de Boer
@alexmdeboer
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nonfiction storyteller + radio producer at @crackdownpod // DM or email me ~ [email protected] đľđ¸
MST Territories (Vancouver)
Joined September 2015
According to @KenSimCity lowering property tax has a âripple effectâ on renters. I just got a rent increase â the maximum amount allowable annually. Looks like Simâs 0% property tax increase wonât be making like more affordable for renters like me.
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It wasn't just drug users, social scientists, Dr. Henry, BC's Chief Coroner.. turns out Health Canadaâs expert committee was also urging govt to expand safe supply. Instead of listening to science + lived experience, the feds (& BC NDP) decided to kill it.
cbc.ca
As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own expertsâ advice, scaled...
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Ken Sim hopes you don't see this screenshot from the report on the City's Budget Survey. By a more than 4-to-1 margin, residents of Vancouver preferred a tax rate that maintained public services to ABC's reckless 0% gimmick. Zero Means Zero Mandate.
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Iâm incredibly disappointed that my mayor would resort to libel and amplify misinformation. Iâm incredibly disappointed he wonât abide by international law. Iâm incredibly disappointed he wonât call out genocide. Iâm incredibly disappointed he is on the wrong side of history.
I'm incredibly disappointed to see Councillor Sean Orr participating at a Samidoun-affiliated rally in Vancouver. Samidoun is a terrorist organization. Anti-semitism has NO place in Vancouver. Celebrating Hamas has NO place in Vancouver. I call on all local elected officials to
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Ken Sim is: 1. Reposting & promoting a residential school denialist 2. Lying - the event is unaffiliated with Samidoun. Promoted by 30+ local groups including Independent Jewish Voices and the Canadian Palestinian Association 3. Defaming 100s of Vancouver residents
I'm incredibly disappointed to see Councillor Sean Orr participating at a Samidoun-affiliated rally in Vancouver. Samidoun is a terrorist organization. Anti-semitism has NO place in Vancouver. Celebrating Hamas has NO place in Vancouver. I call on all local elected officials to
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Israel lies. And lies. And lies. And it will eventually be held accountable for its crimes: it's just matter of time. Meanwhile, no one ought to be scared of standing on the side of Justice.
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Your horror and condemnations do nothing. They never have. SANCTION ISRAEL. TWO WAY ARMS EMBARGO NOW.
Canada is horrified by the Israeli military strike at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza, which killed 5 journalists and many civilians, including rescuers and health officials. Such attacks are unacceptable.
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If youâre doing a âdouble tapâ strike on a hospital, youâre a war criminal and a terrorist.
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VPD was aware of the intense public interest â and also of the âfear and anxietyâ news of stranger assaults was causing in 2022. VPD issued at least 52 releases mentioning stranger assaults, but provided no updated data about the frequency of these crimes.
ctvnews.ca
Internal emails obtained through Freedom of Information requests shed light on the Vancouver Police Department's media strategy related to stranger assaults ahead of the city's 2022 election.
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NEW: The Liberal government authorized 2 military export permits to Israel worth $37.2 million in Feb. Global Affairs has now confirmed that these are for goods related to the Iron Dome. https://t.co/izUyoGW15U
readthemaple.com
âBy approving exports related to the Iron Dome, Canada is providing a shield for Israelâs genocidal attacks on Palestinians.â
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While Palestinians Starve, the IDF is getting Domino's Pizza delivered to them via armored cars
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In this vid, I explain why the insistence that protesters pair every call to end the genocide with âfree the hostagesâ is the most hollow moral litmus test of our time.
Sunday Show up now for @LeftReckoning members: Talking GHF Starvation/Shootings, West Bank Annexation and Israeli torture prisons with @infinite__jaz
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BREAKING: Canada authorized $37.2 million worth of new military exports to Israel in February, reveals @AlexCosh_. The goods fall under an export category that includes bombs, torpedoes, rockets, missiles and other explosive devices. https://t.co/xoZr6Tw0HW
readthemaple.com
Global Affairs insists it hasnât authorized exports that could be used in Gaza, but wonât say if this policy applies to Israelâs other conflicts.
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đ¨NEW EPISODE đ¨ With fascism on the rise around the world, we explore the relationship between Canadaâs housing and policing policies and the risk of far right authoritarianism at home. https://t.co/52qNDgKe4n
crackdownpod.com
With fascism on the rise around the world, we explore the relationship between Canadaâs housing and policing policies and the risk of far right authoritarianism at home.Â
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If this were anywhere else other than Gaza and the perpetrator wasnât Israel and the men holding on to one another werenât Palestinian, this would have been on the cover of every newspaper.
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A timely reminder that canada approved more exports of military goods to israel in the first 3 months of its genocide than any year in the last 30 years. & despite a 2024 bill that stops military exports we CONTINUE to export arms through existing orders.
arabcenterdc.org
On March 18, the Canadian House of Commons passed, by a vote of 204-117, a non-binding motion calling on the federal government to âcease the further authorization and transfer of arms exports to...
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Watch out 2026
When progressives come together, incredible things are possible. Congratulations to @ZohranKMamdani and to New York. Next up: Vancouver.
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VCH - Drug Alert - Look out for hydromorphone fakes. The @bcndp guts it's safer supply program, which gave dilaudid (hydromorphone) as a safe alternative to street opioids and guess what you get. More toxic drugs. More deaths.
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A reminder that Canadian media has unanimously supported nearly every war the country has formally participated in, plus the Iraq War. https://t.co/jKiEvagNe1
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