Candidate for City Council 2022 with VOTE Socialist. Defund the VPD, Progressive property tax, Land Back, Vacancy Control, Co-ops, Right of First Refusal
Absolutely everyone should be concerned by this. No matter where you stand on this, the
@VancouverPD
should be partisan. As head of police board
@KenSimCity
should address this
#vanpoli
NDP minister
@selinarobinson
justifying genocide by calling Palestine “a crappy piece of land with nothing on it”. Hateful, bigoted remarks that should result in her immediate resignation
@Dave_Eby
Since
#ResignSelinaRobinson
is trending, here’s more from that video where she implies that Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh aren’t regular people and that colonizers are
Doesn’t go far enough but at the same time I want to acknowledge the incredible work done by the community. Pressure works. We need to keep holding all levels of government accountable
Well it finally happened. Saw my first incidence of anti Asian hate. Man harassing 3 women at A&W for wearing masks. I chased him away and he was cursing me from across street. Then he went into BCL and left his bike unlocked outside. Suffice to say, he no longer has a bike
Of course the msm are making it about the Star of David, an attempt to make this about religious freedom. It's clearly and Israeli flag and it's sold as such. The Punisher logo has been co-opted by the far right and the IDF.
The Globe and Mail, CTV Vancouver, and the Vancouver Sun have all published articles with this headline: “Vancouver police officer is directed to remove Star of David patch from uniform.”
The patch in question is below… Liars.
NEW - Veteran NDP MLA Selina Robinson just sent a letter to her caucus colleagues telling them she's leaving the NDP and will sit as an independent. This follows Robinson being forced by Eby to resign from cabinet for controversial comments she made about pre-1948 Palestine.
“Right wingers will realize how wrong they were when climate chaos begins to unfold all around them”
Right wingers: the fires are started by communist space lasers
@selinarobinson
With due respect, this fits a pattern of lies, racism, and over-reach of your powers in the name of justifying ongoing apartheid, genocide, and colonial violence. Do the right thing and step down.
My parents came to Canada in 1978 from Northern Ireland. It took my dad about a decade to get his citizenship but since he got it he's never missed an election. I'm proud to say that for the first time ever, he was able to vote for his own son.
Here are Vancouver park rangers “confiscating” building materials for making a Tiny Home at Crab Park where temp structures are permitted. There was no bylaw ticket issued which means they just stole this stuff.
The constant police harrassment of people sheltering in encampments is part of a vicious right-wing offensive happening in cities across North America.
Centrist politicians have completely caved and failed to defend tent cities or joined the attacks on them.
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
1/2 I absolutely felt alive on the campaign trail. I felt I had found my calling. My voice. I don’t want to lose that feeling. I want to continue to be a voice for the marginalized. For those at the mercy of capitalism’s concurrent crises.
Then maybe we need to stop displacing people, ripping people out of tents, dismantling modular housing and spending $800 a minute on the VPD and instead fund peer assisted care teams, outreach, and housing with wraparound services
Hottest day of the year, climate emergency, people murdering the homeless and setting fire to them, poisoned drugs, out of control inflation, and you give us…. Jets and fireworks.
Sitting councillor Brian Montague sporting a Thin Blue Line patch- a symbol which has ties to white nationalist movements and has been banned by police departments all over the country.
#vanpoli
Vancouver drivers are out of control. Picked up this nasty bruise when a guy blew through a Gastown crosswalk then got out of his car and ran at me. Ducked at last second and used his momentum to flip him over my head.
Very upset to see this happen in Vancouver, Canada.
It brings to mind the Land Reform Movement during 1949-53 under
#CCP
, where landlords & rich peasants were singled out. Rough estimation: 200K-5M people lost their lives due to the radical ideology.
Again, socialism ideology…
Colour me just a little smitten when in a room full of accomplished urban leaders, architects and planners. Really enjoyed tonight’s ‘debate’ on the DTES plan
@urbanarium
. Missing:
@michaelgeller
“Still have no idea why”. Hmmm maybe because Pierre Pollievre was inside holding a campaign event and supports the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestine just a guess
Protesters mobbing the True Confections baked goods cafe in Vancouver's West End yesterday evening. Still have no idea why.
The 3 young women inside closed the blinds, but were obviously rattled.
Protesters were pounding on the windows & covering the back exits - as though…
So this is now allowed on busses. Is it any wonder riding
@TransLink
vehicles is now an adventure into the unknown. I guess busses now double as recycling trucks. Who knew?
It is with profound sorrow that we acknowledge the annual BC Coroners Service Report released today, revealing almost seven deaths a day due to toxic drug supply.
Our priority is to ensure Vancouverites receive the care and support they urgently need.
Read my official…
Chris Amyotte’s family set up a make shift memorial after he was slain by the VPD. The VPD thought it was appropriate to park a cruiser right in front of it.
Twenty years ago on this day, housing activists began occupying the decade-long vacant Woodward’s department store on Hastings Street. The provincially owned building became a flashpoint in the struggle for affordable housing, social justice, and Indegenous rights.
Canvassing in the shadow of an art-washed tower where seniors and renters were renovicted. We need vacancy control and collective bargaining for tenants
The far right and the Vancouver Police Union continue to propagate the myth that our city is dying while continuing to ignore the root causes of crime: capitalism fuelling a housing crisis amid ever growing inequality
These guys ran on a law and order platform that stoked fear and division and heaped never ending scorn on the mayor and council. Now that they’re in power it’s someone else’s fault, and I 100% predicted they would do this
#vanpoli
Kudos to the staff and inmates at Mountain and Mission Institutions who filled over 6000 sandbags to help with the
#BCFloods
. These sandbags went directly to help local communities in need.
#BCStorms
So we crashed this event and realized it was funded by Chip Wilson’s Pacific Prosperity Network! The richest person in Vancouver sponsoring a movie night called Vancouver is Dying. You can’t make this stuff up
#chipwilson
#fightfascism
The far right and the Vancouver Police Union continue to propagate the myth that our city is dying while continuing to ignore the root causes of crime: capitalism fuelling a housing crisis amid ever growing inequality
Mike Smyth asked me to debate Aaron Gunn about Vancouver is Dying. I told him bigots shouldn’t be platformed. He is taking a page from the fascist playbook. We don’t debate fascists.
Spinning this as a win is an absolute insult to every family that was evicted over a decade ago. 48 units is a disgrace compared to the 284 units promised. Holborn is making out like fucking thieves.
Exciting day at Little Mountain as we break ground on a new social housing building operated by
@SUCCESSCanada
!
Proud to support to make this milestone possible. With all the much-needed public benefits, we're shaping an inclusive community for all.
✅48 social housing units:…
Thinking of doing a
@j_mcelroy
style "worst people in BC" bracket. Who should be on there? Chip, Emery, Neufield, the entire NPA board, the anti-whatever scumbags, Bob K, Rennie, Stovel, chief Palmer, Tom Macdonald. Jimmy Pattison, me?
I can’t do that from the dishpit. Please let me know if you see any jobs along these lines. Something where I can be of use. For now I’ll fire up Tea And Two Slices. Thanks everyone.
Calls for minister Selina Robinson to either be removed or resign will continue into the election if not answered.
#bcpoli
#bcndp
does not care about it’s blatant racism but the ppl of the province do
@RenuBakshi
@AaronGunn
And yet not once does he mention mental health. Not once does he mention how many lives are saved everyday by frontline workers. Not once does he even go close to getting at the root cause of the crisis: unadressed trauma from a system that produces unimaginable inequality
Police should stay out of politics. The participation of VPD officers and now the intervention of the Vancouver Police Union is a threat to our local democracy.