Proud son, brother, husband, & uncle. Facilitator & property manager. Rotary member. Runner. @UBCM life member. Former Kamloops City Councillor
Kamloops BC
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Canada’s longest-serving mayor reflects on end of 46-year run in Milton, Ont.
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New Opportunity Alert! Program Officer, Democracy | Andrew Carnegie Foundation | $145,000–$160,000. This is a mid-to-senior program role within the Foundation’s National Program, working under the direction of the Program Director and responsible... ow.ly/Y4Xz106Ht1l
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The election is over, and the work for Vancouver is what matters now. I'm honoured to lead Mayor-elect Pete Fry’s @PtFry transition and help his team get off to a strong start. When the mayor succeeds, Vancouver succeeds.
Mayor-elect Pete Fry names outgoing Vancouver City Councillor Rebecca Bligh to lead his mayoral transition. #vanpoli #vanre
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Good move.
Mayor-elect Pete Fry names outgoing Vancouver City Councillor Rebecca Bligh to lead his mayoral transition. #vanpoli #vanre
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Mayor Elect Pete Fry says he has asked COPE City Councillor Sean Orr to serve as the Deputy Mayor for the foreseeable future. He's also recommending that ABC Councillor Mike Klassen be reappointed to the Metro Vancouver Board.
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This is an excellent summation of the NDP’s epic fall from power by John Horgan’s former chief of staff, Geoff Meggs #bcpoli
#bcpoli By Geoff Meggs RT Laying the foundations for a post-Eby BC NDP: a tough hill climb, but we’ve been here before geoffmeggs.substack.com/p/la…
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It is not a declaration of war.
I’m not sure when both the right and the left decided to start throwing these terms around but it’s irresponsible, dangerous, and not productive in the least.
I watched @TheRealKeean talk about going to war, now I’m seeing Grand Chief Stewart Phillip do the same.
This is legislation, and it must reflect the expectations of voters - that’s how democracy works. British Columbians voted for the BC Conservatives and part of their campaign was to repeal it, and citizens voted for it.
If after an election, you don’t like the result and the policies - you shouldn’t start viewing that as a declaration of war.
It’s democracy in action.
If my members voted for a new Chief, with a different vision, I don’t get to call that an act an act of war - I respect the results and seek to work with the new leader on their path.
B.C. First Nations chief warns ripping up DRIPA is a ‘declaration of war’
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This is good, on who might be BC's next Indigenous Relations Minister #bcpoli RT thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/10/…
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Amen 🙏
Faith leaders are training to stand outside polling places as poll chaplains and peacekeepers. to.pbs.org/4ijBjfb
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Over the past five weeks, I’ve gone to dozens of pressers and election-related events — almost exclusively via public transit 🚉
It helps to live downtown, I know, but I’m still pretty proud of that.
Now let’s improve our system so in 2030 I won’t have to use a car at all!
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A thought for all the campaign staff on the BC NDP, Con and Green teams.
Politics is a volatile and unpredictable business. 8 weeks ago none of this was imaginable. And those in government had “secure” jobs.
Things change on a dime and you all pivoted into campaign, left your families for an intense battle over competing visions.
And now some will lose jobs and others will gain them. It can seem unfair and sudden (and it is) but that’s what the people decide.
Know that even though you are all doing political jobs - you too are public servants. We don’t say that enough but it’s true.
Our democracy depends on well functioning political parties and the staff who make that happen.
Thank you all for your service, whether you won or lost.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
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WindWaterSolar meets a peak of 161.5% of demand and solar alone meets 132.5% of demand on Sat 10/25/26 on the @California_ISO grid.
WWS has met >100% of demand for 213 of 297 days (71.7%) now, or 17% of all hours in 2026.
WWS has met 55% of all demand in '26 vs 46% in '23.
Solar up 50% in '26 v '23
Wind up 24%
Batteries up 297%
Gas down 43.2%
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First of all it was refreshing to hear the leaders of each party thank each other for the hard work they did. It was nice to hear @Dave_Eby and @LDoerkson being respectful to each other in their speeches. This election was essentially the equivalency of a mass drunk text for B.C.
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On this day six years ago, this ragtag bunch of radio broadcasters spent #bcpoli election night together. #Kamloops
@MineerBrett @Jeffrey_Andreas @JonKeenNLSports @ColtonDavies_ @ReimerHowie @CApps32 @BillCowen
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How rare is an interim leader winning an election?
I could only find one precedent.
Not just in Canada - in all Westminster countries at the national or provincial/state levels.
Searched UK, Australia, NZ.
Just found one.
British Columbia in 1952
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Tremendous thanks to the absolutely stellar elections officers of @ElectionsBC who were amazing as my parents voted today. Curbside balloting for disabled voters. Clear, patient + courteous. The best of democracy. Here's dad right after excersizing his franchise. @AparnaKurl
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I admire your approach on how you discuss politics, Janice. I appreciate your voting, too. Thanks for being reasonable to talk with even if we differ on certain things (but I also know we agree on certain things, too).
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"No, ma'am. He's a decent family man, citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with." John McCain on Barack Obama, 2008. #DeadWrongHistory
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Obama: John McCain. I don't want to over romanticize our relationship. John was conservative to put it mildly. He ran against me in 2008 and talked about me on the campaign trail. You know what, he understood that some values transcend party. He believed an honest argument and hearing the views of other people. He didn't demonize political opponents. Do you remember at the end of the campaign when a woman at one of his rallies said, you can't vote for that Arab, he's not even a citizen and he said hold on, I have had a lot of disagreements with Senator Obama but I served with him, he is a good man and an honorable man and a patriotic American, shut it down. He knew that if we get in the habit of bending the truth to suit political expediency or party orthodoxy, democracy can't work. The man had character.