Optimist, often sarcastic. Investments - Politics - Sports. Inactive CFA Charterholder. Opinions my own.
British Columbia, Canada
Joined December 2021
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I think 2026 will be a tale of 2 halves - chaotic start, calmer end. Political upheaval that will result in better things to come.
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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV has requested a mail-in ballot for the U.S. midterm elections, potentially becoming the first pope in 2,000 years to vote in a secular election.
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The Vancouver Whitecaps are expecting a crowd of over 30,000 at BC Place on Sunday, with a chance to clinch first place.
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This is the coolest thing Pettersson has done in years. #Canucks
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Doerskon says he will rescind Bill 44, the mandated multiplex zoning province wide. Is open to an overhaul of the short term rental restrictions.
It’s hard to understate how bad housing constriction will be for the next few years. More policy changes coming im sure.
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After 262 days in hospital, Maya is finally going home.
Her incredible courage and fighting spirit, and the unwavering love of her family, are an inspiration.
Maya, you have amazed us all. May God bless you with continued strength and healing on the road ahead.
262 days.
It’s been 262 days since you were airlifted to BC Children’s Hospital.
262 days since we were told, “We did everything we could, but we don’t think she’s going to make it through the night.”
Since then, I’ve watched you fight for every single one of those days.
251 days ago, you opened your eye, moved it, and shifted your leg only to be rushed back for emergency surgery that morning when hydrocephalus set in.
238 days ago, you were extubated and breathed on your own for the first time.
230 days ago, you felt the sun on your face again.
224 days ago, the cranioplasty we had planned turned into yet another emergency when an infection was discovered.
214 days ago, your EVD was finally removed.
213 days ago, you sat on the edge of the bed with a little help, and I wrapped my arms around you for the first time since the morning I left for work before any of this began.
191 days ago, the NG tube came out, and I saw your beautiful face completely clear of tubes and tape.
179 days ago, your prosthetic skull was placed. Your fifth surgery, and the one that finally stuck. After that, things slowly began to feel possible again.
145 days ago, you smiled for the first time (intentionally) while we played thumb war.
140 days ago, I wheeled you off hospital grounds for the very first time.
61 days ago, I heard your voice again.
40 days ago, we celebrated your 13th birthday at the Foo Fighters.
And today, today you’re being released.
There was never a day I stopped believing we would get here. The road ahead is still long, but this is a milestone no one thought we would reach. Maya, you are the bravest person I know. You are an inspiration to so many people. Giving up was never an option for me, and it clearly never was for you either. You refused to accept the words we heard 262 days ago when you came out of the OR. Look at you, my girl. You blew every expectation out of the water.
Thank you to the incredible nurses, doctors, and therapists who walked every step of this with us. Thank you to everyone who supported Maya and our family we could not have done this without each and every one of you.
Now it’s time to leave these hospital walls behind and keep moving forward, Maya Bear.
I love you forever and always.
—Dad ❤️
Absolutely horrific; condolences to her family and friends
Woman in her 50s dies after being struck by truck in Richmond richmond-news.com:443/local-…
The B.C. NDP developed a reputation for indecision and inaction.
My hope (and my expectation) is the B.C. Conservatives will prove to be the opposite.
People want action and progress; not more inaction and delay
#bcpoli
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The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers, playing in the smallest market in the majors, are World Series champions for the first time after beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5. apnews.com/article/brewers-r…
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If he keeps saying things like that, it will become impossible for Canadians to pay for their own drinks in any bar in the democratic world.
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. ambassador warns Canada could shoulder blame if midterms go against Trump ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tari…
It’s the horrendous domestic policies, unpopular war, sucking up to dictators, blatant corruption, severe cognitive decline, and sheer stupidity that’s going to sink the GOP.
The ambassador knows this, but he’s just a lapdog parroting the party line
Sad!
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. ambassador warns Canada could shoulder blame if midterms go against Trump ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tari…
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The @Canucks became the first team this season to record a three-goal, third-period comeback win.
#NHLStats: bit.ly/4yMn1tA
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Is the Bank of Canada about to make another historic policy mistake?
Canada’s economy is weak. Negative output gap, employment contracting, growth stalled, housing going nowhere.
Trimmed CPI is 1.8% and falling. No sign of second- or third-round effects from tariffs or the oil shock.
Theory and data both argue against hikes and for cuts. Raising rates into a negative growth shock just compounds the weakness and risks turning stagnation into recession.
But when have central bankers ever let theory or evidence get in the way of a policy mistake? Will they use headline inflation as the justification of a rate hike into a very weak economy ?
Macklem and Rogers are building a case for the worst Bank of Canada leadership in modern history.
🗓 Note the date
Our next scheduled interest rate decision and release of our latest economic forecasts are on October 28.
bit.ly/48bHey3
#cdnecon #economy
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#Canucks rally to win from a 3-goal, 3rd-period deficit for the 6th time in franchise history
(h/t @Sportradar)