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NEW: We got consent from 7 unhoused people sheltering on Pandora Ave to hide Apple AirTags in their possessions.
This is after years of City of Victoria denying allegations that bylaw don't follow their own policies.
Now we have proof. Part 1 of 2 ⬇️
defactomedia.ca/bylaw-office…
Brishti Basu retweeted
"B.C. NDP candidate and former broadcast journalist Richard Zussman, for example, was a lobbyist with Burson Canada...he lobbied on behalf of Mazda Canada, Danish pharmaceutical company ALK & Northeastern University, an American private institution that has a campus in Vancouver"
Some B.C. political candidates used to be lobbyists. What happens when people trying to shape laws on behalf of companies end up writing them? zurl.co/BBKtn
Brishti Basu retweeted
More great work from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, this time in conjunction with cybersecurity firm Confiant of New York.
Israeli firm used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers say reut.rs/4jofeOF reut.rs/4jofeOF
One person dead 48 hours after bylaw threw away medication. Naloxone kits disposed of. Memorials torn down.
In 2nd part of our series @mikegraemephoto
& I dig into impacts of bylaw enforcement which ramped up with more $$ over past year. #yyj #bcpoli
defactomedia.ca/unhoused-peo…
Check out this follow-up to our AirTag investigation — which established that Victoria bylaw officers throw away new & usable items, contrary to city claims — to read about impacts, solutions, and what has/hasn't been attempted across Canada.
defactomedia.ca/unhoused-peo…
And just in case you missed it, here's the link and thread for our investigation using Apple AirTags to track where newly donated items often end up in Victoria:
xitter.cf/brish_ti/status/211007…
NEW: We got consent from 7 unhoused people sheltering on Pandora Ave to hide Apple AirTags in their possessions.
This is after years of City of Victoria denying allegations that bylaw don't follow their own policies.
Now we have proof. Part 1 of 2 ⬇️
defactomedia.ca/bylaw-office…
Btw if you don't know De Facto, we're a team of 6 journalists + worker-owners in Vic and Van, publishing longform stories, newsletters, and a radio/podcast about legal justice issues.
No paywall, but this work isn't cheap.
Consider supporting us: defactomedia.ca/
The second part of our investigation is out now!
Thread and article linked here:
xitter.cf/brish_ti/status/211051…
One person dead 48 hours after bylaw threw away medication. Naloxone kits disposed of. Memorials torn down.
In 2nd part of our series @mikegraemephoto
& I dig into impacts of bylaw enforcement which ramped up with more $$ over past year. #yyj #bcpoli
defactomedia.ca/unhoused-peo…
Brishti Basu retweeted
'All I have left’: As election cycle spotlights homeless crisis, bylaw seizures ‘devastating’ for Victoria’s unhoused
Latest in a De Facto series by @brish_ti & Mike Graeme
defactomedia.ca/unhoused-peo…
Brishti Basu retweeted
Incredible reporting by @brish_ti and Mike Graeme at De Facto Journalism Co-op. Using AirTags they caught bylaw officers throwing away brand-new donated items confiscated from homeless people, against the city’s own rules!
We know this happens in every municipality. Now there’s proof. You cannot confiscate someone's way out of homelessness.
This isn't a solution, it's cruelty disguised as enforcement.
Build housing. Stop punishing poverty.
defactomedia.ca/bylaw-office…
Brishti Basu retweeted
One of Canada’s largest newspapers published what read a whole lot like an incitement to violence against NDP Leader Avi Lewis, prompting widespread condemnation.
Yet for some reason, there appears to be all but radio silence from mainstream Canadian media.
Here's what I found:
Brishti Basu retweeted
Canada’s newspaper of record just running a full-blown ad disguised as an article, for a company that has received a quarter of a billion dollars from the Canadian government
Cohere unveils latest AI platform with more agentic features for businesses
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Brishti Basu retweeted
You know who walks into a war zone everyday? Gazans.
Give me a fucking break with this lousy and irresponsible writing and reporting.
'The teachers feel every single day like they're walking into a war zone.'
Jewish teachers in Ontario file human rights claims against school boards, unions alleging they were discriminated against over reports of #antisemitism #ontedu #education
A full breakdown of today's monumental verdict in favour of @DULFBC — what's in it and what it all means — by @dustbobgod for De Facto Journalism Co-op:
defactomedia.ca/breaking-dul…
Brishti Basu retweeted
today Justice Catherine Murray threw out the charges against Kalicum and Nyx, saying they did a "public service at considerable personal cost."
"You selflessly put yourselves to the side for this cause, and that's something most people wouldn't do. For that, I applaud you."
A Vancouver cop told DULF’s founders he would personally advocate for them.
2 years later, he approved the investigation that led to raids on their homes.
defactomedia.ca/how-vancouve…
