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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…
“Pig and elephant DNA won't splice. Haven’t you heard that song by Loverboy?” getyarn.io/yarn-clip/8bd0bcf…
43% of #bcpoli voters want the BC New Democratic Party (NDP) and the BC Green Party to consider a formal merger into a single provincial political party.
researchco.ca/2026/10/26/bc-…
Tree of Knowledge. youtu.be/lFnx27Fl-b8?si=SfVf…
On This Day
Love Junk is the debut album by The Pursuit of Happiness, released in 1988.
The album was produced by Todd Rundgren, and was certified Platinum in Canada.
Share your favourite songs and memories in the comments !
Karine 🇨🇦🎶
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BC's Premier Designate @LDoerkson says he is eager to begin diving into the state of the province's finances and the $13.8 billion deficit. Speaking to CBC News this am Doerkson says "I am concerned the deficit is even larger than we know or think".
#ICYMI: @CarolOff_ talks about her new book, True Patriot Love: Reporting from the Front Lines of Canadian Sovereignty. #Bookshelf @randomhouseca youtu.be/kv4EQbRgQQY
WATCH: @CarolOff_ talks about her new book, True Patriot Love: Reporting from the Front Lines of Canadian Sovereignty, ahead of her appearance at the @VanWritersFest this weekend. #Bookshelf @randomhouseca youtu.be/kv4EQbRgQQY
New: "We know what we are not. We’re becoming what we are,” says @CarolOff_, author of True Patriot Love: Reporting from the Front Lines of Canadian Sovereignty. #Bookshelf @randomhouseca @VanWritersFest johnackermann.substack.com/p…
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Voting Intention in #bcpoli (Decided Voters):
Conservative Party of BC – 44% (= since mid-October)
BC New Democratic Party (NDP) – 40% (-2)
BC Green Party – 10% (+2)
OneBC – 2% (=)
Centre BC – 2% (=)
Another party / An independent candidate – 1% (=)
researchco.ca/2026/10/23/bcp…
Tonight, the Vancouver Convention Centre markers and Olympic cauldron will be lit up in red, white, and green to commemorate the events of 1956 and the many Hungarians 🇭🇺 who arrived in British Columbia.
Today marks 70 years since the start of the 1956 #Hungarian Revolution. A decade ago, I marked the 60th anniversary with a series of reports based on interviews I conducted while in #Hungary. Here are those reports, as they were filed 10 years ago. johnackermann.substack.com/p…
Today marks 70 years since the start of the 1956 #Hungarian Revolution. A decade ago, I marked the 60th anniversary with a series of reports based on interviews I conducted while in #Hungary. Here are those reports, as they were filed 10 years ago. johnackermann.substack.com/p…
New: The BC Conservatives have a five point lead over the incumbent NDP with two days to go until Election Day, according to Leger. #bcpoli #bcelxn leger360.com/bc-election-202…
#OTD in 2023, I spoke with @JohnIbbitson, author of The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and The Making of Modern Canada. #Bookshelf johnackermann.substack.com/p…
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Listening to Christie Strauss from the @policemuseum on @CBCEarlyEdition talk about the move to the new location in the Woodwards building. Sad to see the departure from the old Coroners Court, but she makes a good case for why it needs to moved.
And thanks for the shout out!
New: The B.C. Conservatives hold a narrow three-point lead over the B.C. NDP, 46 per cent to 43 per cent — a margin that amounts to a statistical tie — according to fresh @angusreidorg polling. #bcpoli #bcelxn
Today, Albertans will vote in a referendum that could begin the process of their province separating from Canada. I spoke with Tyler Dawson, author of The Republic of Alberta: An Idea That Won't Go Away, about how we got here. #Bookshelf @sutherlandbooks johnackermann.substack.com/p…
WATCH: Author Ken Wyder talks about his harrowing new memoir, Kill Not the Butterfly, a warts-and-all look inside one of Vancouver’s most powerful families. #Bookshelf @tidewaterpress youtu.be/rSr1kk9pJBY
Vancouver’s Bentall family continues to cast a shadow over the city. But beneath its public achievements are a history of violence, infidelity, and personal tragedy detailed in Ken Wyder's new memoir, Kill Not the Butterfly. #Bookshelf @tidewaterpress johnackermann.substack.com/p…
