CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Write your MP and the Minister of Transport to demand that they protect Canada's west coast from oil spills by standing up for the tanker ban:https://www.wcel.org/blog/write-your-mp-lets-keep-north-coast-oil-spill-free#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines

The Victoria Tenants Union has made a press release regarding a senior who is being evicted. This is a senior citizen fighting cancer who is basically being punished for not having a computer. https://victoriatenantsunion.ca/media/2026/03/21/senior-evicted-facing-homelessness.html #VictoriaBC #BCpoli I'll even at some politicians to draw attention to this aspect of the #HousingCrisis: @emilylowan@mastodon.social @votetanille@socialbc.ca @avilewis@mstdn.ca

A mining company wants to create an open-pit mine just seven kilometres from the small city of Rossland. If construction proceeds, the operation would be the closest open-pit mine to any B.C. municipality.Locals, though, are pushing back, reports Hilary Angus. #bcpoli https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/20/Mining-Created-BC-Town-Opposes-New-Project/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Subscribe to any (or all!) of our free newsletters for more stories like this straight to your inbox. https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/20/Public-Transit-Expansion-Plans-Shelved-BC/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“If industry supporters see supposed foreign funding of environmental organizations as a threat to sovereignty, why doesn’t foreign ownership of Canada’s natural resources ring alarm bells? Do those working to protect ecosystems actually pose a greater risk than the multinational companies working to extract and profit from them?.We should all be asking the important questions: Who makes decisions around Canada’s natural wealth? Who benefits? And who is left holding the bag?”#cdnpoli #bcpolihttps://rabble.ca/environment/there-is-a-lack-of-scrutiny-on-foreign-ownership-of-canadas-natural-resources/

British Columbia’s #FOI system faces threats but, despite concerns raised by critics, they don’t include changes in an NDP government bill being debated in the province’s legislature. Andrew MacLeod reports. #bcpolihttps://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/19/BC-Watchdog-Freedom-Information-Changes/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

The premier of Québec François Legault dismisses Ontario’s request to abandon the EV requirement. He says the province already adjusted it last year.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/quebec-premier-dismisses-doug-ford-s-ev-mandate-concerns-9.7136578- - -Le premier ministre du Québec François Legault ne prendra pas action sur la demande de l’Ontario d’abandonner les exigences de VÉ. Il dit que la province l’a déjà ajustée l’an dernier// En an //#Québec #QCpoli #Ontario #ONpoli

So #trump and RW extreme politics has been good for BC recruitment of US health professionals Alberta should be paying attention as a shift to US style Healthcare and attacks on women and minorities means a brain drain. And as HC professionals depart, I would expect other professionals decide the fall in HC services means it is time to move as well. Flyover US states are going to get worse and expect rural services will be heavily impacted. #bcpoli #abpolihttps://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/bc-hires-417-us-health-care-workers-in-1-year-recruitment-blitz/ar-AA1YLGT8?ocid=BingNewsSerp

@chris Ok butwe respect the environmentreally thoughreally?

RE: https://mastodon.social/@emilylowan/116173242846514382Eby gave up $2B of revenue from fossil fuel companies.Now we don't get any more $10/day daycares in BC. Can't afford 'em!Eby's plan is to (checks video) spend more money subsidizing more "rip it and ship it" fossil fuel projects. #BCPoli #BC #OilAndGas #BCGreens #BCNDP #CDNPoli

Teachers in Vancouver and Coquitlam, the majority of whom have voted against joining the provincial health plan, can’t access the coverage for gender-affirming care.The gap is “alarming,” said one sociology professor. #bclab #bcpoli https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/16/BC-Teachers-Win-Gender-Affirming-Care-Except-Two-Cities/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

The Musqueam Agreements Are a Good Step, Despite Stumbles via @thetyee https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/03/11/Musqueam-Agreements-Good-Step-Forward/#cdnpoli #bcpoli #landback #reconciliation

@MatWright ahh typical. Turns out the conservatives were the ones with delicate feelings all along.

Spuzzum First Nation is suing the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council, saying it has seen little benefit from major contracts signed with a slew of major corporations, including Telus, Teck and BC Hydro. #bcpolihttps://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/12/First-Nation-Sues-Contracts-Telus-BC-Hydro/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

@thetyee he does know that's his job, yes?

The Tyee has spent over half a year trying to figure out how many people are overdosing while they are patients at B.C.’s hospitals, but, “It’s really challenging to pin down a number,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry.Michelle Gamage interviewed the provincial health officer to figure out why. #bcpoli https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/10/Tracking-Hospital-Overdoses-Bonnie-Henry/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

@pinhman Last I checked, First Nations, Inuit and Metis people are Canadians and actually trace right back to the very first Canadians, but don't let that fact cloud your racism, "Dallas" Brodie.

I hope they receive justice. #bcpoli #AI #Canada https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/sci-tech/2026/03/09/cp-newsalert-family-sues-openai-over-mass-shooting-in-tumbler-ridge-b-c

"Carbon taxes across sectors, emissions trading schemes, congestion charges and fossil fuel excise taxes all show robust effects, even when controlling for all other policies. "https://theconversation.com/which-climate-policies-actually-make-a-difference-our-new-analysis-has-the-answer-277013#Canada #BCPoli #ClimateChange

@MatWright How oil inflation worked in 2022, again in 2026?"Impacts of the 2022 Oil Price Shock for Canadian Consumers and Workers"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/679d4ed301fa26e771ccafaa/68e7f6f5455ed72dca79079d_FalseProfits-March2025-Counting%20the%20Costs.pdf