“It’s a strange thing to find myself more shocked now than at things that the Harper government tried,” said Green MP Elizabeth May. #cdnpoli
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‘Ass Backwards’: Canada’s New Legal Posture Post-Bill C-5 | The Tyee
The Senate-bound law would allow Ottawa to stamp major projects approved before their risks are assessed.
A UBC student has raised $3,000 to make a billboard that says “Abortion is safe, normal and common” to counter the anti-abortion billboard messaging that peppers the Okanagan region. But she’s stumped on where to post her message. Michelle Gamage reports. 🪧
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Kelowna Companies Won’t Run Pro-Choice Billboards | The Tyee
The crowdfunded campaign aims to counter anti-abortion billboards in the region.
What’s the appropriate age for reading graphic novels that depict sex acts or contain frank discussions of sexuality and abuse? That’s the question the Alberta government says it is asking with a new survey about the books stocked on public school library shelves. Katie Hyslop reports.
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Who’s Afraid of Students Reading about Sex? | The Tyee
Alberta’s government thinks sex scenes don’t belong in school libraries. Educators say it’s not that simple.
“Yintah,” a film about Wet'suwet'en residence to the Coastal GasLink pipeline, has won best feature-length documentary at the Canadian Screen Awards. Read all about the film in this Tyee Q&A from last year.
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When the Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction, Turn to Documentary | The Tyee
A wild time in the world of cinema is reason to support the work of brave filmmakers.
Is there hope for the artist amid the explosion of AI and non-stop enshittification of platforms we used to rely on for building our brand? Cory Doctorow told us what he thinks Mark Carney should do. In the meantime, what should *we* do? Harrison Mooney interviews.
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Musk and Zuck ‘Use Our Love for Each Other to Hold Us Hostage’ | The Tyee
Cory Doctorow on ditching platforms, net nostalgia and class struggle amid the enshittocene. Second of two.
In 2003, the BC Liberals passed a law that let it fast-track “significant projects” and bypass the normal approval process. The NDP of 2003 had strong feelings about the legislation. But it had much in common with today’s #Bill15, introduced by the NDP itself. Zoë Yunker reports.
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With Bill 15, the NDP Is Following the BC Liberals' Approach | The Tyee
When the Campbell government passed a similar fast-track law, New Democrats were outraged.
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First Nations leaders are calling on the Conservatives to drop Aaron Gunn as their candidate for North Island-Powell River because of his past comments on residential schools. #bcpoli
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‘Unsavoury Denialism’: FN Leaders Want Conservative Candidate Dropped | The Tyee
Aaron Gunn challenged over residential school comments and support for private health care.
Did the BC Conservative leader ever have it? asks Dr. Steve.
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Please Advise! Has Rustad Lost Control Already? | The Tyee
Did the BC Conservative leader ever have it? asks Dr. Steve.
Even as DOGE, or the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, has created controversy and chaos, some members of a group of tech CEOs have shown interest in creating a similar agency in Canada.
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The Tech CEOs Who Want a DOGE for Canada | The Tyee
Many supporters of a group called Build Canada are also interested in Elon Musk’s effort to slash government spending.