There is sorrow deeper than love, loftier than knowledge & more bitter than poverty. It is mute and has no voice; its eyes glitter like stars.- Khalil Gibran

Lower Mainland BC Canada
Joined January 2009
Finally made it to the blue skies place. Lovely. Found some previous & new friends. As I find more compadres from here will add them. Username now adds an 's' thats not part of @LilacFire.bsky.social Post nubila phoebus.
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Ontarians, Don't be like B.C. where 200,000 people did not vote. Look what they got!!! Vote in your municipal elections! Ford wants mayors that worship him! If that is not enough reason, nothing is.
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Replying to @TinaYazdani
That gaslighting ghoul. Ontarians - we're stuck with these soulless greedy ghouls that we've suffered under for eight long years bc some of you blindly vote Conservative and even more don't bother voting at all. Not voting IS voting — for these Conservative ghouls!
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🟥 If anyone wonders about the difference between a real Prime Minister and someone who will NEVER be, just take a look at these two messages. 👇🏼 The posts show a clear contrast. It’s clear which one is a highly experienced, unifying and qualified leader, polling at almost 80% favourability... and which one is a severely unqualified, divisive and clueless character, rightfully polling at an unprecedented 16%. ¾ of Canadians currently think he is a terrible, unqualified choice for PM. 🤷🏻‍♂️ This country, across party lines and from coast to coast to coast, doesn’t want to be led by a Frat House troll. Leadership matters. 🇨🇦✅
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LilacFire retweeted
Abolish the Indian Act. We have nothing to lose but our chains. We will, of course, need new legislation that is an interface between the Federal government and First Nations. And this MUST be created alongside Chiefs and First Nation governments every step of the way. But it is time to move past the era of this outdated, racist, and patriarchal legislation. I support Prime Minister Carney’s work to position Canada as a global leader in human rights and democracy. The Indian Act is inconsistent with achieving that vision. Our laws at home should reflect the values we champion around the world. It’s time for a relationship with First Nations people that reflects who we are as Canadians today, recognizes nationhood, and lives up to the true nature of reconciliation.
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whoot! #Canada Eurovision 5 Finalist revealed on #CBC News Network> Rogers ch251/Telus 800
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.@CarrieTait thank you for your investigative journalism. Democracy works best when journalists can shine the light on what matters. Money laundering investigation of high ranking, Alberta government officials. This could be unprecedented.
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Norway is one of the most democratic and prosperous countries on Earth. Free health care Free college Strong democracy Free press Trump says “Norway sucks” and is a “shithouse country” because it won’t give him the Nobel Prize. Insane. We have a mentally unbalanced president.
Trump says he doesn’t want immigrants from Norway because he didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize. “Norway sucks. Norway has become a shithouse country.”
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Trump just told followers at his rally in Mississippi that Canada has agreed to drop all tariffs. This guy is amazing. An amazing liar that is.
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Exact same playbook (fakeBCLib(harperCons) used when elected. Drop corp taxes?(socialism good when for corps). Doerkson knows zero re Rmd built on silt & Why tunnel(safety) built vs bridge. #bcpoli @bcndp #BCElection2026 thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/10/…
Replying to @YourAnonCentral
So the conservatives will get in, claim provinces finances worse than expected and drop a bunch of so called "promises". Try and.privatize lots, scrap with FN and fuck everyone, tell them everything is fine. That's the conservative way.
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#bcpoli #BCElection2026 result. (Read the other rts) #BCmedia kept @bcndp always in microscope, BC Con big latitude. Repeat 16yrs (fakeBCLib(harperCons)slash healthcare, education, services, cost of living hurts. Good of (nver Libs) G Campbell, Christie Clark to show true colours
The BC Conservatives promise $11.1 billion in tax cuts despite projecting massive deficits. Businesses would receive hundreds of millions in tax exemptions, while ordinary British Columbians could face the consequences if reduced revenue leads to cuts in essential services. #bcpoli #cdnpoli Imagine your child waiting months for medical treatment because hospitals lack resources. Your child's school losing classroom support. Your rent climbing because affordable housing projects have been delayed. These are the risks families could face if the province struggles to fund public services. Even more concerning, the Conservatives plan to take $2 billion from BC's $5 billion emergency contingency fund and count it as savings. That money is set aside for unexpected costs, including wildfires, healthcare emergencies and rising demand for essential services. Imagine a wildfire forcing your family to evacuate. Firefighters need equipment, displaced residents need shelter, and communities need money to rebuild. Reducing emergency reserves doesn't make those costs disappear. It leaves the province with less money set aside to respond. Or imagine your elderly parent waiting in an overcrowded emergency room while hospitals urgently need additional funding. A smaller contingency fund leaves the government with fewer options to address unexpected pressures without borrowing or cutting elsewhere. The Conservatives also rely on economic growth far above independent forecasts. If those predictions fail, BC could collect less revenue than expected, forcing difficult choices between additional debt and reduced services. Economist Jim Stanford estimates their financial assumptions could leave BC with annual deficits exceeding $15 billion. The tax cuts would take billions out of provincial revenue while leaving less money in emergency reserves. If hospitals need more funding, housing projects fall behind or wildfires strike, British Columbians could face the consequences.
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#BCmedia Where's the update re Findlay's 'illegal inducements' investigation into the party of law & order? Or is it 'free pass'? @IanPatonDelta , Roslyn Bird refused, while Reann Gasper sure seemed like one. #bcpoli @CTVVancouver @GlobalBC @CBCNews
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This 👇👇👇👇 CANADA MUST STRIVE FOR MORE FEDERAL POWER & LESS DECENTRALIZATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS SITUATION COULD DESTABILIZE OUR ENTIRE NATION.. It truly disappointing that so few Canadians understand how much power premiers have. And fail to realize how DE-centralized Canada is. Voting federally matters, but the people with the REAL power to destroy or uplift a province are the premiers.
The only thing standing in the way of these people amending our constitution, taking away rights is Mark Carney
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Replying to @HelloStephano
I think we have mostly had right wing governments. Socreds originated in Alberta. I remember them with disdain. Gordon Campbell , pretending to be a Lib, was a form of that ideology. All business.
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Global's Baldrey erred last wk & admitts (fakeBCLibs(harperCons) were Cons! Then back to bs. "Lib" Gordon Campbell at Con party event & he & Christie Clark stumped for Con win. Recall for 16yrs real Fed Libs nver stumped once for (fakeBCLibs. Clever: nasty policies blame Libs
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LilacFire retweeted
Ladies and Gentlemen: First Past the Post. And low voter turnout like last night's is a feature of First Past the Post. People show up to vote in far higher numbers under Pro Rep because their vote directly results in representation in govt. Under FPTP, most votes are pointless.
CORRECTION the voter turnout was around 48% which means around 24% of BCers voted these toxic shitheads in.
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More Thank You @bcndp @Dave_Eby for tons done & more in progress. Even derailed by Covid, undid so much (fakeBCib damage. Never ideology rigid had panel on tweak 'no fault'. Actually used the Leg! More upgrade quality of life for BCers done than prev govt. Fix ICBC, etc. #bcpoli
No interest on student loans helped a lot of people, banning big money out of politics made a level playing field so our votes were all equal, opened thousands of new healthcare seats in all our universities & colleges as well as the new med school, opened menopause clinic...
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LilacFire retweeted
Replying to @ProjectPearson
Apparently, convoy support is no barrier to getting elected in BC. Just ask Lorne Doerksen.
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Oh B.C., you f*cked up, the @Conservative_BC Party makes the @Alberta_UCP look sane. You don't even know who your premier will be. Word is, residential school denier and alt-right sh*t disturber @AaronGunn is going to run for leader. Good luck, you're going to need it🙄
Faith, Family, Freedom: a triad of tradition that masks a fourth, darker 'F'—Fascism. History doesn't just repeat; it rhymes in the most dangerous ways. Watch to see the real story behind these seemingly simple words. @Conservative_BC @KerryLynneFindl #bcpoli
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And yet there are B.C. Conservative MLA’s who are First Nations and one whose wife and kids are First Nations. Someone please explain that to me.
The B.C. Conservatives stated top priority regarding Indigenous relations is repealing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).😡 YOU VOTED FOR THIS B.C.?
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LilacFire retweeted
Then, when all the groundwork that BC NDP and Premier David Eby laid comes to fruition over next couple of years, Lorne Doerkson, BC Conservative Party, will say 'Look at us! Look what WE did!' And disengaged and non-vigilant British Columbians will buy their BS #bcpoli #cdnpoli
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