Policy strategist, media commentator, adjunct prof & fellow at UBC. Previously 🇨🇦🇺🇸 advisor to the prime minister, advisor to the trade minister, & other 💼.
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PSA to 🇺🇸: Don't claim any new 🇨🇦 allies for your cause as #bcpoli leaders agree:
"Trump does represent an incredible threat to this province & this nation ... It is absurd to think I would be supportive of a bully south of the border."
- New Premier Lorne Doerkson, CBC-Sept 26
Obsessed (!!!) with the energy of Emily Lowan telling CTV about her Girl Guide badge collection for her #bcpoli election night bio. As a lifelong Guiding member / part of the baked-good mafia in BC, I can confirm this is 💯 lore & very brag worthy.
Bizarro #bcpoli election bingo words of the night: battleground, balance, swing, surprise, Surrey, Carney.
⚠️ Do NOT drink when these are said on your fave TV network because you WILL fall off your couch within a few mins max & I won't be held responsible for anyone's demise. ⚠️
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whatever happened to vulnerable BC. to emotionally intelligent BC. to takes you out to an intimate, candle-lit wine bar, then offers you a cigarette and holds your hand on the walk home BC.
I'm just noticing that the BC NDP platform is titled "BC Strong" and the BC Conservative's is "Stronger BC."
Clearly there's room for another party to run on "Even Stronger BC" or "Strongest BC" or ....? #bcpoli
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Final Vancouver election 2026 result.
Justason vs Elxn:
Fry 45% vs 48%
Sim 30% vs 33%
Hardwick 11% vs 9%
Allam 10% vs 5%
Bligh 5% vs 4%
Same poll predicted 9 of 10 Councillors.
Delighted to see @PtFry win tonight & become the next Mayor of Vancouver. Congratulations! 🗳️🥳
This is the least of our concerns during this cursed BC election BUT I'm mad not a single staffer had any leader wear not-blue - even a token tie or accessory - so they could stand out against this debate set. The multi-person monochrome blah feels like a metaphor for #bcpoli.
Today in 🇨🇦🇺🇸 pronouncements: uh, ok? When US threats of annexing Canada are made in a midterm election campaign speech, where does that land on Hoekstra's noses-outta-stuff scale?
MLA (rightly) kicked out of BC Conservative caucus this spring over criminal charges of intimate partner violence has his court date next week & now isn't running again.
... which makes the 🫶🤝🫡 vibe from a Conservative #bcpoli MLA & current candidate extra wtf worthy. What???
Statement from Former Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan
Last week, I announced that I was seriously considering seeking re-election. At the time, there was no other candidate in the race besides the NDP candidate. Since then, I have been ramping up campaign preparations, receiving tremendous support and even gathering enough signatures for my nomination with Elections BC.
However, my priority has always been to defeat the NDP. To do that, I believe we must unite the centre and the right. With that in mind, I have decided to step aside and will not be seeking re-election this term.
Serving the community has been part of my life since I was young, through volunteering, almost two decades in broadcasting, and ultimately as your MLA. That commitment has never changed.
I am proud of what we accomplished in just two years, from holding the government accountable to successfully pushing for funding for the much-needed Richmond City Centre elementary school, which was originally left out of Budget 2025.
Thank you to everyone who supported me throughout this journey. This chapter may be ending, but my commitment to our community is not.
We might just see each other again next time.
Hon Chan
Former MLA for Richmond centre
#richmond #richmondcentre #bc #britishcolumbia
Standing by to reinvent Halloween 2024's look "Spooky and/or Sexy Mansion of Chip Wilson" (no, not the man, his house with unauthorized signs later fined by Elections BC... duh). Let no one accuse me of being unenthusiastic about craft projects or political ethics. #bcpoli 🎃🗳️
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It is an honour to be the BC NDP candidate for the upcoming election in Saanich South. I can't wait to get to work. It would be the honour of a lifetime to serve you in the Legislature. #bcpoli
Alignments changing by the minute, but the Miloparty™️ circa 2pm-ish Fri (🤪) is collecting a cast of decent/likable/thoughtful characters, except for obvious outlier Banman who scares off potential supporters. If they can figure that out, #bcpoli should watch them with interest.
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NEW: John Rustad tells me he was removed from caucus by Kerry-Lynne Findlay last night, and then 15 minutes later reinstated by Findlay…only to be removed again today, about 12 hours later. Has that happened in BC politics before? Removed from caucus twice in 12 hours. #bcpoli
West coast political people, trying to explain this completely unhinged week at the #bcpoli circus to anyone in any other province:
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'Would have been incredibly unwise to accept the deal that was on the table': Isinger on U.S. trade bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/…
