Posts for "politics"
Voted
Posted at April 28, 2025It took me about twenty minutes, from leaving my apartment, walking to the polling station, voting, and getting back home. It was much…
#SaveTheBus
Posted at April 24, 2025This was another thing that came up recently. Translink, the local organization responsible for providing public transit and maintaining…
Modo Board of Directors Election
Posted at April 24, 2025Wait, what? There’s more voting to do? Modo is the local car-sharing co-op. I’ve been lucky to live most of my adult life without needing a…
Vancouver Centre Candidates
Posted at April 20, 2025Let’s do this! … I really wish I’d attended the all-candidates meeting on April 15th. That would make this a lot easier. Elaine Allan…
Vancouver City Council By-election
Posted at March 31, 2025I wrote the below for our spam chat at work. Hey Vancouver peeps! We have a by-election next Saturday (early voting is available) to replace…
The Day After
Posted at October 21, 2024I wrote this yesterday on Discord. It took a lot of effort, but I managed to avoid bringing up the Socreds. Election day! I’m going to rant…
Vancouver-West End Candidates
Posted at October 09, 2024It’s election season here in BC. Tonight was the All Candidates Meeting at the West End Community Centre, so I went there after work to hear…
Three Times I Didn't Vote
Posted at November 10, 2016Not necessarily times I could vote, mind. In reverse chronological order: I checked out the anti-Trump protest in Vancouver tonight. That…
#TáForGrá
Posted at July 27, 2015I wrote this the day of the referendum: Today’s the big referendum in Ireland! There are two things being voted on: 1) whether to reduce the…
Riot 2011
Posted at June 16, 2011This is just a quick post the morning after with my gut impressions. Yay for the City of Vancouver for having the fanzones. They clearly…