Posts for "politics"
The War on Cars
Posted on November 13, 2025The hosts of the podcast The War on Cars were in Vancouver last weekend to talk about their new book: Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves…
No Tyrants
Posted on October 24, 2025I went to the local No Tyrants protest last weekend. There was a higher turnout this time, despite the rain and the bone-chilling damp. It…
Voted
Posted on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on November 10, 2016Not necessarily times I could vote, mind. In reverse chronological order: I checked out the anti-Trump protest in Vancouver tonight. That…