Justin Robinson
@xemoka.bsky.social
I’m a Vancouver Islander, a GIS nerd and a web geek—working as a developer at Sparkgeo, building web interfaces for spatial software. #gis #javascript #python #postgresql #3dPrinting #3dModelling #otters
Posts are my own opinions, as poor as they are.
Posts are my own opinions, as poor as they are.
This is interesting, something to watch...
Some more reporting from TechDirt that actually has some precedent discussion about the Equustek v. Jack. 2017 SCC case with a Google removal req.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/18/x...
Some more reporting from TechDirt that actually has some precedent discussion about the Equustek v. Jack. 2017 SCC case with a Google removal req.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/18/x...
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is interesting, something to watch...
Some more reporting from TechDirt that actually has some precedent discussion about the Equustek v. Jack. 2017 SCC case with a Google removal req.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/18/x...
Some more reporting from TechDirt that actually has some precedent discussion about the Equustek v. Jack. 2017 SCC case with a Google removal req.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/18/x...
"The ... government has produced no plan to justify this dramatic change. It has not said what strategy the extra money will be meant to implement, nor what weapons ... the money will be used to produce. What is all this money meant to do? We do not know. For there is no plan. None at all."
Canada has been suffering years of economic stagnation, deteriorating public services, and increasing popular distrust. Yet our government has decided that what we need to do is spend more money on defence—and not just more money, but a lot more money than what we are spending at present.
The empty case for Canada’s 5% defence pledge
The priorities of our political leaders can be very hard to understand. Western countries are suffering years of economic stagnation, deteriorating public services, and a host of other problems. Yet o...
canadiandimension.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"The ... government has produced no plan to justify this dramatic change. It has not said what strategy the extra money will be meant to implement, nor what weapons ... the money will be used to produce. What is all this money meant to do? We do not know. For there is no plan. None at all."
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I was looking for tax increases on billionaires but doesn't seem to be happening.
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I was looking for tax increases on billionaires but doesn't seem to be happening.
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Communities on Vancouver Island have been asking for changes to how privately managed forests work for years. The BC government confirmed to CNO that those changes are not coming.
Long-awaited changes to BC’s private forests not coming, government confirms
Despite years of fighting by local governments to force legislative changes, the priority for the province's Forests ministry is protecting jobs in the sector, which has been impacted by the trade war...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Communities on Vancouver Island have been asking for changes to how privately managed forests work for years. The BC government confirmed to CNO that those changes are not coming.
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For the past four years Suncor, Imperial, CNRL, etc. have all posted quarter after quarter after quarter of record profits while announcing share buybacks and increasing shareholder dividends.
CNRL has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years.
Why the fuck should I be making sacrifices?
CNRL has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years.
Why the fuck should I be making sacrifices?
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
For the past four years Suncor, Imperial, CNRL, etc. have all posted quarter after quarter after quarter of record profits while announcing share buybacks and increasing shareholder dividends.
CNRL has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years.
Why the fuck should I be making sacrifices?
CNRL has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years.
Why the fuck should I be making sacrifices?
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Thinking ahead to tomorrow's federal budget and all the talk of Canadians needing to make sacrifices, I can't help but wonder when the wealthiest few might be asked to do that.
Unfortunately I don't think that's part of the plan.
Unfortunately I don't think that's part of the plan.
A federal wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for Canada.
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
A wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for a stronger, fairer Canada
New report on the effects of wealth inequality, the revenue potential of a wealth tax, counter-arguments and an outline of transformative public investments.
bcpolicy.ca
November 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Thinking ahead to tomorrow's federal budget and all the talk of Canadians needing to make sacrifices, I can't help but wonder when the wealthiest few might be asked to do that.
Unfortunately I don't think that's part of the plan.
Unfortunately I don't think that's part of the plan.
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New blog post, and it's a long one: all about the fossil record and evolution of "eared seals" - or, the fur seals and sea lions. I review their anatomy, current and former diversity, phylogeny, macroevolutionary patterns, and sexual dimorphism. 🦖🦑🐬🧪 #marinemammals #paleontology #evolution
The fossil record and evolution of fur seals and sea lions - the family Otariidae
A life restoration of the early fur seal Pithanotaria , hiding within a kelp forest off the California coast during the late Miocene. Artwor...
coastalpaleo.blogspot.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New blog post, and it's a long one: all about the fossil record and evolution of "eared seals" - or, the fur seals and sea lions. I review their anatomy, current and former diversity, phylogeny, macroevolutionary patterns, and sexual dimorphism. 🦖🦑🐬🧪 #marinemammals #paleontology #evolution
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I'm still thinking about this show two years later.
October 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm still thinking about this show two years later.
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The otters are at it again! A surfer at Steamer Lane was bitten on the foot by a sea otter (definitely not Steve) who then stole her board for 20 minutes. Officials aren’t sure if it’s the infamous Otter 841 or a bold copycat — either way, the legend continues 🦦🏄♀️
October 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The otters are at it again! A surfer at Steamer Lane was bitten on the foot by a sea otter (definitely not Steve) who then stole her board for 20 minutes. Officials aren’t sure if it’s the infamous Otter 841 or a bold copycat — either way, the legend continues 🦦🏄♀️
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I’m not advocating ignoring it all, but remember to take time out every now and then ❤️
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I’m not advocating ignoring it all, but remember to take time out every now and then ❤️
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If it wasn’t already clear the direction AI policy was going under Mark Carney and Evan Solomon, this task force makes it clear.
The inclusion of the chair of Build Canada, whose members openly pushed for a Canadian DOGE and Poilievre government earlier this year, is just one of many examples.
The inclusion of the chair of Build Canada, whose members openly pushed for a Canadian DOGE and Poilievre government earlier this year, is just one of many examples.
If there was truly any conviction for the public interest, members of the AI Strategy Task Force would resign in protest for the configuration of their group.
Government of Canada launches AI Strategy Task Force and public engagement on the development of the next AI strategy - Canada.ca
Public feedback and stakeholder engagement will inform strategy for Canada to be an AI leader
www.canada.ca
September 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If it wasn’t already clear the direction AI policy was going under Mark Carney and Evan Solomon, this task force makes it clear.
The inclusion of the chair of Build Canada, whose members openly pushed for a Canadian DOGE and Poilievre government earlier this year, is just one of many examples.
The inclusion of the chair of Build Canada, whose members openly pushed for a Canadian DOGE and Poilievre government earlier this year, is just one of many examples.
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We are a pathetic country.
Vince Gasparro, the Parliamentary Secretary for "Combatting Crime," just announced that the Irish band Kneecap are banned from entering Canada, 3 days after he met with Israel lobbyists.
September 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We are a pathetic country.
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Irish rappers saying words: BANNED
Billionaire bookstore owner funding IDF genocide: it's complicated
Billionaire bookstore owner funding IDF genocide: it's complicated
September 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Irish rappers saying words: BANNED
Billionaire bookstore owner funding IDF genocide: it's complicated
Billionaire bookstore owner funding IDF genocide: it's complicated
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"The B.C. government continues to approve logging in some of the most ecologically important old-growth forests, despite promises to protect them."
Old-growth advocate Joshua Wright photographed oldgrowth specklebelly this summer in a forest about 400 kilometres northwest of Victoria.
Lichen, logging, land rights: Complex forces play out in fate of ancient B.C. forest
Old-growth advocate Joshua Wright photographed oldgrowth specklebelly this summer in a forest about 400 kilometres northwest of Victoria.
cheknews.ca
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"The B.C. government continues to approve logging in some of the most ecologically important old-growth forests, despite promises to protect them."
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Did a new one
August 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Did a new one
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At this point, has Mark Carney made any decisions that Pierre Poilievre wouldn't? So far he's playing nice with Trump, promising massive cuts to federal programs so he can spike military spending, and passing multiple bills of dubious constitutionality.
An absolutely deplorable record so far.
An absolutely deplorable record so far.
Health advocates shocked as Carney Liberals back away from pharmacare program
Health advocates shocked as Carney Liberals back away from pharmacare program
Health advocates say they’re shocked to hear the federal government may not sign more pharmacare funding deals, which would leave coverage uneven across the country.
www.cp24.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
At this point, has Mark Carney made any decisions that Pierre Poilievre wouldn't? So far he's playing nice with Trump, promising massive cuts to federal programs so he can spike military spending, and passing multiple bills of dubious constitutionality.
An absolutely deplorable record so far.
An absolutely deplorable record so far.
More sortition-based governance and assemblies is a fantastic way out of some of our worst political problems.
Public engagement processes made up of ordinary citizens selected by lottery earn a higher degree of public trust and have worked in jurisdictions worldwide and should be adopted in BC, senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social told a legislature committee.
bcpolicy.ca/mini-pub...
bcpolicy.ca/mini-pub...
Democratic and electoral reform: the case for deliberative mini-publics
Our recommendations to the provincial legislature’s Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform.
bcpolicy.ca
July 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
More sortition-based governance and assemblies is a fantastic way out of some of our worst political problems.
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Carney confident government can meet spending cut goals as long as they make life a little worse for every Canadian
Carney confident government can meet spending cut goals as long as they make life a little worse for every Canadian
OTTAWA – Mark Carney has unveiled an “ambitious” plan to cut government spending by 7.5% next year, and 15% by 2029, figures he truly believes his government can manage as long as he ensures daily lif...
thebeaverton.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Carney confident government can meet spending cut goals as long as they make life a little worse for every Canadian
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Maybe we should deal with the Canadian Armed Forces' very obvious right-wing extremism problem before giving it 5% of our national GDP.
...Or, maybe we could keep that money and not cut public spending by 15%?
...Or, maybe we could keep that money and not cut public spending by 15%?
#Breaking: Canadian Armed Forces members accused of forming ‘anti-government militia,’ plotting to take land in Quebec, RCMP say
Canadian Armed Forces members accused of forming ‘anti-government militia,’ plotting to take land in Quebec, RCMP say
Police said the men participated in military-style training, as well as shooting, ambush, survival and navigation exercises. They also conducted a scouting operation.
www.thestar.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Maybe we should deal with the Canadian Armed Forces' very obvious right-wing extremism problem before giving it 5% of our national GDP.
...Or, maybe we could keep that money and not cut public spending by 15%?
...Or, maybe we could keep that money and not cut public spending by 15%?
"This is a descent into fascism. By defunding the state and over-funding the military, Canada is careening towards disaster."
Carney is placing Canada on a collision course with fascism. My latest at Substack.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/carney-to-...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/carney-to-...
Carney to defund Canada
We've seen this movie before
noraloreto.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"This is a descent into fascism. By defunding the state and over-funding the military, Canada is careening towards disaster."
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If your nationalism is just hockey references; memories of a few brands now owned by oligarchs and hedge funds; songs and shows from a long-dead era of Cancon; and stories about universal health care that haven't been true for decades, you might as well just pack the whole thing in. It's cooked.
July 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If your nationalism is just hockey references; memories of a few brands now owned by oligarchs and hedge funds; songs and shows from a long-dead era of Cancon; and stories about universal health care that haven't been true for decades, you might as well just pack the whole thing in. It's cooked.
Today’s 3D printer experiment; making things nerdier makes them cooler right?
Model from @ShadowfallWorkshop even the attachment hardware worked—the Tilly hat grommets fits M3 screws! Kaki matter3d filament, on a P1S.
Model from @ShadowfallWorkshop even the attachment hardware worked—the Tilly hat grommets fits M3 screws! Kaki matter3d filament, on a P1S.
July 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Today’s 3D printer experiment; making things nerdier makes them cooler right?
Model from @ShadowfallWorkshop even the attachment hardware worked—the Tilly hat grommets fits M3 screws! Kaki matter3d filament, on a P1S.
Model from @ShadowfallWorkshop even the attachment hardware worked—the Tilly hat grommets fits M3 screws! Kaki matter3d filament, on a P1S.
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Liberal govt delivers middle class tax cut in time for Canada Day (actual benefit mid-2026). It's hardly an #affordability measure for folks who are struggling. Adjustments to EI toward #basicincome would help more & stabilize the work force. islandsocialtrends.ca/middle-class... | #cdnpoli #economy
Middle class tax cut delivered in time for Canada Day - Island Social Trends
Middle class tax cut delivered by Carney's Liberal government in time for Canada Day 2025.
islandsocialtrends.ca
June 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Liberal govt delivers middle class tax cut in time for Canada Day (actual benefit mid-2026). It's hardly an #affordability measure for folks who are struggling. Adjustments to EI toward #basicincome would help more & stabilize the work force. islandsocialtrends.ca/middle-class... | #cdnpoli #economy