Erik
@hiebe.bsky.social
New Westie. Interests include urbanism, skateboarding and MMOs. Dislikes include cheesecake and late stage capitalism.
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Premier Kinew and Minister Asagwara aren’t leaving seniors at the mercy of the market, they’re stepping in to save these precious elder care beds.
This is exactly what we mean when we say that the role of the government is to goddamn govern.
This is exactly what we mean when we say that the role of the government is to goddamn govern.
NDP government uses health system expropriation powers for first time, seizes care home
The provincial government has taken control of a personal care home in south Winnipeg, marking the first time since taking power in 2023 that it has used expropriation within the health-care system to...
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February 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Premier Kinew and Minister Asagwara aren’t leaving seniors at the mercy of the market, they’re stepping in to save these precious elder care beds.
This is exactly what we mean when we say that the role of the government is to goddamn govern.
This is exactly what we mean when we say that the role of the government is to goddamn govern.
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You’re spending $650M on seven soccer games. Maybe start there you ghouls
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Rob Shaw: 'We must do better things with our dollars,' admits B.C. finance minister
Brenda Bailey signals to GVBOT that deep spending cuts coming in next budget
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February 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
You’re spending $650M on seven soccer games. Maybe start there you ghouls
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This post has been on my mind for a few days now, so I’m going to say something about it. 🧵
January 31, 2026 at 3:00 AM
This post has been on my mind for a few days now, so I’m going to say something about it. 🧵
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There is a way to make Vancouver buses up to 18% faster that no one is talking about.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
There is a way to make Vancouver buses up to 18% faster that no one is talking about.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
How about completely demilitarizing them and drastically downsizing them at a BARE MINIMUM since their job is dealing with civil offenses / misdemeanors.
Or since they are being weaponized and committing terrorism we could just abolish and prosecute them, as the moderate option.
Or since they are being weaponized and committing terrorism we could just abolish and prosecute them, as the moderate option.
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
How about completely demilitarizing them and drastically downsizing them at a BARE MINIMUM since their job is dealing with civil offenses / misdemeanors.
Or since they are being weaponized and committing terrorism we could just abolish and prosecute them, as the moderate option.
Or since they are being weaponized and committing terrorism we could just abolish and prosecute them, as the moderate option.
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Two older adults hit by drivers in separate incidents in separate *parking lots* in #NewWest in the same week; one killed, one seriously injured. Families devastated, lives alerted, because of momentary mistakes. Mistakes we all make every day driving or walking. How do we end this? 🧵
Yet another pedestrian killed by the driver of an oversized pickup. It's time to regulate the size of large pickups and SUVs before they kill more of our neighbours. Vehicles this size offer no practical utility over smaller counterparts.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Two older adults hit by drivers in separate incidents in separate *parking lots* in #NewWest in the same week; one killed, one seriously injured. Families devastated, lives alerted, because of momentary mistakes. Mistakes we all make every day driving or walking. How do we end this? 🧵
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Nation-building by cutting 10,000 jobs at:
* Global Affairs
* Health Canada
* Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship
* Transport
* Innovation, Science & Economic Dev
* Fisheries & Oceans
* Environment & Climate Change
* Agriculture
* Employment & Social Development
* Public Safety
* Canadian Heritage
* Global Affairs
* Health Canada
* Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship
* Transport
* Innovation, Science & Economic Dev
* Fisheries & Oceans
* Environment & Climate Change
* Agriculture
* Employment & Social Development
* Public Safety
* Canadian Heritage
January 25, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Nation-building by cutting 10,000 jobs at:
* Global Affairs
* Health Canada
* Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship
* Transport
* Innovation, Science & Economic Dev
* Fisheries & Oceans
* Environment & Climate Change
* Agriculture
* Employment & Social Development
* Public Safety
* Canadian Heritage
* Global Affairs
* Health Canada
* Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship
* Transport
* Innovation, Science & Economic Dev
* Fisheries & Oceans
* Environment & Climate Change
* Agriculture
* Employment & Social Development
* Public Safety
* Canadian Heritage
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
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Having the new Finch West LRT shut down for two days straight because of a snowstorm is downright bonkers! Subway vs LRT talk aside, there is a heck of a lot of blame that needs to go around over the mishandling of this project if other LRT's like Waterloo's ION run fine! #TTC #TOpoli #ONpoli
Similar temperatures and snowfalls in Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto today. Let’s compare the LRTs:
ION LRT: Slight hour disruption between a small section in the north between two stations. Service has been restored.
Finch West LRT: Shut down since this morning.
ION LRT: Slight hour disruption between a small section in the north between two stations. Service has been restored.
Finch West LRT: Shut down since this morning.
January 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Fun fact! We could be using the $75 billion allocated for ICE on literally anything else! Like essential services that help people exist! It’s almost as if these issues + our priorities have a lot of overlap!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Fun fact! We could be using the $75 billion allocated for ICE on literally anything else! Like essential services that help people exist! It’s almost as if these issues + our priorities have a lot of overlap!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
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Minister Osborne acknowledged the pilot reduced arrests and increased use of supervised consumption sites. Yet we are told it “didn’t deliver the results hoped for,” without clear data to support that claim. That is not good enough.
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Minister Osborne acknowledged the pilot reduced arrests and increased use of supervised consumption sites. Yet we are told it “didn’t deliver the results hoped for,” without clear data to support that claim. That is not good enough.
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Calling it a health issue while reverting to enforcement is a contradiction. A toxic, unregulated drug supply will keep killing people unless we replace it with safer, regulated options and real health care access.
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Calling it a health issue while reverting to enforcement is a contradiction. A toxic, unregulated drug supply will keep killing people unless we replace it with safer, regulated options and real health care access.
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I regret B.C.’s decision to end its decriminalization pilot and am disappointed the province has not released an independent evaluation. When governments change course on life-and-death issues, Canadians deserve to see the evidence. See more 👇
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 AM
I regret B.C.’s decision to end its decriminalization pilot and am disappointed the province has not released an independent evaluation. When governments change course on life-and-death issues, Canadians deserve to see the evidence. See more 👇
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Public Hearing Tomorrow (Tuesday): Council considers more apartment zoning that is not economically viable, this time for the Rupert & Renfrew plan area.
Rupert & Renfrew Apartment Zones - Abundant Housing Vancouver
Tomorrow, Tuesday January 13th, Vancouver city council will consider a zoning amendment to rezone approximately 200 blocks to match what was already approved in principle as part of the years-long Rupert & Renfrew Station Area planning process. Like the recent "pre-zoning" [sic] of the Cambie Corridor and Broadway plans, this is an important step towards making it easier build apartments by zoning for what the City says it wants. We support it, and you should too! That said, there are major issues with this zoning bylaw. Chiefly, that our city planners remain committed to housing policies that their own analyses show are only marginally or not viable at current rents, and thus cannot be expected to improve affordability vs. today, although they will help prevent affordability from getting worse. You can show your support, and encourage improvements, by writing to council or requesting to speak at the hearing on Tuesday evening. It is item 2 on the agenda for Jan. 13th.
www.abundanthousingvancouver.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Public Hearing Tomorrow (Tuesday): Council considers more apartment zoning that is not economically viable, this time for the Rupert & Renfrew plan area.
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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British Columbia’s housing crisis is severe, but its root causes are familiar: exclusionary zoning, under-building, and chronic neglect of nonmarket housing.
Economist Alex Hemingway’s proposals show how governments could reverse course, in BC and elsewhere.
Economist Alex Hemingway’s proposals show how governments could reverse course, in BC and elsewhere.
The Housing Crisis Is Solvable
British Columbia’s housing crisis is severe, but its root causes are familiar: exclusionary zoning, under-building, and chronic neglect of nonmarket housing. Economist Alex Hemingway’s proposals show how governments could reverse course, in BC and elsewhere.
jacobin.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
British Columbia’s housing crisis is severe, but its root causes are familiar: exclusionary zoning, under-building, and chronic neglect of nonmarket housing.
Economist Alex Hemingway’s proposals show how governments could reverse course, in BC and elsewhere.
Economist Alex Hemingway’s proposals show how governments could reverse course, in BC and elsewhere.
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"You don't sound like you're speaking for an important country, you sound like you're speaking on behalf of a supplicant country who’s afraid of a bigger country.’
@Lewis_Goodall tears Labour’s Darren Jones apart on the UK's utter spinelessness on Venezuela.
@Lewis_Goodall tears Labour’s Darren Jones apart on the UK's utter spinelessness on Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
"You don't sound like you're speaking for an important country, you sound like you're speaking on behalf of a supplicant country who’s afraid of a bigger country.’
@Lewis_Goodall tears Labour’s Darren Jones apart on the UK's utter spinelessness on Venezuela.
@Lewis_Goodall tears Labour’s Darren Jones apart on the UK's utter spinelessness on Venezuela.
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The US invasion of Venezuela is a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter. Celebrating the capture of Maduro, Donald Trump went further, calling it an “attack on sovereignty” itself.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
The United States is a rogue state
Donald Trump’s “attack on sovereignty” in Venezuela has terrible consequences for the world
disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 12:06 AM
The US invasion of Venezuela is a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter. Celebrating the capture of Maduro, Donald Trump went further, calling it an “attack on sovereignty” itself.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
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Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
Insane way to frame this illegal attack on the city of Caracas and Venezuela's sovereignty, and the pillaging of its resources.
Blatant warmongering.
Blatant warmongering.
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump reut.rs/3YWbo3K
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump
Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change.
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January 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Insane way to frame this illegal attack on the city of Caracas and Venezuela's sovereignty, and the pillaging of its resources.
Blatant warmongering.
Blatant warmongering.
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Loads of British Columbians who spent all year advocating for the death of people in the Downtown Eastside whenever safe supply or housing comes up are about to sit down with their families to watch A Christmas Carol and shake their head disapprovingly when Scrooge talks about the surplus population
December 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Loads of British Columbians who spent all year advocating for the death of people in the Downtown Eastside whenever safe supply or housing comes up are about to sit down with their families to watch A Christmas Carol and shake their head disapprovingly when Scrooge talks about the surplus population
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The Abundance movement often points to environmental groups as the obstacles to building. But who actually files the lawsuits blocking projects? It’s not environmental groups. It’s been lawyered-up HOAs protecting property values all along. Regulation by litigation is the problem.
December 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The Abundance movement often points to environmental groups as the obstacles to building. But who actually files the lawsuits blocking projects? It’s not environmental groups. It’s been lawyered-up HOAs protecting property values all along. Regulation by litigation is the problem.
@ndp.ca leader cozying up to the genocide defenders, lovely
Last night, as the fifth light of Chanukah was lit, we were all reminded that the light of resilience and hope will always overcome bigotry and hate.
Thank you to @cijainfo.bsky.social and CJPAC for having us last night.
Chanukah Sameach
Thank you to @cijainfo.bsky.social and CJPAC for having us last night.
Chanukah Sameach
December 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
@ndp.ca leader cozying up to the genocide defenders, lovely
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Build Canada are a bunch of fascist techbros who were calling for a Canadian version of DOGE earlier this year
Carney is such a fucking rat
Carney is such a fucking rat
The Tech CEOs Who Want a DOGE for Canada | The Tyee
Many supporters of a group called Build Canada are also interested in Elon Musk’s effort to slash government spending.
thetyee.ca
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Build Canada are a bunch of fascist techbros who were calling for a Canadian version of DOGE earlier this year
Carney is such a fucking rat
Carney is such a fucking rat
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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) paid $18 million for a chatbot named Charlie, which the auditor general reported gave her team the wrong answer 66% of the time.
The chatbot's responses were found to be brief and lacking context, with only 2 out of 6 questions answered accurately.
The chatbot's responses were found to be brief and lacking context, with only 2 out of 6 questions answered accurately.
The CRA spent $18M on 'Charlie,' a new tax information chatbot that is wrong most of the time
The Canada Revenue Agency paid $18 million for a chatbot the auditor general says give her team the wrong answer 66 per cent of the time.
nationalpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) paid $18 million for a chatbot named Charlie, which the auditor general reported gave her team the wrong answer 66% of the time.
The chatbot's responses were found to be brief and lacking context, with only 2 out of 6 questions answered accurately.
The chatbot's responses were found to be brief and lacking context, with only 2 out of 6 questions answered accurately.