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Jen St. Denis
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Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca
Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis
Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
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Here’s a photo of @seanorr.bsky.social live-skeeting yesterday. I think this was before he went blind and his thumbs seized up #vanpoli
Councillor Sean Orr on his phone at Vancouver council
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Nan Gregory, an older Point Grey resident, voiced what she wants her city to be. She’s opposed to the proposed property tax freeze, as all speakers so far have been.
here's what I like. I like going to a clean beach, a clean public washroom, well maintained community centers and swimming pools, programs that aren't over full. Gyms, not overcrowded. Libraries, adequately funded. I like public transit that functions well. I like social programs that support those in need. I like the big trees that meet over my street.
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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A suggestion that maybe, perhaps, Davie Street will get the mid-block pedestrian crossing first promised in the 2014 West End plan
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Prepping for game 7 with this playlist of top 40 songs from October 1993 #bluejays
A list of top 40 songs from October 1993 in a playlist A list of top 40 songs from October 1993 in a playlist A list of top 40 songs from October 1993 in a playlist
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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My Sportsnet app crapped out so now I’m at a bar? On a weeknight??

Just me and a buncha dudes
October 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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So glad I took the time to write this explainer last year because Poilievre adores saying the Nazis = socialists #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2024/11...
October 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Good morning to everybody except the Yankees
October 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Afternoon editing soundtrack, courtesy Rufus Wainwright
Lyrics for the Rufus Wainwright song Going to a Town with they lyric « I’m so tired of America » highlighted
October 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Today in the BC Legislature:

#bcpoli
October 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Remembering Chelsea Poorman, Tatyanna Harrison and Noelle O’Soup on Oct. 4, a day of action for #mmiwg #mmiwg2s
October 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Update: Lindsay Shepherd says the B.C. Conservatives have fired her.
An X post that reads: Today, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad fired me from my position as Comms Officer with the Conservative Party of BC Caucus. It was because of this tweet. I am a mother of two young children, and I am 32 weeks pregnant -- I was about to go on maternity leave. More to come.
October 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Just so everyone knows: you don't have to post. You can just not post. It is possible.
September 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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And this is not the first time Lindsay Shepherd has complained about Orange Shirt Day, this is a long-running irritation for her, linked to residential school denialist beliefs and talking points.
An X post that reads: I will not be wearing orange this weekend because to do so would convey that I am OK with being misled about the history of Canada, and that I am OK with various First Nations claiming they have found 'unmarked graves of missing children' without presenting reliable evidence. An X post that reads: A display at the entrance of my local library. Libraries should be places where you seek truth. Instead they are outright featuring falsehoods. In response to a comment from another poster, an X post from Lindsay Shepherd that reads: I see where you're coming from. However many accounts suggest that enrolment in these schools was (largely?) voluntary and parents were eager for the education their children would receive so I am not sure how accurate that Kent Monkman depiction is (for example)
September 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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She's also not just a B.C. Conservative Party staffer. She was previously part of a group of young right-wingers who took over the party in 2022 and reinvented it. This March, the party praised her as one of its most dedicated volunteers. thetyee.ca/News/2024/10...
An X post from the Conservative Party of BC that read: Lindsay Shepherd was a key volunteer in the rebuilding of the party. Her dedication to the movement is incredible and we thank her for her service.
September 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Lindsay continues to repeatedly post comments like these. She previously said she wants immigration to be cut by 95% and that white people are being discriminated against in the labour market.
An X post written by Lindsay Shepherd that says "This post just doesn't do it for me because I dislike both pit bulls and mass muslim immigration" An X post that reade: This is what I don't get about Canadians who advocate to join the U.S. and become the 51st state, or who complain about how bad life in Canada is and encourage an exodus to the U.S. ... you want to live in a Decarlos Brown Jr. society? That is the country you want to be a part of? Yes, in urban Canada we are also tormented by violent drug abusers/mentally ill people. But what we don't have is the racial dynamic we witnessed in the Iryna footage.
September 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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BC Conservative staffer Lindsay Shepherd has now deleted her X post complaining about a Truth and Reconciliation flag being flown at the legislature, but of course I screenshot it.

This is what she posted.

Some background on Lindsay here: thetyee.ca/News/2024/09...
A tweet written by BC Conservative staffer Lindsay Shepherd that reads: The Orange Shirt and the Orange Flag perpetuate untruths about Canadian history, such as the grandest lie of all that 215 children's graves were unearthed in Kamloops. It is a disgrace that this fake flag flies in front of the provincial parliament buildings"
September 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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No regrets! 😂
A screenshot showing a photo and description for the CBC Gem show Great Pottery Showdown A screenshot showing a photo and description for the CBC Gem show Race Against the Tide (a sandcastle competition show)
September 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Feels good

We signed up for the paid sub to CBC Gem

Ready to start my Murdoch Mysteries marathon 🙃
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September 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Here’s the video version of my story about how not all MPs stood to honour Charlie Kirk, and why #cdnpoli
September 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Among other common right-wing guy comments about Canada, Charlie Kirk wrote that residential school graves investigations were a "hoax."
September 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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🤣
September 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Vancouver really showed up for the Leon Bridges concert last night 🎶
August 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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He calls this a “stage one rally cap” #bluejays
A man wearing a ball cap sideways
August 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Some updates on the Sean Feucht/Canada tour story:

No churches in Winnipeg would host his gathering.

Meanwhile, West Kelowna decided to not grant a permit because of security concerns (same reason given by many other municipalities).
A facebook post that reads: 🚨BREAKING: New location for Winnipeg! The parks denied us from every option and not a single church would allow us to use their land (my team called every one of them) — so we are going back to a farm! This is where it all started in Nova Scotia on round 1 so why not start it herefor round 2?! See you soon Manitoba! “The City of West Kelowna is not issuing a permit to Burn 24/7 Canada Worship Ministries Society for the Sean Feucht concert at Memorial Park on Aug. 23. The City, with assistance from the RCMP and West Kelowna Fire Rescue, reassessed the safety and security plans submitted by the organizer and determined the potential public safety risks have not been appropriately mitigated.”
August 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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I’ll be attending this press conference later today. The organizers are hoping other Vancouver media will also cover. This is about problems with Canada’s family reunification program for Gaza refugees.

Previous coverage: thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
Press Conference: Six Weeks of Protests, Still No Action — Communities Across Canada Demand Government Evacuate Gaza Families WHAT: Press conference outside IRCC Vancouver featuring Canadians with family in Gaza, local politicians, an immigration expert, and a mental health specialist — calling for the immediate evacuation of families trapped and starving in Gaza. WHEN: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 – 11:00 AM WHERE: In front of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Office – 1148 Hornby Street, Vancouver LIVESTREAM LINK: Instagram Live @gazancanadians, Independent Jewish Voices Youtube Channel Speakers will include: • Mohammed Alzaza, a Palestinian Canadian who has lost his three brothers in Gaza while waiting for evacuation. • Nariman Ajjur, a Palestinian Canadian, whose father was injured in an air strike in their neighbourhood while waiting for evacuation. • Local politicians, including Daniel Tetrault and Alison Gu, Burnaby city councillors. • Eve Wilensky, mental health expert, on the trauma of prolonged displacement. • Beth Carlson-Malena, a faith leader from Open Way Church & Christians for a Free Palestine.
August 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM