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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦
@jmcelroy.bsky.social
Vancouver journalist. Currently decompressing after going to 52 countries in 52 weeks. Strives to tell unique stories.

http://moremcbarges.ca
http://instagram.com/justindmcelroy
switching my brand from “ranting about hidden gems” to “ranting about people who claim the media doesn’t report on things that, in fact, have been reported on”

at the end of the day, it’s the same playbook: follow me because I have secret knowledge that others are hiding from you
November 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
had to do it
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Here’s my humble pitch: we stop calling Vancouver’s housing market a “slowdown” or “slump”, implying that it was a great time before.

And instead, consider that after three years of similar numbers, acknowledge a new reality that everyone should adjust to.
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“The optics are, oh, the police get everything they want.”

Here’s my story on the Vancouver Police Department asking for a $50 million increase to their 2026 budget while others city departments are facing challenges — and how at least one board member seemed aware of the conflict it would create.
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
the moment
November 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
beyond anything else about the moment it’s crazy how good phone cameras have gotten
November 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I CAVED GAME 7 LET’S GO

(nobody audit how i eat next month)
November 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
YESSSSSSSSSSSS
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM