Jen Stewart
@jstewgie.bsky.social
Riding bikes, reading books, petting dogs, trying to improve the world in Victoria, BC. Proofreader and editor. Past lives in law and QA. Swearmonger.
Cursed mashup of earworms happening in my head: The Boys Are Back in Town and The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar. They are not the same boys.
December 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Cursed mashup of earworms happening in my head: The Boys Are Back in Town and The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar. They are not the same boys.
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If you intended it to be used only in the case of ethical or illegal behaviour, then why didn’t you put that in the legislation?
Sloppy drafting is not a defence to the use of the law.
One could argue that the notwithstanding clause was also never meant for the purposes to which it’s being put.
Sloppy drafting is not a defence to the use of the law.
One could argue that the notwithstanding clause was also never meant for the purposes to which it’s being put.
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says recall legislation being misused | CBC News
The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in illegal or une...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If you intended it to be used only in the case of ethical or illegal behaviour, then why didn’t you put that in the legislation?
Sloppy drafting is not a defence to the use of the law.
One could argue that the notwithstanding clause was also never meant for the purposes to which it’s being put.
Sloppy drafting is not a defence to the use of the law.
One could argue that the notwithstanding clause was also never meant for the purposes to which it’s being put.
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EXCLUSIVE | ‘Deeply troubling’: Canadian legislators call for halt to ICE armored vehicle sale after report by The Independent
Canadians call for halt to ICE armored vehicle sale after report by The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE | ‘Deeply troubling’: Canadian legislators call for halt to ICE armored vehicle sale after report by The Independent
So many posts about the worst person getting the fakest award, but what are the groups??!
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So many posts about the worst person getting the fakest award, but what are the groups??!
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I do, and her mother has a fundraiser for the costs: www.gofundme.com/f/help-adrianas-family-during-this-heartbreaking-journey
Donate to Help Adriana's Family During This Heartbreaking Journey, organized by April Newkirk
This journey has been deeply saddening and heartbreaking since F… April Newkirk needs your support for Help Adriana's Family During This Heartbreaking Journey
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December 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I do, and her mother has a fundraiser for the costs: www.gofundme.com/f/help-adrianas-family-during-this-heartbreaking-journey
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Here is a paper that gets at parental disappointment with outcomes of forced drug treatment on their children.
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#bcpoli
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#bcpoli
“Grasping at straws,” experiences of Canadian parents using involuntary stabilization for a youth's substance use
In Canada, involuntary stabilization programs are used to apprehend and confine youth who use drugs for the purpose of stabilization, assessment, and …
www.sciencedirect.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Here is a paper that gets at parental disappointment with outcomes of forced drug treatment on their children.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#bcpoli
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#bcpoli
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So it says here you enjoy committing war crimes and you recently committed a rather interesting war crime. Care to share?
December 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So it says here you enjoy committing war crimes and you recently committed a rather interesting war crime. Care to share?
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This is the most horrific trophy I’ve ever seen. It looks like a cursed object found in a desert crypt.
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is the most horrific trophy I’ve ever seen. It looks like a cursed object found in a desert crypt.
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Thomas Tuchel googling “best all you can eat breakfast buffet Boston”, or wherever.
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thomas Tuchel googling “best all you can eat breakfast buffet Boston”, or wherever.
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Pretty wild stuff here. How did the peer reviewers not realize that the figure was total nonsense? This is a Nature journal, for pete's sake
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Pretty wild stuff here. How did the peer reviewers not realize that the figure was total nonsense? This is a Nature journal, for pete's sake
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Next up, the FIFA ethics prize.
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Next up, the FIFA ethics prize.
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If you're betting on death, destruction, and disease in Gaza or anywhere else, you're an irredeemable degenerate. If you're a platform enabling this, like Kalshi or Polymarket, you're something worse.
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If you're betting on death, destruction, and disease in Gaza or anywhere else, you're an irredeemable degenerate. If you're a platform enabling this, like Kalshi or Polymarket, you're something worse.
I fucking loved this movie. Went to see it twice in one week.
And the winner is… ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Paul Thomas Anderson’s incendiary portrait of modern America has been voted best film of 2025 by our critics
Find out what Sight and Sound critics have voted as the 50 best films of the year
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s incendiary portrait of modern America has been voted best film of 2025 by our critics
Find out what Sight and Sound critics have voted as the 50 best films of the year
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
The 50 best films of 2025
Our annual international critics’ poll of 2025's best movies shows cinema thriving in a year of troubles
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December 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I fucking loved this movie. Went to see it twice in one week.
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Dotty asked me to remind everyone that it's the CBC's annual fundraiser for foodbanks BC. While she would prefer that we undergo the systemic change needed to ensure everyone's basic needs are met, she recognizes our capacity to care for one another until that shift happens. cbc.ca/kindbc
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Dotty asked me to remind everyone that it's the CBC's annual fundraiser for foodbanks BC. While she would prefer that we undergo the systemic change needed to ensure everyone's basic needs are met, she recognizes our capacity to care for one another until that shift happens. cbc.ca/kindbc
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there's a certain type of guy — Julian Somers, Daniel Vigo, David Eby — whose work starts off at least somewhat on the right side of history before cynically turning to politics of moral panic the minute they get some semblance of power
NEW analysis in The Mainlander:
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
BC NDP Aims to side-step another legal challenge to broaden the criminalization of mental health, substance use
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
there's a certain type of guy — Julian Somers, Daniel Vigo, David Eby — whose work starts off at least somewhat on the right side of history before cynically turning to politics of moral panic the minute they get some semblance of power
There is also no officer shortage that necessitates this level of OT. VicPD has the third-most officers per capita in the country. Over policing comes with financial costs, but it also puts people at risk. We can build a world where we invest in community supports that actually keep people safe.
December 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The kids just left for school, one of them in short sleeves, the other in shorts. It's December 5, 8ºC and raining. "Let them learn from their own mistakes" is my muttered mantra.
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The kids just left for school, one of them in short sleeves, the other in shorts. It's December 5, 8ºC and raining. "Let them learn from their own mistakes" is my muttered mantra.
#Vancouver artist in a tough spot.
Hello Bluesky. I am not too active here. More of a lurker. However a dear old family friend has suffered an accident overseas, and I have set up a GoFundMe to cover his medical expenses. If you are the kind of person who likes to donate to worthy causes, please share: gofund.me/749744bb1
Donate to Oraf's Emergency Surgery Fund, organized by Françoise Raunet
(DEC 4th -- SEE UPDATE BELOW )
Many of you know our photographer friend Oraf Orafsson,… Françoise Raunet needs your support for Oraf's Emergency Surgery Fund
gofund.me
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
#Vancouver artist in a tough spot.
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Anyways it seems like the government could raise the rates, address bureaucratic hurdles, make non-traumatizing mental health care available, and see a lot more benefit by allowing people paths towards stability.
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Anyways it seems like the government could raise the rates, address bureaucratic hurdles, make non-traumatizing mental health care available, and see a lot more benefit by allowing people paths towards stability.
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Want to volunteer but can’t make a big time commitment? Look into ElderDog Canada. Through the #yyj chapter, I walk a super-cute dog once a week. There are so many dogs on their waiting list! elderdog.ca
ElderDog Canada – Help keep love in the home
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December 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Want to volunteer but can’t make a big time commitment? Look into ElderDog Canada. Through the #yyj chapter, I walk a super-cute dog once a week. There are so many dogs on their waiting list! elderdog.ca
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It's not access if it is involuntary. Those are contradictory terms
Now, if they increase access to voluntary treatment?
Or if they say they are going to enforce involuntary treatment?
But the double speak is PR spin for the burbs.
Now, if they increase access to voluntary treatment?
Or if they say they are going to enforce involuntary treatment?
But the double speak is PR spin for the burbs.
Premier Eby will have announcement tmrw about "strengthening access to involuntary care for young people."
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
Involuntary Care Already Exists in BC, But Is It Working? - CMHA British Columbia
VANCOUVER, BC – (September 18, 2024): On September 15, 2024, Premier Eby announced that his government is expanding involuntary care for people with brain injury, mental illness, and severe addiction....
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December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
It's not access if it is involuntary. Those are contradictory terms
Now, if they increase access to voluntary treatment?
Or if they say they are going to enforce involuntary treatment?
But the double speak is PR spin for the burbs.
Now, if they increase access to voluntary treatment?
Or if they say they are going to enforce involuntary treatment?
But the double speak is PR spin for the burbs.
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"How do you feel about capitalism and socialism?"
Socialism is a better approach: 29%
Capitalism works best: 28%
Capitalism is good in theory, but is doing more harm than good today: 43%
Spark Insights / Nov 11, 2025 / n=2895 / Online
Socialism is a better approach: 29%
Capitalism works best: 28%
Capitalism is good in theory, but is doing more harm than good today: 43%
Spark Insights / Nov 11, 2025 / n=2895 / Online
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"How do you feel about capitalism and socialism?"
Socialism is a better approach: 29%
Capitalism works best: 28%
Capitalism is good in theory, but is doing more harm than good today: 43%
Spark Insights / Nov 11, 2025 / n=2895 / Online
Socialism is a better approach: 29%
Capitalism works best: 28%
Capitalism is good in theory, but is doing more harm than good today: 43%
Spark Insights / Nov 11, 2025 / n=2895 / Online
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Do you have a favourite local business or made-in-BC product? Name drop them in the comments! #BCBuyLocal
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Do you have a favourite local business or made-in-BC product? Name drop them in the comments! #BCBuyLocal
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Did you know? A Canadian company is supplying armoured cars to ICE as they continue to carry out the Trump administration’s cruel and rights-violating deportation agenda.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
A Canadian Company Is Supplying Armoured Cars to ICE | The Tyee
The Canadian government should consider companies’ complicity in US human rights violations when sourcing contracts.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Did you know? A Canadian company is supplying armoured cars to ICE as they continue to carry out the Trump administration’s cruel and rights-violating deportation agenda.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...