Chris Alemany
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We are now into: “Tales of my Incapacitation have been Greatly Exaggerated” territory
From Justin McElroy at the CBC: “the only way for him to be removed is by "incapacitation". The party's board of directors is essentially arguing that the majority of caucus […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
From Justin McElroy at the CBC: “the only way for him to be removed is by "incapacitation". The party's board of directors is essentially arguing that the majority of caucus […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
We are now into: “Tales of my Incapacitation have been Greatly Exaggerated” territory
From Justin McElroy at the CBC: “the only way for him to be removed is by "incapacitation". The party's board of directors is essentially arguing that the majority of caucus […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
From Justin McElroy at the CBC: “the only way for him to be removed is by "incapacitation". The party's board of directors is essentially arguing that the majority of caucus […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Today's sunset over Arbutus Ridge in #portalberni #nuuchanulth #tseshaht :TseshahtFN:
#hupacasath :hupacasath:
Only 20 or so more days of it moving down the ridge line....
(the plume is mostly steam from the paper mill)
#sunset #today #winter
#hupacasath :hupacasath:
Only 20 or so more days of it moving down the ridge line....
(the plume is mostly steam from the paper mill)
#sunset #today #winter
November 30, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Today's sunset over Arbutus Ridge in #portalberni #nuuchanulth #tseshaht :TseshahtFN:
#hupacasath :hupacasath:
Only 20 or so more days of it moving down the ridge line....
(the plume is mostly steam from the paper mill)
#sunset #today #winter
#hupacasath :hupacasath:
Only 20 or so more days of it moving down the ridge line....
(the plume is mostly steam from the paper mill)
#sunset #today #winter
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
PSA: bus driver is spicy this afternoon! Didn’t put up with smack talk high school kid. 😂
#transit #publictransit #nanaimo
#transit #publictransit #nanaimo
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
PSA: bus driver is spicy this afternoon! Didn’t put up with smack talk high school kid. 😂
#transit #publictransit #nanaimo
#transit #publictransit #nanaimo
under the heading of "strike while the iron is hot”.
replying to now-former Minister Guilbeault’s statement with encouragement to join the #fediverse
#canthurt #canada #mastodon #socialweb #twittermigration #digitalsovereignty
replying to now-former Minister Guilbeault’s statement with encouragement to join the #fediverse
#canthurt #canada #mastodon #socialweb #twittermigration #digitalsovereignty
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
under the heading of "strike while the iron is hot”.
replying to now-former Minister Guilbeault’s statement with encouragement to join the #fediverse
#canthurt #canada #mastodon #socialweb #twittermigration #digitalsovereignty
replying to now-former Minister Guilbeault’s statement with encouragement to join the #fediverse
#canthurt #canada #mastodon #socialweb #twittermigration #digitalsovereignty
crazy bus driver today! A little early for formula 1 through the backroads of #nanaimo 🤪 🤢
someone had their second cup of coffee a little early? 😂
#publictransit #buslife #rdn
someone had their second cup of coffee a little early? 😂
#publictransit #buslife #rdn
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
crazy bus driver today! A little early for formula 1 through the backroads of #nanaimo 🤪 🤢
someone had their second cup of coffee a little early? 😂
#publictransit #buslife #rdn
someone had their second cup of coffee a little early? 😂
#publictransit #buslife #rdn
Some light reading for the bus ride home!
a teaser:
"Those championing LNG exports argue that they
would displace coal-fired power in other markets,
and that Canada may be able to secure emission
reduction credits from those countries under
Article 6 of the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
a teaser:
"Those championing LNG exports argue that they
would displace coal-fired power in other markets,
and that Canada may be able to secure emission
reduction credits from those countries under
Article 6 of the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Some light reading for the bus ride home!
a teaser:
"Those championing LNG exports argue that they
would displace coal-fired power in other markets,
and that Canada may be able to secure emission
reduction credits from those countries under
Article 6 of the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
a teaser:
"Those championing LNG exports argue that they
would displace coal-fired power in other markets,
and that Canada may be able to secure emission
reduction credits from those countries under
Article 6 of the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
PPS:
wth is this?? SInce when are there redacted parts of a *publicly released terms of reference*?
This is terms of reference document for the post secondary review in BC and there are two sentences redacted and now I am very very curious.
Never seen a public […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
wth is this?? SInce when are there redacted parts of a *publicly released terms of reference*?
This is terms of reference document for the post secondary review in BC and there are two sentences redacted and now I am very very curious.
Never seen a public […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
PPS:
wth is this?? SInce when are there redacted parts of a *publicly released terms of reference*?
This is terms of reference document for the post secondary review in BC and there are two sentences redacted and now I am very very curious.
Never seen a public […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
wth is this?? SInce when are there redacted parts of a *publicly released terms of reference*?
This is terms of reference document for the post secondary review in BC and there are two sentences redacted and now I am very very curious.
Never seen a public […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
9/n I believe this chart to be the most damning of all.
It lays bare Canada and its province's reliance on exorbitant and exploitative international student tuitions to make up the gaps in government funding of our institutions.
The spread has gone from about […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
It lays bare Canada and its province's reliance on exorbitant and exploitative international student tuitions to make up the gaps in government funding of our institutions.
The spread has gone from about […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
9/n I believe this chart to be the most damning of all.
It lays bare Canada and its province's reliance on exorbitant and exploitative international student tuitions to make up the gaps in government funding of our institutions.
The spread has gone from about […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
It lays bare Canada and its province's reliance on exorbitant and exploitative international student tuitions to make up the gaps in government funding of our institutions.
The spread has gone from about […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
8/n Government, on the other hand, chooses to spend less per student.
Every “Full Time Equivalent" domestic student is receiving about $2000 less support now from the government than at the peak in 2009.
Meanwhile, domestic tuition has nearly doubled from about […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Every “Full Time Equivalent" domestic student is receiving about $2000 less support now from the government than at the peak in 2009.
Meanwhile, domestic tuition has nearly doubled from about […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
8/n Government, on the other hand, chooses to spend less per student.
Every “Full Time Equivalent" domestic student is receiving about $2000 less support now from the government than at the peak in 2009.
Meanwhile, domestic tuition has nearly doubled from about […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Every “Full Time Equivalent" domestic student is receiving about $2000 less support now from the government than at the peak in 2009.
Meanwhile, domestic tuition has nearly doubled from about […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
7/n It's because you're paying all those rich professors in their ivory towers more and more!
nope. As a percentage of their budgets, the wages to all types of staff and faculty have been essentially flat whether it's Academics, non-academics, or the benefits […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
nope. As a percentage of their budgets, the wages to all types of staff and faculty have been essentially flat whether it's Academics, non-academics, or the benefits […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
7/n It's because you're paying all those rich professors in their ivory towers more and more!
nope. As a percentage of their budgets, the wages to all types of staff and faculty have been essentially flat whether it's Academics, non-academics, or the benefits […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
nope. As a percentage of their budgets, the wages to all types of staff and faculty have been essentially flat whether it's Academics, non-academics, or the benefits […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
6/n Now lets get down to brass tacks. Who pays for Universities?
It's the Students... especially during this time of "Global Inflation”.
This chart is pretty damning. Since 2006, student fees exploded away from government funding in terms of the 'real change' […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
It's the Students... especially during this time of "Global Inflation”.
This chart is pretty damning. Since 2006, student fees exploded away from government funding in terms of the 'real change' […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
6/n Now lets get down to brass tacks. Who pays for Universities?
It's the Students... especially during this time of "Global Inflation”.
This chart is pretty damning. Since 2006, student fees exploded away from government funding in terms of the 'real change' […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
It's the Students... especially during this time of "Global Inflation”.
This chart is pretty damning. Since 2006, student fees exploded away from government funding in terms of the 'real change' […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
5/n I want to keep most of this thread about students and their experience but I thought this chart was interesting showing that since 2001, the absolute number of teaching faculty in Canadian Universities has essentially stayed the same, while salaried […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
5/n I want to keep most of this thread about students and their experience but I thought this chart was interesting showing that since 2001, the absolute number of teaching faculty in Canadian Universities has essentially stayed the same, while salaried […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
4/n BC said in their PR yesterday.
"Public post-secondary institutions in B.C. are facing significant financial pressures, largely due to factors such as unilateral federal reductions to study permits for international students, global inflation and declining […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
"Public post-secondary institutions in B.C. are facing significant financial pressures, largely due to factors such as unilateral federal reductions to study permits for international students, global inflation and declining […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
4/n BC said in their PR yesterday.
"Public post-secondary institutions in B.C. are facing significant financial pressures, largely due to factors such as unilateral federal reductions to study permits for international students, global inflation and declining […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
"Public post-secondary institutions in B.C. are facing significant financial pressures, largely due to factors such as unilateral federal reductions to study permits for international students, global inflation and declining […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
3/n now the truth starts to be revealed.
Has the value of education changed? At risk of drawing parallels to Trumpian demands for NATO targets ... what percent of GDP should a nation or province devote to post-secondary education? We're at 1% right now.
From […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Has the value of education changed? At risk of drawing parallels to Trumpian demands for NATO targets ... what percent of GDP should a nation or province devote to post-secondary education? We're at 1% right now.
From […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
3/n now the truth starts to be revealed.
Has the value of education changed? At risk of drawing parallels to Trumpian demands for NATO targets ... what percent of GDP should a nation or province devote to post-secondary education? We're at 1% right now.
From […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Has the value of education changed? At risk of drawing parallels to Trumpian demands for NATO targets ... what percent of GDP should a nation or province devote to post-secondary education? We're at 1% right now.
From […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
2/n The report starts with:
"It is the fall of 2025, and the state of postsecondary education in Canada is not good. The main cause of this is the
perilous situation of public funding for higher education.”
I will try to keep things visual and brief here, the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
"It is the fall of 2025, and the state of postsecondary education in Canada is not good. The main cause of this is the
perilous situation of public funding for higher education.”
I will try to keep things visual and brief here, the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
2/n The report starts with:
"It is the fall of 2025, and the state of postsecondary education in Canada is not good. The main cause of this is the
perilous situation of public funding for higher education.”
I will try to keep things visual and brief here, the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
"It is the fall of 2025, and the state of postsecondary education in Canada is not good. The main cause of this is the
perilous situation of public funding for higher education.”
I will try to keep things visual and brief here, the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
1/n Yesterday on @chris I commented (https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/115612771113881465) about the #postsecondary review announced by the #BCNDP.
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1/n Yesterday on @chris I commented (https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/115612771113881465) about the #postsecondary review announced by the #BCNDP.
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
I could hear these guys barking and causing a ruccus on the harbour from 2km away on my front porch.
They don't stay for a long time... they are just moving through on their way south to California, but you always know when they've arrived!
#portalberni #harbour #sealions #californiasealion #today
They don't stay for a long time... they are just moving through on their way south to California, but you always know when they've arrived!
#portalberni #harbour #sealions #californiasealion #today
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I could hear these guys barking and causing a ruccus on the harbour from 2km away on my front porch.
They don't stay for a long time... they are just moving through on their way south to California, but you always know when they've arrived!
#portalberni #harbour #sealions #californiasealion #today
They don't stay for a long time... they are just moving through on their way south to California, but you always know when they've arrived!
#portalberni #harbour #sealions #californiasealion #today
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip just one of the many Indigenous leaders and community members at the conference. He is speaking today in favour of a resolution urging government to continue and strengthen the BC DRIPA Act.
#bcndp #resolutions #indigenous #bcpoli
#bcndp #resolutions #indigenous #bcpoli
November 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip just one of the many Indigenous leaders and community members at the conference. He is speaking today in favour of a resolution urging government to continue and strengthen the BC DRIPA Act.
#bcndp #resolutions #indigenous #bcpoli
#bcndp #resolutions #indigenous #bcpoli
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
There are a few #fediverse citizens in the crowd and on the stage! Including @SussanneSkidmore, President of the BC Federation of Labour.
“If your social feeds are like mine… things look bleak. The social media companies want us to feel that way!”
“We are the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
“If your social feeds are like mine… things look bleak. The social media companies want us to feel that way!”
“We are the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
There are a few #fediverse citizens in the crowd and on the stage! Including @SussanneSkidmore, President of the BC Federation of Labour.
“If your social feeds are like mine… things look bleak. The social media companies want us to feel that way!”
“We are the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
“If your social feeds are like mine… things look bleak. The social media companies want us to feel that way!”
“We are the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
It’s not #fensterfreitag but there is just too much here to miss. 🪟
I love the wheel and gears to open the vents in the atrium!
#empress #yyj #victoria #victoriaconferencecentre
I love the wheel and gears to open the vents in the atrium!
#empress #yyj #victoria #victoriaconferencecentre
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It’s not #fensterfreitag but there is just too much here to miss. 🪟
I love the wheel and gears to open the vents in the atrium!
#empress #yyj #victoria #victoriaconferencecentre
I love the wheel and gears to open the vents in the atrium!
#empress #yyj #victoria #victoriaconferencecentre
nice lots of people on the bus in the city at 7:19 in the morning!
Early start for the #bcndp convention! Meeting my riding folks at 8 to strategize and study before things start promptly at 8:30!
#bcpoli #convention #transit #bctransit
Early start for the #bcndp convention! Meeting my riding folks at 8 to strategize and study before things start promptly at 8:30!
#bcpoli #convention #transit #bctransit
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
nice lots of people on the bus in the city at 7:19 in the morning!
Early start for the #bcndp convention! Meeting my riding folks at 8 to strategize and study before things start promptly at 8:30!
#bcpoli #convention #transit #bctransit
Early start for the #bcndp convention! Meeting my riding folks at 8 to strategize and study before things start promptly at 8:30!
#bcpoli #convention #transit #bctransit