Daylight savings time - BC to spring ahead and stay there. RT B.C. to end time changes, adop...
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Daylight savings time - BC to spring ahead and stay there. RT B.C. to end time changes, adop...
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An improvement on the ice pick design? I'm not so sure. #vanpoli
Touching to see U2 and Ed Sheeran remember this terrible anniversary in Ukraine and the men and women who are doing what they have to do.
youtu.be/p92NzxFmseo?...
Curling in the Back Lane
Terry Annany
n.d.
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A π year & the 1β£ st Issue of 2β£ 0β£ 2β£ 6β£
Co-guest edited by @gcapano.bsky.social, Philippe Zittoun & Stefania Profeti, the Special Issue analyses the politics of governing #crises
The contributions examine crisis governance across continents and policy sectorsπ
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π§ #Crisis scholarship shows extensive conceptual #fragmentation, inconsistent #terminology, and multiple research methods
βοΈ @gcapano.bsky.social, @laura-mas.bsky.social & Stefania Profeti provide a #SystematicAnalysis of the literature on crisis and policy change π
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
The definition of a #crisis is not determined solely by objective conditionsβ
Stefania Profeti & Federico Toth propose a response-oriented classification of crises, with an eye to political and strategic considerations behind them π
doi.org/10.1093/pols...
Music of resisistance courtesy of Minnesota artist Michael Shynes. youtube.com/watch?v=He0C... #standwithminnesota
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. Itβs dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Powerful new song by Bruce Springsteen. #standwithminneapolis youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Today on @activehist.bsky.social, we are launching a new year-long series - Indian Act 150 - looking at the 150th anniversary of the Indian Act. As part of the introduction to the series, I offer some reflections on the history and historiography of the Indian Act: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/01...
Canadian city populations (CMA) for 2025 are out. Big growth over the past 4 years.
Toronto over 7 million.
Vancouver over 3 million.
Calgary nearing 2 million.
Winnipeg so close to 1 million!
Halifax over half million.
Victoria almost half million.
Saskatoon pulling away from Regina.
Thanks, Nathan!!
A fascinating court case that forced the City of Mississauga to articulate the nature of nuisance in their weed control bylaw, and saw the court weigh whether that perceived harm violated the plaintiff's / resident's freedom of expression to promote habitat biodiversity on their private property.
What happens when extraordinary housing crises are governed through ordinary justice? βοΈποΈ
My new EPC article, βOrdinary justice in extraordinary times,β looks at how everyday legal reasoning in eviction cases quietly shapes urban displacement. ‡οΈ
Open Access here: tinyurl.com/yf9dh973
If you're a writer wrestling with self-doubt, envy, or the fear that you're not good enough, Cheryl Strayed's "Write Like a Motherfucker" remains essential reading. Originally published as Dear Sugar in 2010, it's essential advice for doing creative work.
therumpus.net/2010/08/19/d...
#VancouverBC - Vancouver overstepped authority when it logged Stanley Park trees without board approval, rules judge www.squamishchief.com/economy-law-...
An unsurprising turn of events for the formerly fringe political party now in opposition, whose leader couldn't manage the big tent party they became when they stepped into the political space vacated by the BC Liberal party. #bcpoli RT John Rustad resigns as leader ...
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In Winnipeg and online, learn how one of Canada's most famous intersections shapes the politics of place. #Winnipeg
Professor @ayan604.bsky.social and Adjunct Professor & #sfuurb alumnus Jonathan X. CotΓ© weigh in on the recent report which predicts that the majority of Metro Vancouver residents will live in condos or apartments by 2051.
vancouversun.com/news/majorit...
@sfufass.bsky.social
On deck next Wednesday, Oct. 29. #vanpoli
Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.
If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:
Regional planning is key to managing shared challenges like housing affordability, climate change, & infrastructure, according to Professor @Ayan604 & co-authors Richard White & Ken Cameron in a recent op-ed for @VancouverSun.
Read more: vancouversun.com/opinion/opin...
#sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social
New: Dialogues in Urban Research exploring what it means to think about crisis as urban & how locating crisis in the urban reconfigures relations between eventful & everyday crisis politics, materiality, discourse & movement. Part of a great set of interventions.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Open access article bringing the concept of jurisdiction and (political and legal) geography into conversation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This morning we launched a new province-wide campaign to abolish the unfair at-large voting system in large B.C. municipalities. Find out more and βοΈsign the online petition!
"W/out transparency abt energy & water footprint of AI, says Luccioni, itβs impossible to manage & plan for impacts & prioritize use of critical resources, like capacity of...electrical grids, drinking water supply amid drought, & collective responses to climate change." thewalrus.ca/ai-environme...
Important context from @genevievelakier.bsky.social:
Most Canadians "paid 40 and 44%of their income in taxes overall in 2022, @policyalternatives.ca reported last year [WHILE] the 90 to 95th percentile paid only 37% and the 95 to 99th percentile paid just 34% β less than the lowest 10% [of earners]." #inequality www.timescolonist.com/opinion/trev...