Kim Richter

Today is International Women’s Day:
"We must stand up. We must speak up. We must show up." - UN Women .org www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=s...

Arms war buildup should be concerning! “To be free, one needs to be feared,” Macron said at a military base in France. Macron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to European allies www.msn.com/en-ca/news/w...

David Brooks: “I've Got One More 10-Year Chapter in My Career, Probably” | Amanpour and Company YouTube video by Amanpour and Company

I highly recommend watching this interview with recently retired New York Times Columnist David Brooks many thought provoking ideas!
We are indeed right in the middle of another generational cycle of "Rupture and Repair" on so many levels from local to international, IMO youtu.be/piciBad9_9k?...

"We make $120K combined and live paycheck to paycheck": the Vancouver trap Vancouver has become one of the most expensive cities in North America, and even couples earning six figures are finding themselves barely staying afloat. What should be a comfortable income gets swal...

Increased inflationary costs, taxes & fees must be curtailed: travelculturelife.com/we-make-120k...

At Issue | Can Carney deliver on his Davos speech? At Issue this week: Prime Minister Mark Carney outlines a new era of global politics in an address to the World Economic Forum, but can he deliver on his vision? And Ontario Premier Doug Ford fires ba...

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Full: PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos YouTube video by FactPointVideo

youtu.be/kDMyeGQm3NA?... You make us proud, Mr. Prime Minister - Please keep calling out/standing up to that bully! I am proud I voted for you. You ARE the leader we need right now, imo.

"Carney urges countries to call out 'hegemons' and bullies in striking WEF speech" - CTV

CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus | CBC News This year, CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations.

Bolstering of local journalism by CBC. www.cbc.ca/news/editors...

Langley and Beyond: Seven Trends to Watch in 2026 As we enter 2026, working families across Langley face a shifted political landscape. From federal sovereignty battles to local debt crises, from attacks on Indigenous rights to energy policy contradi...

www.langleyunion.ca/langley-and-... I recommend that the local Langley Union reporting be read. In particular"Langley and Beyond: Seven Trends to Watch in 2026": Read #2 and #3 trends to watch.

From us to you, wishing you all the very best in 2026! Happy New Year!! Bob & Kim

Willoughby Will Never Get its Pool The Case of How a $120M Off-Balance-Sheet Loan Helped Kill the Willoughby Rec Centre

A very well written and well researched piece of work. Highly recommend that Langley Township residents read. "The Cause: Massive, rapid borrowing.." Willoughby Will Never Get its Pool" open.substack.com/pub/strongto...

Putin's DAUGHTER 'is behind campaign to bring down foreign minister' Last week, reports indicated that the president had sidelined Lavrov, 75, has been in charge of foreign policy for more than two decades.

Interesting if accurate! (Putin's DAUGHTER 'is behind campaign to bring down foreign minister') www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Behind the Curtain: How an AI jobs apocalypse unfolds Listen closely when companies announce big plans for smaller workforces.

Almost every company is planning to slow hiring in the short term, and operate with much smaller human workforces in the future. www.axios.com/2025/10/29/a...

WELCOME BACK to Langley Township Council, Blair Whitmarsh!! I am so very happy to be working with you again. An impressive 52.6% of the votes. Kudos to you and your campaign team. Job Well Done! Looking forward to seeing you at the very next Council meeting on November 3rd, 2025

"...listen to your body, because part of the reason I got such quick care was because I listened to my body and went straight to the doctors,” www.msn.com/en-ca/news/w...

Robert Redford, RIP, plays chess with George R R Martin in final TV appearance www.msn.com/en-ca/entert...

The new pope is Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo - the first American pontiff to be elected leader of the Catholic church.

The 69 year oldChicago-born Prevost is seen as a reformer and worked for many years as a missionary in Peru before being made an archbishop there

Conservative Jansen likely to win close race in Cloverdale-Langley City Riding has been hard-fought between Liberals and Conservatives since 2015.

www.langleyadvancetimes.com/local-news/c...

Bob and I are proud to support John Aldag - one of the hardest working MPs Langley has ever had! Go John and Team Carney!!

And the final results are in.

Orr and Maloney in a blowout, with Orr on more than half the ballots cast — an impressive result on a crowded ballot, even in a byelection context.

ABC gets around 13% of the vote, slightly ahead of how Vision did in the 2017 byelection when they were in power.

My husband was furious when he opened this Township of Langley bill today. I imagine other taxpayers will be equally as upset (and we don’t even have Water and Sewer charges on our bill as we have a private well and are on a septic system)! www.facebook.com/share/p/1D88...

This election is about 1 thing only: "The best leader to defend and protect Canada against Trump and the U.S.?"
A simple binary election: Carney or Poilievre?
I CHOOSE the tested Economist MARK CARNEY, not the career Politician. I AM Canadian & I choose to keep Canada Strong.

WE ARE POWER. | International Women’s Day 2025 YouTube video by UN Women

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Janis Joplin - Get it while you can YouTube video by reggaegirl1982

Women's Day 2025
Janis Joplin - Get it while you can
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Liberals top Tories for 1st time in years, new Ipsos polling says | Globalnews.ca The polling numbers mark the first time in recent years that an Ipsos poll showed federal Liberals ahead of the Conservatives, erasing a big deficit seen just six weeks ago.

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ABC Vancouver park board politicians violated policy on open meetings, integrity commissioner finds ABC Vancouver park board commissioners violated city policy requiring open meetings, the integrity commissioner has found. Find out more.

"breached the “open meeting principle,” a requirement intended to protect and preserve democracy at the local government level" ABC Vancouver park board politicians violated policy on open meetings, integrity commissioner finds" vancouversun.com/news/abc-van...

What happens now with a key Canada-U.S. water treaty as the stakes change under Trump | CBC News The Columbia River Treaty governs how Canada and the U.S. use dams for hydropower and flood control on the massive cross-border river. After more than 60 years, provisions have expired, and efforts to...

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Interesting Trivia question:

Does Canada share a geo-political land border with any part of the European Union?

If yes, where is this? When did it happen? And why?

If yes, should Canada now consider joining the EU instead of being forcibly annexed by the US as a 51st State?]

Former prime ministers help reclaim Canada’s flag Former Canadian prime ministers urge citizens to fly the flag with pride, fostering unity amid external challenges and internal reflections.

Opinion | Former prime ministers help reclaim Canada’s flag www.thespec.com/opinion/edit...