Keane Gruending

Hold for Minister Dix Announcement

The CleanBC review will be out tomorrow morning

Energy Minister Adrian Dix is holding a 9am press conference with Green MLA Jeremy Valeriote and review co-leads Merran Smith and Dan Woynillowicz #bcpoli

It will be live streamed: www.youtube.com/live/Bc6-yKH...

Considering we have a multi-million dollar SkyTrain network and station sitting here, surrounded by a sea of single-family houses, approving this development is the right play. #vanpoli

Where will you charge your future EV? You may have a suitable plug already | CBC News Thinking about an EV as your next car, but worried about where to charge it, and whether you'll need a pricey electrical upgrade to your home? If you have parking and a plug somewhere nearby, your…

Yep — Level 1 #EV charging will work for a huge segment of the population. If you drive <60 kilometres per day, you should be just fine with a household plug-in. www.cbc.ca/news/science...

One other thing: your article implies that TransLink = transit. While that's true, it gives the impression that "drivers" subsidize just transit users. TransLink funds/manages major roads/bridges/active transport infra, etc. etc. etc. A healthy TransLink benefits all.

Fuel tax is also a better proxy for use: congestion, road wear, safety, pollution, etc.

Consider two vehicles paying the same levy, one can drive 1000km/yr and the other 10,000km/yr, which one should be charged more?

"Today, if TransLink wanted to completely replace the revenue from the 18.5-cent-a-litre gas tax, a levy would need to be more than $200 a year."

Why just "replace" the gas tax? That's like plugging one hole by opening another. structural deficit + actual expansion requires multiple tools.

"Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change."

The plans had seen pushback, but apparently Parisians voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to turn 500 streets over to pedestrians.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

I'll raise you a chart

After the dust has settled on #Vancouver's municipal by-election, here is where the different parties stand in terms of vote share. As always, thanks to all candidates who ran.

These come from unoffical voting results available here: buff.ly/xEoX5hP

#vanpoli

I should add: this rating depends on turnout numbers. If they are significantly higher than what @CityofVancouver projected, then the lengthy voting waits could be expected. We will see.

The Denman #Vancouver byelection vote line-up is still massive, winding around the block. Coal Harbour isn't any better.

Call me old-fashioned, but enabling accessible voting should be job #1 of any democratic government. On this count, the @cityofvancouver has failed. #vanpoli

Confirmed: City has only provided HALF the number of polling places than were available during 2017 by-election. Some polls are 15-20 mins but others 1+ hr wait.

It's byelection day in #Vancouver. There's a huge line-up at the West End Denman polling station, winding the block, that points to one of two things:

Massive turnout (usually not good for incumbents)

Or a massive fail in providing voting locations.

#Vanpoli

Premier David Eby says the province won't raise corporate or income taxes to address lost revenue from axing the carbon tax

Corporate and income taxes were lowered when BC's carbon tax was introduced. Eby says those cuts won't be reversed when the consumer carbon tax ends #bcpoli

Small clarification: this is for the whole, 3m population, Metro Vancouver region. Vancouver's sustainable mode share is about 50%.

On transit: ridership follows investment. Convenient, affordable, reliable service gets people on board—so let’s get the Access for Everyone plan funded.

(Per new data from @TransLink.)

Now, over 30% of trips are made by walking, biking, rolling, or transit.

There’s still a long way to go, but in a fast-growing region, this is a win. It’s the result of better land use, the remote-work shift, and growing interest in active transportation.

This is a good news story. 🚶🚲

Metro #Vancouver has seen a big jump in sustainable transportation, with rapid growth in walking and biking leading the way, post-pandemic.

Canadian breweries face $330-million annual cost hike as aluminum tariffs hit beer cans Consumers paying for the final product will likely see the trickle-down effect of a double tariff as cans will usually cross the border at least twice on the journey to becoming a six-pack

Call me crazy, but maybe it's time to open a beer can manufacturing facility in Canada. #cdnpoli

U.S. states rely on B.C. to export thermal coal. Should the shipments be taxed? | CBC News As President Donald Trump's tariff threats continue to hang over Canada, B.C. Premier David Eby wants the federal government to impose a tax on U.S. thermal coal shipped out of the province as a way…

Fun fact: the 17-18 million tonnes of U.S. coal moved through B.C. ports to foreign power plants generates 2/3rds as much carbon pollution as the entire province of British Coumbia creates.

Learned a lot by taking in Plug-in BC's Zero-Emissions Fleets Reconnect 2025 today. Key theme: what once was fringe is now penetrating the market. Light-duty vehicles are off to the #EV races, what's next? Tackling medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Shot: hydrogen semi in #NorthVan

European firm to build 262 new trolley buses for TransLink | Urbanized TransLink has selected European bus manufacturer Solaris as its new supplier to replace Metro Vancouver's aging trolley bus fleet.

Next-gen trolley-electric buses are coming to #Vancouver ⚡

Your daily reminder that America's #1 customer is: Canada 🍁 #Tradewar

The U.S. acts like it's #Ukraine's sole backer, but it’s given just 0.51% of GDP in aid. Yes, Europe (esp. Germany, Italy, France, UK) must do more, but many smaller countries have given a larger share of GDP. Canada has given 0.45%—and there are no riots here.

Build more pipelines?

https://buff.ly/4hH0xT4

Opinion: Metro Vancouver's climate leadership is at risk Potential cuts to programs would weaken Climate 2050 strategy and its road maps for reducing pollution in buildings and transportation, etc.

Don't look now, but elected officials in Metro #Vancouver could be axing regional climate action work that's costs a dollar or two per household and helps build the local clean economy.

Trump's comments on #Ukraine today: I'm at a loss. This is senility at play, full Kremlin talking points. Russia started the war. Never in my life could I have imagined the full-on insanity at play in the US, or any major western country for that matter.

A sign of our times. This cartoon works on many levels: from a rejection of oligarchy to a protest on dangerous vehicle bloat.

From cartoonist Zez Vaz.

Wait. Taxpayers are on the hook for a $1M "pilot" to allow alcohol on select #Vancouver beaches? #ThingsEuropeDoeBetterThatWeWillNeverGet

https://buff.ly/40R2gOm

Canadian critical minerals companies not panicked by Trump tariff threat because of 10% carveout The smaller proposed levy on Canadian energy also applies to a broad basket of the resource sector

I did not know this. The 10% tarrrif on Canadian "energy", vs 25% on everything else, includes electricity, critical minerals, etc.