Jason Tockman

CMHA: “there is a lack of evidence to support the effectiveness of involuntary treatment for people with substance use disorder, and that existing evidence actually suggests that involuntary treatment leads to an increased risk of death due to drug poisoning upon release.”

OneCity Vancouver fields two candidates to battle for party leader Amanda Burrows, William Azaroff square off in mayoral nomination battle set for February

Two fantastic contenders just entered the race to be Vancouver’s next mayor.

Say what you will about the Conservatives, but at least they would have stabbed you in the front.

Congrats to the VPD on defunding the City.

US has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of Venezuela, or any other sovereign state. It has no right to engage in regime change, which is the prerogative of the Venezuelan people. Any military attack on Venezuela is a violation of the UN Charter & international law.

They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them | CBC News As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts’ advice, scaled bac...

Safe supply of pharmaceutical alternatives is among the most important policy responses to our ongoing drug poisoning crisis. Access needs to be significantly expanded to save lives. Health Canada’s suspension of funding for these programs means many more people will die.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Who's ready to turn the page on this Ken Sim disaster? @onecityvan.bsky.social has launched plans to nominate a mayor who is passionate about affordable housing, climate justice, and high-quality community services. Want to help select that candidate? Join us! www.onecityvancouver.ca/membership

"I'm concerned that by cutting environmental programs, we're mortgaging our future," said @lucymaloney.bsky.social, a councillor with OneCity. That includes the city's commitment to fight climate change & improve residents' ability to adapt to climate disasters like extreme heat & wildfire smoke.

Taking notes for my next visit!

@sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @seanorr.bsky.social @pjnewwest.bsky.social @margiesanderson.bsky.social @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social @sunitadhirbc.bsky.social

Deep gratitude for the activists and political leaders advancing a Vision Zero agenda. Traffic violence is not inevitable. Stopping it is possible and necessary.

UN Special Rapporteur on US strikes on boats in the waters surrounding Central and South America: “A systematic attack on civilians is a crime against humanity under international law.”
truthout.org/articles/un-...

For over 20 years I’ve admired Avi Lewis’s fierce advocacy for the working class and serious action on climate change. I’m thrilled to see him seek the leadership of the federal NDP.

Yes it would

Great connections at the Urbanist Big Tent gathering with @lucymaloney.bsky.social @uytaelee.bsky.social and Armor Valor Corrales

As soon as Air Canada knew the strike was real, they made a deal.

In other words, if the government had told Air Canada that they wouldn't force the striking workers back to work, this whole thing would've been avoided.

The government constantly siding with corporations is why this chaos happened.

Do we know what our window is to get letters into Carney and MPs on this?

Do we know what our window is to get letters into Carney and MPs on this?

Physicians for Human Rights Israel published a report on the “deliberate and systematic dismantling of Gaza's health and life-sustaining systems” consistent with the definition of genocide.

Here is CAPE’s full statement in support of PHRl's call to end genocide in Palestine: https://loom.ly/AZNTAtY

Exactly the result one would expect when you tear down modular homes and ban new supportive housing.

Gaza suffering man-made mass starvation, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issues warning, as more than 100 aid groups urge Israel to ease blockade

Words of condemnation are not enough. In the face of deliberate starvation & executions in Gaza, it's time for 🇨🇦 to impose economic sanctions on Israel. 🧵...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Thank you @ptfry.bsky.social for your long-standing work to make our streets safer!

Vision Zero: this is what public safety looks like. I just signed up to speak to Vancouver City Council in favour of safe streets. The deadline to do that is tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5pm.

Heartbreaking. If CleanBC wasn’t a sham already, it is now.

Gaza is ‘hungriest place on Earth’ with all its people at risk of famine, says UN Mission to deliver help is ‘one of most obstructed aid operations in recent history’, humanitarian agency says

Gaza is ‘hungriest place on Earth’ with all its people at risk of famine, says UN

Mission to deliver help is ‘one of most obstructed aid operations in recent history’, humanitarian agency says

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

An image of City Hall with the caption BRING BACK OUR RENTER OFFICE. It is followed by the OneCity Vancouver logo and the call to action to SWIPE.

Tenants need to know that Vancouver has their back.

That's why @lucymaloney.bsky.social and @ptfry.bsky.social have brought a motion to bring back the Renter Office.

Kill the Bill: First Nations Call on B.C. Government to Immediately Withdraw Bill 14 and Bill 15 Working towards the recognition, implementation and exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title, Rights and Treaty Rights

“The Province is saying ‘trust us’ …. however, considering the Bills were created without consultation and cooperation and that the Province continues to refuse any amendments, it is unclear what this trust would be based on” GCSP www.ubcic.bc.ca/kill_the_bil...

Thrilled to be able to vote for someone whose values reflect my own.

Fascism interrupted, for now.

What an absolute joy and honour to attend the swearing in ceremony for Vancouver’s newest City Councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social