Connie Chan

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The city has gotten back to me!

They confirm the city clerk (and chief electoral officer for this byelection) gave incorrect information to councillors multiple times about staffing for this byelection.

It is only a 62% reduction in staff compared to the 2017 byelection.

Not 80%.

As you were!

I've cracked the code of why byelection lineups are so long in Vancouver today.

It's not just a turnout question.

Compared to the 2017 byelection, the city decreased the number of election workers by EIGHTY PERCENT.

From 1,250 in 2017 to 250 this time around.

This was a staff recommendation.

This is what democracy looks like! Democracy is alive, and well!
#HandsOff

Canada Needs a New Civil Defence Corps | The Tyee Trump’s aggression means it’s time to train thousands more civilians for disaster preparedness. Would you join?

“We must be prepared to defend our sovereignty-not just with military spending, but with a population that is engaged, trained and ready.” Great piece by @petermacleod.bsky.social about how Canada needs a Civil Defence Force where every Canadian has a role to play. 🇨🇦💪 thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

A snowy street in Downtown Vancouver with fresh tire tracks. Trees line the road on either side, there’s a rack of bikes on the right, and hanging from the trees above are a series of bright red lanterns for lunar new year. Snow is falling and covering the scene

Lunar New Year + snow day in Vancouver ❄️🏮

#photo #photography #weather

Opinion: Jean Chrétien: Canadians will never give up the best country in the world to join the U.S. The former prime minister says it’s time to enact a Plan B to handle Donald Trump’s outrageous threats

“To Donald Trump, from one old guy to another: Give your head a shake!”

Former Canadian PM Jean Chrétien celebrates his 91st birthday with a cri du coeur in defence of Canada’s independence from the US: “I am ready at the ramparts.”

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

ANY American or Canadian that lies and tries to gaslight us into believing we want any kind of formal union with Trump's America can fuck all the way off #cdnpoli #OneCanada

The Empire State Building shines red, white, and blue in tribute to the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Activist Who Ambushed Justin Trudeau During Family Ski Trip was Subject to Peace Bond, Banned From Entering School Emily Duggan, failed school board trustee candidate who runs 'Moms Against the Norm', filmed video telling Justin Trudeau to ‘get the f—k out of BC’

Anti-LGBTQ+ activist who ambushed Justin Trudeau during family ski trip was subject to peace bond, banned from entering a local school

Emily Duggan, who filmed a video telling Trudeau to “get the f—k out of BC,” is a twice failed BC school trustee candidate

www.convoywatch.ca/p/anti-lgbtq...

Apparently Connie Chan is not a super uncommon name - I did not go to school with you.

Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it

Don't try to explain

Mother orca and children make 'grocery shopping' trip near downtown Vancouver It's the first time the 26-year-old mother orca has shown up in downtown Vancouver with her offspring.

It's the first time the 26-year-old mother orca has shown up in downtown Vancouver with her offspring.

A screenshot of a video from False Creek Ferries with a pod of orcas breaching in False Creek, on the edge of Downtown Vancouver

Orcas in False Creek, on the edge of Downtown Vancouver this afternoon 🐳
Video from False Creek Ferries
🎥 www.instagram.com/reel/DCxYAeC...

Opinion | RFK Jr. to head newly formed Department of Disease Efficiency We mistakenly thought that finding a dead mouse in your frozen ravioli dinner was a failure.

this column is what comes out when you smash your head repeatedly into the keyboard in a fit of rage wapo.st/3Z6fMhu