Doug Baer

The two Kamloops MLAs are both Conservatives. In one riding, the A-Hole Party of BC got 59% in the other they got 49%. Someone tell me we shouldn't just ignore the interior as a total political, social and intelligence wasteland.

OK, OK, but please give some thought to the possibility of making the sign read: "No Turn on Red (Bicycles Excepted)." Yes auto-centric citizens will cry "unfair unfair" but bicycles turning on red after coming to a stop do not constitute a safety problem for pedestrians.

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Hello, Saanich. Please examine this map carefully. Yes, Saanich is more spread out and we can't expect the same density of bike infrastructure as C of Victoria. But we should at least be able to expect the same # of kilometers given that your tax base is roughly the same.

Dear Canadian Taxpayers Federation: 1) I am a taxpayer and you do NOT speak for me 2) please consider renaming yourself to the Canadian Anti-Public-Services A-hole Brigade.

Donald Trump renames Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. Trump's USA reneges on trade agreements, dismantles support for Ukraine, uses extortion on allies, deprives its own people of health insurance... I propose the USA be renamed United Snakes of America.

ah! a fellow exile from Fake London! I lived in FL for 15 years prior to moving west. What I remember about FL: stroads, no bike lanes, poor transit made worse by cancellation of bus rapid transit (nearby K-W, same ~pop, now has a tram!), Greg Curnoe's death (cyclist killed by pickup)

BC Liberal MPs trying to soft-peddle Alberta MOU: "what the MOU does not do: It does not approve a pipeline.
There is no proposed route.
There is no company or project before regulators.
Nothing is moving forward without extensive review, public process, and full Indigenous partnership. "

Trump has halted asylum applications and immigration from 3rd world countries. I do not think Canada should do the same thing: after all, I would not want to prevent Americans trying to flee the U.S. from coming to Canada.

I have generally been a ABC voter ("anything but Conservative"). Now I probably need to add "L" to that acronym.

In 2007, I lived in the Netherlands for a few months. Cycling wise, thought I had died and gone to heaven.

I live in the burbs (Saanich). I used to be in favour of amalgamation so a) we pay our fair share of downtown policing costs b) ditto homeless (mostly in city not burbs), c) we get a taste of progressive bike lane policies. But now I must agree: save city from the burbs.

Gee, Mark, do you really think this is going to make me more likely to vote Liberal in the next election? Dream on.

Today, I emailed all BC Liberal MPs, telling them that, while I'm an Anything But Conservative voter and might otherwise at least consider voting for Liberals (and have indeed donated in the past half decade [albeit to others too]), my chances of voting Liberal are now zero and no future donations.

2019 CNR proposed a "puck" system for transporting bitumen safely via rail. Inert pucks don't damage envir if spills occur; easy to clean up. Slightly more expensive operating cost than a pipeline (albeit much lower capital cost). Why no interest? Libs totally abandon env. concerns.

I saw this video earlier today. I am proud of the City of Victoria, its transportation planners and its politicians. Maybe not perfect but pretty darned good. Then I thought of Saanich, where I live. "Utter disappointment" doesn't even begin to describe.

BC NDP's excuse is "the Active Transportation Grants were funded by the carbon tax so now we don't have money for ATG's" Me: accepting this excuse assumes I buy into the "we needed to kill the carbon tax" logic.. just because Carney did it doesn't mean BC had to follow.

Russia Strikes Ukraine and Signals Resistance to Amended Peace Plan

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
No kidding: Russian resistance to peace plan. Donald Trump once again played by Putin as the fool. Except fools have a humorous side, whereas Trump is just plain thick & stupid.

PHEV makes sense for me whenever I replace my non plug in hybrid (2014, very low mileage, might be awhile) since the # of times either of the car's drivers exceeds 50km per trip is about 2 per year. Almost all gas consumed will be the semi-annual "auto burn" to prevent gas from going stale.

Sad. My first ebike was BionX (remember them)? Post bankruptcy, I sourced replacement controller unit (accidentally dropped it) then defective throttle online, had to rewire brake-triggers-regen function which was defective, but bike not useful now due to almost dead battery.

So Canada will see the "clean coal" slogan and raise it with "clean oil that's good for everyone & will end all disease & will be used to strengthen other industries as opposed to sucking oxygen from the effort to develop a low carbon future economy" right? Argh!

Thank you BC Transit Victoria Region for not raising teenager & seniors' fares for monthly passes. The seniors fare is admittedly too low for full-time workers or wealthier ppl. but much too high for lower-income retirees, who might make 5-7 daily return trips per month (hence pass = worthless).

Could an ardent NDP supporter please explain to me why Bill 216 isn't totally awful? I generally support NDP efforts to push municipalities to endorse needed residential construction BUT prohibiting them from getting a 2nd profess. opinion when a developer uses a rogue "expert" seems over the top.

Well, I'm not fan of Via. As the Not Just Bike dude says, "Via Rail: all the disadvantages of air travel only slower". Not so sure about the claim re emissions if trains are full (they aren't due to Via's pricing policy) though Via diesels probably have high particulate matter emissions.

It's tricky: for long distances (> 3 hrs. flying time), the break-even point (flying emits less(!) Co2 than driving) is <3 people in the car or a gas guzzling car, airplane fairly full. E-cars will do better. Short distances: ground transport always better. Train = always better.

Yes!

Thank you so much Amber Wright for articulating what many of us think: the Save Our Saanich bozo brigade is largely a bunch of self-interested narrow-minded entitled a-holes who are incapable of listening to rational argumentation. 1/2

Don't forget that the BC NDP has killed the not-really-that-large-or-significant Active Transportation Grant program which provided municipalities with much of the $ used to build bike and safe pedestrian infrastructure.

Yesterday, the Lochside Trail was blocked at a new development near Royal Oak. Flag person told me, "it'll be a few minutes". After waiting a minute, I asked, "why the wait?" Him: "I'm just doing my job". Roller + dump truck in pic sat there not moving. I gave up and re-routed via Douglas.

After publishing all sorts of "news" articles articulating the Save Our Saanich anti-development anti-bike cut-taxes & screw the idea of better public services view and then SOS opinion pieces we finally see an anti-SOS opinion piece in Saanich News Today. BUT they invited SOS to publish a "reply".