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Richard Cannings

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Biologist, author, birder, mediocre fiddle player, slow cyclist and grandfather. Canadian Member of Parliament for South Okanagan-West Kootenay 2015-2025.

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And you’d have to have a very skookum sock

11.02.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Christmas in February! My friend Seabrooke Leckie has come out with another fabulous moth bookβ€”and this one covers 1900 species of the tremendously diverse moth fauna of the West. Congratulations Seabrooke!

11.02.2026 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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This little Northern Pygmy-Owl says happy Superb Owl Sunday! And I say happy anniversary (40th!) to my wonderful wife Margaret!

09.02.2026 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gord's endorsement
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Two of my most favourite MPs in the same place.
@gordjohns.bsky.social is one of the most hardest working MPs I have ever met. The fact that he is lining up with @heathermcpherson.bsky.social doesn't surprise me.
They show up and do the heavy lifting for democracy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw51...

08.02.2026 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The last our 2025 potato crop is going crazy (poorly stored) so I took advantage of the warm spring weather and planted them yesterday!

04.02.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

These social huntsman spiders are common in Australiaβ€”and spectacularβ€”but luckily are harmless. Took this pic in Tasmania a couple of weeks ago

29.01.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There’s just one day left to get your membership! If you want to vote in the leadership, make sure to get your membership, or renew if you haven’t, tomorrow at the latest.

You can do so at heathermcpherson.ca/membership

27.01.2026 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deeply saddened by news that my friend Kirsty Duncan passed away today. I worked closely with her while she was the Minister of Science and the Chair of the Standing Committee on Science and Technology. I texted her on Saturday when I was at a Robbie Burns dinnerβ€”her favourite event of the year.

27.01.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
SHOALS OF HERRING  CHARLIE ANGUS
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Christmas night at Chez Angus. We love singalongs - rebel songs and traditional tales. This is my all time favourite song from the great Ewan McColl.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k93T...

26.12.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

Once ran into a grizzly bear there while doing a Black Swift survey

25.12.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m with Charlie on this one.

25.12.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful to hear this project has been completedβ€”I remember talking about it almost 20 years ago at NCC board meetings. Sometimes good things take time! Thanks to all the groups and individuals who stepped up to get it done.

18.12.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The weather has been crazy lately but I was still surprised to see this red-eared slider sunning itself in Penticton on December 14!

16.12.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Resurrection on the horizon for Penticton's Dream CafΓ©? The Dream is still alive. Maybe. Penticton's celebrated Dream CafΓ©, founded a quarter-century ago as an acoustically id...

The Dream is still alive…

www.pentictonnow.com/watercooler/...

11.12.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe the subsidized exporters are making lots of $$? Apparently in Australia there was also a huge impact on the plastic manufacturing sector as most plastics are made from natural gas but the North America NG supply chain is more complex I’m guessing.

11.12.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember a conservative Australian MP testifying before the House of Commons Natural Resources Committee about 7 years ago who warned that in Oz the main effect of new LNG exports was a sharp increase in domestic gas prices.

11.12.2025 06:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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All highways linking B.C. Interior to Lower Mainland now closed - BC News the highway has become flooded at Sowaqua Creek and is closed in both directions from about six kilometres north of Hope to seven kilometres north of Merritt.

Reminiscent of the one in 100-year atmospheric river event that happened four years ago…
www.castanet.net/news/BC/5888...

11.12.2025 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Responding to Backlash to Defend Evidence-Based, Inclusive Research Funding"

New editorial by Maydianne C. B. Andrade and Jeremy T. Kerr for CSPC's 2025 Canadian Science Policy Magazine:

https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/responding-to-backlash-to-defend-evidence-based-inclusive-research-funding/

05.12.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney 'will have to answer' questions about flip-flop on tax credit,… National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

Patrick Weiler is right--it makes no sense to give $$ to the highly profitable oil industry when we could be encouraging clean energy. The NDP fought these subsidies for more than a decade and thought the Liberals were finally onside, but now Carney caves.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/03/c...

03.12.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
irish descendants fish off cape st. mary's - Google Search

Just heard Tom Powers interviewing Con O'Brien of the Irish Descendants on CBC, lovely that they finished by playing "Let Me Fish off Cape St. Mary's", one of the greatest Newfoundland songs of all times. I used to live in the lighthouse at the Cape back in 1976...
www.google.com/search?sca_e...

03.12.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Beautiful Canada on Instagram: "Credit where credit is due, NDP interim leader Don Davies gave a very funny speech at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner over the weekend. #godkeepourland #canada ... NDP interim leader Don Davies brings the house down with a hilarious speech at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner, addressing party struggles, leader controversies, and budget debates. Watch the f...

www.instagram.com/reel/DRwP13r...

02.12.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

They characteristically migrate at high elevations often stopping over on alpine lakes and a lot winter above treeline in the Andes

02.12.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Baird’s Sandpiper? Certainly in that family and Baird’s shape and habitat.

02.12.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The BC NDP convention was fantastic! I loved meeting so many incredible progressive folks!

Want to hear my favourite moment from the convention? 🧑🧑🧑

16.11.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

4 weeks ago I had a tumour removed from my thymusβ€”all went well and no further treatment is needed. I want to thank the nurses and thoracic surgeons at KGH β€” and everyone who supports universal health care in Canada!

17.11.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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I'll Be Here in the Morning
Lee Munn
2023

11.11.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 261    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Richard is not only a good friend, but a respected environmentalist and biologist, and was a committed Member of Parliament.

Richard’s support means a lot in this race, and will be invaluable as we work together to build a stronger, more sustainable future.

12.11.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Wine Wars Are Back β€” and Alberta’s Playing Dirty β€” The Walrus BC has vino. Alberta wants vino. Why is Danielle Smith making it so hard for them to do business?

Alberta’s new tax on high valueΒ wine puts the lower limit so low that « As one Calgary wine shop put it, in cheese terms, that’s like defining high-value as β€œanything that exceeds the price of Cheez Whiz.” » This is once again killing BC wine sales in Alberta. apple.news/ANt5ggM15TNO...

09.11.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There are a lot of questions about what we can and can’t support.

Here’s an answer to one question I’ve been getting a lot.

04.11.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2