Kelli Paddon

What an absolute joy it was to see my former MLA colleague & incredible community advocate, @kellipaddon.bsky.social at the BC Legislature. Kelli, your passion, dedication, & unwavering commitment to the people you serve continue to inspire me. Wishing you all the best for your next adventure!🧡

This #PinkShirtDay, commit to creating workplaces, schools, & communities where respect, inclusion, & compassion thrive.
🌱 Lead with empathy
🌿 Speak up against bullying
🌸 Create safe spaces for all

#LetKindnessGrow & help build a world where everyone can flourish

#LeadWithKindness

It may be raining - but It's always
#SmileSaturday on walks with this good boy ✨🐾💕

✊Social justice starts with strong, inclusive leadership modelling a path to create real change
💡 Listen & Learn
💡 Challenge Inequity
💡 Invest in Equity
💡 Push systemic change
💡 Build Belonging

#LeadWithEquity #SocialJustice #InclusionMatters #GenderEquity #EquiitiStrategic #WorldDayOfSocialJustice

The wandering piece of my heart is home tomorrow after 3 months of adventure! Just in time for a very Merry Christmas ❤️

As we gather today to say goodbye to John, I’m reflecting on how much love John had for this province and its people. Today, we aren’t just saying farewell to a leader but to a friend. His wife, Ellie, and sons, Evan and Nate, remain in our thoughts and prayers.

My heart is heavy with the loss of our friend Dan.
My thoughts are with his family, and the many who love him.
I am grateful for our time working together for this community we love. I will miss his quick smile & easy laugh, our conversations, and his passion for community.
Rest well my friend.

So this is forty-something… 🙌🏼Thank you everyone for ALL of the birthday posts, emails, txts and calls 💕 lots of great things in store for this lap around the sun… grateful you’ll all be part of it!

Things you learn as the parent of an artist:
🎨Messes are part of the process
🖼️Everything is an art supply
😱and today’s lesson… You can get even the most disastrous & dramatic black ink pot explosions off the face with q tips, bath & body works hand sanitizer, and a LOT of patience

#SaturdaySmiles… Building blanket forts in the living room 💕

#TDOR is a day to honour memories of transgender, gender-diverse, non-binary & 2Spirit ppl who have been lost in acts of hateful violence- but it is critical that we confront & reject transphobia EVERY DAY
🙌🏼to local orgs who marked this day- and 👏GWG GSA for a great #TransDayOfRemembrance display

Just popped onto the bad place (out of habit) and in the first 60 seconds saw the bc cons have named a new "parental rights & sports" "shadow minister" (on trans day of remembrance to add insult to hate)... and saw I was misquoted by a "news" publication.
I really need to just delete that app. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Great to spend time with friends while wrapping up the last few things at the BC Legislatire today. Gonna miss the awesome people in this crazy place. 🫶

#SaturdaySmiles

How could it be so?
It came without algorithms! It came without tags!
It came without bluechecks, botses, or brags!

DIYDDIYD is right! Is it confidence? Skill? Social norms? Perhaps also that negotiation is made more difficult when trying to value sacrifice & emotional labour demanded in caring fields (which are predominantly women… at least outside of leadership) and the myth that we should just “be grateful”?

I’m new here… where are the BC K-12 #teachers? There should be a starter pack… They always make it make sense 😉

A beautiful shaft of light on John’s photo this afternoon at the B.C. Legislature.

If you’re in Victoria, please visit - a book of condolences for the late John Horgan is available for the public to sign in the #BCLeg Hall of Honour from 8:30am to 4:30pm M-F, or online at bcleg.ca/4fpRWDn.

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Looking forward to a fresh Neighbourhood