Now that the far right in British Columbia is attacking Indigenous rights and fear mongering about DRIPA with misinformation and the NDP is waffling, it’s time to know the facts about DRIPA, from dripafacts.ca 🧵

Concerned about the #FIFA #WorldCup? event. Accountability, Human Rights, and the 2026 World Cup Designing the Blueprint for Mega-Event Accountability. April 29 at SFU Vancouver in assoc w 10 university depts. Produced by Voor Urban Labs. Online streaming rsvp
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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance

How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets.

Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance

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“DTF St. Louis” and the New Story of the Suburbs Depictions of the suburbs have long been a mirror for the nation’s discontents. What do they reveal today?

Depictions of the suburbs have long been a mirror for the nation’s discontents. What do they reveal today? On a new episode of #CriticsAtLarge, the hosts discuss. www.newyorker.com/podcast/crit...

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A Rights-Based Approach to the Next National Housing Strategy - Canadian Housing & Renewal Association Home » Webinars » A Rights-Based Approach to the Next National Housing Strategy A Rights-Based Approach to the Next National Housing Strategy April 14,

Please join legal scholar Alexandra Flynn & I as we lay out a rights-based approach to the next National Housing Strategy April 14 at noon ET chra-achru.ca/a-rights-bas...

a winnipeg rapid transit bus and a pickup truck head-on collision that crumpled the hood of the truck. the bus banner says “SORRY”

a winnipeg transit bus hovering awkwardly behind a smashed up sedan. the bus is steadfastly avoiding eye contact but its banner reads “SORRY”

a winnipeg transit bus facing a cop car as if they are two people in a hallway who shifting the same direction so neither can pass. it’s awkward. the bus banner reads “SORRY”

a winnipeg transit bus slumping away, guiltily. the banner sign on the back reads “SORRY”

current favourite genre of photo: winnipeg bus looking sheepish

City enters deal with B.C. to close 3 Vancouver SROs in entertainment district Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city has reached an agreement in principle with the provincial government to close down three SROs.

Downtown Vancouver BIA: "closure of the three SROs in time for the influx of tourists [FIFA World Cup] was among members' top priorities." City enters deal with B.C. to close 3 Vancouver SROs in entertainment district share.google/mJySlZzW5iQ3... #vanpoli #FIFA2026 #vancouver

B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News March 8 will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.

Daylight savings time - BC to spring ahead and stay there. RT B.C. to end time changes, adop...
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An improvement on the ice pick design? I'm not so sure. #vanpoli

U2 - Yours Eternally ft. Ed Sheeran and Taras Topolia (Documentary Short Film) YouTube video by U2

Touching to see U2 and Ed Sheeran remember this terrible anniversary in Ukraine and the men and women who are doing what they have to do.
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Curling in the Back Lane
Terry Annany
n.d.

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A 🆕 year & the 1⃣ st Issue of 2⃣ 0⃣ 2⃣ 6⃣

Co-guest edited by @gcapano.bsky.social, Philippe Zittoun & Stefania Profeti, the Special Issue analyses the politics of governing #crises

The contributions examine crisis governance across continents and policy sectors👇

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🧐 #Crisis scholarship shows extensive conceptual #fragmentation, inconsistent #terminology, and multiple research methods

✍️ @gcapano.bsky.social, @laura-mas.bsky.social & Stefania Profeti provide a #SystematicAnalysis of the literature on crisis and policy change 👇

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The definition of a #crisis is not determined solely by objective conditions❓

Stefania Profeti & Federico Toth propose a response-oriented classification of crises, with an eye to political and strategic considerations behind them 👇

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Indian Act 150: An Introduction By Katie Carson, Sarah Kittilsen, and Sean Carleton Canada 150—the sesquicentennial celebration of the country’s confederation—was marked with pomp and circumstance, as the Federal Government encou…

Today on @activehist.bsky.social, we are launching a new year-long series - Indian Act 150 - looking at the 150th anniversary of the Indian Act. As part of the introduction to the series, I offer some reflections on the history and historiography of the Indian Act: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/01...

Canadian city populations (CMA) for 2025 are out. Big growth over the past 4 years.

Toronto over 7 million.
Vancouver over 3 million.
Calgary nearing 2 million.
Winnipeg so close to 1 million!
Halifax over half million.
Victoria almost half million.
Saskatoon pulling away from Regina.

Thanks, Nathan!!

A fascinating court case that forced the City of Mississauga to articulate the nature of nuisance in their weed control bylaw, and saw the court weigh whether that perceived harm violated the plaintiff's / resident's freedom of expression to promote habitat biodiversity on their private property.

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What happens when extraordinary housing crises are governed through ordinary justice? ⚖️🏙️

My new EPC article, “Ordinary justice in extraordinary times,” looks at how everyday legal reasoning in eviction cases quietly shapes urban displacement. ⤵️

Open Access here: tinyurl.com/yf9dh973

If you're a writer wrestling with self-doubt, envy, or the fear that you're not good enough, Cheryl Strayed's "Write Like a Motherfucker" remains essential reading. Originally published as Dear Sugar in 2010, it's essential advice for doing creative work.

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Vancouver overstepped authority when it logged Stanley Park trees without board approval, rules judge City failed to get park board approval when it contracted the removal of 7,000 park trees affected by the looper moth infestation; later removals received proper approval, found judge

#VancouverBC - Vancouver overstepped authority when it logged Stanley Park trees without board approval, rules judge www.squamishchief.com/economy-law-...

John Rustad resigns as leader of B.C. Conservative Party | CBC News Rustad told reporters Thursday he had talked to his wife and others close to him, who encouraged him to stay on, but he felt to do so would become a civil war in his party.

An unsurprising turn of events for the formerly fringe political party now in opposition, whose leader couldn't manage the big tent party they became when they stepped into the political space vacated by the BC Liberal party. #bcpoli RT John Rustad resigns as leader ...
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In Winnipeg and online, learn how one of Canada's most famous intersections shapes the politics of place. #Winnipeg

Majority of Metro Vancouver residents expected to live in condos or apartments by 2051, report predicts Experts say the shift is not surprising as local governments and B.C. seek housing solutions for the region's growing population

Professor @ayan604.bsky.social and Adjunct Professor & #sfuurb alumnus Jonathan X. Coté weigh in on the recent report which predicts that the majority of Metro Vancouver residents will live in condos or apartments by 2051.

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On deck next Wednesday, Oct. 29. #vanpoli

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Opinion: In Metro Vancouver, what happens in one city affects us all Metro 2050 plan, for example, helps to ensures housing is built where it makes sense — close to jobs, schools, services and transportation.

Regional planning is key to managing shared challenges like housing affordability, climate change, & infrastructure, according to Professor @Ayan604 & co-authors Richard White & Ken Cameron in a recent op-ed for @VancouverSun.
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New: Dialogues in Urban Research exploring what it means to think about crisis as urban & how locating crisis in the urban reconfigures relations between eventful & everyday crisis politics, materiality, discourse & movement. Part of a great set of interventions.
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