Twenty-Five Years of Evidence — Why Is B.C. Still Failing Its Children? - Human Early Learning Partnership On Thursday, April 30, keynote presenter Dr. Paul Kershaw (long-time collaborator and Affiliate Faculty member at HELP) asks a difficult question: if the research has been strong for decades, why has ...

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25 years of quality research on childhood vulnerability — So why is B.C. still failing its children? The answer lies in how governments allocate public resources. #bcpoli

The oil industry is making billions from the Iran war—it should be taxed - CCPA The current windfall could be Canadian oil's final boom—so the proceeds must be reinvested into economic diversification and industrial planning

Last week, @policyalternatives.ca put together an urgent call for Canada to tax the profits that the oil and gas industry is making off the war in Iran. Yesterday, the best Carney could do was removing tax on average people, further defunding the state.

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Climate Caucus Mayors and Councillors Respond to Federal Government Excise Fuel Tax Pause Local Elected Leaders Respond to Federal Government Excise Fuel Tax PauseShort-term relief for community members need not be at the expense of long-term strategy that protects from future fossil fue...

Local Elected Leaders Respond to Federal Government
Excise Fuel Tax Pause. Short-term relief for community members need not be at the expense of long-term
strategy that protects from future fossil fuel price volatility.
Read the full statement here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#fueltax #cdnpoli

Yes to all of the above, and….

It would be interesting to work up a business case for this (is it more efficient use of tax $ than current gov housing programs?), but…

Going back to the pipeline, the feds figured out how to finance that so I feel this can be done too. We just need political will.

@lanefab.com had a good idea - the Feds should buy housing projects currently in financial distress. They don’t need to start from scratch, could be a huge win.

If we can buy a pipeline, we certainly can do this…

Seems like the fine amount of $4,500 is too low to discourage this type of thing from happening again.

Elect Respect — A Pledge to Restore Civility in the Public Square Join a Growing Movement

There is also a nationwide campaign, Elect Respect: a pledge to foster respect, inclusivity, and safety in public life. I've signed it, & I hope all candidates and incumbents do the same.

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Elect Respect — A Pledge to Restore Civility in the Public Square Join a Growing Movement

This task force is developing local rules for how elected officials (& candidates) communicate publicly & on social media. I am happy to participate in the work with Cllrs Lurbiecki, Dilworth & Lubik w/ 3 community leaders.

These are proposed guidelines for communications, i.e. not mandatory.
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Elect Respect — A Pledge to Restore Civility in the Public Square Join a Growing Movement

I'm happy to see that Port Moody's process is very similar to the proposed new bill. I think this also ties in well with the Task Force on Public and Social Media Communications Guidelines for Elected Officials and Candidates' work.
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Elect Respect — A Pledge to Restore Civility in the Public Square Join a Growing Movement

✅ Both start with a formal, written complaint
✅ Both attempt resolution before moving to investigation
✅ Both use an independent investigator for unresolved complaints
✅ Both apply to elected officials' conduct (respect, harassment, bullying)
✅ Both give Council the final say on sanctions
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The similarities between Port Moody's current Council Code of Conduct complaint process and the province's proposed model (Bill 17) demonstrate common ground (more details in the image):
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March newsletter is out! Big topics this month: DCCs & ACCs, Barnet Overpass Bridge widening, plus: Tree Cities of the World recognition, Barnet Bridge widening, and Inlet Fieldhouse groundbreaking.

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#PortMoody #PoMo

Spring has very much arrived and with that, sunny & warm weather - the perfect day for the farmers market!

As you may have seen, this week at Council it was decided, with the market’s support, to move the market to the Old Firehall site. This change will occur in the fall.

There is no solid waste collection on Monday, April 6 for the Easter holiday.

🗑️All solid waste pickup moves forward one day from Tuesday on: Tuesday’s pickup moves to Wednesday, Wednesday’s pickup moves to Thursday, and Thursday’s pickup moves to Friday.

Details: https://tinyurl.com/bdhmnfhp

I love those little birds. Along with chickadees.

Also in Bc gov news today - parental leave! This is create minimum standards for all local govs.

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

This appears to be an improvement, at least on the surface.

Having the same process across all munis & defined range of sanctions could also remove some of the criticism about the perceived persecution of individual council members by others with “an axe to grind”.

It’s definitely going to impact our budget.

Canadians, including retirees, support trimming OAS for well-off seniors: poll A new poll shows that three-quarters of Canadians, and most retirees, support scaling back Old Age Security (OAS) for high-income seniors

400,000 seniors live in poverty and young Canadians are experiencing unaffordable housing across the country. So why is Canada sending $14billion/year to seniors who live in households with incomes of $100,000+ ? nationalpost.com/news/canada/...

Shout-out to every other Gen Xer that was holding their breath the entire time for the first five mintues of the launch

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April fools only works when reality isn't this stupid.

Be careful folks, today is April Fool's Day, which means that the internet will be rife with misinformation and posts designed to deceive. Don't worry though, tomorrow we will be back to normal, and the internet will be rife with misinformation and posts designed to deceive.

Similar for my council today, started at 4, ended at 11.

If you are a property owner, today is the deadline to complete your declaration.

Carney’s ‘Defeatist’ Dismissal of International Law | The Tyee The PM’s doctrine stresses ‘taking the world as it is.’ Critics say it poses ‘reckless’ risk for Canada.

“Canadians do not have to take the world as it is. We do not have to stay silent on violations of international law. We do not have to look away when schoolchildren are bombed. We do not have to rationalize injustice to appease a bully.” thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... @thetyee.ca

Have We Chosen to Forget the 2021 Heat Dome and Lytton Disaster? | The Tyee An auditor general’s report could add to understanding. If people paid attention.

The B.C. heat wave of summer 2021 brought what may’ve been the province’s worst five days in history, starting with the silent death of 619 Metro Vancouver residents and ending with the destruction of #Lytton, one of our most historic communities, writes Geoff Meggs.

Bike lanes are a sound public health investment Every $1,300 New York City invested in building bike lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to one additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a ne...

“Every $1,300 New York City invested in building bike lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to one additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment.”

That’s a better return on investment than some direct health treatments…”

This tactic should be recognizable to a LOT of us. But we don’t have to fall for it.

Residential schools? Genocide? Im not sure we should be ranking these.

Fast Transition Off Gas Shows 'Hierarchy of Needs' Begins with Energy Security With fallout from the ongoing war in the Middle East shining a new light on the dangers of fossil fuel dependence, Canada’s path to energy security lies in a full-on commitment to electrification and ...

Energy security concerns “could actually end up putting us on a net zero trajectory faster than might otherwise be the case,” says @danwoy.bsky.social of Polaris Strategy + Insight of Trump's war on Iran during a recent @climatecaucus.bsky.social webinar. #EnergySecurity #EnergyTransition