USA should become the 11th province so they can be good at hockey.

As true today as it was 15 years ago.

Free speech win. After spending five days in jail I was released without restrictions on my ability to discuss the charges brought against me. The judge effectively forced the crown to drop its bid to muzzle me. Why did an author spend five days in jail to be allowed to write

On March 26 I will receive an Alumni Award from Capilano University for my community work. At the The Polygon Gallery March 26, free passes available lnkd.in/dQzpDqpy #Northvan

If you want to know more about residential school denialism and the Dallas Brodie controversy, I have this full interview breaking it all down: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/cou…

New data from the BC Coroners Service says at least 458 people experiencing homelessness in the province died in 2023, with the toll almost tripling in just three years. globalnews.ca/news/11071608/…

Elbows up! But, as a historian, I need to point out that the new "I Am Canadian" video getting a lot of buzz this week quickly glosses over Canada's own history of aggressive colonialism - the kind of antagonism the video challenges - and we should talk about it 🧵

If you build it, they will come -- Kenosha edition

#Vancouver First Conscious Cities Event March 25 6pm. Regrounding: Designing for Place, Time & Community. Join expert panelists Irwin Oostindie Voor Urban Labs & Bill Yuen Heritage Vancouver discuss #heritage #reconciliation #urbandesign Tickets simpli.events/e/ConsciousVan… #ccities25

I’m delivering a talk: Two Row Wampum & Slavernij. March 28, 2pm SFU Harbour Ctr. Tix checkout.admitone.com/3KL519 What can the Dutch learn about Canada’s #reconciliation & what can we learn from Netherlands #slavery apology & consider settler obligations of #TwoRowWampum

Israel's latest atrocity was so monstrous that even The Guardian felt obliged to report it.

Please take an hour today to vote for SEAN ORR for COPE: Coalition of Progressive Electors it’s an important decision one can make for our community. Voting locally matters more than other votes. It’s quick just need to bring your ID to any poll. vancouver.ca/election/2025/… #vanpoli #vancity #vancouver

The only good thing of the understaffed and under equipped voting stations today was talking #vanpoli w Andy Yan | @ayan604.bsky.social in the long lineup at Hastings CC. We shouldn’t have to meet this way! My daughter is convinced this is voter suppression for her #EastVan demographic. #vanpoli

Sean Orr got nearly four times more votes than Ralph Kaisers. In his victory speech, he honoured the memory of Myles Gray. Police out of politics, in Vancouver and everywhere. #JusticeForMyles #vanpoli #PoliceOutofPolitics

If the Jewish Fed and CIJA thought they actually had anything on SEAN ORR, they would have used it during the by-election. Instead they waited to launch a sneak attack on a brand new councillor with an historic mandate. The cynicism is deep. And deeply predictable. /1

HIGHLIGHTS: Can't stop these 'Caps! Onto the semis vs. Miami 🎥 #VWFC | #ConcaChampions

Looking for information on the context of the crime in #Vancouver at #LapuLapu heartbreaking for all our Philippine relatives. A community fighting for visibility and rights in BC. #bcpoli #vanpoli

Let’s intro Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans to a neologism in Spanish describing CRUZ AZUL playing the #concacafchampionscup June 1 in #CDMX vs our #WhitecapsFC. “Cruzazulear” refers to the act of squandering a lead and losing a game, to "choke". #vwfc Vancouver Southsiders #whitecaps #cruzazulear