Tim Pettit

Hey @Citizen004, this is not my area of practice either though, as a BC lawyer, increasingly I feel that I must educate myself on it... sigh. My initial thoughts were that it was simply an agreement to create an otherwise non-binding framework to negotiate and resolve disputes and that the real issues would arise in the content of future agreements. If so, then, I would lean towards the Musqueam Agreement is not (yet) a significant concern. But section 5.13 'No Admission' raises concerns, particularly 5.13(c) reproduced below. I have underlined the part that I think matters. Basically, the 'No Admission' section in fact specifically seeks to limit the parties to positions 'expressly contemplated in this Agreement'. The problem with that is that the Musqueam Agreement is laden with broad concessions by the federal government. The broadest concession of all, of course, is the adoption of UNDRIP. Indeed, in adopting UNDRIP, the Agreement recognizes Article 26 which states that: "Indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired". The Agreement then defines the "Musqueam Territory" as pretty much all of Vancouver (s. 1.1) with the only limiting factor being other competing aboriginal claims. One obvious concern would be whether or not a court would interpret the Musqueam Agreement as binding the legal positions that the federal government could take in any litigation as between the Musqueam and Canada. Has this federal government bound the hands of future federal governments to litigate disputes with the Musqueam? Thoughts?

This is a hilarious Parody on Socialism (@DemSocialists) by @iamNickPeterson. If you want a good laugh with a slap of reality … this is the video for you. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Socialists (SPCS) A Sarah McLachlan Parody

@TrevHal @KielGiddens We did this to ourselves. We need to vote like adults next election.

British Columbia is going broke under the NDP. Five credit downgrades in just four years and the NDP still won't change course. Bond rating agencies are giving this NDP budget the equivalent of an F. And BC families are the ones paying the price. A leading global credit rating agency is now forecasting BC's debt will hit $230 billion in just two years, with interest costs surging 68%. Money that should be going to roads, healthcare, and services for British Columbians now just goes to pay for interest on our debt. It's time for a new plan: one that gets spending under control and builds a province our kids can actually afford to live in. #bcpoli

@KellYoungblood @AndrewScheidl @b185324 Good memory!

@Tim_Pettit_ @AndrewScheidl @b185324 ciec-ccie.parl.gc.ca/en/investigati…

A Minister lying to the public he is sworn to serve about a matter of such grave importance is a mandatory resignation. Let's have it before noon Friday. There's a war on, after all.

@missey_em @AmazingZoltan The Eby NDP are fundamentally anti B.C. and anti British Columbians

@Tim_Pettit_ @AmazingZoltan I hope so. That’s the only way to get rid of him and the party.

BC Premier David Eby's polling numbers are hitting Trudeau-levels of terrible and you know what that means! — time to pull out the hard hats.

@Isabelletkrause Have you read the books?

Watched The Lord of the Rings for the first time, all three, extended versions. I officially understand the hype. Big fan.

@sarkonakj @MEEMAWmomma The elite want Canadians to subsidize their cheap imported workers

"Should guest workers, who probably only generate five to $6,000 worth of income, should they also then be getting an equivalent amount worth 10 times the amount in social benefits? That’s the imbalance that we have right now."

The fucking irony of having number 1 being "decolonize everything" and then number 4 being "asserting trust in teachers as experts in education" is just beautiful You really can't make this stuff up

A big tent is the correct approach but some comments: - it is very important that the BC Conservatives not confuse a big tent with the aimlessness and lack of moral clarity that typified the BC United. Big tents still can have values; and, - it is also important for the BC Conservatives to recognize that some previously right wing positions have now become centrist: concerns re immigration, concerns re debt, concerns re Reconciliation, etc... For example, in 2019, opponents of DRIPA would have been dismissed as far right; however, in 2026, opponents of DRIPA are the majority of British Columbians.

In the latest from the B.C. Leadership Series, Without Diminishment Managing Editor Alexander Brown is joined by Bruce Banman, MLA for Abbotsford South. youtube.com/watch?v=OgTilR…

Moody's downgrades British Columbia's credit rating amid exploding deficit westernstandard.news/bc/moodys-down… Sigh. What do people expect? Vote woke, go broke. May I kindly suggest it is time for progressive voters to become adult voters and put aside childish things including childish philosophies and policies?

I saw this 15 years ago as a lawyer for a band in northern BC. A Chinese coal company rep handed a band official $20,000 in cash in an unmarked envelope. But that official wasn’t crooked and the band opposed the mine. We took pictures of the cash, gave it back, and took the company to court. The judge shrugged. Company got its permits. By giving tribal leaders a veto over major resource projects, bribery in one form or another is now the ordinary course of business, even if it’s no longer cash in envelopes. Now, it’s billion dollar payouts. This is how reconciliation despite its lofty goals and some well meaning individuals working for indigenous groups, has rapidly corrupted our economy, and will soon transform British Columbia into the third world.

@overunderwriter @BenWoodfinden Yes this is fair comment.

@Tim_Pettit_ @BenWoodfinden Dear @Tim_Pettit_ do you remotely think that rich progressive voters in Canada give a shit about anything that happens to their own kids other than virtue signaling? Other than virtue signalling to their own socialist friends, they don't. If anything they rather do this to them

"Canada’s story gets even more depressing when only young people under 25 are counted. The country then falls to 71st, another new low. Young people were once, on average, the happiest Canadian cohort; now they’re the most miserable. And when compared to 136 countries, that 10-year drop in life satisfaction is one of the largest in the world, placing Canada just four slots from the bottom."

Progressive voters may wish to look inward: if you spent the last decade or so voting in obviously incompetent, corrupt, spendthrift and basically performative government, what did you expect? Some simple truths: - the government can't spend its way to prosperity; - borders matter; - nationalism matters. There is no such thing as a post-nation state: such an entity is no longer a state but, rather, a mere economic zone devoid of any unity; - sensible immigration is good, reckless immigration is bad; - diversity is not our strength. It's really not anyone's strength; - court decisions re aboriginal rights and title are an economic barrier to prosperity for Canadians generally and will remain so until there is a constitutional amendment; - wokism and related policies are generally toxic to a society: politically, socially and economically. Indeed, they are intended to be such. - prosperity comes from hard work, discipline, innovation. There really is no easy path to prosperity except through these virtues; - debt is generally toxic. Unless there is a clear emergency, it is to be avoided and, once the emergency passes, needs to be removed. Modern Monetary Theory is a silly theory; - racism is toxic to a society: all forms of racism. Unbelievable that this actually needs to be said in the 21st century; - healthy democracies are founded on the principle of equal rights. Special rights and categories are toxic to a healthy democracy; - a nation must have a functioning military whose primary purpose is lethality not DEI performative nonsense; - corruption is toxic to a nation. Tolerating corrupt governments because they virtue signal in a pleasing manner is silly;

Makes perfect sense.

Christopher Dummitt: How accommodation hollowed out Canadian nationalism - The Hub thehub.ca/2026/03/18/wha…

Is the BC Green Leader a Socialist? Emily Lowan Explains Her Vision youtu.be/PhV9Kj1_HrQ?si… via @YouTube The Green Party is gone utterly woke without a concept of the real world.

I’m a big guy. I’ve been lifting weights for ten years. I look intimidating, I guess. I was at Planet Fitness doing bench presses. I noticed a kid in the corner. He was maybe 16, really overweight. He was looking around like he was terrified someone was going to laugh at him. He walked over to the dumbbells, picked up the lightest ones, and did a few awkward curls. He stopped, looked in the mirror, and hung his head. He was about to leave. He looked like he was about to quit before he even started. I racked my weights and walked over to him. He flinched when he saw me coming. He thought I was going to make fun of him. 'Hey man,' I said. He looked down. 'I’m leaving, sorry.' 'No,' I said. 'I was just gonna say, your form is a little off. You’re gonna hurt your back.' I picked up a weight. 'Tuck your elbows. Like this. Slow down.' He copied me. 'There you go,' I grinned. 'That’s the muscle working.' We trained together for an hour. I showed him the ropes. At the end, he wiped the sweat off his forehead. 'I almost walked out,' he admitted. 'I felt stupid.' 'We all started somewhere,' I told him. 'I used to be 50 pounds heavier than you. The only bad workout is the one you didn't do.' He’s been my gym partner for six months now. He’s down 40 pounds. Strength isn't about how much you can lift. It’s about lifting others up with you. Anonymous