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David @SangerNYT is worth listening to here, for he's eloquent in noting that not only is reporting not treason, but the accusation from Trump to the contrary is an effort to intimidate the press so that we don't do our job. Honored to have him as a @nytimes colleague.

No American should be comfortable with the President of the United States accusing a reporter of treason for critical reporting.

A huge thank you to the incredible volunteers from People in Motion! Yesterday, this fantastic group prepared nearly 200 hampers packed in just a few hours. Your support will make a real difference for so many people in our community. #FeedHope #GiveLove

PETERS: City of #Kamloops needs to rethink its communication strategy around incidents like this week’s water main break. | TWO AND OUT: cfjctoday.com/2026/05/15/pet…

Congratulations, Vaughn, on this award. You’ve scorched many a government’s feet and what you do is essential for democracy.

From @randy4kamloops Facebook post: "Pivot Kamloops Team: Kathrine Blair-Wunderlich, Dennis Giesbrecht, Nelly Dever, Randy Sunderman" #kamloops

Why our campaign appealed the results of the SSW nomination race.

For those considering elected office in the forthcoming civic elections in BC, @SFUcity is offering its popular CITY101: "Planning for Non-Planners" with @nlamontagne -an intro to community planning #bcpoli #vanpoli Online | Mon, May 25 | 6pm | sfu.ca/continuing-stu…

@RobShaw_BC @arjunsingh @KerryLynneFindl And so she should. If the @BCConservCaucus hopes to make any progress with moderate type voters, electing a relic who is yesterday’s news, is not the way to do it!

PK hired a team to take care of this commitment. Even after he was traded, his team continued to put together events for when he was able to come to town. This exemplary commitment to the city of Montreal and this hospital is really unprecedented by a pro athlete.

NEW - The four Canadian citizens aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship with the Hantavirus are being brought back to Canada and will be quarantined in BC for 21 days, the federal gov has announced. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to speak at noon today.

.@KerryLynneFindl is getting roundly criticized for this today

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A few words on polls during a leadership race because I expect more to be released from some campaigns showing their candidate leading. 1. While the membership has reached 40,000 it is likely that the number of votes will be no more than half of that. This is pretty standard for leadership races. Ask whether campaign polls have a turnout model. 2. In a points system, raw votes count far less than efficiency of votes. For example if a candidate signed up 2000 members in four seats those sign ups are hugely inefficient. Polls showing popular support tell one very little. 3. All pollsters finds it challenging (and expensive) to get a representative sample of voters whose first language is not English. While the "ethnic" component of the B.C. Conservative membership is likely about 25% (less than the electorate as a whole) any poll that does not capture ethnic voters skewers the results. All this to say that it's best to take polls from all campaigns with a grain of salt. Campaigns do this to try to create an illusion of momentum in a very competitive race. Polls are a tool and there's nothing inherently wrong with them but it's best to practice a buyers beware attitude.

Flood risk is rising, but Canada’s maps aren’t ready. The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Jerry DeMarco, says better data is key to protecting homes and lives. Full interview: youtu.be/MqIg65bGvd8

Vancouver on a sunny day is unbeatable

In 1961, a man with an 8th-grade education picked up a pencil in his prison cell and changed American history. Clarence Earl Gideon was a 51-year-old drifter with gray hair, weathered skin, and a lifetime of hard luck. On August 4, 1961, he stood accused in a Florida courtroom of breaking into the Bay Harbor Pool Room. The evidence was razor-thin—one witness claimed he saw Gideon leaving around 5:30 a.m. with coins in his pocket. About $5 in change, beer, and soda were missing. Gideon swore he was innocent. Too poor for a lawyer, he asked the judge to appoint one. The judge refused—Florida law allowed counsel only in death penalty cases. Gideon defended himself but was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison. In his cell, Gideon studied law books, learned about the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel and the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process guarantee. He filed a handwritten petition in pencil on prison stationery to the U.S. Supreme Court. It reached them in January 1962. The Court agreed to hear his case and appointed top lawyer Abe Fortas. On March 18, 1963, in a unanimous 9-0 decision (*Gideon v. Wainwright*), the Supreme Court ruled that the right to counsel is fundamental to a fair trial and applies to the states. Indigent defendants facing serious charges must receive a lawyer. At his retrial with skilled counsel, the key witness was discredited. The jury acquitted Gideon after just one hour. He walked free after more than two years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Gideon’s courage transformed American justice. Thousands of convictions were reviewed, public defender systems expanded, and the principle was cemented: justice should not depend on wealth. One ordinary man’s pencil forever changed the system.

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