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Charmaine de Silva

Charmaine de Silva

@char_des

Communications, Issues + Advisory. Recovering journalist. 🇱🇰 born, 🇨🇦 raised. She/Her 🌈 https://t.co/XfCtAEjccF

Vancouver, BC Katılım Temmuz 2009
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Elections BC@ElectionsBC·
A recall petition will be issued in the Vancouver-Quilchena electoral district, after Elections BC received a petition application that met the requirements of the Recall and Initiative Act. Read more: elections.bc.ca/news/recall-pe… #bcpoli
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Ellis Ross
Ellis Ross@ellisbross·
I get smeared as an apple/sellout on one end & that i favor natives on the other. It’s a no-win situation for natives in politics. I know we have to deal with DRIPA and Cowichan but this is a stretch. Hang in there Lianne! Tracey knows what you’re going thru
TrendingPolitics.ca@TrendPolCa

PERSONAL: @PeterMilobar slams @KerryLynneFindl for insinuating that he has a conflict of interest for having an Indigenous wife.

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annie@a_nnie66·
that’s legitimately one of the best anthems ive heard in my whole life i have chills
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Jas Johal
Jas Johal@JasJohalBC·
1/2 Here once again are all the BC Conservative verification numbers so far. This time with all the ridings. A-O below. #bcpoli #cdnpoli
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Andrea Macpherson
Andrea Macpherson@AMacOnAir·
And that’s a wrap after more than 6 yrs at Global BC & more than 22 yrs as a BC Broadcaster! Thx for tuning in, for letting me interview you over the years, or for letting me be a part of your day in some way. Looking ahead to a new chapter w/more details to come. Stay tuned!❤️
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Ameshia Cross@AmeshiaCross·
This is so damn disrespectful. Obama was a US Senator, a state Senator and a community leader and advocate for years before becoming POTUS. A Harvard educated lawyer, first Black president of the Harvard Law Review. Spencer Pratt was a reality tv boyfriend 2 decades ago. Stop it
CBS News@CBSNews

Spencer Pratt compares his fledgling political career to Obama's national rise: "He had no experience running the whole entire country." cbsn.ws/42ZtCmU

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Natalie Wynn@ContraPoints·
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Misty Van Popta
Misty Van Popta@MistyVanPopta·
The debate proved that the only hope for the Conservatives to defeat the NDP is Iain Black (or maybe Peter Milobar). Why? Because the caucus will split under Elliott, Fulmer and Findlay. Why? Because their behaviour tonight (and routinely on X), showed that they have zero clue how to juggle the big tent that is our caucus. The purity tests will kill us. And 3 of the candidates are choosing to die on that hill.
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Keith Baldrey
Keith Baldrey@keithbaldrey·
Also the Conservative leaders debate. My take: Black was most serious and premier like. Fulmer was too aggressive in his attacks on Elliott. Elliott was on the defensive more than anyone and weirdly played the culture identity card, ignoring real issues. Milobar was ignored and Findlay did better than expected. #bcpoli
Jas Johal@JasJohalBC

This week’s Political Happy Hour - The pipeline fight. Ottawa, Alberta & BC. @keithbaldrey breaks it down. - Former BC Premier Christy Clark on getting big infrastructure built -DRIPA: where do we go now? The Agenda Panel weighs in. #bcpoli #cdnpoli podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the…

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Tyler Meredith
Tyler Meredith@tylermeredith·
I see we’ve entered familiar territory for conservative movements in Canada these days. We are at that stage of the BC Con race. John Rustad could have beaten David Eby last time on affordability. Instead he talked about straws. #bcpoli
Élie Cantin-Nantel@elie_mcn

NEW: BC Conservative leadership candidate Caroline Elliott (@NVanCaroline) tells me she would use the Notwithstanding Clause to ban transgender surgeries for minors and ban biological males from accessing women’s spaces.

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Tony Annett
Tony Annett@tonyannett·
This is very important. It’s basic Catholic social teaching. But the Catholic right has spent decades insisting that sexual morality is most important. No.
Christopher Hale@ChristopherHale

NEW: Pope Leo XIV says that the Catholic Church’s teaching on sexual ethics must be less prioritized over “greater, more important issues.” “We tend to think that when the Church is talking about morality, that the only issue of morality is sexual. And in reality, I believe there are much greater, more important issues, such as justice, equality, freedom of men and women, freedom of religion, that would all take priority before that particular issue.”

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Christopher Hale
Christopher Hale@ChristopherHale·
NEW: Pope Leo XIV says that the Catholic Church’s teaching on sexual ethics must be less prioritized over “greater, more important issues.” “We tend to think that when the Church is talking about morality, that the only issue of morality is sexual. And in reality, I believe there are much greater, more important issues, such as justice, equality, freedom of men and women, freedom of religion, that would all take priority before that particular issue.”
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Tyler Black, MD
Tyler Black, MD@tylerblack32·
Since MAID has been enacted in 2014, approximately 90,000 Canadians have chosen dying by this method rather than painful, drawn out, or medically complicated deaths. This represents 0.2% of the Canadian population and accounts for approximately 2% of all deaths since 2014. /2
End Tribalism in Politics@EndTribalism

RFK Jr. says HHS will fight to stop assisted suicide laws from spreading in the U.S. “I think those laws are abhorrent.” “In Canada today… I think the number one cause of death is assisted suicide.” “It targets people with disabilities and people who are struggling in their lives.” “I don’t think we can be a moral society… if that becomes institutionalized.”

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Jordan Heath-Rawlings
Jordan Heath-Rawlings@TheGameSheet·
@AndrewLawton Just 95k for an Oscar win that drew the whole world's eyes to our film industry?! Honestly sounds like a great investment. I'm not sure what you're on about.
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Charmaine de Silva@char_des·
Now, that’s a great endorsement!
Iain Black@iainblackbc

‘British Columbia does not need a learning curve - it needs leadership” - James Moore I am honoured to have the endorsement of the Honourable James Moore and grateful for his expression of confidence in me. As a former senior Federal Conservative Cabinet James understands what this moment requires. As he said, ‘Iain Black has the right mix of experience in government and the private sector, and I do not believe being Premier of this province is a rookie job. Experience matters - and Iain Black is ready.’ James and I share a deep commitment to getting British Columbia back on track - and that’s exactly what I intend to do. Please join our winning team and become a member at - conservativebc.ca/black/ #bcpolitics

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Heather Exner-Pirot
Heather Exner-Pirot@ExnerPirot·
North Vancouver council has voted to stop a major waterfront industrial business from producing liquid chlorine The plant makes 70% of the chlorine used for drinking water purification in Western Canada but council said the risks to human health were too high. I’m done with these NIMBYs nsnews.com/local-news/dis…
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Brad West
Brad West@BradWestPoCo·
I often hear municipal colleagues decry the lack of seriousness with which they’re treated by provincial & federal governments - and then they make decisions like this. Chemtrade produces the vast majority of the chlorine used for water purification in western Canada & was subject of a disinformation campaign by an American rival. If our country ever wants to stand on its own two feet, we must have places for critical industries to operate. I would welcome Chemtrade, and the hundreds of family-supporting jobs they produce, to Port Coquitlam.
North Shore News@NorthShoreNews

District of North Vancouver rejects Chemtrade chlorine proposal dlvr.it/TS1kTN

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