Mark Marissen @marissenmark
Urbanist. Optimist. Liberal. Principal, @BurrardStrategy burrardstrategy.com/about Vancouver, Canada Joined June 2009-
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This is another lie.
This is another lie.
This is a phenomenon that exists across the country. First saw this in Fredericton, NB 20 years ago with the development of adjacent ‘unincorporated’ areas. Developers sidestepped development charges by developing new housing just outside of municipal boundaries and then applying…
This is a phenomenon that exists across the country. First saw this in Fredericton, NB 20 years ago with the development of adjacent ‘unincorporated’ areas. Developers sidestepped development charges by developing new housing just outside of municipal boundaries and then applying…
In other countries, where gas taxes are high, large private vehicles are comparatively rare. Some places have also moved to reduce the appeal of SUVs and light trucks, mostly through higher-cost parking and registration. In Canada, though, such measures remain rare. Children hit…
This is a lie.
Here’s a clip of the group confiding to Poilievre that they put a portapotty on the back of a trailer to outsmart the police because the province of Nova Scotia won’t let them put a portapotty on the grass. Poilievre looks completely lost here.
Vancouver's housing shortage is OVER 100k homes. Vancouver's multiplex plan was designed to produce 150-200 applications per year. A few hundred net new homes at best! Staff say this policy is having a "medium" impact on housing supply. I don't know whether to laugh or cry
Build. The. Housing.
This makes sense. You can’t smoke cigarettes in those settings either! Re-criminalizing drug use would make no sense. #bcpoli
Here’s some new video of Poilievre’s visit to the fringey far-right group’s campsite with better quality audio. At one point, a protester claims the RCMP are giving them “a lot of support,” to which Poilievre replies by validating this idea: “They’re all onside.”
Or maybe less people have turned their attention to Poilievre than you think, and a good chunk are parking their vote with “the opposition” for now.
Or maybe less people have turned their attention to Poilievre than you think, and a good chunk are parking their vote with “the opposition” for now.
America is broken.
Who is gonna tell @TheoFleury14 about the capitalists at the WEF?
Who is gonna tell @TheoFleury14 about the capitalists at the WEF?
Saying you’re evangelical is increasingly a political identifier, not a religious one.
Saying you’re evangelical is increasingly a political identifier, not a religious one.
@SarahFischer__ The proper word, I believe, is "demagoguery": political activity or practices that seek support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument. Sound familiar, Sarah?
Greetings from Montreal, where getting a parking permit for a big SUV costs 80% more than for a modest-sized sedan. Local leaders hope to nudge people away from bloated cars that endanger others, foul the air, and use extra curb space. Makes sense to me!
Yup. And we have a very recent example to point to...
Yup. And we have a very recent example to point to...
"There is still a path forward for decrim, but it has to take stock of the implementation failures to date... Re-criminalizing drug use & possession is not going to make any of those challenges disappear." - Keir MacDonald, CEO, Coastal Mental Health linkedin.com/posts/keir-mac…
"But I think it's a real risky play because I think this is a protest that seemingly is masquerading as a policy critique but really is extremism," he said. cbc.ca/news/politics/…
This is how Diagolon feels about Pierre Poilievre. They don't like him -- at all -- but they think they can use him to forward their agenda. "You can make him do things because he's a weasel." Those are their exact words about him.
Rob Shaw @RobShaw_BC
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Kenneth Chan @iamkennethchan
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Christine Boyle @christineeboyle
15K Followers 3K Following Vancouver City Councillor with OneCity. Climate Leader. Community Builder. BC NDP candidate in Vancouver-Little Mountain.
Mike Klassen 麥嘉�.. @MikeKlassen
9K Followers 4K Following Vancouver city councillor, husband, dad, gardener, fitness enthusiast, optimist, podcaster @OvercastYVR. I ❤️ #cities
Sarah Kirby-Yung 楊�.. @sarahkirby_yung
8K Followers 3K Following Vancouver Councillor | PNE Chair | UBCM Exec | Metro Van Director & Zero Waste Chair | VAG Trustee | past Park Board Chair | livability•smallbiz•arts• | she/her
Peter Meiszner @PeterMeiszner
10K Followers 6K Following Vancouver City Councillor and downtown resident. #vanpoli (he/him) 🏳️🌈 Email: [email protected] 👉Social Media Policy: https://t.co/bKN8rsj7XT
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Kevin Falcon @KevinFalcon
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Richard Wittstock @rwittstock
5K Followers 4K Following housing, active transportation, fußball (not really in that order)
Peter Waldkirch 華�.. @pwaldkirch
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Lenny Zhou 🇨🇦�.. @LennyNanZhou
3K Followers 2K Following Vancouver City Councillor | Dad | Husband | 15-year Healthcare Professional | Evidence-Based | Fight for Diversity & Democracy | When they go low, we go high!
Jen St. Denis @JenStDen
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2K Followers 4K Following Understand what is. Imagine what could, perhaps should be #Monarchy #History #Christianity #HumanRights #Democracy #cdnpoli #Sustainability #UrbanFoodProduction
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pdh 🇨🇦✏️�.. @Paul_D_Heaslip
2K Followers 830 Following Principal @ Third Wave Creative Creative Director / Designer / Visual Communicator 🇨🇦🍁 Not a Liberal / Just Say No to Poilievre / Not intimidated by RWNJs
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Christine Boyle @christineeboyle
15K Followers 3K Following Vancouver City Councillor with OneCity. Climate Leader. Community Builder. BC NDP candidate in Vancouver-Little Mountain.
Mike Klassen 麥嘉�.. @MikeKlassen
9K Followers 4K Following Vancouver city councillor, husband, dad, gardener, fitness enthusiast, optimist, podcaster @OvercastYVR. I ❤️ #cities
Sarah Kirby-Yung 楊�.. @sarahkirby_yung
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Peter Meiszner @PeterMeiszner
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Jennifer 麻衣子 Br.. @amoralorealis
7K Followers 4K Following I'm a pansexual, feminist, renter, data analyst, cosplayer, pro-public transit, pro-housing activist of @ahvancouver. Day job is game dev 🎮
Bowinn Ma @BowinnMa
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Kevin Falcon @KevinFalcon
11K Followers 2K Following Husband to Jessica. Dad to Josephine and Rose. Leader of @voteBCUnited. MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena. North Shore born and raised.
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14K Followers 1K Following British Columbia’s Minister of Housing, Government House Leader, MLA for North Delta, Two-time 🇨🇦 Olympian, Coach, Mentor and proud Dad.
Richard Wittstock @rwittstock
5K Followers 4K Following housing, active transportation, fußball (not really in that order)
Peter Waldkirch 華�.. @pwaldkirch
4K Followers 1K Following Research lawyer. Come for the Vancouver city council livetweets, stay for the Star Trek references. Squeezebox disbursements included.
Lenny Zhou 🇨🇦�.. @LennyNanZhou
3K Followers 2K Following Vancouver City Councillor | Dad | Husband | 15-year Healthcare Professional | Evidence-Based | Fight for Diversity & Democracy | When they go low, we go high!
Jen St. Denis @JenStDen
15K Followers 3K Following Vancouver journalist covering city issues and housing for @TheTyee. Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
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534 Followers 507 Following Biologist, Dad and Husband, not necessarily in that ordered. Mostly find trolls entertaining.
Jean Anderson @Jean_B_Anderson
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SweetG AKA unused boo.. @SwizzleGizzle
745 Followers 2K Following I should warn followers I’m about a 50/50 split of yapping about sneakers and complaining about politics
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21K Followers 2K Following Tweets are someone else's and they have opinions on current stuff. Awake, woke, eyes open it's all so confusing. Gen X, we make noise from time to time.
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879 Followers 2K Following nature is therapy, depression, anxiety, warrior, love animals, proud Liberal, interested in politics, will stand against hate, supports human rights
Craig Baird - Canadia.. @CraigBaird
48K Followers 3K Following Settler living on Treaty 6 land. Host of Canadian History Ehx, From John to Justin & Canada A Yearly Journey. All part of the Curiouscast Network
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878 Followers 152 Following One voice for policing, representing over 9,200 members and all senior leaders from across British Columbia.
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321 Followers 463 Following Champion of resource communities | Advocate for women in politics
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2K Followers 845 Following Leftugee, typo enthusiast, deconstructor of queer pedagogy, co-host / producer of the Canadian Gender Wars. DM with stories. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
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628 Followers 689 Following Digital for @JustinTrudeau. National Security & Intelligence grad. Previous: Digital for @JennaSudds. Organizer. 🍯🦡 fan. Tweets are my own. She/her/elle.
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637 Followers 427 Following Cleantech & Climate PR | Comms & Advocacy | Urban Canopy Enjoyer | Do some politics here and there | YIMBY | Unwell 🏳️🌈 | Opinions my own
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186 Followers 729 Following Public Affairs Manager @CdnStratGroup Former political staffer
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As someone once told me; “if it doesn’t matter, then why the f*** are you talking about it”.
We heard Mainstreet has a new poll, let’s look back.
Every issue we face today as a society is sadly now grounds for a culture war. Every challenge we confront is a wedge for many in the political class to leverage for electoral gain. More than ever, (public) policy decisions are governed by what’s most politically expedient,…
Yes, it’s not decriminalization that needs to change, just the regulations surrounding this initiative.
"There is still a path forward for decrim, but it has to take stock of the implementation failures to date... Re-criminalizing drug use & possession is not going to make any of those challenges disappear." - Keir MacDonald, CEO, Coastal Mental Health linkedin.com/posts/keir-mac…
Just had to call 911 for someone for the first time in my life, a man was half passed out and convulsing on Granville. VFRD and paramedics were on site within 5 minutes. There's a good chance that that response time saved a life today. First responders are real life superheroes.
Today I was joined by Councillor Jennifer Johal to help celebrate Labatt’s $9 million investment to eliminate plastic rings from all packaging in their Delta facility. This move aligns with our city's vision for a cleaner, greener future. Cheers! 🍻
The goal here is to showcase a bit of the humanity of the politician. We don't do enough of that in politics these days. It allows online folks to treat our MLAs like robots, and attack them in just awful ways. They don't really see them as people, but punching bags. 2/🧵
After missing last year due to a kidney failure 3 days before it , I cannot wait to catch up with so many ppl and hear about some great work being done by FN communities. Will be a very special couple days !!! #bcpoli #fnpoli
Today marks the commencement of the highly anticipated 8th Indigenous Resource Opportunities Conference at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre! C3 is proud to host #IROC2024 in collaboration with the Nanwakolas Council and @Dallas4BC
@marissenmark @BCNDPCaucus @BCUnitedCaucus @bcgreencaucus @MikeSmythNews @VaughnPalmer @katiederosayyj @keithbaldrey @richardzussman @RobShaw_BC @LizaYuzda @DirkMeisner @A_MacLeod_Tyee This historic agreement deserves the integrity and honesty of our legislators to not condemn on social media what they praised on the floor.
That’s the key — effective regulations. It’s a poor use of limited police resources to arrest and seek charges against users for illegal possession.
Most police say we need decriminalization. The issue is how it is rolled out. #bcpoli
@marissenmark Crown prosecutors also won’t pick up the cases, and if they do, the judges won’t convict. Going back to an 80s era war on drugs will make things worse. People need individualized care, not the wholesale style care being delivered. That’s where the debate should be focused.
Every once in a while, someone on this platform suggests that I take the city-building positions I do because there’s money in it for me. That always makes me laugh. I make a good living but there is sadly so much more money in doing the wrong things than in doing the right ones.
By making this a time to build, we can replace people's anxieties with hope and secure a new era of Canadian prosperity. Thanks to everyone who joined us for @Canada2020’s Economic Lookahead in Toronto
Can we just say this in plain language - I care that too many people are poor and climate change is a problem.
.@MarkJCarney: "Markets can accomplish great things in societies, but they're indifferent to human suffering. Political leaders that bow down to markets don't ultimately serve the people." #cdnpoli #markets #economy cc: @Canada2020
This thread by @lisakirbie is definitely worth the read. BRAVA Lisa & thank you for sharing your life experience.
My take on taxes, the social contract and giving people a hand up. First, I don’t think anyone *likes* paying taxes. Well, except for @mcuban. In the ‘90s I didn’t pay taxes since I was mostly reliant on the state. I had a couple of kids and was raising them mostly alone. /1
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My take on taxes, the social contract and giving people a hand up. First, I don’t think anyone *likes* paying taxes. Well, except for @mcuban. In the ‘90s I didn’t pay taxes since I was mostly reliant on the state. I had a couple of kids and was raising them mostly alone. /1
“If we hope to have more moms in politics, we are going to see more kids around - and that is a good thing: for politics, for the legislature, for children, and for society.”
When politics was all men, women and children ended up unseen and unheard. That was by design. If we hope to have more moms in politics, we are going to see more kids around - and that is a good thing: for politics, for the legislature, for children, and for society. #bcpoli
@marissenmark Seems like the Libs have grabbed this idea and are running with it.
This 🧵succinctly summarizes how single family neighbourhoods have been subsidized by everyone else & how “growth should pay for growth” is just planner speak to keep justifying it
I think we need to talk about “Growth pays for growth” It feels like another one of those axioms of North American urban planning that needs to be be questioned.
@GraceALore Hi Grace, I do not agree with your political views, but your daughter is lovely and there is nothing wrong with her being curious and wanting to spend time with you.
@JustinTrudeau @telfordk Hate crimes are taking place with this rhetoric. People committing crimes in Canada should face the full consequences of our laws. Freedom of speech does not extend to include hate speech.
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