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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

3 years

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says her country’s borders will remain closed to foreign nationals until all New Zealanders are vaccinated and protected. Here’s a video of her talking about why “flattering the curve” wasn’t good enough. Real leadership in action.

Prof. Devi Sridhar

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3 years

Essential to watch

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To sum up the press conference in response to leaked @CDCofBC reports, BC’s top two public health officers were basically gaslighting journalists, insisting the #COVID19 data we’ve been asking for has been there all along if we only looked hard enough. Not true. #bcpoli

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2 months

NEW - Environment Minister George Heyman, who is Jewish and the child of Holocaust refugees, said “it’s simply not my experience” that there is antisemitism within the NDP caucus as alleged by Selina Robinson. He took issue w BC United saying the NDP lost its only Jewish voice.

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1 year

I've already been getting a lot of emails, mostly from men, passing judgement on whether things in the legislature were as bad a @melaniejmark says they were. Here's the thing. If you're not a woman, you're not Indigenous, you have no idea what she's experienced, you can't judge

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@katiederosayyj

3 years

Some exciting professional news: As of Feb. 1, I’ll be the legislative reporter for the @VancouverSun ! I’ve had an amazing 12 years with the @timescolonist (I started when I was 22!) and the newsroom is my family. Thrilled to dive into #bcpoli as part of the press gallery fam.

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1 year

Melanie Mark, who will resign at the end of March, expands on calling the legislature a torture chamber. She said she's been called a "bitch" & faced personal attacks. "Women get it worse in question period than men. The nastiness from white men here is awful." #bcpoli

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Katie DeRosa

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15 days

Some personal news: As of May 27, I’ll be the new provincial affairs reporter for @CBCNews . I’ve loved my three years with @VancouverSun @theprovince but after 16 years as an ink-stained print reporter, I’m looking forward to adding TV and radio to my repertoire. #bcpoli

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

2 years

. @AnjaliApp 's campaign released an open letter by long-time @bcndp member Kristine Wickner that said disqualifying Appadurai would "delegitimize the BC NDP as a party that seemingly can’t run a leadership race without resorting to undemocratic political tactics." #bcpoli

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1 year

Today was @jackknox 's last day at the @timescolonist & it's fair to say it's the end of an era. Jack is the paper's heart & soul. He's mentored me & other young journalists. He never lets you pay for lunch & will pick you up on the side of the road when your bike breaks down.

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4 months

NEW - Cell phones will be banned in classrooms "bell to bell", Premier David Eby announced this morning. He said local school districts will have the power to shape the specific policy in order to make sure accommodations can be made for students w special needs, etc. #bcpoli

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2 years

Premier @jjhorgan became upset when asked why @bcndp executive membership list isn’t easily accessible. Horgan said he won’t put up w “thuggery” by environmental activists who are trying to harass duly elected members. He stormed off, abruptly ending press conference. #bcpoli

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@katiederosayyj

2 years

Green MLA @AdamPOlsen said museum announcement brought him to tears. "Most Indigenous people I spoke to have no desire to visit their culture in a museum. We don’t want to visit our culture locked behind glass. Why is the gov spending $789m to warehouse Indigenous culture?"

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@katiederosayyj

1 year

Climate protesters have thrown paint on the Woolly Mammoth at the Royal BC Museum. Why, you ask? Good question. I have no idea how vandalizing things achieves any climate goals.

Last Generation

@lastgencanada

1 year

Laura throws paint at the Royal BC Museum Woolly Mammoth to announce #On2Ottawa , a new campaign to mobilize Canadians to go to Ottawa to press government to form a Citizens' Assembly to kick-start action on the #ClimateCrisis . #cdnpoli

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3 months

NEW - The BC Greens are calling for vacancy controls that caps the allowable rent increase (a max to 3.5%) landlords can charge when one tenancy ends and another begins. @SoniaFurstenau said last year properties in Victoria that became vacant saw an average 40% increase in rent

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1 year

Despite the looming threat of a layoff notice from Postmedia, myself and my colleagues had to pretend it was business as usual and file our stories for tomorrow's @VancouverSun , b/c we're passionate about what we do. Here's my story on rural health care.

Some rural B.C. mayors call for end to vaccine mandates to get more nurses working

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@katiederosayyj

3 years

So grateful to have my first dose of the vaccine at 36 weeks pregnant. Administering my jab was the lovely Hazel, a mom of four. We chatted about the merits of overdue babies. #VaccinesWork

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@katiederosayyj

1 year

The B.C. Greens are preparing for a snap elxn. They named Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi as their 2nd deputy leader. He was chief of pediatric cardiovascular & thoracic surgery at B.C. Children’s Hospital & he's been a critic of the province's COVID-related public health policies. #bcpoli

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

1 year

Today I received an email from a reader about @melaniejmark that was so vile & racist, it left me shaking w rage. That's as a privileged white woman who has never experienced racism. Imagine what Mark received daily over 7 years, either via email or anonymous attacks online.

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@katiederosayyj

1 year

Health Minister Adrian Dix is facing a “staggering” health care crisis as dozens of physicians at five B.C. hospitals have come forward to raise the alarm about unsafe conditions they say are putting patients at risk. #bcpoli

The Vancouver Sun

@VancouverSun

1 year

ER, women's-health doctors raise the alarm about unsafe conditions in B.C. hospitals

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2 years

Aria, 3, is officially announcing her candidacy for NDP leader. Joined by chief strategist (grandma) and press secretary (mom), she's pressing for better snacks at daycare and equal rights for Paw Patrol members. #bcpoli

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

3 years

Data experts & epidemiologists such as @vb_jens Carolin Colijn, Sarah Otto & @Dr_Conway_VIDC have been sounding the alarm for months about how BC falls behind other provinces in terms of data transparency, specially re neighbourhood-level data, data broken down by race. #bcpoli

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

9 months

I talked to a Vancouver renter who was recently evicted from his bachelor apartment where he was paying $1070/month. He's now apartment hunting in the most expensive city in Canada and facing a 2 or 3 fold rent increase. These prices are not sustainable

Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Vancouver tops $3,000 a month

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

11 months

With this tweet, BC Conservative candidate @KarinLitzcke is basically condoning the horrific attack on a 9-year-old girl at a Kelowna track meet.

Karin Litzcke

@KarinLitzcke

11 months

Glad to have this story brought to my attention. Of course confronting children or parents directly is not optimal; a quiet query to organizers & polite response would do. That said, this kind of tension arises when societal trust is eroded by glorifying dishonesty.

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5 days

Marking my last day with the @vancouversun and my last day working in tandem with 40-year veteran @vaughnpalmer . He’s always a wealth of political knowledge and helped me find my footing as I jumped into #bcpoli reporting. I’ve got a week off before I start with CBC on May 27.

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@katiederosayyj

3 months

As far as I could tell, there was approx one pearl-clutcher telling @BowinnMa to stay at home and be a good homemaker and that same person was upset over her baby being fed in public. So is there really a backlash or are we amplifying the outdated views of a minuscule minority?

CityNews Vancouver

@CityNewsVAN

3 months

A North Vancouver MLA’s decision to breastfeed her child in public is getting a lot of reaction online. While most of it is positive, it’s not entirely unanimous. The decades-old debate over breastfeeding in public is seemingly not over quite yet.

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2 years

First day back from mat leave yesterday and I wrote about the gaps in BC's COVID data. It's like I never left. @VancouverSun

B.C.'s weekly COVID-19 data reporting leaves public in dark about next Omicron wave: Critics

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@katiederosayyj

1 year

Mark, surrounded by her daughters and extended family, said she hopes her resignation will not put off other First Nations women from running for office because their voices are needed.

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@katiederosayyj

3 months

Cute baby alert! Contrary to concerns raised by arm-chair social media experts, @BowinnMa looks completely capable of taking care of baby Azalea and doing her job.

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

10 months

I've been blocked from seeing the @VancouverSun Instagram page due to Meta's Canadian media boycott over Bill C-18. Others say they can still access the Instagram page so not sure how widespread the black out is. This is brutal behaviour by one of the world's richest companies.

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3 years

Today @VaughnPalmer celebrates his 48th (!) anniversary w @VancouverSun . Clad in bell bottoms & with a shaggy mop, a fresh-faced 20-yr-old Vaughn was the 17th choice among 16 summer interns hired on April 15, 1973. He got the gig when one intern opted for @theprovince instead.

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

27 days

New from me: Premier David Eby was blindsided by the revelation this week that PHO Dr. Bonnie Henry commissioned a report on the “economics of safe supply” from an American researcher who has called for the restigmatization of drug use. #bcpoli

Opposition alleges report on safe supply commissioned by Dr. Bonnie Henry carried out in 'secret'

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

3 years

Officially on mat leave! Hoping for a solid week with this little munchkin before baby #2 arrives. I’ll miss my @VancouverSun colleagues and my early morning chats with @VaughnPalmer but I’ll be following #bcpoli from the sidelines until I return in March.

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@katiederosayyj

7 months

Great story by @fumano about a Vancouver condo building operating as a de facto hotel with a third of units rented on Airbnb. One long-term resident describes it as “hell”. #bcpoli

Vancouver condo complex resembles a hotel during morning Airbnb rush

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@katiederosayyj

3 months

NEW - Premier @Dave_Eby slammed Bell Media for the “corporate greed” that led to the latest round of media layoffs. He said Bell Media scooped up independent media properties and sucked the blood out of them like “corporate vampires.” #bcpoli

CBC News

@CBCNews

3 months

BCE Inc. is cutting nine per cent of its workforce or about 4,800 jobs, including journalists and other workers at its Bell Media subsidiary. It is also selling off 45 of its 103 regional radio stations. .

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2 years

BC Green party leader @SoniaFurstenau said with so many crises right now, chief among them the health care crisis which has seen a shortage of paramedics, nurses and family doctors, "this is not a time for the government to be patting itself on the back for a surplus." #bcpoli

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@katiederosayyj

2 months

I talked to nurses across BC who talked about dealing with fentanyl smoke blown in their face, patients being exposed to illicit drug smoke because of shared rooms and the fear that administering medication after street drugs could trigger an overdose.

Nurses speak out about consequences of drug use in hospitals

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

3 years

Also, if Health released daily data on the evolution of P.1 variant cases in Whistler over time, from start of outbreak, to peak, to a decline as vaccines were rolled out, it would give a clear picture of the effectiveness of mass vaccinations and could ease vaccine hesitancy.

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@katiederosayyj

2 years

Somehow managed to write a pretty comprehensive story on sweeping recommendations for police reform with this sick baby barnacle attached to me. #multitasking

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

3 years

One small example of data gap. I asked Health pretty much for two weeks straight for # of P1 variant cases in Whistler to see whether numbers spiked after outbreak first declared. By the time they were offered, it was after mass vaccinations had dealt with the outbreak. #bcpoli

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@katiederosayyj

1 year

Green party leader @SoniaFurstenau has @adriandix on the defensive over allegations by Port Hardy ER Dr. Alex Nataros that he & other docs have faced harassment from Island Health brass. Dix stands by Island Health execs saying they're working hard to fill the gaps in the system

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2 months

Heyman said he’s been “accused of being antisemitic for making statements about how I felt about a certain actions of the Israeli government.” He said being critical of the actions taken by the Israeli govt “is not in and of itself antisemitism.”

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2 years

@Dave_Eby I appreciate @Dave_Eby 's contrition here. When he realized his comments were received poorly, he didn't throw the journalist (me) under the bus and tried to argue he was misquoted (which many politicians do). But instead said he expressed himself poorly.

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@katiederosayyj

2 years

At presser @richardzussman asks @adriandix if he's worried about large crowds gathering tomorrow for 4/20 and possibly sharing joints. Dix says if Richard is referring to his birthday, he doesn't expect a large crowd. #bcpoli

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

6 months

Haven't been this disgusted in a long time. The 13-year-old girl who Ibrahim Ali is accused of murdering in a British Columbia park wasn't the “innocent” depicted in a “rose-coloured” portrayal by the Crown at trial, said his lawyer Kevin McCullough

CTV News Vancouver

@CTVVancouver

6 months

Lawyer in Ali murder trial says 13-year-old B.C. victim was not an 'innocent'

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1 month

At his media avail, BC United leader @KevinFalcon said he could deal w the issue of toxic drug smoke in hospitals “in five minutes” by saying “absolutely no. No smoking, no smoking of drugs, no open drug use in the hospitals full stop, and it would happen immediately.” #bcpoli

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@katiederosayyj

7 months

NEW - BC NDP govt just introduced legislation that will fast-track the accreditation process for internationally trained professionals including engineers, social workers, early childhood educators, paramedics, teachers and biologists. Eby will hold a presser at 10:30. #bcpoli

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@katiederosayyj

1 year

But it should also make us realize there's more work to do to make politics a more welcoming place for mothers and for Indigenous women so that we have the representation that matters.

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Here's my story on @melaniejmark 's resignation. “Women in question period get it worse than men, that’s the bottom line. The nastiness from white men in here is awful. I’ve put up with enough abuse in my life." #bcpoli

Melanie Mark will resign as MLA, saying B.C. legislature felt like a ‘torture chamber’

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@katiederosayyj

7 years

Central Saanich police confirm a man was pulled over on a Zamboni trying to clear snow on Tanner Ridge Place this evening. @timescolonist

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@katiederosayyj

3 years

Thanks for the introduction @KahlonRav . After the house, Nathan made the latest public health announcement, filling in for DBH. #bcpoli

LizaYuzda

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Friend and press gallery colleague @katiederosayyj just had her new son, Nathan, (who behaved impeccably) introduced to the house @BCLegislature by @KahlonRav . #bcpoli

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1 month

BC Conservative leader John Rustad says information has come to light about the conditions inside Victoria Cool Aid supportive housing buildings. The toxic drug smoke has led to a WorkSafeBC order for workers to wear “gas masks” which he calls “disturbing” #bcpoli

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1 year

NEW - BC Liberal leader @kevinfalcon said if he becomes premier, he'd roll out a "radical shift" for B.C.'s addictions treatment system, a $1 billion plan over 3-years to build an "accessible no-cost recovery oriented system of care" for people struggling w addiction.

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6 months

SFU’s @Ayan604 analyzed the BC NDP’s transit density plan and what he sees scares him. 50% of Metro households in the potential development areas are renters, raising fears a development push could lead to demovictions of renters in low-rise apartments.

B.C. NDP's push for more density around transit could lead to mass demovictions, planners say

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@katiederosayyj

2 years

These salary figures are pretty shocking. It’s almost double what the premier makes ($211K).

Todd Stone

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2 years

Under the NDP, there are now 64 health authority vice presidents earning ~$400,000 each and health authority admin costs are up by $1.3 billion (double the level it was in 2017) - yet the B.C. healthcare system has basically collapsed. Wow. #bcpoli

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2 years

Kai Nagata of @dogwoodbc said the NDP should be sending a thank you card re all the members the group signed up to the party which he said is not against the rules. “Instead the B.C. NDP has decided to attack Dogwood, the climate movement, and their own members." #bcpoli

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@katiederosayyj

3 years

On my last day at @timescolonist , my wonderful colleagues dropped off flowers, a cake & the coveted mock page authored by @Jackknox (big hair grad photo supplied by mom). I was roasted about being a slacker who hates throwing parties & will find any excuse to take a year off.

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1 year

Some say @melaniejmark could make more change from within but she made clear that she's a single mother and doesn't want her two daughters to grow up without her as she heals from her own traumatic childhood. That deserves so much respect.

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9 months

NEW - BC Green deputy leader Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi @SKGandhiMD is announcing he will run in the next provincial election against Health Minister Adrian Dix in the soon-to-be-renamed riding of Vancouver Renfrew. #bcpoli

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@katiederosayyj

2 months

Exclusive details: I obtained a WorkSafeBC report which showed the agency inspected several Island Health hospitals following complaints of nurses and health-care staff being exposed to illicit drug smoke.

Illicit drug use in Island Health hospitals sparks WorkSafeBC investigation

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@katiederosayyj

6 months

I spoke to a 43-year-old Parksville woman named Loni Atwood who said she was frustrated when BC Cancer opted to monitor her cancer instead of start preventative chemo following surgery. Her next scan 3 months later showed her lungs riddled with tumours.

B.C. Cancer elected to monitor her cancer. And then the tumours spread

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@katiederosayyj

2 years

In QP, Green leader @SoniaFurstenau and @shirleybond both hammering the govt on the doctor shortage & the fact that 1 in 5 BCers don't have a family doctor and face the longest walk-in clinics waits in Canada. #bcpoli

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@katiederosayyj

3 years

Green leader @SoniaFurstenau said if the govt wants to keep the public's trust, it must trust them with #COVID19 data. "By failing to keep the public fully informed, the government fails to keep the public fully engaged. Substantial data can help promote safe behaviour." #bcpoli

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@katiederosayyj

2 years

A standing ovation for Liberal MLA Stephanie Cadieux @Stephanie4BC who gave a tearful speech as she resigns her seat for Surrey South to take a job as Canada's 1st chief accessibility officer. Cadieux is the 1st woman w a disability to serve in legislature & in cabinet. #bcpoli

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

3 years

Green MLA Adam Olsen is now slamming the government for not releasing enough data on COVID with only twice-weekly briefings which has caused the public to tune out. He asked Dix if the province will return to daily briefings (I, for one, am in favour of this). #bcpoli

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1 year

BC Green leader @SoniaFurstenau said she wants to see @bcndp govt put emphasis on measuring outcomes to make sure money spent on priorities like health care are achieving the desired results results. Wants to see significant investments in not-for-profit social housing #bcpoli

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4 months

NEW - Premier @Dave_Eby says Selina Robinson will be stepping down as post-secondary education minister. She will remain in BC NDP caucus. #bcpoli

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@katiederosayyj

1 year

. @VaughnPalmer at the NDP cabinet swearing in is the new Bernie Sanders at the Biden inauguration. #bcpoli @Meerakati

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@katiederosayyj

2 years

BREAKING - The province will not support the bid for BC to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games according to a statement by Tourism Minister @lisabeare . She said the billions in direct costs cannot be justified when BCers are struggling with other costs right now.

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2 months

NEW - Housing Minister @KahlonRav just introduced tenancy act changes that would prevent renters from facing rent hikes when they have a baby or add anyone to the rental unit under the age of 18. Also adds new restrictions for when landlords can evict tenants for personal use.

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1 month

NEW - While the premier reiterated that patients are not allowed to smoke illicit drugs or bring weapons inside BC hospitals, a nurse at Victoria General Hospital said patients are given lockboxes to store their drugs, drug paraphernalia & weapons

Lockboxes for drugs and weapons: Nurses fed up with drug use in B.C. hospitals

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3 months

NEW - Veteran NDP MLA Selina Robinson just sent a letter to her caucus colleagues telling them she's leaving the NDP and will sit as an independent. This follows Robinson being forced by Eby to resign from cabinet for controversial comments she made about pre-1948 Palestine.

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@katiederosayyj

1 month

NEW - Energy Minister @Josie_Osborne has asked the Auditor General & Comptroller General to investigate the practices by accounting firm MNP related to CleanBC grants amid allegations by BC United of a kickback scheme. MNP is suspended from administering two Clean BC grants.

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@katiederosayyj

1 year

NEW - BC introduces law to make National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, Sept. 30, a statutory holiday. Marked by wearing Orange Shirts to remember lives destroyed by Canada's legacy of colonialism & residential schools, it's already a stat day in PEI, NWT, Nunavut & the Yukon.

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3 months

NEW - BC United leader @KevinFalcon said as a former finance minister, “this is the worst example of reckless spending that I have ever seen in a government budget, full stop. It's frankly shocking.” #bcpoli

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@katiederosayyj

1 year

NEW - Kevin Falcon said this is the last time he will appear as the leader of the BC Liberal party. Next week, the party will adopt the new name BC United. #bcpoli

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1 year

Likely my last time interviewing former premier @jjhorgan in the legislature following his announcement that he'll step down as MLA for Langford-Juan de Fuca in March. He has great respect for the media and is always quick with a funny anecdote. He'll be missed. #bcpoli

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

1 year

But it seems pretty clear that @melaniejmark is part of a pattern of women - and in Canada Indigenous women- who are leaving politics because they're worn down by the personal attacks, by the online abuse and vitriol.

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@katiederosayyj

1 year

NEW - Premier @Dave_Eby announced a $500m fund which provides grants to non-profits to help them buy rental buildings slated for redevelopment. It will prevent them from being scooped up by REITs that often evict tenants and redevelop the building into luxury condos #bcpoli

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7 months

Minister @BowinnMa got a standing ovation as she announced today is her last in person day in the ledge before she has her baby. She'll still answer questions virtually, a flexibility she said is important for women/ppl in various circumstances to participate in #bcpoli

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7 years

I found Zamboni man! Marko Kardum, 32 said it was "working like a champ" until he was pulled over. He was trying to clear his aunt's street

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Sad to say today was @sarahpvictoria 's last day at the @timescolonist . She is one of the most compassionate reporters I've ever met. She treats sensitive stories with care and is a champion for people who are marginalized. This is a huge loss for the newsroom. Good luck, Sarah.

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And to experience that while you're struggling with health issues, being a single mom to two girls and juggling a high-stress combative job, obviously Mark said enough. And so have other women in politics. That's the system we should be interrogating right now.

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BC Conservative leader @JohnRustad4BC said the door has not closed regarding a merger between his party and BC United. He said discussions have happened as recently as a few days ago. #bcpoli

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Katie DeRosa

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I am very fortunate to have daily access to @VaughnPalmer , this living encyclopedia of political knowledge. Vaughn marks 50 years at the @VancouverSun this Saturday, the longest-serving employee in the paper's 111-year history. #bcpoli

Vaughn Palmer celebrates 50 years at The Vancouver Sun

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Earlier this month I wrote about Loni Atwood’s frustrations with the cancer system. That story ended up leading to a reunion with the son she gave up for adoption 25 years ago. Settle down with your coffee and read how in my favourite story of the year.

How one B.C. woman's frustration with cancer treatment led to a reunion with her biological son

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

1 year

Former premier @jjhorgan doesn't give a hoot what people think about him joining the board of a coal company after years touting climate action. “I don’t have a lot of time any more, none in fact, for public comment on my world view, or what I am doing with my time." #bcpoli

The Globe and Mail

@globeandmail

1 year

Former B.C. premier John Horgan joins board of coal business

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Katie DeRosa

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1 year

NEW - Premier @Dave_Eby says BC govt will create a new nature conservancy to protect 58,000 hectares of rare inland temperate rainforest in Incomappleux Valley from logging (an area about the size of 150 Stanley Parks). Part of BC's goal to protect 30% of its land base by 2030

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

3 years

@j_mcelroy Thanks, Justin. This data really underscores how vaccinations are a key factor in reducing the spread of COVID. So it’s puzzling that BCCDC and Ministry of Health don’t actively release this more detailed neighbourhood data to encourage people to get the jab.

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@katiederosayyj

8 months

I know this won’t be as gripping as the #tupac news but Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said the NDP govt will introduce legislation this fall on secondary suites, regulations on Airbnbs and forcing municipalities to allow missing middle housing. But back to Tupac… #bcpoli

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

4 months

A @bcndp fundraiser planned for tonight in Surrey has been cancelled in light of the growing calls for Selina Robinson to resign. “We heard from the community that it is not the time for a celebratory event. We have some work to do,” Heather Libby said.

NDP MLAs banned from some B.C. mosques after 'crappy' land comment from minister

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

4 months

Eby said he told his 9-year-old Ezra this morning he'd be making the announcement and Ezra said "oh man dad, you're going to be the No. 1 enemy at my school today."

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

3 years

It’s true! I’m pregnant with baby #2 and going on mat leave in June. If you’re interested in this nine-month position as legislative reporter for the @VancouverSun and @theprovince , feel free to DM me with any questions.

Stephanie Ip • 葉可怡

@stephanie_ip

3 years

JOB ALERT! We've got an opening for a Legislative Reporter with the @VancouverSun and @theprovince , covering off @katiederosayyj 's mat leave. MORE DETAILS:

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Health Minister @adriandix insists BCers are being placed with family doctors through the new health context registry but @TiffyCrawford13 talked to a Sunshine Coast doctor who is pretty sure the registry isn’t even working in his community. Read more:

B.C.'s health minister expects wait for family doctor to shrink over next year

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@katiederosayyj

1 year

CFAX right-wing shock jock Adam Stirling admits to "concocting" a story about the even further to the right Ezra Levant.

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

1 month

Staff at a Victoria supportive housing facility have been given respirators to reduce exposure to toxic drug smoke. B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad told the legislature on Wednesday it’s evidence the NDP’s drug policies are putting workers at risk.

Workers at Victoria supportive housing site given respirators to avoid toxic drug exposure,...

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

4 months

Updated story. @selinarobinson told me she deeply regrets her comments but has no plans to resign. “I said awful things. It came out not the way I intended. I’m saddened there’s no room for someone to apologize for things that they said that hurt people.”

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@katiederosayyj

4 months

UPDATE: Here is the story. Calls are growing for BC NDP Minister Selina Robinson to resign following controversial remarks calling pre-1948 Palestine “a crappy piece of land with nothing on it.” She apologized for the offensive comments #bcpoli

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In QP, BC United @elenoresturko asks if @Dave_Eby is going to make public a “secret report” from a top international expert Dr. Jonathan Caulkins that “exposes that organized crime is exploiting the NDP so called safe supply to fuel a new drug crisis.”

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

5 years

Oh my heart. Students from Northridge Elementary dance to This Is Me at the legislature on #PinkShirtDay . Adorable. @timescolonist

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Katie DeRosa

@katiederosayyj

2 years

NDP leadership: @Dave_Eby said while he loves that @AnjaliApp is challenging him, he's "frustrated b/c obviously, she appears to be the only other candidate, which means, assuming I'm successful, it delays moving into the office by several months" #bcpoli

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1 year

Sorry to hear Minister @selinarobinson , who has previously battled intestinal cancer, is undergoing chemotherapy again as her cancer has returned. She's tough as nails & I wish her all the best as she battles this. Pls donate to Ride to Conquer cancer to support cancer research.

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