Commenting on B.C. public affairs at https://xitter.gq/t.co/Rq0K5qvA8Q since 2009. In 2025, I was a founder of nonprofit Canada West Forum Society.
North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Joined March 2009
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Confused about how to vote in BC's 2026 election? This provides a highly condensed view of party platforms and places five parties on the the left-right spectrum.
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Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA @normfarrell.bsky.social retweeted
Tom Muclair and many politicians are calling Danielle Smith a liar & a culprit of Separation:
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is like the arsonist who tries to play the hero because they helped put out the flames of a fire that they started.
She set things in motion towards the potential breakup of Canada, then fought against her own referendum question. She doesn't deserve any credit.
That goes to the good people of Alberta, who expressed their strong attachment to Canada in the clearest possible terms.
With Smith’s alignment with Trump and her chumminess with so many Separatists, it’s hard to believe that her personal intentions weren’t to have Alberta separate.
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Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA @normfarrell.bsky.social retweeted
Anti-immigrant sentiment in Alberta has hit a majority, and that province is hardly an outlier. That's what happens when we fail to blame a lack of planning and instead blame people who are just trying to find a place to live securely.
My latest ...
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Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA @normfarrell.bsky.social retweeted
This is so bad faith and dishonest that it causes physical pain in my body.
Dominated as Canada is by large corporations that profit through monopolization, this country needs an organization with goals like those promoted by the American Economic Liberties Project. We have one in the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project.in-sights.ca/2026/10/22/poli…
Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA @normfarrell.bsky.social retweeted
Fun fact:
Even with Eby's proposed tax increase for "the wealthy", BC taxes on those earning over $400,000 a year will remain the 3rd lowest in Canada and 2nd lowest on annual incomes of $25,000.
#bcpoli
“Billionaire Elon Musk has put at least $366 million into trying to elect Republicans in the midterm elections, Republicans are publishing material accusing Democrats of being radicals, But it is the right that is radical, attempting to consolidate power in the hands of a few…”
"Effective income tax rates climb steadily for most of the population but fall sharply for billionaires and centi-millionaires. These elites pay proportionally less than most of the households that earn much lower incomes." in-sights.ca/2026/10/07/worl…
Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA @normfarrell.bsky.social retweeted
Leaked B.C. Conservative letter to lawyers, private insurers with party agenda for auto insurance, should put Lorne Doerkson on defensive. What else is he planning that he's sharing with insiders without telling the public?
Barbarians not waiting beyond the frontiers; they have already been governing us for quite some time. in-sights.ca/2026/10/04/davi…
Rassembly of the disassembled BC Conservative Party offers little confidence that it is ready to govern. Let them manage their own party with cohesion and discipline. Only then can they credibly claim to be prepared to govern an entire province. in-sights.ca/2026/09/30/no-u…
Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA @normfarrell.bsky.social retweeted
Except if labour exercises the right to strike effectively.
Then Liberals will shut it down.
Workers’ rights shouldn’t be respected only when it’s convenient.
Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA @normfarrell.bsky.social retweeted
The life and times of Peter Milobar:
Left BC United, joined BC Conservatives, ran for leader of Conservatives, finished last, quit the Conservatives, dismissed CentreBC, then joined it and became leader, quit CentreBC after 4 days and re-joined the Conservatives. Okay.
#bcpoli
Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA @normfarrell.bsky.social retweeted
The real nature of this government is starting to appear. The Liberals are planning to undermine collective bargaining by eliminating workers’ constitutional right to strike. Workers build this country, and they deserve fair and safe workplaces.
Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA @normfarrell.bsky.social retweeted
Heather McPherson: "The federal government makes $525m annually from airports right now. That is income that comes in that the government can spend on other airports. That's part of of what we would be giving up with privatization."
Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA @normfarrell.bsky.social retweeted
Veteran municipal @fabulavancouver reporter, now running for @OneCityVan, says she's been "shocked at how Ken Sim and the ABC have campaigned and governed in a way to divide people in Vancouver."
My comment: Sim ran last time on unifying the city. Not this time. Nasty. #vanpoli
Norm Farrell IN-SIGHTS.CA @normfarrell.bsky.social retweeted
He's basically saying workers have too many rights, and it makes investors mad
Steven MacKinnon on 'modernizing' labour relations: "We do have too many conflicts, lockouts and strikes, or threats of either of those in the country. It harms investment, harms employment, maybe even particularly in unionized environments. So we need a better framework for getting to agreements between employers and their employees."