Husband, Parent, Advocate for ADHD and Autism, He/Him - Host: We are the ADHD Family Podcast, opinions my own #BCEd
Surrey, BC
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Thind and the conservatives should be paying for this by-election, not the district, not schools and certainly not the kids #bced #bcpoli
Twice-elected Thind wants crony declared trustee to avoid $840K byelection in #SurreyBC.
Byelection would bring 'electoral integrity,' rival says.
Cost of byelection would be funded entirely by @Surrey_Schools.
What do you think of this situation?
surreynowleader.com/2026/11/…
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On this #GodzillaDay let us not forget the legacy monster suit performers like Rie Ôta, channeling her inner kaiju with heartfelt RAAAAWRS as Baragon! 🎬
I was thinking about this over the weekend, this morning when I took the kids to school, usually we walk around 8am or so, there was plenty of light.
and yes, "plenty is subjective".
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Not enough for sunglasses (I'm not a fan of bright lights so I typically wear mine) but it wasn't as dark as it was say at 6am or 7am.
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Representation is critical, especially in the arts, which should be a mirror which reflects back our society and stories and a conscience, which reminds us of both our past and hope for the future.
As anti-trans rhetoric and misinformation mounts globally, I spoke with @CBC’s @AlexandraMaeJ about the importance of trans and non-binary representation in Canada’s film and theatre industries👇
“We're seeing a well-orchestrated effort to challenge human rights and inclusion in public life, driven by anti-trans misinformation,” said Andrew Perez, executive director at 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy group Egale Canada.
That stretches to inclusion on the screen, he said.
The success of Heated Rivalry, the most-watched original series in Crave's history, demonstrates the demand is there for 2SLGBTQ+ storylines, Perez said, but "creative industries, the film industry, the theatre industry, don't exist in a vacuum and can become more cautious when facing political pressure or perceived controversy." #cdnpoli
cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tr…
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Thind wasn't unexpectedly found ineligible. He pursued another political opportunity while remaining on the trustee ballot. Should legislation that allows a court to replace a disqualified candidate be used to spare a political slate the consequences of its own choices?
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Of course no one wants the School district to take $840,000 from their budget. But where is electoral integrity. Voters deserve a by-election, not a post-election substitution that benefits the same slate.
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Now we're being presented with a possible court process that could award that seat to the next-highest candidate, Gary Tymoschuk, the former board chair and Thind's own running mate.
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Additionally, Surrey First Education continued promoting a full slate of six candidates, kept Thind on its website and published more than 20 posts that included Thind by name after he announced his provincial candidacy.
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Some important context is missing here.
Garry Thind chose not to withdraw from the trustee election. Had Thind lost the provincial election, he could have taken his trustee seat, in essence, a backup plan til the next election.
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In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund
alzresearch.org/giving/
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources
alzfdn.org/donate/
Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
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All these men who feel entitled to beat up on a young woman for some pretty innocuous statements is peak misogyny. #bcpoli
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It hurts this morning. But first, thank you. To every volunteer who knocked, phoned, drove and fed each other across BC: every door mattered, and last night doesn't change that.
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If the new BC government messes with queer people's freedom, safety and dignity, they will be met with resistance every step of the way.
With polls closed and the results being called, it wasn't the result I think many of us in this city were hoping for (nor was it the result we needed as a Province).
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Or are you going to sit in apathy, telling yourself there was nothing you could do, or blame Eby, while the very things you said you were afraid of start happening?
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We don’t get to choose every outcome, we do get to choose what we do next and what we do, still matters because fighting for what matters doesn’t end when the polls close.
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