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On First World Problems And Saving Seats On The Bus For The Premier

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by Sean Orr | Minister’s claim he doesn’t use email fits a troubling pattern of failure to document, critics say. Featuring one of the best non-satirical comments of the year:

“Some people are more comfortable with modern technology than others,” Clark told the Province. “Mike is a farmer. And I know that some farmers use email, I know that some don’t. And he is one of them. I’m not going to force him to use email. I’m not going to force him to stop using his rotary phone.”

And yet they’re totally fine with mothballing a tunnel that was supposed to be good for another 50 years: Massey tunnel reversal came as a shock to Richmond politicians, who want to see the paper trail.

Maybe we should force them to fly around in Gloster Gladiators instead of these new fangled “jets”: B.C. premier’s office defends Christy Clark’s private flight expenses. Or you know, a bus…

Saskatchewan buys 1-way bus tickets to B.C. for homeless men. “When he said he had a friend on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast, he was offered a one-way ticket on a Greyhound bus to Vancouver”. The funny thing about that is you can no longer take a bus to the Sunshine Coast.

If you’re having concrete problems I feel bad for you, son: Couple outraged by concrete slab. Though a hilarious “first world problem”, it reinforces the notion that real estate agents are scumbags.

Syrian refugees in Canada got housed in same hotel as VancouFur furry convention and the children loved it.

7 better names for the Arbutus Greenway. My suggestions: Remember the Ridge Theatre Trail; The Could’ve Been the Canada Line Path; The We Need to Update the Lexicon Greenway; and The What Does Stephen Rees Think Line.

Bonus: I see you feel very angry. Cool story if you ignore the fact she spelled “beard” wrong, twice.

On Ken Sim’s So-Called “Swagger” and ABC’S Class War

Sean Orr is back from his hiatus with a rundown of the local headlines that have been running on a ticker tape through his mind over the past six months...

On Post-Election Recuperation, Platform Paradoxes and Refund Communities

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds irony in "safety, affordability, and sustainability", and shouts out a bunch of amazing local organizations working on the frontlines.

On Running for City Council, Playing Whack-a-Mole with Homelessness, and the Public Washroom Deficit

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a park ranger with a grudge, a gross misuse of air quotes and Tripadvisor slander.

On Living in a City Preoccupied with Street Cleaning, Chandeliers, and Campaigns Against the Homeless

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr hones in on the recent Langley shootings, and the ongoing criminalizing and dehumanizing of the homeless population.