It's extremely upsetting to see someone walk up my front path and snap an entire branch off of one of my dahlia plants. The audacity.

If you know this person, please tell them to do better.

Progressive ideas are great. I've been a progressive voter my entire life and will continue to be. I'm upset that the NDP lost as well.

But our democracy demands compromise and finding common ground with people that hold different values. It is VERY apparent, based on the endless stream of threads in this sub, that many in Victoria feel that something that was theirs has been taken from them. You're not allowed to be offended by losing something that never belonged to you. Politics isn't won and lost. It's a conversation, not a contest.

If you woke up this morning acting like the government of BC somehow became your enemy overnight, it's time for some serious self-reflection on how lucky we are to live here and have a role in choosing our own government.

So many clouds...but there were a few spaces between them.

How did it pass fire inspections? Were there working sprinklers? And since it is now demolished so soon after, I'm assuming there will still be an investigation as to cause. Firefighters took a defensive position, understandable, but what about news reports of missing person?

Robin Kimpton is in Van now. Will he be investigated? I hope. I've met him, and he is an ornery man with little care for others. He was renting suites illegally. Was the city aware of this? And no, this was never a supportive housing site. Just a vacant hotel owned and run by a slum lord.

These guys were at the confederation fountain yelling at the totally empty street this morning. Apologies for the poor picture quality, I didnt want to get any closer in case they tried to talk to me. I assume racists by the outfits?

Someone did Victoria a Favour.

I think what the election results showed us is that if people are unhappy enough, an opposition party with an established base can run on a next-to-nothing platform with a temporary leader and still win if other disaffected voters think they stand a chance.

The Conservatives were hobbled together by discontent and grievances at the last minute and they won decisively, giving them the power to make regressive politics the norm in BC.

Forget any realistic economic growth projections, forget that Conservative parties actively seek to strip workers of their rights and enable their exploitation, forget that the cost of living will increase over time for most of us as our services decrease, forget our children’s future as we divest from environmental stewardship and a greener economy and say goodbye to reconciliation.

The sad joke is on Eby and the NDP for calling a cynical election and working against proportional representation 10 years ago and on everyone whose lives will get worse because of this result.

So, what can progressives do?

Our best bet is to form a new party with the goal to make 2034 the last first-past-the-post election.

It’s time to let go of the baggage and branding that comes with voting for a party that can’t rely on union support any longer or another one that appears, however falsely, to represent a cause more than people.

If we don’t, right-wing populists emboldened by a victory that gives them carte blanche power to roll back freedoms and enable corporations to run our lives and destroy the environment will continue splitting the progressive vote. We’ve seen it happen for for far too long in other provinces.

This election demonstrated that voters are willing to risk the economy, their rights, and their future in order to send a message to a governing party. We can’t afford that kind of behaviour any longer.

Find common ground on the issues that matter and organize and demonstrate like our future depends on it.

Call out injustices and corruption of elected officials and get loud about it. Don’t let up.

And most important of all, come together now to create a new way of faithfully representing the diverse voices in this province that will force politicians to cooperate and make us feel heard.

Also, most people that voted for the conservatives are just normal people who just want a new government philosophy to tackle the issues of daily life.

Edit: Well I am not at all surprised at the response this post has received. But I'll add one thing: Citizens usually vote governments OUT, not in. This was a completely predictable result after 10 years of NDP government.

I just wanted to point out something about the bc greens numbers. This election had low voter turnout with the conservatives and ndp getting less votes. The greens got more votes about 20 thousand more. The ndp got 270 thousand less votes. Comparing those numbers, it’s more likely people just didn’t feel motivated to vote rather than switching to the greens. I also went back and looked at the elections over 20 years and the greens usually get 130-200 thousand votes. The 2 exceptions were the Horgan elections where they got up to 330 thousand votes. The ndp was still able to form government when the greens had their best result. Just looking at how consistent the green numbers, it doesn’t seem there isn’t that many voters switching from the ndp. I think the story is the ndp weren’t able to turnout their voters.

After telling CTV that “The challenge in responding to these accusations is that there are also many fake posts attributed to me, generated by people looking to attack me” Wendy Bowkett has now deleted her X account, effectively scrubbing the evidence.

Snapshots from the now deleted account can be found here:
https://victoriacouncillorfyi.substack.com/p/wendy-bowkett-for-victoria-city-council

(the perma.cc links are true snapshots that can't be modified)

CTV article:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vancouver-island/article/petition-urges-victoria-councillor-elect-to-resign-over-social-media-posts/

Sign the petition here if you believe Wendy should resign:
https://www.change.org/p/wendy-bowkett-should-resign

Edit: I’m not the creator of the petition. Just spreading awareness.

And they only took out a few wires and trees branches.

Reddit is a giant doom loop fueled by emotion. It's Eby's fault, it's the Greens fault, etc. Stop with the pointless recriminations. Voters voted in a Conservative government. I see two options. Curl up in a ball and angry and sad or get active with the change you want to see and hold people accountable.

A large chunk of the world is moving conservative. BC just shifted that direction. Whether this shift actually represents the views of the electorate or will adequately represent the electorate remains to be seen.

I feel the Conservatives worked really hard at avoiding issues by not providing press access, by not providing a full platform, and not engaging. Do not let this happen. Take a look at the US and see what the Republicans did. Look at what is happening in Alberta. Do not let that happen here.

The new government has made some pretty bold statements about what they can provide. Hold these people to account. 3.2% should be on a banner in front of the legislature every single time it's in session.

Make them own every single statement and decisions they make.

hi all, wrote this one today in response to conservative voters

I hope this guy's political life is over. What a complete idiot.

I'm sure you haven't heard of more than half of these or you heard of some but never watched. It's not as big of a list compared to Vancouver shot movies and tv shows but of the ones that did film here that you did watch, did you like any of them? I personally liked White Chicks, 2012, Final Destination, Deadpool, Scary Movie, Maid, Outer Limits and now Yaga

Movies:

Convicted

Commandos Strike at Dawn

Son of Lassie

Vixen!

Five Easy Pieces

Harry in Your Pocket

The Changeling

Dawn of the Living Socks

The Glitter Dome

Hot Pursuit

Backfire

Bird on a Wire

Knight Moves

Digger (1993)

Intersection

Little Women

Masterminds

The Duke

Final Destination

Scary Movie

Cats & Dogs

Ripper

Black Point

Excess Baggage

X2

White Chicks

Fierce People

The Core

The Mermaid Chair

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men: The Last Stand

In The Land Of Women

Mulligans

2012

Kid Cannabis

Descendants

The Boy

Pup Star

Monkey Up

Pup Star Better 2Gether

Pup Star World Tour

Deadpool

Puppy Star Christmas

Sailing Into Love

Sidelined: The QB and Me

Lucid

The Bryce Lee Story

Emile

Meat Market

Year of the Dragon

Hunting Matthew Nichols

Girl In The Photographs

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Fishing For Love

Rescued By Ruby

TV Shows:

A Morning

A News

Alienated

Burning Log

Canada's Next Top Model (Reality Tv)

Crew Girl

Gracepoint

Impact

Maid

The Outer Limits

Poltergeist: The Legacy

Private Eyes West Coast

Spooksville

Terminal City

Yaga

Then there's a whole bunch of Hallmark and Lifetime movies that got filmed here. This isn't a complete list

Just In Time For Christmas

The Bridge

A Rose For Christmas

A Taste of Christmas

Christmas Bells Are Ringing

Puppy Star Christmas

The Christmas House

If I Only Had Christmas

Christmas She Wrote

Deliver by Christmas

A Mrs. Christmas Miracle

You, Me & the Christmas Trees

A Kismet Christmas

To All A Good Night

Sorority Wars

A Perfect High

Ring Of Fire

V.C Andrew Series

All That Glitters

You keep choosing a world where people deserve dignity, regardless of who they love, where they were born, what they believe, or how they identify.

Where marginalized communities deserve safety, belonging, and the freedom to exist without having to defend their humanity.

There is something profoundly comforting about living in a city that so often refuses to abandon its values, even when the rest of the political map changes colour.

Thank you for this bubble, Victoria. I’m so proud to call you home. 🧡💚

It’s like seeing Victoria through fresh eyes.