file an foi request

tell the public body on day 31 they're past their due date

public body responds with a $1,368 fee estimate and a unilateral 30-day extension

ask for fee waiver on clear public interest grounds

wait 20 days for them to say no

wait months for oipc to decide

Two weeks after an Indigenous woman was found dying on a Vancouver street, BWSS Battered Women’s Support Services is calling for transparency around the disturbing death, noting police have released little information. thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/1…

“It was disappointing that I lost but not surprising: the judge was a recent Trudeau appointment. If she hopes to collect her damages, she will have to wait in line! Glen Hansman is trying to figure out how to get me to pay $220,000!”theprogress.com/local-news/car… via @theprogress

Flowers marked the spot where a 37-year-old Indigenous woman was found dying on a sidewalk just before dawn on March 30. Despite first responders’ efforts, she died at the scene.

An advocate calls for transparency in the Vancouver police investigation. thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/1…

Dan Fumano: Vancouver spending more on police but cutting civilian oversight vancouversun.com/news/local-new… via The Vancouver Sun

This is huge. After so many investigations and inquests, after we have cried out for change in the City of Thunder Bay and who runs it, after Senator Murray Sinclair’s thorough report and then another one, the Ontario Prov Police act. 👇🏽

As Vancouver continues to build up, it’s hard to tell what will endure the test of time. Get lost with Christopher Cheung ✍️ in the dreamy, painted landscapes and contested spaces of Michael Kluckner’s new book ‘Surviving Vancouver.’

thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/0…

After razing the CRAB Park camp, the City of Vancouver is pushing the site into a new direction: telling residents to move into their strictly organized new area with concrete barriers and rules to follow.

@thetyee story by Jen St. Denis, these pics by me:
thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/1…

#PlaceDetective 🔎: In downtown Vancouver, the Del Mar Hotel still bears the marks of an epic fight against gentrification.

The case of the building that couldn’t be bought. Jen St. Denis reports.

thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/0…

An RCMP officer who had faced two criminal charges for alleged violence in Prince George will return to work after receiving an absolute discharge yesterday morning in a Vancouver courtroom.

There will be no sentence or criminal record. thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/0…

'Many told Fast they were not ready for abstinence, but there are few services specifically designed to keep them alive during the poisoned-drug crisis, such as youth-only supervised consumption sites.' vancouversun.com/feature/resear… via The Vancouver Sun & loriculbert

Honestly can't put into words how much this means to me - huge thanks to the CJF-FJC and Edward Burtynsky for funding an award like this.

When my grandmother visits my grandfather's grave, she dutifully reports the family news: 'We're OK! Don't worry about us! So-and-so is married! So-and-so is in university! So-and-so got a job! He's a good boy!'

My Qingming essay from 5 years (!) ago:
thetyee.ca/Culture/2019/0…

The mayor of Quesnel faced repeated calls to resign on Tuesday evening after he was accused of calling a book denying the experiences of residential school survivors 'a good read.'

My latest for The Tyee.
thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/0…

The Sensitive and Powerful Act of Reporting on Child Welfare via The Tyee & Tracy Sherlock thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/0…

ICYMI: Data shows near-threefold jump in uncertified teachers in B.C. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

African-descent committee ends contact with Vancouver Police Board - BC | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/10393490/…

Update: I did not think it would go this far. But charges against me still stand.
I’m pleading Not Guilty to criminal charge of obstruction. A trial date will be requested by my lawyer. Press freedom is under threat in Canada, as well as my personal well-being. But, I stand firm…

I'm on health leave for all of March. So if it's March and you can't find me, that's why.