Laura Track
@lktrack.bsky.social
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we have lost so many people while police & politicians created a spectacle, raided DULF, stopped the expansion of an alt to the toxic supply, and put its co-founders through the needless consequences of this process that took years. DULF saves lives
bsky.app/profile/godf...
bsky.app/profile/godf...
BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out.
she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."
she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."
September 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
we have lost so many people while police & politicians created a spectacle, raided DULF, stopped the expansion of an alt to the toxic supply, and put its co-founders through the needless consequences of this process that took years. DULF saves lives
bsky.app/profile/godf...
bsky.app/profile/godf...
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BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out.
she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."
she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."
September 29, 2026 at 4:10 PM
BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out.
she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."
she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."
Incredible news!
BREAKING: A BC Supreme Court judge has sided with Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx, who operated an illicit-drug compassion club (Drug User Liberation Front), were convicted of trafficking, and challenged the constitutionality of Canada's drug laws. Trafficking section ruled invalid, convictions stayed.
September 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Incredible news!
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Officially, Canada has no solitary confinement.
But we found it uses confinement that mirrors solitary as defined under international rules on the most vulnerable prisoners - and it's using it more.
ijb.utoronto.ca/news/hidden-...
But we found it uses confinement that mirrors solitary as defined under international rules on the most vulnerable prisoners - and it's using it more.
ijb.utoronto.ca/news/hidden-...
Hidden solitary: Canada's growing use of prison isolation - Investigative Journalism Bureau
New data obtained by the IJB shows a dramatic rise in the use of observation and dry cells—a form of hidden solitary confinement in Canadian prisons that disproportionately impacts Indigenous inmates.
ijb.utoronto.ca
September 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Officially, Canada has no solitary confinement.
But we found it uses confinement that mirrors solitary as defined under international rules on the most vulnerable prisoners - and it's using it more.
ijb.utoronto.ca/news/hidden-...
But we found it uses confinement that mirrors solitary as defined under international rules on the most vulnerable prisoners - and it's using it more.
ijb.utoronto.ca/news/hidden-...
The Court ruled that BC's regime for providing psychiatric treatment to involuntarily detained people is unconstitutional.
It's worth reading the full decision to appreciate just how harmful the current approach has been, and why reform is so desperately needed. www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/d...
It's worth reading the full decision to appreciate just how harmful the current approach has been, and why reform is so desperately needed. www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/d...
August 14, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The Court ruled that BC's regime for providing psychiatric treatment to involuntarily detained people is unconstitutional.
It's worth reading the full decision to appreciate just how harmful the current approach has been, and why reform is so desperately needed. www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/d...
It's worth reading the full decision to appreciate just how harmful the current approach has been, and why reform is so desperately needed. www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/d...
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Unreal. People will be hurt and killed because of this.
August 14, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Unreal. People will be hurt and killed because of this.
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This sets an awful precedent. Now migrants know they have to stay quiet — or else.
12 international students at Calgary protest referred to CBSA office after status check | CBC News
A dozen people who took part in a weeks-long international student protest in northeast Calgary have been flagged as "being possibly inadmissible" and, according to an immigration lawyer, could be for...
www.cbc.ca
August 14, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This sets an awful precedent. Now migrants know they have to stay quiet — or else.
“A treaty is not charity from the Crown. It is the lawful resolution of a debt this province has carried, unpaid, for generations’”.
cheknews.ca/opinion-trea...
cheknews.ca/opinion-trea...
Opinion: Treaties with First Nations are not secret ‘giveaways’
Caroline Elliott looks at the Modern Treaty our Nation is negotiating with British Columbia and Canada and sees loss, so let me offer a different starting point, and a richer story than the one Ms. El...
cheknews.ca
August 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
“A treaty is not charity from the Crown. It is the lawful resolution of a debt this province has carried, unpaid, for generations’”.
cheknews.ca/opinion-trea...
cheknews.ca/opinion-trea...
"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." - Arundhati Roy
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival
Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." - Arundhati Roy
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Absolutely brutal work by Mayor Sim and ABC. Overdose prevention sites save lives and connect people with resources that aid recovery. This is the ONLY OPS in the city centre open to the public. We need it. Our neighbours and community members need it. It's literally a matter of life and death.
Sim's motion directing staff to "use all tools available" inc permitting, licensing, prev legal settlements, etc to prevent opening of OPS passes.
Councillors Fry and Orr had tabled motions to defer Sim's motion until council could hear from others, inc VCH; both voted down.
Councillors Fry and Orr had tabled motions to defer Sim's motion until council could hear from others, inc VCH; both voted down.
May 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Absolutely brutal work by Mayor Sim and ABC. Overdose prevention sites save lives and connect people with resources that aid recovery. This is the ONLY OPS in the city centre open to the public. We need it. Our neighbours and community members need it. It's literally a matter of life and death.
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We can be fierce champions of democracy & human rights in Iran while, at the same time, firmly rejecting unilateral & unlawful military action by one state against another. Both are, after all, grounded in the same values & the same vision for humanity. Both take us in the same direction.
We can (and should have, and must) defend human rights in Iran; without ripping up the UN Charter* — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along
Rather than expressing seemingly unqualified “support” for the United States (and, one assumes, Israel), this could be a powerful moment to demonstrate that the Prime Minister’s belief in the role tha...
www.alexneve.ca
March 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
We can be fierce champions of democracy & human rights in Iran while, at the same time, firmly rejecting unilateral & unlawful military action by one state against another. Both are, after all, grounded in the same values & the same vision for humanity. Both take us in the same direction.
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"By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
UBCIC Deeply Disappointed with B.C.’s Decision to End Decriminalization Pilot and Calls for Return to a Public Health Approach
Working towards the recognition, implementation and exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title, Rights and Treaty Rights
www.ubcic.bc.ca
January 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
"By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
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We started DULF because we knew nobody was coming to save us, so we had to save ourselves. It worked. But right wing politicians made themselves famous off scapegoating us. The government de-funded us. The cops raided us. But our day in court is here. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Safe Drugs on Trial: DULF’s Trafficking Case Begins | The Tyee
The founders are charged with trafficking. Their lawyers argue they had a legal exemption from drug laws.
thetyee.ca
October 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We started DULF because we knew nobody was coming to save us, so we had to save ourselves. It worked. But right wing politicians made themselves famous off scapegoating us. The government de-funded us. The cops raided us. But our day in court is here. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
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BC folks! Outstanding piece here by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, co-ED of @bcpolicy.bsky.social.
BC has a revenue problem, not a spending problem
The solution to BC’s fiscal challenges isn’t spending cuts. Instead, BC needs progressive revenue measures.
Read on 👇
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
BC has a revenue problem, not a spending problem
The solution to BC’s fiscal challenges isn’t spending cuts. Instead, BC needs progressive revenue measures.
Read on 👇
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Opinion: B.C. has a revenue problem, not a spending problem
Experience from early 2000s shows that underfunding public services and failing to address poverty leads to higher economic and social costs
vancouversun.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
BC folks! Outstanding piece here by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, co-ED of @bcpolicy.bsky.social.
BC has a revenue problem, not a spending problem
The solution to BC’s fiscal challenges isn’t spending cuts. Instead, BC needs progressive revenue measures.
Read on 👇
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
BC has a revenue problem, not a spending problem
The solution to BC’s fiscal challenges isn’t spending cuts. Instead, BC needs progressive revenue measures.
Read on 👇
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
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It is no longer a theoretical possibility that polluters could be held responsible in court — it is a real and rising legal tide, writes Senotor Rosa Galvez www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/25/o...
The ICJ’s landmark climate opinion is a turning point Canada can't ignore
It is no longer a theoretical possibility that polluters could be held responsible in court — it is a real and rising legal tide.
www.nationalobserver.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It is no longer a theoretical possibility that polluters could be held responsible in court — it is a real and rising legal tide, writes Senotor Rosa Galvez www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/25/o...
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🚨B.C. is listening!🚨
The all-party committee on electoral reform wants your input.
Think every vote should count? Speak up for proportional representation!
Submit your feedback by July 25 at 2 PM PT: consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultation...
The all-party committee on electoral reform wants your input.
Think every vote should count? Speak up for proportional representation!
Submit your feedback by July 25 at 2 PM PT: consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultation...
LABC Consultation Portal
Welcome to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia's Consultation Portal. Participate in public consultations, submit feedback, and share your views on key legislative matters.
consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca
June 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🚨B.C. is listening!🚨
The all-party committee on electoral reform wants your input.
Think every vote should count? Speak up for proportional representation!
Submit your feedback by July 25 at 2 PM PT: consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultation...
The all-party committee on electoral reform wants your input.
Think every vote should count? Speak up for proportional representation!
Submit your feedback by July 25 at 2 PM PT: consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultation...
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Here’s the bottom line for what’s going on with Grok - if the owner of the website is putting his thumb on the scale hard enough for the chatbot to turn into Goebbels, you should be deeply concerned about what he’s doing to the algorithm that you can’t so easily see, and what it’s doing to you
July 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Here’s the bottom line for what’s going on with Grok - if the owner of the website is putting his thumb on the scale hard enough for the chatbot to turn into Goebbels, you should be deeply concerned about what he’s doing to the algorithm that you can’t so easily see, and what it’s doing to you
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This is an incredibly powerful piece by Michele Landsberg [gift link] www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
I once embraced the Zionist dream. Now I’m protesting the genocide in Gaza on the streets of Toronto
My adolescent dream of a Jewish state committed to justice and equality has died a slow death.
www.thestar.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is an incredibly powerful piece by Michele Landsberg [gift link] www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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In our Open Letter to @MarkJCarney @AnitaAnandMP, 412 legal, human rights, diplomatic, international affairs, social justice, civil society, faith & labour leaders & experts make it clear: Canada must act to end genocide in #Gaza. 🧵1/10
Prime Minister Carney must take decisive action to end genocide in Gaza — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along
We write because of the catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, now into its twentieth month, which is broadly understood by international law experts and leading human rights organ...
www.alexneve.ca
June 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In our Open Letter to @MarkJCarney @AnitaAnandMP, 412 legal, human rights, diplomatic, international affairs, social justice, civil society, faith & labour leaders & experts make it clear: Canada must act to end genocide in #Gaza. 🧵1/10
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Greenpeace calls upon the international community to urgently uphold international law and ensure the immediate release of the #FreedomFlotilla humanitarian vessel the Madleen along with its crew.
Full statement: act.gp/43xylO2
#FreedomFlotilla
Full statement: act.gp/43xylO2
#FreedomFlotilla
June 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Greenpeace calls upon the international community to urgently uphold international law and ensure the immediate release of the #FreedomFlotilla humanitarian vessel the Madleen along with its crew.
Full statement: act.gp/43xylO2
#FreedomFlotilla
Full statement: act.gp/43xylO2
#FreedomFlotilla
Popular, effective, good for the economy - what's not to love?
The Overwhelming Case for a Wealth Tax via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The Overwhelming Case for a Wealth Tax via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The Overwhelming Case for a Wealth Tax | The Tyee
Even a small tax on the richest could transform Canada.
thetyee.ca
June 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Popular, effective, good for the economy - what's not to love?
The Overwhelming Case for a Wealth Tax via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The Overwhelming Case for a Wealth Tax via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Gaza is ‘hungriest place on Earth’ with all its people at risk of famine, says UN
Mission to deliver help is ‘one of most obstructed aid operations in recent history’, humanitarian agency says
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Mission to deliver help is ‘one of most obstructed aid operations in recent history’, humanitarian agency says
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Gaza is ‘hungriest place on Earth’ with all its people at risk of famine, says UN
Mission to deliver help is ‘one of most obstructed aid operations in recent history’, humanitarian agency says
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Gaza is ‘hungriest place on Earth’ with all its people at risk of famine, says UN
Mission to deliver help is ‘one of most obstructed aid operations in recent history’, humanitarian agency says
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Mission to deliver help is ‘one of most obstructed aid operations in recent history’, humanitarian agency says
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
“It’s long past time we stop thinking about what we deserve from the Earth, and start thinking about what it deserves from us.”
For @thenarwhal.ca, I considered why people feel so entitled to parks. Public space! My tax dollars! Racism! Good news, I address all that here: thenarwhal.ca/bc-parks-fir...
Why are First Nations closing B.C. parks? | The Narwhal
Two popular parks have been closed in B.C. and the public backlash is missing the point: Indigenous Rights
thenarwhal.ca
May 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“It’s long past time we stop thinking about what we deserve from the Earth, and start thinking about what it deserves from us.”
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There is no amount of screaming that will express how angry I am for the women of America right now, and no amount of caution I can issue fellow Canadians to never, EVER, take our abortion rights for granted. Eyes WIDE open. Never believe them when they say they won't do it. They will.
May 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
There is no amount of screaming that will express how angry I am for the women of America right now, and no amount of caution I can issue fellow Canadians to never, EVER, take our abortion rights for granted. Eyes WIDE open. Never believe them when they say they won't do it. They will.
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when a person who has saved so many people's lives (and in many different ways) dies, something in all of us (and in all of you, whether you know or not) dies too
love drug users while we're alive
beautiful work ↓ by dan fumano
vancouversun.com/news/obituar...
love drug users while we're alive
beautiful work ↓ by dan fumano
vancouversun.com/news/obituar...
'Boundless care and compassion': Trey Helten was on a mission to help others in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
"There is nothing to replace him." The sudden death of Trey Helten has shocked the Downtown Eastside, where he was widely known and loved.
vancouversun.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
when a person who has saved so many people's lives (and in many different ways) dies, something in all of us (and in all of you, whether you know or not) dies too
love drug users while we're alive
beautiful work ↓ by dan fumano
vancouversun.com/news/obituar...
love drug users while we're alive
beautiful work ↓ by dan fumano
vancouversun.com/news/obituar...