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Sharon Hartwell
Sharon L. Hartwell is a Canadian politician who has been serving as member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2024 British Columbia general election, 2024. A member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, Conservative Party, she represents the riding of Bulkley Valley-Stikine. She previously served as the mayor of Telkwa, Telkwa, British Columbia from 1995 to 2009. Early life and career Hartwell was born and raised in the Bulkley Valley. She has two sons, who also live in the region. Hartwell was a business owner dedicated to her communities, which led to her start in politics. Between then 2009 British Columbia general election and her 2023 nomination for the 2024 British Columbia general election, she lived in Alberta for eight years. Political career Municipal politics Hartwell as served in the public service for over 20 years. Her involvement began when she served a term and a half as a village councillor for Telkwa, British Columbia, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Cullen
Nathan Paul Cullen (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the riding of Stikine (provincial electoral district), Stikine from 2020 to 2024 as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, New Democratic Party and served in the Executive Council of British Columbia from 2020 to 2024. Prior to entering provincial politics, Cullen served federally as a Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) representing the riding of Skeena—Bulkley Valley from 2004 to 2019. He stood in the 2012 New Democratic Party leadership election, where he came in third. During the 41st Parliament, Cullen was the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons (Canada), House Leader for the Official Opposition and then Minister of Finance (Canada), Finance critic in Thomas Mulcair's Shadow Cabinet. Early life Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Cullen worked in several countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 British Columbia General Election
The 1996 British Columbia general election was the 36th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 30, 1996, and held on May 28, 1996. Voter turnout was 59.1 per cent of all eligible voters. New Democratic Party leader and provincial premier Mike Harcourt had resigned as the result of a fundraising scandal involving one of the members of his caucus. Glen Clark was chosen by the party to replace Harcourt. While polling prior to Harcourt's resignation had shown the NDP to be on-track for a landslide defeat, Clark was able to turn their fortunes around and led the party to a second majority government, defeating the Liberal Party of Gordon Campbell, who had become leader of the Liberal Party after Gordon Wilson had been forced out of the position because of his relationship with another Liberal member of the legislature, Judi Tyabji. After Wilson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitter
Twitter, officially known as X since 2023, is an American microblogging and social networking service. It is one of the world's largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites. Users can share short text messages, images, and videos in Microblogging, short posts commonly known as "Tweet (social media), tweets" (officially "posts") and Like button, like other users' content. The platform also includes direct message, direct messaging, video and audio calling, bookmarks, lists, communities, a chatbot (Grok (chatbot), Grok), job search, and Spaces, a social audio feature. Users can vote on context added by approved users using the Community Notes feature. Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur), Evan Williams, and was launched in July of that year. Twitter grew quickly; by 2012 more than 100 million users produced 340 million daily tweets. Twitter, Inc., was based in San Francisco, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Convoy Protest
The Canada convoy protest, known as the Freedom Convoy (French: ''Convoi de la liberté'') was a series of protests and blockades across Canada in early 2022, initially organized to oppose COVID-19 vaccination in Canada, COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers. The movement quickly expanded to protest all COVID-19 restrictions and mandates. Beginning on January 22, 2022, hundreds of vehicles departed from various locations across Canada, converging in Ottawa on January 29 for a rally at Parliament Hill, joined by thousands of pedestrian protesters. Parallel demonstrations occurred in provincial capitals and at key border crossings with the United States. The protests followed the end of vaccine mandate exemptions for cross-border truckers, which had been in place to mitigate 2021 supply chain crisis, supply chain disruptions. Approximately 85% of Canadian truck drivers serving cross-border routes were vaccinated, but the new restrictions potentially affected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher John Barber
Christopher John Barber (born 1975) is a Canadian trucking company operator and activist who co-led the Canadian convoy protest. He was arrested on February 17, 2022, and released on bail the next day. He gave evidence at the Public Order Emergency Commission in November 2022, speaking about his power struggles with fellow organizer Pat King. In April 2025, Barber was convicted of mischief and counselling others to ignore a court order. Career Christopher John Barber is a truck driver from Swift Current, Saskatchewan who operates his own trucking company, C. B. Trucking Limited. Activism Barber is vaccinated against COVID19, but considers vaccine mandates to be government tyranny. He has two confederate flags hanging in his home, which he described on a TikTok broadcast as a "piece of cloth." Barber operates two TikTok accounts ''BigRed1975'' and ''ChrisBarber1975''. Barber describes himself as an "internet troll." Along with Pat King and Tamara Lich, Barber was one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara Lich
Tamara Lich is a Canadian activist who has organised for the right-wing Maverick Party, the far-right Yellow vests protests#Canada, Yellow Vest protests, and the Canada convoy protest in Ottawa. Lich was among the organizers of Yellow vests movement (Canada), yellow vest protests in Alberta in late 2018 and early 2019. Based in Alberta, Lich was also an early leader in the Western Canada secession ''Wexit'' movement, which later became the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta. In 2022, she was one of three organisers of the Canada convoy protests in Ottawa. She was arrested in Ottawa on February 17, 2022, and initially denied bail. She was released upon appeal, then re-arrested and denied bail again. Another appeal in July 2022 led to her re-release. In April 2025, she was convicted of mischief for her leadership role in the protest. Early life and career Lich was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Lich has predominately worked in logistics in the energy field, including as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Vaccine
A COVID19 vaccine is a vaccine intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID19). Knowledge about the structure and function of previous coronaviruses causing diseases like severe acute respiratory syndrome ( SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome ( MERS) accelerated the development of various vaccine platforms in early 2020. In 2020, the first COVID19 vaccines were developed and made available to the public through emergency authorizations and conditional approvals. However, immunity from the vaccines wanes over time, requiring people to get booster doses of the vaccine to maintain protection against COVID19. The COVID19 vaccines are widely credited for their role in reducing the spread of COVID19 and reducing the severity and death caused by COVID19. Many countries implemented phased distribution plans that prioritized those at highest risk of comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In British Columbia
The COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia formed part of an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On January 28, 2020, British Columbia became the second Provinces and territories of Canada, province to confirm a case of COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, COVID-19 in Canada. The first case of infection involved a patient who had recently returned from Wuhan, Hubei, China. The first case of community transmission in Canada was confirmed in British Columbia on March 5, 2020. British Columbians took numerous emergency measures in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus, such as social distancing and self-isolation. On March 23, 2020, British Columbian Premier John Horgan announced the details of the province-wide emergency relief plan, which includes income support, tax relief and direct funding in order to mitigate economic impact of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Henry
Bonnie J. Fraser Henry (born ) is a Canadian epidemiologist, physician, and public servant who has been the provincial health officer at the British Columbia Ministry of Health since 2014. Henry is also a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia. She is a specialist in public health and preventive medicine, and is a family doctor. In her role as provincial health officer, Henry notably led the response to COVID-19 in British Columbia (BC). Early life and education Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Henry grew up in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, where her mother, father, sister, niece, and nephew live. Her father was a major in the Canadian Army; the family lived in many different locations due to his postings, including Calgary, St. John's, and the Netherlands. Henry is the second-oldest of four daughters. In 1986, Henry received a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from Mount Allison University. In 1990, Henry earned her Doctor of Medicine degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PressProgress
Broadbent Institute is a Canadian progressive and social democratic think tank founded by Ed Broadbent. History Broadbent Institute is a Canadian progressive and social democratic think tank. It was founded by Ed Broadbent, the leader of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) from 1975 to 1989. The mission of the Broadbent Institute is to "champion change through the promotion of democracy, equality, and sustainability and the training of a new generation of leaders." The Institute believes that “the progressive principles and collective efforts that have made us who we are as a country can inform new ways of thinking and new approaches to government that equip us to address the challenges facing Canadians.” The founding executive director of the institute was Kathleen Monk. Rick Smith became executive director in 2013. Structure The Broadbent Institute's board of directors was chaired by Ed Broadbent and comprises prominent progressive leaders, thinkers and campaigner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum and is one of the two major parties in British Columbia; since the 1990s, its rival was the centre-right BC United (formerly known as the BC Liberals) until the Conservative Party of British Columbia reconstituted itself for the 2024 British Columbia general election, with BC United withdrawing its candidates and endorsing the Conservatives. The party is formally affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party and serves as its provincial branch. The party was established in 1933 as the provincial wing of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation; the party adopted the NDP name in 1961 as part of the national party's re-foundation. The CCF quickly established itself as a major party in BC: for all but five years between 1933 and 1972, the CCF/NDP was the Official Opposition to the Liberal, Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
