Brandon Yan 甄念本
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"Give us back our freedom" they shouted as they moved freely about the country and protested unimpeded.
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So the cops are facing the non lethal vehicle side of the convoy. Funny that.
Current stand-off between convoy and counter-protesters on Terminal east of Main
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Renters: "Hey we we need help because rent is unaffordable"
Gov't: "No."
LandLORD: "Hey, my mortgage is more expensive than I expected, can I have some help?"
Gov't: "Why absolutely, yes! You poor thing! Shall we extract more rent from your tenants?"
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I went to the gym this morning, then stopped into a place to get a smoothie. Our freedoms are definitely gone, folks.
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When people were hoarding toilet paper, we put limits in place. In a housing crisis why are we letting people own second or more homes as investments. We are in crisis.
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"Vaccines contain trackers!" he screamed into the internet as he checked his iPhone that was connected to his iWatch. To calm himself, he said, "Hey google, play Nickleback." Then ordered Door Dash, watching the icon on screen fetch his food and deliver it to his loft in Yaletown
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Parents know best.
Just like when a friend of mine came out in highschool and had to live with me because his parents kicked him out as a MINOR because he is gay
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Mayor's office thinks this is beautiful
This bike lane has absolutely nothing to do with fighting climate change. There is a serious misunderstanding around what a bike lane in a park has to do with reducing emissions. Suffice to say, I’m very proud of the
@Vote4ABC
team on Park Board for getting this done. This video
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I feel sorry for pedestrians socialized into thinking they have to apologize for taking up space or hurry across cross walks for drivers. Babes you don't need to do that.
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Pray for the folks who opt to continue using their masks. Defend them if you see anti-mask folks getting aggressive. Don't ask ppl why they're still wearing them.
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Apparently a well-functioning society asks the library to raise revenue but happily gives police millions of dollars no questions asked
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This is your Vancouver warning to look for AC/Fans/Air Purifiers now.
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She's right: it's all up to me.
Hey everyone, I'm banning all non-essential travel, we all get sick days, UBI is a thing. All non-essential businesses are closed and will be compensated. All essential workers will get hazard pay and must wear PPE.
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Someone just took a full ass Christmas tree on the B-Line
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For a few years I removed Yan from my resumes and replaced it with my middle name, Oliver. Brandon Oliver got more job interviews.
It took a lot of healing to go from that to prominently featuring Yan and my Chinese name on all my materials during my political run.
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Drags queens have a better track record with kids than your churches.
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uh. Why don't we just cancel rent for the next four months. Why don't landlords apply for the rebate of $500/per tenant per month?
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Ah we've reached the "The Cons may win so don't vote NDP" stage of the election quicker than I expected.
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So Montreal gets an 8pm curfew and BC is like, we are whelmed but not overly so.
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If you didn't know, London Drugs has banana ducks on sale
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I'd run entirely on a platform to ban right on red turning. I'd like to walk a few blocks without almost being murdered, please.
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Vancouver, I love you, but 25% tip at the first automatic choice is loudacris
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Say what you will about Alberta, Vancouver has yet to elect a woman and/or a POC as mayor.
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Instead of a 7pm clap, can we all just scream into the sky?
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My heart aches for all the LGBT2Q kids Jason Kenney thinks it's okay to out against their wishes. This is the choice many Albertans made.
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Y'all wouldn't be scared to vote differently had someone actually followed through with electoral reform🤷🏻♂️
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Just a thank you for all the condolences and well wishes. My Grandpa passed peacefully at home with assistance. Grateful to the doctor, nurse, and medical care he was afforded. Cancer is awful and I'm glad he got to leave on his terms, before the pain took him.
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There was a plea for renters to dip into their savings to pay rent. Yet no please for landlords to dip into theirs to cancel rent.
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Maybe now is good time to cancel the fireworks on July 1 and redirect that money elsewhere, eh?
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People keep thinking it's only foreign buyers. I'm one of the lone renters left in my friend groups. They all bought with family help. At current market prices. All local incomes.
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My sibling was given notice their landlord wants to sell their condo. I just got an ad on insta from Rennie advertising it as an "Investor Alert" and short term rentals allowed as a feature. Despite someone already renting the unit long term. Housing is broken.
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Happy Pride weekend, Vancouver. Be gentle out there. A lot of 2SLGBTQIA+ folks will be working long days for very little. Tip well.
Allies: step up if there's any phobic nonsense. Don't forget to donate to trans and queer causes/orgs.
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What if housing crisis is not just one thing? Like it's low wages, lack of supply (rental, social housing, coops), zoning, hoarding, owners trying to get top dollar for a basic human need, and systems the support ownership and investment vs utilization and human need, etc etc
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Did the rough math and I've given about $160k in rent to my current landlord since I've started living here.
Never missed a payment. Still can't get a mortgage.
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Tonight was simply amazing. Folks keep trying to console me but I'm SO pleased about the campaign
@OneCityVan
ran. WE HAVE A CITY COUNCILLOR AND A SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE. Two amazing women!
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Is there a vaccine hunters but for air conditioners in Vancouver?
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A lot of renters can afford a mortgage. I know this because we're probably already paying for one.
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So of the 338 candidates the Green Party has nominated only 5% are POC. How.
When people ask me why I'm not voting Green, I tell them I don't trust a party that has somehow managed to entirely exclude racialized people.
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Vancouver will never not line up for brunch, even in literal rain storms.
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My Papa's end of life is scheduled for tomorrow. His cancer is very advanced (which we knew was terminal 6 months ago). We have been given the gift of time.
Some family selfishly squandered that knowing. And are now trying to scramble to get waivers to cross the border.
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Ugh. My neighbourhood is ridiculous. 67 rental homes are being protested as a "monstrosity" in a housing crisis. IT'S ONLY 5 STORYES.
#vanRe
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Just a little mad that I need to raise about $1m every year to keep an arts org going but the CONvoy can raise like $10m in weeks for whatever the hell it is they do.
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I wrote a thing
Growing up as a mixed race kid in a white suburb, I saw myself through the lens of whiteness and aspired to it. Doing family research into my Chinese history is part of healing that, writes
@citizenyan
.
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Taken from Insta... People are literally walking their bikes.
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Can we just save ourselves years and more hoovering of arts funding and put the VAG in the Nordstrom's building?
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Me: working from home.
Canada Post: We couldn't deliver your package because no one was there.
Me: Wot.
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While picked up some frozen dim sum, I saw that a bougie e-scooter place opened up in Chinatown. If you're visiting Chinatown for some expensive coffee, consider doing some grocery shopping, too. Pick up some plants at Bamboo Village instead of IKEA.
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Hot tip: the most suitable location for affordable housing is anywhere you would allow any other kind of housing.
#northvan
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It's never a good sign when my landlord is outside with a guy in a suit looking and pointing at my building
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Jesus. The question. But also
@theJagmeetSingh
should be Prime Minister.
A real moment. Singh, pledging the $1.8B needed for clean water in First Nations communities, is asked if he’s writing a “blank cheque” for all indigenous people. His response is as measure and firm as we have come to expect of Jagmeet.
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Which age demographics are cashing in on real estate right now and which are struggling to pay rent and then be told to do better?
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So my dad is obsessed with getting us a king crab to eat (to celebrate making it mostly out of COVID). Today at jade dynasty he tried ordering one and they said if we called ahead next time they'd pick one up at T&T and cook it for us. I LOVE CHINESE RESTAURANTS.
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Homeowner: *sells home for millions, way above assessed value*
Everyone: THOSE EVIL DEVELOPERS
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To all the queer and trans kids in BC, may you never have to deal with another Throness.
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We don't have intergenerational wealth. Dad just spent it on this crab.
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Hear me out, but what if we all just took 2022 off. Just to be safe.
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"1 clove of garlic"
...what is even the point?
*puts in 4 cloves minimum*
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The hellscape that is Arbutus Walk. 6+ storey building across from 4 storey building and a street where cars are banned.
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RCMP called me as I was apparently a person of interest in a high profile homicide...and eventually got to the point where he discovered he didn't have the right Brandon Yan at all. BEST AND BRIGHTEST ON THE CASE.
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Line up to get into Whole Foods meanwhile the Asian grocer has everything you could need. They also wear face masks. Shop responsibly y'all.
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He witness his last sunset today. Look at this photo tho.
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I am once again asking you to post salaries in your job postings.
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Irony of anti-lockdown protesters blocking traffic of people who are not locked down because there isn't a lockdown
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This is EXTREMELY concerning. Not only does ABC seem to not understand how grants work but they also want to monitor non-profit and charity staff
Dan Fumano: Non-profits seeking funds must be 'respectful,' Vancouver council says via
@VancouverSun
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Please do not be surprised if event organizers ask you to show your vax cards and wear a mask.
This is me telling you that this will be the case for our events until otherwise stated. We are not out of the woods.
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lol 90% of my insta is just the mega rainbow in Vancouver rn
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New ride. Sunk a bunch of savings into it but now I can better avoid transit.
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I swear to goddd if we freeze gas prices before rent....
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Hey if you think the open borders thing is going well, a friend just sent me this
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Landlords should have to provide prospective renters with their cash flow and proof of income. It should really go both ways, especially if we are to trust you with our housing situation.
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If you're a social justice org and still aren't posting salary in your job postings...are you tho?
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Why are recipe websites the worst designed things in existence?
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Lost opportunity to limit Granville island to working vehicles and folks with disabilities and turn the whole island into a open air cafe and restaurants and shops paradise
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Letting infrastructure fall into disrepair is a way to sell corporate sponsorship
💯 People just want their beloved Kits Pool and community amenities fixed and renewed. If sponsorship can help this, why not?
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Important family research update: I finally have a photo from INSIDE my grandfather's shop in Chinatown. LOOK AT IT!
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This time tomorrow, I will be boarding
@VIA_Rail
'The Canadian' for the first time, bound for Toronto. I'm excited for 4 nights of no wi-fi, naps, eating, reading, and staring out at the scenery. Expensive bucket list item ✅🚉🌄
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Omg. I just got my first
@Sethrogen
bus announcement. And it worked. People actually moved to the back of the bus.
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Montreal has *63* outdoor pools.
They also have a great bike lane system (better than Vancouver, I'd say).
Also, not afraid to open streets for events and people.
This graph is embarrassing! How does Winnipeg have four times' as many functional outdoor pools as Vancouver ?!
All I want to do is swim in the sun!!!
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To all the LGBT2Q+ kids going to school today: fill your life with friends and family that will support you. Find spaces that you can thrive in. There's a whole community out there you haven't met yet and we will be glad to meet you when you're ready. 🌈✊🦄
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Lolololololololol
Kitsilano residents hope First Nation will consult them on massive development plan
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Honestly there is nothing more straight culture vs gay culture than CRJ vs Spirit of the West.
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If anyone seriously thinks we can continue to house people in basement suites as a sustainable form of housing...
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I'm here. 🙋🏻♂️
I'm Queer. 🌈
I'm going to talk about issues that are important like affordability, renters rights, accessibility, arts and community, youth engagement, transportation, ending harmful policing tactics, the war on drugs, childcare...✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
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Them: so are you sticking to your safe 6?
Me: uh, there isn't a safe 6. Only your immediate household.
Them: huh.
Cool.
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