Renu Bakshi
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Int’l Crisis Manager & Media Trainer | BC’s Top 500 Most Influential Business Leaders ( @BIVnews ) | Occasional Columnist | Awarded former TV journalist/anchor
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It is indeed my honour to become a part of a community of wonderful children. Please help me raise awareness about child hunger, Canada’s biggest crisis. If we humanize people and their situations, the world becomes kinder. ♥️
@sd68bc
@kim_hart9
#childpoverty
Adopt-A-School: Renu Bakshi picks up tab for needy kids in Nanaimo
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My greatest disappointment in the
#DonCherry
matter is that some of my friends swiftly called for his head, yet supported
#Trudeau
during
#blackface
, made excuses for him, and voted him back into power.
Hypocrisy kills me.
We hold sports icons to a higher standard than the PM.
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I am Hindu. My family hails from Punjab. My maternal grandfather settled in British Columbia in 1930, followed by his children. They contributed to this country. I certainly do NOT need
@theJagmeetSingh
to assure me that this is my “home” and I “deserve to be here.”
#canadaindia
To Hindus across Canada.
This is your home and you deserve to be here. Anyone that suggests otherwise does not reflect the values of inclusion, compassion and kindness we hold close as Canadians.
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VIDEO: I happened across what must be Trudeau’s motorcade escorting him to
#Pride2019
in
#Vancouver
. I counted 10 vehicles, plus a motorbike. Carbon neutral?
#TrudeauMustGo
@kinsellawarren
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Canada’s next
#PrimeMinister
,
@PierrePoilievre
!! He’s Canada’s hope.
Common sense. Fiscal responsibility. Free enterprise. Imagine that?!!
#cndpoli
#PierrePoilievre4PM
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Violent crime, homelessness & rampant drug addiction in Vancouver are all on the rise.
But will the decriminalization of heroin, fentanyl & crystal meth really help the situation? How about the “safe supply” of toxic drugs?
This is VANCOUVER IS DYING👇
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BOOM: “The Prime Minister’s job was not created so you could work through your issues” — David Akin.
@davidakin
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Landing in
#Vancouver
in the ‘60s with only $7, Dad worked hard in local lumber mills, learned English & dressed the part. He held onto his Indian traditions, while becoming a contributing & proud Canadian. He received the
#OrderOfBC
for his community service.
#HappyFathersDay
.
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He keeps claiming it was about jobs, even though
#SNCLavalin
has confirmed jobs were not at stake.
#elxn43
#cndpoli
#Trudeau
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My father drove a forklift at a lumber mill. At times, he worked multiple jobs to feed his family and put his 5 daughters through university. The
#CollegeAdmissionsScandal
makes me sick and angry on so many levels.
#CollegeCheatingScandal
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Allow me to express my disappointment at friends who are
#Trudeau
supporters who have not condemned his repeated use of blackface. Very disappointing and revealing. Towing the party line when he did something so clearly wrong ... really?
#TrudeauMustGo
#cndpoli
#elxn43
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On this land once stood two humble homes built by two brothers who farmed blueberries for 35 years. We sold our farm for a modest sum as Mom was dying ...and this is what became of it. The foreign buyer also removed all the blueberry bushes. No more farm.
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I can feel BC’s hurt, anger & sadness as I read tweets reacting to
#BonnieHenry
’s spin and data coverup. Spin can be an outright lie, it can be manipulation of truth. Either way, it leaves a false impression. I’m sorry for all of us. 💔
#bcpoli
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I don’t care who gets your vote. Any politician restricting comments is unfit for public office.
#bcpoli
#Communication101
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VIDEO: THIS is
@kennedystewart
. Poor sportsmanship is telling. He never cared about us. He doesn’t even want to address us. This shows it was always about personal power when it should have been about Vancouver’s best interests.
#VancouverVotes
#VanElxn2022
.
@kennedystewart
has opted not to speak with
@GlobalBC
and other media outlets tonight after his resounding loss to
@KenSimCity
in the
#Vancouver
mayoral race.
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This
#Trudeau
pledge hurts the most. He wants to send 400,000 underprivileged children camping yearly. Do you know how many children come to school hungry every day? $150 million would go a long way in curbing child hunger in Canada. Everyone has a
#RightToFood
.
#cndpoli
#elxn43
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I note the handful of
#BonnieHenry
fans responding to me have been nasty, calling me names and getting personal. I guess even they don’t buy Bonnie’s “be kind” mantra. That’s telling.
#COVID19
#spin
#bcpoli
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#bcpoli
I’ve been trying to write a column about BC’s
#COVID19
data, but the Ministry of Health has refused to respond to my questions for 10 days and counting. Someone has trained communications staff to frustrate requests by inquisitive journalists.
#BonnieHenry
@adriandix
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What’s happening in Downtown
#Vancouver
??? Fighter jets. Several fly overs above Burrard Inlet.
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“Bonnie Henry - The Spin Doctor is in.”
Here’s my latest column for
@BIVnews
.
#COVID19
#COVID19BC
#BonnieHenry
#bcpoli
@bcndp
@BCNDPCaucus
@DrBonnieHenry
#spin
#crisis
@adriandix
@BCschoolCovid
@bctf
@pattibacchus
@COVIDUpdate2020
@theBreakerNews
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I cannot join the
#BonnieHenry
media show - briefings are tightly controlled. I will keep tweeting & contributing what I can to
@BIVnews
. It’s up to journalists who are registered to ask tough questions & scrutinize her. I will do what I can. You have my word.
#bcpoli
#COVID19
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Still think Team Trudeau-Singh is a win for
#Canada
? I just bought three items at a
#grocery
store in Athens, Greece for total $3.20 CAD - blueberries, water & cookies. That’s impossible in Canada.
#cndpoli
#unaffordable
#Trudeau
@theJagmeetSingh
@PierrePoilievre
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THANKS for sharing my column about
#BonnieHenry
’s spin. 99% supportive of my piece speaks volumes about public sentiment. Remember today because I suspect her PR team will soon launch a coordinated attack.
#bcpoli
#COVID19BC
@adriandix
@DrBonnieHenry
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#Trudeau
's Surrey rally. Who to believe?
-The banquet hall's website says the venue holds 1,800 people.
-
#TeamTrudeau
claims his "crowd was too big for the venue."
-
@VancouverSun
reports 800 people attended the rally.
#cndpoli
#elxn43
@kinsellawarren
@WBrettWilson
@tdhross
The crowd in Surrey was too big for the venue, so we took the rally outside!
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With travel restrictions and Whistler being a hot spot for
#COVID19
, why are
@DrBonnieHenry
and the BC government prioritizing Whistler for vaccines??!! What about Surrey and the Fraser Valley? Why is that region not a priority?
#bcpoli
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10 years today since Mom died at 64. She came to Canada an uneducated newlywed in 1966. She + Dad integrated - learning to speak, read & write English. They made their own way only through hard work, ever proud to be Canadian. She also loved India & this was her final trip. ♥️
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@Koolimix
@theJagmeetSingh
Correct. I am not a fan of someone giving me approval or validation to live in a country in which I was born, a country in which generations of my family put in blood, sweat and tears. Yes, blood. My uncle died in a fire as a young man. He worked at a Williams Lake mill.
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I notice almost everyone who insulted me in the last couple of hours doesn’t use a photo of themselves on their Twitter profile. I guess they don’t stand by what they say.
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Local reporters tweeting after
#BonnieHenry
’s spin & lies related to data coverup.
“Condescending” - Canadian Press reporter
“Gaslighting” -
@VancouverSun
reporter
“Bending truth” -
@BIVnews
chief editor
@nytimes
#bcpoli
#COVID19
#CoviLeaks
@adriandix
@DrBonnieHenry
#bced
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When people on Twitter start sending messages about my race and family, I end up deleting tweets to stop the onslaught. It is unfair that people can spew ugly words and think it is okay, instead of just engaging in public discourse.
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RETWEET, RETWEET, RETWEET: Photo shows
#Trudeau
wore a brown face at a party. Liberal Party of Canada confirms it is him in the photo.
#elxn43
#TrudeauMustGo
#cndpoli
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@RickySingh7777
@theJagmeetSingh
Jagmeet’s “condemnation” is missing from his tweet. He missed the context. And that’s my point. A leader should communicate directly, (not quietly support through omission).
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Every piece of broken glass I see in Vancouver — daily! — reminds me of the damage caused by
@kennedystewart
and other activist city councillors. Thankfully, we end the year better than it began: ABC Vancouver. Here’s to 2023.
@Vote4ABC
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It was my birthday two weeks ago and I spent part of it handing out 40 pounds of bananas on the Downtown Eastside. None of these residents wanted to end up here. We all need to do our small part to raise awareness and help.
#Compassion
and
#kindness
go a long way.
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Wild!! I earned a spot on a list with Ryan Reynolds! 💃🏻
Thank you,
@BIVnews
, for recognizing me on
#BC500
, a list of the most influential
#business
leaders in the province. I’m honoured to be on a list w/ Mr. Jim Pattison, some of my notable clients, and yes,
@VancityReynolds
🙏
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We have NOT fared better than Ontario.
#BC
’s
#COVID19
cases have been higher than the national average. Facts + Context
#bcpoli
#spin
@BCNDPCaucus
#BonnieHenry
@adriandix
@jjhorgan
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I am Hindu. My family hails from Punjab. My maternal grandfather settled in British Columbia in 1930, followed by his children. They contributed to this country. I certainly do NOT need
@theJagmeetSingh
to assure me that this is my “home” and I “deserve to be here.”
#canadaindia
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The funniest thing about revealing
#BonnieHenry
’s deceptive communication is that the few BH supporters who commented referred to me as a Trump supporter. That’s the best they have. They have no facts to defend her, so they attack me.
#bcpoli
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I spent time on
#Vancouver
’s Downtown Eastside visiting friends, including Joseph. He helped me hand out 250 bananas along Hastings Street. Let empathy be your legacy. Make someone else happy.
#Thanksgiving2018
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I will be on
@GlobalBC
tonight commenting on
@BCFerries
crisis mismanagement. Where is the plan? Why aren’t executives talking?
#crisis
#fail
#bcpoli
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I strongly disagree with protests (any theme) that snarl traffic. This is not “peaceful protest.” How can it be when protesters impede others’ freedom of movement, and importantly, emergency responders? People work hard to spend their $ to come downtown for dinner or a concert.
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Well I’m off on an adventure far away from Radical Canada. I wonder how far our Peso will get me. I ❤️ you all, including the haters. There was a time people could disagree with respect. I miss those days. Be well.
#cndpoli
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Bonnie Henry is responding to a question about “airborne transmission” and continues to use technical jargon. She is being long winded again. I guess she is still relying on lots of big words for us to believe she knows best and we need to follow.
#bcpoli
#BonnieHenry
#COVID19BC
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Marking a BIG anniversary today. It’s been 10 years since I left
#CTV
... best decision I ever made. 🙏🏼
#crisismanagement
#mediatraining
#PR
#media
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Waiting on friends who can’t get a cab in Vancouver. Four cabs with their lights on drove right by! Uber, please!
#VanPoli
#BCpoli
#rideshare
#Uber
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I'm heading to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside again to hand out bananas. Many people assume these residents made poor choices that landed them there. The fact is that so many of them - like Monty - struggle with mental illness. Let empathy be one of your legacies.
#mentalhealth
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Now that
#BonnieHenry
is exposed as a spin doctor & liar who hid data, wonder if
@nytimes
will do a follow-up profile to the glowing piece from 2020. I would title it: ”Hero to (COVID) Zero.”
#COVID19
@DrBonnieHenry
@porterthereport
#bcpoli
@adriandix
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I sure hope the media questions Bonnie today about why
#Whistler
is a vaccination priority over our emergency first responders and other essential workers, plus non-tourist hotspots. With travel restrictions, why has she made tourism a priority?
#bcpoli
#COVID19BC
#CovidVaccine
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I will be tweeting an exclusive story soon about
#bcpoli
#COVID19
#BonnieHenry
.
@BIVnews
@frozen
@theBreakerNews
@realreporter
@RonaldNHughes
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“The exit of
#BonnieHenry
.”
I’m honoured
@BIVnews
asked me to pen my ”Top 10 Predictions 2022.” Apparently, my truth-column about BH last year went viral.
#COVID19
#spin
#bcpoli
#fireBonnie
#crisismanagement
#FAIL
@kirklapointe
@BCschoolCovid
@frozen
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The icing on the cake was a friend’s pre-booked cab that didn’t show. She booked another via the app and it randomly got cancelled. She called the cab company and the wait time to speak with someone was 40 minutes. She ended up driving.
#Vancouver
needs
#Uber
!
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I went straight from a beautiful
#Cabo
resort to a
#hospital
bed in Vancouver. Thankfully, the
#appendicitis
that started on the flight didn’t get too bad until I was on home soil. Wish me luck!
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If you read only one thing today, make it this article from the
@nationalpost
: China Must Be Brought to Heel.
#China
#Covid_19
#Trudeau
#cndpoli
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I vote because my maternal grandfather journeyed from
#India
to
#WilliamsLake
, BC in the early 1900s to work in a lumber mill.
#iVoteBC
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@BlueGoose111
@johndasilva_13
Media reports she was arrested and the person who videotaped the beating has also been reported to authorities. That poor, sweet child.
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So, this happened...
It's a harrowing story of how my strata council stalked a community.
#Condo
owners, please pay attention before you are devastated financially & emotionally. I hope you'll
#repost
.
Thank you
@DonRCampbell
@BIVnews
#CondoLife
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@____B_S____
Who are the idiots taping this and not helping the puppy, instead allowing him to be yanked by a collar.
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She’s living in the clouds. Has she ever balanced a book?
#bcpoli
Anjali Appadurai says if she becomes B.C. premier, she'll make transit free in urban centres and freeze fossil fuel extraction.
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EXCLUSIVE: Discriminatory
#COVID19
policies favour unionized government workers over everyone else.
#bcpoli
#BonnieHenry
@BIVnews
@KevinFalcon
@theBreakerNews
@realreporter
@frozen
@RonaldNHughes
@kirklapointe
#HumanRights
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March 7, 2020:
#BonnieHenry
cried about possible
#COVID19
impact on care homes. Nobody had died but her “tears” were the moment she cinched blind public support.
Now we know public health policies may be linked to dozens of deaths in care homes. Tears are a form of spin.
#bcpoli
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A lawyer just texted to say she believes
#BonnieHenry
is being more clear in today’s press conference. Did my article about spin get through to her, helping her finally realize British Columbians are smarter than she thinks?
#bcpoli
#bced
@adriandix
@DrBonnieHenry
#COVID19
#bced
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Our tax dollars pay for
#BonnieHenry
’s external PR company. This company helped get her international media exposure. Our tax dollars at work. And talk about priorities.
@theBreakerNews
broke the story a few months ago.👇🏼
#bcpoli
@DrBonnieHenry
#COVID19
@adriandix
#spin
#PRfail
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There are people on Twitter who totally oppose me on political topics, yet we support one another on so many other things. That’s public discourse. 💕
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OMG! How many times is
#BonnieHenry
going to contradict herself (lie) and confuse the masses when we need clear communication? Watch the VIDEO.👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
#bcpoli
#COVID19
#spin
#lies
@BCNDPCaucus
@COVIDUpdate2020
@DrBonnieHenry
@adriandix
@realreporter
@theBreakerNews
@jjhorgan
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Give this some thought:
• 1,757 deaths in roughly 488 days from COVID19 in BC
• 719 deaths in 8 days from the heatwave in BC
•Public health FAIL
@bccoroners
#bcpoli
#COVID19
#HEATWAVE
@jjhorgan
@bcndp
@DrBonnieHenry
#BonnieHenry
@adriandix
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VOTED! My ballot is always for this man -- my maternal grandfather, a British subject who came to Canada in the early 1900s. He was born in 1885, and sadly, I never met him. I will always respect his struggles and sacrifice.
#elxn43
#advancepolls
#Canada
#grandfather
#proud
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I sincerely thank
@KevinFalcon
for his 20+ years of service to British Columbia. I’ve proudly called Kevin a friend for many years. As minister of the biggest & most challenging portfolios, he worked hard for our province. Kevin, I appreciate you 🙏
#bcpoli
Kevin Falcon to suspend campaign, encourage BC United supporters to get behind John Rustad and the Conservative Party of BC.
#bcpoli
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THIS: One of my dearest friends, a female POC, texted me after watching Vancouver is Dying: “I’m leftish. I thought it was so well done. He (
@AaronGunn
) comes off like a compassionate human serving up facts. If that’s what a right wing racist looks like - I’m ok w it.”
#vanpoli
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Please follow
@frozen
. He is posting some key videos of
#BonnieHenry
that the public needs to see.
#bcpoli
#COVID19BC
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The BC
#NDP
thinks we are dummies. They tried to hide evidence that - yet again - confirms the party’s legacy of financial mismanagement.
#bcpoli
@bcndp
@JohnRustad4BC
@KevinFalcon
@Bzubyk
@Dave_Eby
@gavindew
Shocking $2 Billion increase the
#NDP
government doesn’t want you to know about. Here’s my take in today’s
@VancouverSun
. Did someone say “election?”
(Thanks,
@glendaluymes
, for including me.)
#bcpoli
@bcndp
@Dave_Eby
@JohnRustad4BC
@KevinFalcon
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@NLWildlife
@Marner93
@91Tavares
@MapleLeafs
Children do not have bias. Their parents do. I hope your son made the best of a lousy situation. Happy Birthday.
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I’m thrilled to be profiled in a European magazine for women. The piece covers my childhood on a blueberry farm + 21 years in journalism + life now as a
#crisis
manager &
#media
trainer. I also comment on the world’s
#pandemic
response. Thank you
#LadiesDrive
!
#BusinessSisterhood
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One of my neighbors died unexpectedly on Monday night at age 64. She and her husband have been so kind to me since the first day I moved in. We lost a member of our community and I feel sad. May she be at peace. ♥️
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Being serious. I may have to put a disclaimer on some of my tweets because I’ve noted from a few responses that watching videos of
#BonnieHenry
spin facts is impacting their mental health. It has been a tough year. I don’t want to add to that for people feeling vulnerable. ♥️
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This guy just rewrote Bonnie’s mantra. Great note to end the week. My head is “spinning.” Thanks to everyone seeking the facts. ♥️
#bcpoli
#BonnieHenry
@adriandix
@DrBonnieHenry
#SpinDoctor
#COVID19
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@ReallyScottFree
@frozen
@CDCofBC
It is her claims of “we have always said” that is major spin. Total reframing and fooling the masses.
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Y’all know Premier
@Dave_Eby
never agreed with
#BonnieHenry
’s totalitarian
#COVID
mandates. After all, he was the head of BC Civil Liberties Association — ain’t nothing civil or libertarian about what Henry did to us. I knew it from the start. 👇🏼
@BIVnews
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