Bob Mackin
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Bob Mackin
@bobmackin
News, sports, business and politics journalist. Red Mittens & Red Ink: The Vancouver Olympics author. Also reporting via @theBreakerNews
North Vancouver, Canada
Joined December 2008
- No women in the tenants’ association? #cdnpoliGreat to meet with the Regent Park Tenants’ Association this evening. Under @MarkJCarney’s plan, we will build all types of homes and provide tax incentives to build new rental housing.
- So the Trudeau Liberals are tabling a GHG emissions reduction plan today. The PM flew to Vancouver to promote the plan, on a Bombardier Challenger CC-144 that uses 340 gallons per hour of jet fuel. #cdnpoli #environment
- Mark Carney's latest celebrity endorser, Neil Young, became a U.S. citizen in 2020. #cdnpoli variety.com/2020/music/new…
- Same day @MarkJCarney lashed out at reporters asking about his conflicts of interest, trillion-dollar Brookfield Asset Management filed an annual report showing he held $6.8 million in stock options at the end of 2024. Carney left Jan. 16 to become Liberal PM. #cdnpoli
- Latest Carney endorser, who was elected a Trudeau Liberal in 2019, sported a hammer and sickle shirt and posted it online in 2016. #cdnpoli
Thank you. Wela'lin @JaimeBattiste for adding your voice to this race. You highlighted the need for leadership that takes reconciliation, sustainability, and affordability seriously. I’m honoured to have your support and look forward to working together. 
00:00- Happening now: Despite Trudeau’s state of emergency, a protest has led to closure of the Pacific Border Crossing. @SurreyRCMP appear overwhelmed. Protest had been promoted for several days. #cdnpoli #bcpoli
- It all came down to Surrey-Guildford, where the Rustad Conservatives say they have evidence of "2024 election irregularities." #bcpoli
- March 26: Carney Liberal MP Paul Chiang appeared at a news conference to promote a Chinese government-sponsored trade show in Markham. Chiang referred to Trump in his speech. The next day, Carney declared the “old relationship we had with the United States… is over.” #cdnpoli
