I just looked at the Health #Canada article at #Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Canada
A figure there struck me: Annual budget: C$6.842 billion (2023–24), so…
1. #WP article has not been updated since M #Carney presented and passed his #budget last fall.
2. There are C$14 billion in transportation projects in the #GVRD / lower mainland of #BC, not including the usual maintenance, provincial & municipal spending, etc.
E.g., looking at the #GVRD there's the (currently) $1.7B replacement for the Pattulo bridge, $4.15B (in 2021) expanded Massey Tunnel, not counting the Broadway subway project ($2.9B), Surrey-Langley Skytrain extension ($6B), and a cloud of smaller municipal and provincial projects.
Suddenly I am looking at orders of magnitude less spending on cycling infrastructure - and in Vancouver 13% of commuters are on 2 wheels. Less than 0.002% of the $$.
Less than #fairdeal.
3/3 finis
Mass Transit: British Columbia awards all three contracts for #Surrey #Langley SkyTrain project
"The project, which is expected to begin construction in 2024, is a nearly 10-mile extension of the #SkyTrain Expo Line that will be the first rapid #transit expansion south of the Fraser River in 30 years."
Sadly, the awardees each have tarnished reputations.
Got up to go to work and looked out and saw a very unusual amount of snow. Living in the Lower Mainland of BC Canada means there are years we don't see snow at sea level. Even when we get snow it 1-5"s and is washed away by the rain within a day.
Today it's -8'C and it's still snowing.
Glad the construction site shut it down today.
#Introduction: In case you weren't already following me on Twitter (I'm also @anarchodelphis there): I am a 30-something #GVRD resident suffering from #MECFS, suspected POTS, and various autoimmune issues. As far as pandemic advocacy goes, I'm relatively new to the space, having only started early this year. However, I try to make up for lost time by compiling studies in a more consumable format, when I'm not burnt out as I am now.
Yes, I am actually an opossum.
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