Darlene Heidemann

Former Investigative Journalist (Global, CKNW, CBC) turned Analyst. Insatiably curious. Love to dig & connect dots. Always need to know more.

[Darlene Heidemann @DarHeidemann]

It is possible to want solutions for social justice issues

AND

recognize the need for police.

[Darlene Heidemann @DarHeidemann]

This. 👇

[Dan Albas @DanAlbas]

There are citizens in my riding who are unable to afford their mortgage renewal. The only options for them are to sell at a loss or face foreclosure & a court ordered sale. This is why court ordered sales are on the rise in BC. There are no bailouts for them but they will be paying for Carney's bailouts for corporate developers in Vancouver.

[Darlene Heidemann @DarHeidemann]

So...still waiting @ICBC @NDP @GlobalBC. Son is an N driver, hits 2-yrs clean record in a week. No answers on website about whether or not he needs to take the test. Website says change will happen "this summer" no date. Call @ICBC -they don't know when this will happen either.

[Rob Shaw @RobShaw_BC]

NEW - BC making major changes to ICBC graduated licensing program for new drivers.
Appears to be eliminating need for 2nd road test go from N to full license, under new bill.
Instead, 12m "restriction period."
Seeking details.
Will affect potentially thousands of new drivers.

[Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren]

CBC didn't mention the murder of the Toronto police officer until eight minutes into their newscast

[Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren]

That photo of the slain officer with his family is hard to look at.

[Darlene Heidemann @DarHeidemann]

@JasJohalBC The NDP appointed 7 out of 9 board members according to the SPS website.

[DouglasTodd @DouglasTodd]

National fentanyl figures missed B.C.’s biggest 2025 fentanyl precursor bust – 4.3k litres from China.
@CanBorder officers found the illicit chemicals at the @TsawwassenFN @portofvan ship container inspection facility in @CityofDeltaBC.
Via @scoopercooper
https://t.co/dsqrC2wyUH

[Sam Cooper @scoopercooper]

From Illegal ‘Police Stations’ to Rolling Consulates: Beijing’s New Interference Tactic Expands Beyond Major Cities on Canadian Soil https://t.co/KF08cJnozW

[HoCStaffer @HoCStaffer]

Yes. He posted it all 👇

[Darlene Heidemann @DarHeidemann]

Politics aside - my reporter gut has always sensed that Poilievre is the good guy.

People forget he could walk away any day & enjoy his pension - but he chooses to stick around & try to serve the people.

Glad people are seeing this side of him. #cdnpoli @PierrePoilievre

[Seinfeld’s Pez Dispenser 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 @JoniWagner]

Pierre Poilievre eating an apple at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner �

[Kiel Giddens @KielGiddens]

Veteran journalist Vaughn Palmer on David Eby’s fiscal record:

“The $17 billion turnaround in just three years ranks as the most dramatic reversal in the B.C. government bottom line in the more than 40 years I have been covering provincial finances.”

https://t.co/QUqkdFKLP8

[Darlene Heidemann @DarHeidemann]

@grenouf @TerryGlavin @bobmackin

[Darlene Heidemann @DarHeidemann]

Looks like "burn it all down" former BC Civil Liberties exec director Harsha Walia was arrested. Her "comrades" were likely trying a "de-arrest". @grenouf @TerryGlavin @bobmackin

[Leviathan @l3v1at4an]

Seeing police act on terrorist sympathizers is a rarity, however let these yummy Pali tears brighten your day as Vancouver Police take out the trash in this rare unicorn sighting outside of an Apple Store on Black Friday.

[Darlene Heidemann @DarHeidemann]

@grenouf @TerryGlavin @bobmackin Yup.

[Darlene Heidemann @DarHeidemann]

"In financial markets, placing sham trades to manipulate prices is illegal and aggressively prosecuted - in real estate, it feels like the Wild West. " #realestate #scam ?

[John Pasalis @JohnPasalis]

You can read my full piece here
https://t.co/zezPEgXEsk

[Terry Glavin 格立文 @TerryGlavin]

And so would the embassy of the People’s Republic of China.

[Darlene Heidemann @DarHeidemann]

Given where we are today, it has never been more important to amplify this message.

[Caroline Elliott @NVanCaroline]

Some wise words for Canadians from @davidfrum, reminding us that we can’t correct past wrongs by defaming the ideal of our liberal democracy. 
“You live in a good and just society. You owe honour to those who built it for you.” 

His full remarks at the @CdnInst4HistEd (Canadian Institute for Historical Education) are worth a watch:
https://t.co/Un4RYoeFSf

[Bruce McGonigal @bruce_mcgonigal]

My bro Paul was a 30+ year aboriginal veteran who grew up outside Prince George.

He served Canada with dignity and honor. He always made time to try and help fellow CAF who were homeless or suffering from PTSD.

He attended every funeral or memorial he could for his fallen brothers and sisters.

Sadly he passed away a couple of years ago. He is dearly missed, especially during the holidays. He was always welcome to come with his well trained dog for any holiday meal or BBQ.

Anyone offended by honoring our First Nation veterans is a horrible person. I mean it. Paul sacrificed everything for Canada and died shortly after retiring and owning his own home.

[Brad Zubyk @Bzubyk]

David Eby: We tried to protect private property rights.

Judge (paraphrasing): David, you're full of shit and I have the receipts.

[Caroline Elliott @NVanCaroline]

This video is actually very indicative of the ‘original sin’ ideology behind Eby’s radical reconciliation policies.
He’s explicit that the Declaration Act (DRIPA/UNDRIP) is about “correcting [the] original colonial mistake” and that “it works for First Nations, it works for the provincial government…” but unmentioned is whether it works for British Columbians.
If the BC government isn’t looking out for the broader public interest, who is?