Arjun Singh

Proud son, brother, husband, & uncle. Facilitator & property manager. Rotary member. Runner. @UBCM life member. Former Kamloops City Councillor

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

37 years ago the Chinese army killed large numbers of people in Beijing and elsewhere when it cracked down on student protests. I was there and saw it happen myself. Nowadays China tries to claim the Tiananmen massacre was invented by the international media. That’s a total lie.

[Arjun Singh @arjunsingh]

@sforseth000 Thanks for the post Steve!

[Steve Forseth @sforseth000]

#BCLocalGov #LocalGov #BCLocalElections2026 #JosieOsborne #bcmuni

Over on the "Day to Day Democracy" podcast co-hosted by former Kamloops Councillor Arjun Singh and current Vanderhoof Councillor Brian Frenkel -- they interview former Tofino, BC Mayor and current BC Health Minister Josie Osborne.

In the podcast, they cover:

* transition from local government to provincial politics
* lessons learned from serving in local government and bringing that to serving in the provincial government

* Schedule work life balance
* When serving in local government, key lesson: you will finish things that other people started and you will start things that other people will finish

The podcast with Minister Osborne can be viewed at https://t.co/1EaSO7wLsj

[Dylan Byers @DylanByers]

New statement from Scott Pelley:

There has never been anything in America like 60 Minutes.

The Sunday tradition is the most successful program of any kind in history. For more than a decade, its innovative growth on every major online platform has extended its reach to countless millions around the world. This spring, at the end of our 58thseason, 60 Minutes grew rapidly with an unheard-of 9% jump in viewers on CBS.

“60” has been the number-one program in America for decades because our beloved audience finds integrity, quality, and humanity in our stories. When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects. Now, the new owner of our network is casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration.

The waste is heartbreaking.

Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause. Good people were silenced because they stood up for our audience. They stood for fairness against the forces of political bias; they stood for professionalism against chaos.

For my part, new management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story. I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them. Recently, politicians have been invited to choose correspondents for interviews on the broadcast. Giving politicians control over 60 Minutes interviews is not how this is done. Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all.

At 60 Minutes, we have fought harder than anyone knows to save the program that became an American icon. We owed that to our millions of viewers. I am deeply moved by the thousands of wishes we have received to “keep up the good fight.” Most of the men and women of CBS News are still in that fight. But now the collapse of values at the top has become untenable. The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable. The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well.

I depart after 37 years at CBS with one emotion—a heart brimming with gratitude for the men and women of CBS News who encouraged and enriched my work, very often at the risk of their own lives. I pray for a day when those people and their ideals are honored again—a day when sanity, competence, and courage return.

Scott Pelley

[Paul Jacobs @PaulJacobsMedia]

I truly wish @PBS would hire the team that @60Minutes has fired, including those-soon-to-leave Scott Pelley etc. and create their own version of this iconic program. Ratings would be huge.
Good will would be even larger.

[Henry Winkler @hwinkler4real]

Thank you for extraordinary reporting extraordinary stories and we will see you soon somewhere else

[Brian Lilley @brianlilley]

This morning, Pete Hoekstra, @USAmbCanada, used his official account to push the 51st state idea.
He's downplayed that in the past, now he's pushing it.
If this is what he believes, perhaps it's time for the Carney government to ask him to leave.

https://t.co/GcykBL08Ut

[Arjun Singh @arjunsingh]

Wise analysis on the results of the BC Conservative leadership race.

[BIV News @BIVnews]

Rob Shaw: Kerry-Lynne Findlay inherits a BC Conservative party split in two https://t.co/Tw39YNCT14

[Michael Reeve @McIntyreReeve]

#Kamloops MLA Peter Milobar drops off the ballot first and will not be the next leader of the Conservatives.
Findlay sits in 1st place, nobody close to 50 percent yet.

[Marcella Bernardo 🇨🇦 @MBernardoNews]

🙌

[Dylan Byers @DylanByers]

NEW: Sharyn Alfonsi goes scorched earth on Bari Weiss:

"Over the weekend, my contract with CBS News expired, drawing to a close nearly twenty years with the network, including more than a decade at 60 Minutes.

Following an intense editorial dispute over our CECOT story, repeated attempts by my representation to establish a path forward were met with absolute silence from network executives. The message could not be clearer: my time at 60 Minutes is apparently over.

In the coming days, network leadership may attempt to hide behind corporate euphemisms like "modernization" and “restructuring” to explain away my departure. Don't be misled. This was not a routine corporate transition; it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting, and it sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom.

Fearless, independent reporting has always been the defining standard at 60 Minutes. Today, CBS management is abandoning that mission, choosing access journalism over accountability and protecting power rather than scrutinizing it.

The wall between editorial independence and corporate interest at CBS is being methodically torn down. Journalists willing to challenge authority are being pushed aside in favor of those who will not. If this continues, the result will be a broadcast that looks like 60 Minutes but lacks the courage and character to produce journalism that matters.

To my colleagues, who became family - working beside you has been the privilege of a lifetime. You are second to none. I’ve learned exactly what it costs to hold the line right now. Hold it anyway. Viewers and the people who trust us with their stories deserve nothing less."

Backstory:

- January: https://t.co/l518elnE4b

- April: https://t.co/8pWTTjOIbk

- May: https://t.co/LfKHnm18nF

[Rod Mickleburgh @rodmickleburgh]

The first person I heard making a First Nations land acknowledgement was then BC Premier Gordon Campbell....now, he's supporting Caroline Elliott, who has pledged to do away with them in schools and public services...hmmmm.....#bcpoli #BCConservatives

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.

[Face The Nation @FaceTheNation]

The end of two eras at CBS.

After nearly a century on the airwaves, CBS News Radio signs off Friday, closing the book on a broadcast institution that carried Americans through pivotal moments in history. The lights will also go out on Broadway's Ed Sullivan Theater as Stephen Colbert hosts the Late Show's final broadcast after 33 years on the air.

[SFU City Program @SFUcity]

For those running for elected office in the forthcoming civic elections, the @SFUcity is offering its popular CITY101 with @nlamontagne
-an intro to the dilemmas of community planning

Mon, May 25 | 6pm | Online | https://t.co/UeKddiAdkG

#vanpoli #bcpoli #vanre

[Karras @Karras1909]

No. You have it backward.

They're wearing the Habs jersey. They're doing their dancing for the team.

They're fans. This is what it's all about. Community. They're not demanding some separate Indian team. They want to be Canadiens fans. Let's fucking go boys.

[Interior Health @Interior_Health]

Attention #Kamloops❗ We've issued a drug alert for a substance sold as DOWN containing high amounts of medetomidine and fentanyl⚠️

Please RT to spread the word: https://t.co/uPXrhC9QcW

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

David @SangerNYT is worth listening to here, for he's eloquent in noting that not only is reporting not treason, but the accusation from Trump to the contrary is an effort to intimidate the press so that we don't do our job. Honored to have him as a @nytimes colleague.

[Will Creeley @WillatFIRE]

No American should be comfortable with the President of the United States accusing a reporter of treason for critical reporting.

[Kamloops Food Bank @kamfoodbank]

A huge thank you to the incredible volunteers from People in Motion!
Yesterday, this fantastic group prepared nearly 200 hampers packed in just a few hours. Your support will make a real difference for so many people in our community.
#FeedHope #GiveLove