Mother, writer and settler on Wet'suwet'en territory. Northern B.C. reporter for The Tyee. she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.social/post/3mrg3sglio22p"I know you are but what am I" [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:tqe6fbcroxjc6r4xpvx57vrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg3sglio22phttps://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.social/post/3mptgzd3oa22v"The realization is yet to set in with the public that 90 per cent of the cost of this multibillion-dollar project — we don’t know how many multiples of billions yet — is going to be paid by Alberta and Canadian taxpayers, just as we were promised would never happen." https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/07/03/Inside-Carney-Pipeline-Deal-Alberta-BC/04 Jul 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:tqe6fbcroxjc6r4xpvx57vrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptgzd3oa22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.social/post/3mpqsumkjys2ePatient Safety and Learning Systems are protected from public scrutiny so health care professionals have “full, open and candid discussions” on patient safety, according to BC’s health ministry. thetyee.ca https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/03/How-Many-ODing-BC-Hospitals/03 Jul 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:tqe6fbcroxjc6r4xpvx57vrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqsumkjys2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.social/post/3mpkifbfnz22uScrolling the news in 2026…01 Jul 2026 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:tqe6fbcroxjc6r4xpvx57vrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkifbfnz22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.social/post/3mpix3yu6cs2g“It suggests that even the police whose job it is to deal with the media don’t understand how the media works. Worse, they don’t seem to appreciate the vital role played by media.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:tqe6fbcroxjc6r4xpvx57vrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpix3yu6cs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.social/post/3moy6d4hcec2qLNG Canada wants B.C.’s energy regulator to increase its flaring limit tenfold for the next three years. If approved, the new limit would allow the company to continually flare up to 300 tonnes of gas per day, an increase from its current limit of 28 tonnes per day. https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/06/23/Kitimat-LNG-Plant-Flaring-Permit-Increase/23 Jun 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:tqe6fbcroxjc6r4xpvx57vrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy6d4hcec2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.social/post/3mogu5edax225Telus recently tried to charge me an “activation fee” to renew my contract — no changes, just a fee for the privilege of continuing to be their customer. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-telus-fees-rules-9.723631216 Jun 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:tqe6fbcroxjc6r4xpvx57vrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogu5edax225https://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.social/post/3mnvpc5oy6s2mOh, this is fun! (Dave Daust is a forestry expert who lived in my town… we are not married but — fun fact — his son played violin at my wedding!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:tqe6fbcroxjc6r4xpvx57vrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvpc5oy6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.social/post/3mncrbwez7s27“Deep-snow caribou are found nowhere else in the world but in B.C. In 2005, B.C. had 18 deep-snow caribou herds. Eight herds are now locally extinct, while the others are hanging on by a hoof.” @thetyee.ca https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/06/02/Will-Canada-Issue-Emergency-Order-Protect-Caribou/02 Jun 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:tqe6fbcroxjc6r4xpvx57vrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncrbwez7s27https://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.social/post/3mmyqk62sis2l“The Education Ministry, under Beare, objected to a democratically elected school board’s decision to end a police program. It conspired with police to attack and undermine the board… and it withheld evidence from the courts in a shocking failure.” @thetyee.ca https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/05/29/Firing-Victoria-School-Board-Abuse-Power/29 May 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:tqe6fbcroxjc6r4xpvx57vrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyqk62sis2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/amandafollett.bsky.social/post/3mmubzzq6us2jPretty sure a bag search would require a warrant...? [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:tqe6fbcroxjc6r4xpvx57vrp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmubzzq6us2j