Michelle Cyca
it's "see-sa"
hot takes bureau chief @thenarwhal.ca
writer @thewalrus.ca
adjunct prof @ubcjournalism.bsky.social
journalist, nêhiyaw, mom, roller skater
she/her ✌️michellecyca.com
- if you've never sat in on a trial, I promise it's riveting — come down to the Supreme Court of B.C., courtroom 44, for another two weeks. alternatively, check out Carol's speedy update:
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- lord help me, I'm talking about The Economy
- hosting your residential school denialism summit in the lobby of a swimming pool... it's giving Four Seasons Total Landscaping
- Reposted by Michelle CycaFair bit of a scene at the OneBC event at UBC and the counterevent organized by students. Close to a thousand people here, mostly drowning out OneBC supporters. Some pushing and shoving, nothing escalating past that yet it seems.
- an "integrity issue" that will take 3 years to fix has resulted in LNG Canada burning 15 times as much gas as expected and has had a "noticeable impact on the community" — but no penalties yet from the energy regulator. killer investigation by @laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social & @writermjs.bsky.social
- LNG Canada has known there was an issue with its flaring equipment for over a year. While locals raised concerns about noise, smoke and emissions, until now, they didn’t have answers. The Narwhal reviewed more than 2,000 pages of documents for this story: thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f... #bcpoli
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- one of my favourite books from this past year — honoured to run an excerpt on @thenarwhal.ca today
- Last December, 82 pedestrians were struck in Vancouver; six people died by car over a three day period this week. There are plenty of proven ways to reduce the risk of injury and death from cars — here's hoping Vancouver takes just one of them!!
- "When asked if he believed bitcoin is still the greatest human invention, [Mayor Ken Sim] said, “I’m going to get in trouble for saying this, but I do." 💀
- if the Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry romance lasts, can you imagine the couples post they’ll make on International Women’s Day
- the six-year-olds are organizing for better wages (comparing tooth fairy compensation). we must crush this labour movement.
- an important & damning record of the impacts of the toxic drug crisis and persecution of unhoused community members — please read!
- INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME! and federal species at risk legislation. two equally thrilling topics, together at last, thanks to @moiradonovan.bsky.social
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- great explainer by @michellegamage.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca on the constitutional challenge brought by the Drug User Liberation Front, which is being argued in court now: thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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- for @thewalrus.ca I wrote about birth sovereignty and the decades-long efforts of Indigenous midwives to reclaim the right to give birth in community. honoured to have Amber Bracken's incredible photos accompanying the story: thewalrus.ca/many-indigen...
- if you are thinking lately about how all social media & subscription services are getting worse and more annoying, please enjoy my husband’s blog post about quitting Spotify to curate music again lukecyca.com/2025/listen-...
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- the Bow Valley Insider is hiring an “AI-first reporter” to produce ChatGPT articles about Canmore, Alberta, if anyone is looking for a low-paying job that rots your soul ca.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk...
- Reposted by Michelle CycaI think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
- Luigi Mangione, the small-town projectionist from the film “Cinema Paradiso”
- I’m on CBC Commotion today talking about this revelation with @kimwheels.bsky.social — thanks @elamin.bsky.social for the conversation
- (everyone has known for years — years!! — that Thomas King is not Cherokee) www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
- if you worry about the decline of media, the rise in AI slop and the rampant misinformation circulating online — one small but meaningful way to do something about it is to support @thenarwhal.ca in reporting factual, original, investigative stories. plus you get a toque & a hand-written note!
- when you hear city councillors like @lisadominato.bsky.social say that this budget reduces the financial pressure on seniors, people with disabilities, and families — remember all of those people can defer their property taxes indefinitely. this is a bad argument I hear too often.
- approved despite over 600 speakers signing up to speak to the budget, with all but a tiny number strongly opposed, and following a public engagement survey that found the majority of respondents supported a property tax increase to avoid cuts.
- (everyone has known for years — years!! — that Thomas King is not Cherokee) www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
- reminder that B.C. has no budget for flood mitigation or prevention, despite suffering two catastrophic, deadly floods in 2024 and 2021.
- Reposted by Michelle CycaMassive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
- without evidence, the federal government says a law that prohibits fossil fuel companies from lying about the environmental impacts of their products is “creating investment uncertainty”
- was on the radio today responding to @petermeiszner.bsky.social's explanation for why the city is removing 5% of change tables in civic spaces. the TL;DR is even parents & babies in "highly vandalized areas" deserve essential facilities. listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7eot...
- two other quick points: 1) if people are setting plastic change tables on fire, perhaps replace them with metal ones. 2) $28,000 per year in repairs is around 0.05% of the $50 million annual budget increase requested by the VPD, and more cops will not address the root causes of vandalism
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- that a scammer was able to publish so many fabricated stories in publications that still have prestige but — evidently — minimal editorial oversight & no fact-checking reveals how badly media is being hollowed out. bleak to consider how often this is probably happening without anyone noticing!
