Jen St. Denis

@jenstden.bsky.social

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Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca

A weather forecast shows high temperatures and thunderstorms with lightning for July 22 and 23
Trees, power lines and a building can be seen against smoky skies and a red sun
An email from BC Conservative staffer Cosmin Dzsurdzsa that reads: We don’t do interviews with far-left smear outlets that serve as an NDP mouthpiece. The Tyee is literal trash, not journalism. Thank you for your time, Cosmin
A post from Vancouver city councillor Lenny Zhou that reads: Today, and every day, we celebrate what makes Canada extraordinary: our diversity. People from every corner of the world have chosen to call this country home, and our different cultures, languages, and traditions make us stronger together. As a first-generation immigrant, I’m deeply grateful for the opportunities Canada has given me. While a Councillor would like to see the destruction of Canada, I will always do everything I can to help build a stronger, more prosperous, and more united Canada.
A video showing people on Granville Street during Canada’s World Cup game against Qatar with one man wearing a red Luongo jersey
Reporters Kristen Holliday and Tyler Olsen stand at a podium
A message letting neighbours know a man who was struck by a driver has now died
A letter left by the son of a man injured in a vehicle ramming incident in Vancouver’s West End neighbourhood. The letter updates neighbours that the victim’s condition is not improving.
Hi Jen, Layoff culture has officially spiked as news broke yesterday regarding Meta’s move to cut roughly 8,000 of its employees. The reason for this decision? AI. But as big tech doubles down on automation yet again, what happens to those thousands of workers who suddenly need new jobs? According to Sebastian Scott, CEO and Co-Founder of Clera, the only real solution here is genuine matching to get candidates in the roles they deserve. His company uses an AI talent agent to bypass traditional hiring bottlenecks and accelerate re-employment at its core.
A handwritten note asking West End residents to keep a man injured in a vehicle ramming incident in their thoughts
Panellists Bret Weinstein, Michael Tracey, Lauren Southern and a moderator at a Websummit panel on May 14.
"I found out recently that I was deceived by social activists in an elaborate scheme dating back to January. A production group with what I now know has a fake name and fake identities gave me a friendly interview about my book A Day with Sir John A, and about Sir John A Macdonald, back in Feb. They connected me with a fake company called Heritage Figures Canada with a fake website and "hired" me to perform consulting work for them. We had what I now know were fake meetings, fake documents, fake commercial shoot, fake prototype of a Sir John A collectible. Then in a second filmed interview last week, they turned on me, and it was revealed to have all been a setup in order to demonize Sir John A and smear me. It turns out this is a taxpayer-funded CBC and APTN project. There is so much more, I will make a video. They also deceived @FrancesWiddows1"
“We don’t have a systematic way of identifying everything that happens to any individual when they’re in the hospital,” she said. “The purpose of charts, hospitalizations and care is individual. The collection of data on that is secondary, to be honest.”
Two young women at a podium at at an awards ceremony
An X post from B.C. MLA Tara Armstrong that reads: "Slavery, cannibalism, and brutal warfare defined life in North America before the Crown established authority over these lands. Founding Canada to afford equal rights to all people was a good thing. I reject these new treaties because I reject UNDRIP's ethno-nationalism."
Audience questions to Mayor Ken Sim include “why did you propose a zero % tax increase when city facilities are crumbling” and “can you provide an update on hiring 100 nurses”
A photo of Jen against a mural of people and cats
A portait of a man butchering a rat to sell during the 1870 siege of Paris
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A screenshot of a western standard news article with the headline “in-depth: Rachel Gilmore, anti-hate network accused of working with feds to attack nationalist group”
Protesters wearing masks hold up signs that say “we say no to fascists” and “say no 2 OneBC.” One person holds a pink and blue trans flag
Hello! February 28, 2025 Vancouver OneBC townhall with Dallas Brodie and guest speaker Chris Elston (Billboard Chris) The townhall will take place tomorrow, Saturday, February 28, at 2 PM at the Hellenic Community of Vancouver (4500 Arbutus st., Vancouver). The discussion will cover parental rights, gender ideology, SOGI issues, free speech, private property rights, and OneBC policies, with time for audience Q&A. More information: https://1bc.ca/events/vantownhall We appreciate your attendance and documentation of the event, as the topics discussed are the most significant issues affecting the lives of all British Columbians. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Kind regards, Masha Kleiner OneBC team
A photo of Vancouver mayor Ken Sim opening a door at city hall and looking back at reporters over his shoulder.
After getting one side of the story, media members, including yours truly, headed upstairs to the lobby outside the Mayor’s offices in hopes of speaking with Lenny Zhou before council went into a private session after lunch. Justin McElroy stopped an elevator full of city councillors and staff for us by putting his foot in the door. We saw Mayor Sim (who said he didn’t have time to talk), lots of senior city staff (“what’s going on,” they whispered), and most of the other councillors, but Zhou never showed. The effort didn’t bear much fruit, but it’s a window into the wiliness and collegiality of the city’s journalists, who work in a unique grey zone between competitors and comrades.
A jug of maple syrup in front of a TV showing the Olympic gold medal game between Canada and U.S.
A text that reads “there’s a team in this bonspiel called chilled rivalry”
If nominated, Tan says his top priorities will include: • stronger services for seniors so they can age with dignity in the neighbourhoods they helped build • fighting for young families so they can afford to stay, raise their kids, and put down roots in our communities • making it easier to build social housing, to protect renters, and to support small businesses that give our communities life. “Vancouver should be a city built for everyone, not just a few,” said Tan. “I’m ready to challenge the status quo and bring my progressive community leadership to City Hall to deliver real results for families, seniors, and all Vancouverites.”
Two posts that blame the Tumbler Ridge shooting on trans people, one from MLA Tara Armstrong and one from political operative Othman Mekhloufi
A screenshot of Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne's X post promoting the Tyee story "Inside the Far-Right Push to Influence Canadian Political Parties"
And I'd say that the same thing applies for the interests of re migration, where I don't think you're going to have the majority of Canadians ever vote for staunchly pro-deportation candidate. Rather, the best way to do this is going to elect a candidate who we can believe is going to get us closest to there, and who has a circle of staffers surrounding them that are going to enable deportations to happen. There's a gift of rhetorical obfuscation that I think needs to be adopted here, where we need to recognize when politicians or professional political operatives are on our side, but they can't articulate that in public.
Image removed by sender. Image removed by sender. City and VPD response to the BC Human Rights Commissioner’s report on the inquiry into media exclusion zones Image removed by sender. Today, the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) issued the following joint statement in response to the BC Human Rights Commissioner’s report on the inquiry into media exclusion zones: “The City and VPD respect the Commissioner’s role and agree on the importance of independent media for democracy, accountability, and public confidence in institutions. The City and VPD maintain that the report’s description of a “media exclusion zone” does not reflect the facts, as media access was in fact prioritized, planned for, and communicated in advance—including an April 5, 2023 Information Bulletin distributed to the City’s extensive media distribution list that outlined how media could enter the work zone. The City proceeded with bringing the encampment to a close due to significant and intensifying worker and public safety concerns. To ensure worker and public safety, the City requested VPD support to manage access to the active work area. Media were invited and permitted inside, with a dedicated VPD liaison on site at the safe work zone perimeter to facilitate media entry and respond to questions. While a managed perimeter was in place for safety, equating managed access with exclusion remains inaccurate.
A screenshot showing all seats available for a showing of Melania on Friday, Jan. 30 at 7:15 p.m.
BC Green Party Leader Emily Lowan and members of the BC Greens will join two protests in Vancouver tomorrow, Friday, January 31, opposing Canadian corporate partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Lowan will speak at both actions. The protests target Hootsuite for their business ties to Palantir, a company whose technology is used by ICE to carry out surveillance, detention, and deportation, and The Jim Pattison Group, whose property arm is in the process of selling a Virginia warehouse that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security intends to use as an ICE holding and processing facility—a deal that has drawn criticism from activists and community groups.
Photos show hallways, a large interior space and offices inside a Virginia warehouse ICE plans to turn into a 'processing facility'
A hockey game in Vancouver
An X post from Tristan Hopper saying he wants to describe the events of the past week in terms of fellatio/oral sex and a reply from Jeet Heer asking Hopper to stop being gross.
Evergreen trees in fog
An email from far-right media outlet Juno News with the title “youth increasingly supportive of SOCIALISM?”
One of the first actions taken by Canada’s new government in March 2025 was to impose additional sanctions on Nicolás Maduro’s brutally oppressive and criminal regime — unequivocally condemning his grave breaches of international peace and security, gross and systematic human rights violations, and corruption. Canada has not recognised the illegitimate regime of Maduro since it stole the 2018 election. The Canadian government therefore welcomes the opportunity for freedom, democracy, peace, and prosperity for the Venezuelan people. Canada has long supported a peaceful, negotiated, and Venezuelan-led transition process that respects the democratic will of the Venezuelan people. In keeping with our long-standing commitment to upholding the rule of law, sovereignty, and human rights, Canada calls on all parties to respect international law. We stand by the Venezuelan people’s sovereign right to decide and build their own future in a peaceful and democratic society
A tweet from @OthmanOnX that reads "An America of 100 million An earth of 1 billion"
A comic about what to do if you find a rat in your toilet
A photo of BC MLAs Tara Armstrong and Dallas Brodie posted by Armstrong with the caption “are you not entertained”
A man holds up a t-shirt that says "evict your landlord."
Councillor Sean Orr on his phone at Vancouver council
here's what I like. I like going to a clean beach, a clean public washroom, well maintained community centers and swimming pools, programs that aren't over full. Gyms, not overcrowded. Libraries, adequately funded. I like public transit that functions well. I like social programs that support those in need. I like the big trees that meet over my street.
A list of top 40 songs from October 1993 in a playlist
Vlad Guerrero Jr. says « daa yankees lose » in an interview with Big Papi
Lyrics for the Rufus Wainwright song Going to a Town with they lyric « I’m so tired of America » highlighted