Avi-mania! As I was saying… "I can’t help wondering how soon Nunavut’s Lori Idlout exits stage right to the Libs, since she’s more about serving her community than her party. And a fair chunk of Mark Carney’s new military money is heading north." #NDP leirenyoung.substack.com/p/the-new-nd...
I was first asked this question about a half dozen times the morning after the last election when I was collecting my nifty signs. I've probably been asked this by someone at least once a week since then. open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...
A new southern resident orca to celebrate AND NAME.
Thanks! Vancouver Centre under Hedy Fry is probably the safest Liberal riding in western Canada and Fry would have held it running away if Justin had stuck around. And that still doesn't explain third place. But where are these not-so-challenging ridings?
Cool. What seat does he run in and win?
I figured out how to do Substack polls for this one. How many seats do you think the #NDP wins in the next election? How many do you think they'll have in a few weeks? #Cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...
Just seeing this today! Thank you!
Just did an awesome Zoom rehearsal yesterday for Bar Mitzvah Boy in Victoria and thought... fine time to share this open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...
Not as out there as when I predicted Stephen Harper was gonna be the Reform leader after Preston Manning and had a shot at becoming PM back when I was writing The Little Book of Reform and that party had two seats open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...
The NDP Releases Canada's Funniest Political Read of 2025
Summary of their official election post-mortem: "We would have won, if not for those pesky voters!" open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...
January 31st, 2021, Rob Stewart, died in a tragic diving accident. Since then this has been a day of Remembrance for his life and work and a day of action for the animals he loved @sharkwater.bsky.social skaanapod.substack.com/p/rememberin...
Socialist Cosplay and the NDP Leaderless Race open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...
Before cats ruled the internet, this cat ruled a vacuum cleaner... open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...
So excited that I was able to interview someone about the infamous Iberian orcas - the ones "attacking" boats - who has actually met and experienced the Iberian orcas! Yep, the latest @skaana.bsky.social is now online! Also @dolphinproject.bsky.social 🐳
open.spotify.com/episode/2eZj...
A look back at all our epic interviews with ocean heroes from 2025🐳 skaanapod.substack.com/p/underwater...
And now for something completely Christmassy. A holiday flashback to one of the stories I wrote for Chicken Soup for the Soul leirenyoung.substack.com/p/a-traditio...
What would an eco-friendly Christmas look like? www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Erx...
Hours before sundown, on the first day of Chanukah, I was on WhatsApp catching up with an old friend who lives in Melbourne. We’ve known each other since elementary school - Talmud Torah in Vancouver. I asked what things were like for Jews in Australia open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...
Chilling out with polar bears as the research begins for my next book for young readers for the awesome @orcabook.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/skaanapo...
@conservativebc.bsky.social leader John Rustad today in the BC legislature. It's just a flesh wound! #BCpoli
The latest news on what's up in the ocean - featuring whales, sharks, herring, salmon, octopuses and slippery humans. open.substack.com/pub/skaanapo...
So happy I was able to attend the holiday party/fundraiser for Animal Justice and that I was able to meet executive director & powerhouse activist Camille Labchuk in person and thank her for all she does. I was lucky enough to interview her ages ago for @skaana.bsky.social - but that was virtual 🐳
The origins of Playing Shylock & creating a play with/for the incredible @saulrubinek.bsky.social This'd be the first draft of the introduction for the script, which is being published Spring 2026 by @sciroccodrama.bsky.social 😍 🎭https://leirenyoung.substack.com/p/the-birth-of-playing-shylock?r=5yij
My op-ed on the ungreening of @mark-carney.bsky.social that I wrote for @theglobeandmail.com The official Globe version is tighter - and about 20% politer because - house style and, ya know, grammar 🥸 leirenyoung.substack.com/p/will-the-r...
I've been answering this question daily - often several times a day - since Playing Shylock's #off-Broadway debut was announced. And yeah, the "choice" was heartbreaking, but it has never really felt like a choice. open.substack.com/pub/leirenyo...
Today's @theglobeandmail.com! Of course the moment this goes live today the line I should have added to this hits me like a lightning bolt... "I can imagine @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social reading this budget thinking... I climbed the CN Tower for this?" www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Brian Lilley and I had big fun talking
Greener Than Thou, eco-politics and what's left of the left for the @nationalpost.bsky.social Full Comment Podcast. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Thrilled to share the scoop on my new book about #cdnpoli and eco-politics
leirenyoung.substack.com/p/my-new-boo...
Wow. Tonight in New York. First preview! Congrats and thank you Martin Kinch & Saul Rubinek
