Richard Zussman

@richardzussman75k followers

BC NDP Candidate for Saanich South. Former Global BC Legislative Reporter. A Division Wednesday Night curler. Aspiring baseball coach. Proud Dad. He/him.

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1Sep 23, '24BC Conservative John Rustad told a group earlier this year he wishes he never got the COVID-19 vaccine and believes Dr. Henry mandated vaccine in order to ‘control the population’,44×740k1.3k31065
2Oct 2, '24NEW - The BC Conservatives announcing, if elected, they will scrap the ICBC monopoly on car insurance in the province. The Conservatives will get rid of no-fault and open up compet21.1×355k1.6k16737
3Oct 3, '24This is the the sign that has put up on the property of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson. The house is located in BC NDP leader David Eby's riding. #bcpoli20.3×341k1.6k27772
4Oct 28, '24NEW - The BC NDP lead by 14 votes in Surrey-Guildford, flipping the seat the Conservatives led after the initial count. Special and absentee ballots are still being counted. If thi16.6×279k1.4k23130
5Nov 6, '25Hello to my OG twitter audience. I have let my colleagues at Global BC know that November 18 is going to be my last day with the company and as a reporter at the Legislature. I am 12.4×209k1.4k7330
6Oct 6, '24This has been added to the sign in front of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson’s home. The photo was shared with me from a post being shared on social media. #bcpoli12.3×207k2.1k30238
7Oct 20, '24NEW - Elections BC has finished initial ballot count. The BC NDP won 46 seats, Conservatives 45, Greens 2. Final count will take place Oct 26 to 28 including approximately 49,000 m12.1×203k1.3k30873
8Sep 23It is an honour to be the BC NDP candidate for the upcoming election in Saanich South. I can't wait to get to work. It would be the honour of a lifetime to serve you in the Legisla11.1×186k80010121
9Oct 29, '24NEW - David Eby has now met with Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin. She asked him to form the next government. This is the first time in BC’s history that the NDP have won a third c10.7×180k1.7k26128
10Oct 1, '24The Moose Hide Campaign is withdrawing permission for BC Conservative leader John Rustad to wear a Moose Hide Pin. #bcpoli10.1×170k1.3k38259
11Mar 7, '23NEW - The BC Government has introduced legislation requiring employers to include wage or salary ranges on all publicly advertised jobs and will ban B.C. employers from asking pros9.8×165k1.5k22233
12Oct 3, '24NEW - BC Conservative leader John Rustad is promising to bring back plastic straws and cutlery, and eliminate the paper and plastic bag fee if elected in the province. #bcpoli9.8×164k2.4k17620
13Oct 27, '24Elections BC has been clear since the beginning on how votes will be counted. Now they are executing this based on provincial law under the Elections Act. Re-counting starts today 9.2×155k1.2k18018
14Oct 28, '24NEW - The BC NDP have formed a majority government in British Columbia. Garry Begg leads by 18 votes with just 21 votes left to count, winning the riding of Surrey-Guildford. This 9.0×152k1.2k22035
15Dec 16, '24NEW - Terry Fox, BC and Port Coquitlam's greatest hero, will be the new face of the Canadian $5 bill. #bcpoli6.6×112k1.9k20123
16Oct 14, '24NEW - BC Conservative education plan includes restoring letter grades for students from Grade 4 through 9, reinstating standardized provincial exams for Grade 10 and 12 students, t6.3×107k1.6k13137
17Oct 26, '24NEW - The BC NDP lead by 106 votes in Juan de Fuca-Malahat over the BC Conservatives. Counting continues. The closest riding in the province is now Surrey-Guildford, as mail-in-bal6.2×105k96710111
18Dec 7, '20Dr. Bonnie Henry is not the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. A devastating virus called COVID-19 is the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Don't blame our health officials. Don't blame your ne5.9×04.7k80612
19Aug 21, '21NEW - According to those who have been briefed on the plan, sounds like BC Government will announce on Monday those eligible who are unvaccinated will not be able to access non-ess5.6×03.4k69436
20Oct 29, '24NEW - BC Conservative leader John Rustad says the NDP have been calling around to his MLAs in an attempt to get a speaker. Rustad says they don’t plan on offering up someone as spe5.3×90k1.2k12033
21Feb 9, '22NEW - British Columbia is moving ahead with mandatory COVID-19 vaccine for ALL health care professionals in B.C. This includes dentists and chiropractors. #bcpoli5.2×03.6k57621
22Oct 30, '24A record 49 women were elected in B.C., the first time in the province’s history the legislature will have more women than men. There are 29 BIPOC MLAs elected as well. #bcpoli4.4×74k99012816
23Sep 22, '24NEW - A BC Conservative government would close all existing supervised injection sites and inhalation sites and replace them with comprehensive mental health and addictions treatme4.2×71k1.3k13117
24Feb 17, '22I have decided to end nearly two years of posting BC’s COVID-19 stats daily. They are less relevant now and I will post significant milestones. I will still live tweet the briefing3.8×04k533
25Mar 10, '22NEW - As of 12:01 am tomorrow (Friday) masks will no longer be required in public indoor spaces in British Columbia. #bcpoli3.6×02.4k48324
26Oct 29, '24It is an incredible honour to win two @JackWebsterFdn awards tonight. Covering the new law restricting those who commit crimes from changing their names and the 2023 fires were bot3.5×59k1k451
27Sep 8, '20BREAKING - Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced all night clubs and banquet halls are closed in BC immediately. #bcpoli #covid19BC3.4×02.3k5877
28Jul 20, '20These are three take aways from Dr. Bonnie Henry: 1) We are no longer flattening our curve 2) Explosive growth could be coming 3) It is all in our hands #bcpoli #covid19BC3.3×01.7k89812
29Jan 21, '22Today's COVID briefing will be jarring to many. We are treating COVID at a public health level in B.C. like the flu or cold. If you are sick. Stay home. Most people can't get teste3.2×01.7k33428
30Apr 5, '22NEW - The BC Vaccine Card will no longer be required in British Columbia as of Friday. #bcpoli3.1×02.4k39315
31Aug 10, '24Having been a diehard Phil Wizard fan for the last hour, I feel very happy he has won the gold medal.3.0×50k1.1k4810
32Nov 13, '24A tribute tonight at the Canucks game for Former BC Premier John Horgan. (Picture from @honjamesmoore). #bcpoli2.9×48k1.7k11811
33May 19, '20BREAKING - A huge accomplishment for British Columbians. Dr. Bonnie Henry says there are only TWO new test positive cases of COVID-19 in the province. The lowest number since March2.8×02.3k3695
34Oct 1, '24NEW - The BC Conservatives are promising to reverse NDP’s plans to ban natural gas heating and non-electric vehicles sales in the future. The Conservatives would also amend the Cle2.8×47k1.6k18718
35Apr 19, '21Our lives are all going to be impacted by these new measures. But none of that will be anywhere close to the grief being felt by the family that lost a 2 year old in BC to the viru2.8×02.2k4653
36Mar 14, '22NEW - British Columbia becomes first jurisdiction to tie minimum wage increases to inflation. On June 1 minimum wage will go up to $15.65, up 45 cents. #bcpoli2.7×02.1k37212
37Apr 19, '21NEW - BC Government will be requiring businesses to pay employees if they must take time off while getting their COVID-19 vaccine. #bcpoli2.7×02.2k3415
38Oct 25, '21NEW - A huge milestone. NINETY PER CENT of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. #bcpoli2.7×02.4k2556
39Apr 15, '20THE BONNIE HENRY. @Fluevog announcing the release of an upcoming limited edition shoe inspired by chief provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. 100% of pre-sale proceeds will b2.7×01.7k39611
40May 25, '21BREAKING - Here is BC's restart plan. There are a lot of details. BC wide travel encouraged by June 15 and no restrictions on social gatherings in your home by July 1. All based on2.5×01.2k56248
41Nov 19, '20BREAKING - Starting today masks are mandatory in public indoor spaces in British Columbia. This includes grocery stores, shopping malls and other indoor public spaces. It does NOT 2.4×01.3k41910
42May 12, '21NEW - It is now officially, official. British Columbia has provided at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to more than 50 per cent of the eligible adult population. #bcpoli2.4×02.2k2116
43Oct 18, '22NEW - A Female member of the Burnaby RCMP has been stabbed and killed on Canada Way between Willingdon and Boundary. The officer was assisting City of Burnaby bylaw with a call at 2.3×01.1k41519
44Nov 25, '20BREAKING - Mandatory mask rules are now out. It is a $230 fine for not wearing a mask in an indoor space or for not leaving a public space after being asked to for not wearing a ma2.3×01.6k4076
45Jun 21, '20BREAKING - Michael Korenberg has resigned from his position as chair and board member of UBC's Board of Governors, effective immediately after liking tweets supporting US President2.2×097434526
46Feb 9, '22Dr. Bonnie Henry comparing the impacts of COVID on the vaccinated and unvaccinated. "It is like saying both Christine Sinclair and I play soccer." #bcpoli2.2×01.8k2408
47Jul 8, '22Ironically I had to tether to my friend’s Telus phone to tweet this picture.2.2×02.1k1838
48May 25, '21NEW - BC has changed the gap between first and second doses of COVID vaccine to 50 days for Pfizer vaccines. A reminder for anyone who booked by phone or in old system (April 7 or 2.1×01.2k34032
49Jul 20, '20BREAKING - John Horgan has sent Justin Trudeau a letter formally asking for the decriminalization of simple possession of illicit drugs. #bcpoli #covid19bc2.0×01.3k40512
50Dec 30, '20BREAKING - Canadian Government will require arriving passengers from outside of the country to have a negative COVID test three days before arriving into the country. #bcpoli #cdnp1.9×01.4k2342
51Nov 4, '21NEW - The Vancouver School Board will NOT mandate COVID-19 vaccines for staff. #bcpoli1.9×01.4k27610
52Nov 17, '21If B.C. calls a state of emergency linked to the floods tomorrow (which looks likely) it will be the third state of emergency THIS YEAR. One for COVID, one for fires, one for flood1.9×01.4k2989
53Aug 24, '21NEW - British Columbians will be required to wear masks in indoor public spaces across the province. #bcpoli1.8×01.4k2315
54Mar 1, '21NEW - British Columbia expects everyone in the province to have one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of July. #bcpoli #covid19BC1.8×01.3k2229
55Apr 14, '21NEW - B.C. will officially request a federal exemption from Health Canada to decriminalize personal possession of drugs in the province. #bcpoli1.8×01.4k2756
56Mar 16, '20This is pretty remarkable. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau encouraging all Canadians to STAY HOME. Not just those who are sick, not just those who have traveled. ALL CANADIANS. #bcpo1.8×01.1k4043
57Nov 18, '20BREAKING - BC premier John Horgan calling on the prime minister to require all provinces to restrict travel to non-essential travel. "We need a pan Canadian approach to travel." #b1.7×01.2k1975
58Dec 31, '21I am going to log off Twitter to finish my stories for tonight. I want to thank everyone for following along this year. I hope it was helpful during an ever changing year. Happy Ne1.7×01.9k41
59Aug 23, '21NEW - British Columbia will be requiring proof of vaccination for people attending certain social and recreational settings and events. As of September 13, one dose of vaccine will1.7×01k25816
60Apr 7, '21During the first wave of the pandemic I enjoyed drinking wine after work. Second wave it was gin. Third wave it is beer. Thanks for attending my Ted Talk. #bcpoli1.6×01.7k463
61Jan 26, '21The sense I am getting from this briefing is there is nothing more many people can give in the fight against COVID. And that is what makes this so terrible. The majority of people 1.6×01.2k1927
62Feb 25, '22NEW - BC has put an immediate halt to the importing and sale of Russian liquor products BC Liquor Stores and provincial liquor distribution centres. #bcpoli1.6×01.3k1524
63Aug 23, '21NEW - British Columbia will not be providing any exemptions for eligible individuals. Vaccine proof is being described as temporary measure. Those who cannot be vaccinated cannot a1.5×095316517
64Jun 8, '21NEW - Over the past 24 hours ZERO people have died in BC from COVID-19. #bcpoli1.5×01.5k1133
65Oct 19, '21NEW - B.C. will be making flu shots free for everyone in B.C. older than six months. #bcpoli1.5×01.2k1674
66Jul 29, '21I am curious why there seems to be more frustration on Twitter about a lack of BC wide policies to manage this surge in COVID cases rather than frustration towards those people who1.5×01.1k874
67Oct 28, '21The joy some people are taking in the fact John Horgan has a lump in his throat and will require surgery tomorrow is disgusting. He is a polarizing premier. He is disliked by some.1.5×01.3k801
68Jan 2, '22Boosted with Moderna. Thank you to the already exhausted health care professionals, volunteers and pharmacists running vaccination clinics across the province. #bcpoli1.4×01.4k311
69Apr 5, '22This will be the last Dr. Bonnie Henry and Adrian Dix briefing until further notice. Ends more than two years of regular briefings. No one briefed the public more in Canada on COVI1.4×01.2k803
70May 10, '21When I logged off Friday I didn’t expect the weekend to be so momentous. I took the first COVID-19 vaccine offered to me. I received Oxford’s finest, the AstraZeneca vaccine on Sun1.4×01.5k273
71Jun 22, '22NEW - BC is putting the Royal BC Museum on hold. Premier John Horgan - “I made the wrong call”. #bcpoli1.4×01.1k1144
72May 27, '21NEW - Everyone in BC will have a second COVID-19 vaccine dose offered to them before the end of August. #bcpoli1.4×01.3k1493
73May 25, '21NEW - Masks will no longer be mandatory indoors in BC as of July 1 if vaccination trends and case trends continue the way they are going. #bcpoli1.4×01k1838
74Jul 7, '21So guys. I got us matching t-shirts. @j_mcelroy #bcpoli1.4×01.5k283
75Jan 22, '18I’m back. Proud to be joining @GlobalBC as an online reporter at the legislature in Victoria. #bcpoli1.4×01k1510
76Dec 21, '21BC did 63,593 vaccines over the last 3 day period. Ontario did 107,158 IN ONE DAY. You factor in population and Ontario is vaccinating at twice the speed of BC. #bcpoli1.3×09401843
77Jan 14, '22NEW - Two-spirit, transgender and gender-diverse people in British Columbia are now able to change gender designations on the BC Services Card, B.C. driver's licence, BCID card and1.3×01k1825
78May 25, '21The most under covered story of the re-opening plan is the arrows in the grocery store will disappear on July 1 if things go well. #bcpoli1.3×01.2k701
79Jul 13, '21British Columbia has now hit 80 per cent vaccination with at least one dose of COVID vaccine of all adults in the province. #bcpoli1.3×01.2k1141
80Apr 15, '21NEW - British Columbia will now start vaccinating all school staff (including teachers), fire fighters, police officers and child care staff starting with Moderna and Pfizer until 1.3×09471781
81Aug 2, '21NEW - Dr. Bonnie Henry receives Order of B.C. for work during COVID-19 pandemic. #bcpoli |1.3×01.1k683
82May 3, '21NEW - British Columbia is considering shortening the gap between first and second doses of the COVID vaccine due to an increase in supply. #bcpoli1.3×01.2k1001
83Apr 6, '21My parents got vaccinated in Victoria today. I wanted my dad to take a picture afterward but he turned down my media request. So all I have are my words to say how glad I am they h1.2×01.4k100
84Jul 8, '22Does anyone know where the closest pay phone is?1.2×01k770
85Dec 15, '20BREAKING - The first British Columbian has received the COVID-19 vaccine. #bcpoli1.2×01.1k982
86Jun 19, '21What you see. And what is really happening. #bcpoli1.2×01.2k412
87Jun 15, '21NEW - There have been ZERO new COVID deaths in BC over the past 24 hours. #bcpoli1.2×01.2k630
88Dec 16, '17Thank you everybody for your support and well wishes. My family and I really appreciate it.1.1×01k1180
89May 8, '21I am going to try something I have never been able to do successfully. I am going to turn Twitter off for the weekend. There are parts of Twitter I love. Other parts I hate. And br1.1×01.2k70
90Apr 9, '21The only dad that refuses to wear a mask on the school yard for after school pick up is also the one that parks in the teachers lot. Go figure. #COVID19BC1.1×01.1k480
91May 25, '21Here is my prediction. Dr. Bonnie Henry is going to drop the puck at the @Canucks home opener in October. #bcpoli #canucks1.1×01k473
92May 24, '21NEW - British Columbia has now provided at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to 65% of the adult population. #bcpoli1.1×0975954
93Oct 31, '22Premier John Horgan is marking his last Halloween as ‘captain’ of the BC Government by dressing up as a Star Trek character. #bcpoli1.1×0990504
94Sep 23, '21NEW - BC is working on similar legislation to Quebec that would ban protests blocking schools and hospitals. #bcpoli1.1×0977821
95Jul 22, '21My little sister is heading to the airport going to the Olympics. @JZussman will be the only Canadian refereeing rugby @Tokyo2020. The women’s tournament starts next week. I am ver1.0×01.1k221
96Nov 30, '21Adding 2 more to the list of British Columbians with at least 1 COVID-19 shot. Our kids just got their shots. This is a day @LizaYuzda and I have been waiting a long time for. #bcp1.0×01k261
97Oct 21, '22I am now on vacation for the next 10 days. This Twitter account will be dedicated to photos from my holiday. Your #bcpoli news will have to come from somewhere else. For my own san1.0×01.1k111
98May 13, '20At the beginning of staying at home for the pandemic I was excited about the quality of lunches I would be able to prepare. Today I ate jujubes for lunch. #bcpoli1.0×0989362
99Jan 1, '21I have sent a lot of tweets this year. This will be the last one. Most were about COVID. I want to thank all of you for following along. My resolution is to sent far fewer tweets n1.0×01k130
100Dec 3, '20I look forward to live tweeting the COVID-19 briefings and posting COVID numbers every day at 3 (or sometime a while later). But I sure looking forward to the day I don't have to d1.0×01k120
101Apr 8, '21I look forward to the day where I stop having dreams about the COVID-19 briefings and go back to dreams where I am not ready for a grade 10 science test. #bcpoli0.9×0958170

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