Optimist, often sarcastic. Investments - Politics - Sports. Inactive CFA Charterholder. Opinions my own.

Joined December 2021
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I think 2026 will be a tale of 2 halves - chaotic start, calmer end. Political upheaval that will result in better things to come.
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Matt Ilich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
Delta families and commuters have every right to be fed up. After more than four hundred and fifty million dollars of taxpayersโ€™ money have already been spent, along with years of delay, the NDP government has terminated the Massey Tunnel replacement contract. Yet they claim that restarting the work through multiple separate contracts will neither cost more nor take any longer. This defies common sense. This is the same NDP that routinely sends major contracts overseas, including a billion-dollar BC Ferries deal, rather than supporting the skilled local workers and businesses here in British Columbia. Hard-working families deserve far better stewardship of their tax dollars. I fully support Delta Councillor Dylan Krugerโ€™s call for a full independent investigation into this spending and these repeated delays. Transparency and accountability must be restored. British Columbians deserve a government that delivers critical infrastructure efficiently, on time, and on budget while respecting every dollar and creating good local jobs. When we form the next government, that is exactly what we will do. Together, we will end the waste, restore competence, and build the safe, prosperous British Columbia our families and communities need.
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$SPCX meteoric rise has been out of this world. The laws of gravity will eventually prevail, so be cautious if you plan to hop on this ๐Ÿš€ in the near term
SPACEX JUST SURPASSED MICROSOFT IN MARKET VALUE TO BE THE 4TH MOST VALUABLE COMPANY IN THE WORLD INSANE $SPCX
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Genuine question: why not require medical travel insurance for tourist entry into Canada? Medical dine-and-dash costing B.C. hospitals millions nsnews.com/highlights/rob-shโ€ฆ
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Matt Ilich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
Replying to @bobmackin
By splitting it up i to multiple projects they will try to disguise how much the all in cost exceeds their last estimate of $4.15 billion. Double, maybe triple.
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Matt Ilich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
SpaceX hit $3 trillion market cap today. This means Elon Musk made more money in the last 24 hours than Warren Buffett made in his entire lifetime. Insane.
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Matt Ilich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
The NDP cancelled the planned Massey Bridge for dubious reasons. Today, it would be long complete at less than half the cost of where this will end up now. Shameful management of taxpayer dollars. #bcpoli #richmondbc
BREAKING... B.C. government has FIRED the European contractor chosen in 2024 to build the new replacement George Massey Tunnel. A new bidding process will now be conducted. #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-gโ€ฆ
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Matt Ilich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
๐Ÿงต1/4 BREAKING: The Province has announced that negotiations with the contractor for the new Massey crossing have collapsed and the project is being sent back out to tender. This is a significant setback for one of BCโ€™s most important transportation projects, and raises serious questions about the escalating costs for this project, and how this situation was allowed to develop in the first place.
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Matt Ilich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
Remember when the BC NDP spent your money on radio ads to convince you that Premier David Eby was a โ€˜man of actionโ€™? Heโ€™s been Premier for almost four years and look at all the progress and action on this major infrastructure project! So much action! ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-gโ€ฆ
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Matt Ilich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
Hockey used to look so cool..
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Matt Ilich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
"Activity for single family detached houses in the city of Vancouver has enjoyed a noticeable uptick over the past month or so," says @SteveSaretsky's newsletter. "One or two months does not make a trend, but if and when the market shifts it always happens in the single family detached market first. It starts in the city and then ripples outwards. "Vancouver house sales were up 38.5% year-over-year last month, with inventory down 10%. "This is in sharp contract to the Greater Vancouver condo market which saw sales down 7%. "Single family is always the first to move. It shouldnโ€™t be a surprise, considering we no longer build new houses. Itโ€™s a hard market to oversupply." (Note that 'single-family detached houses' in B.C. usually contain suites, or allow laneway houses.) #vanre #vanpoli #bcpoli
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Pretty wild
2006 Dรผnya Kupasฤฑ'nda sahaya รงฤฑkan 764 futbolcudan sadece 4'รผ kaldฤฑ. ๐Ÿ
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Matt Ilich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
NEW - @bchydro is starting work to explore 2 new hydroelectric dams - Site E (south of John Horgan dam) and Homalco First Nation dam in Bute Inlet - to help meet projected 50% increase in power demand in decades ahead, says @adriandix
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This is hilarious
Whatever It Takes: Cape Verde recruited their starting center back with a LinkedIn message, took a year for him to respond because he thought it was spam
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This ended well
๐ŸšจBREAKING: Someone named โ€œfishaliveโ€ put $400k on Spain NOT to win vs Cabo Verde at 9% odds... This trade just cashed out $4,702,769.23 on Polymarket
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This did not end well
๐ŸšจBREAKING: Someone just put $1M on Spain to WIN their match vs Cape Verde today This pays out is $1,085,943.48 on Polymarket
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Matt Ilich ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweeted
Breaking News from @TheAthletic: In one of the most shocking results in World Cup history, Cape Verde held European champions Spain to a goalless draw, thanks in no small part to a heroic performance by their 40-year-old goalkeeper, Vozinha. nyti.ms/4vHHiiM
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