Andy Lin

Candidate for City Council · Bright Future Vancouver Not elected

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Candidate commitments & stances

No personal commitment or stance has been extracted for Andy Lin yet. The party's shared record appears below.

Shared party record · 15

Positions published by Bright Future Vancouver that apply to this slate — shown as party positions, not Andy Lin's own statements. Candidate and party authorship are never blended.

Commitments · 14

Housing and land use 9

Approve or pipeline a first-term target of 2,000 Roots Project homes.↗↗↗
Cap corporate bulk-buying of starter homes at 0% and establish a 60-day priority purchase window for local buyers.↗↗
Require family-sized, pet-inclusive housing where public value contributes to a project.↗↗↗
Strengthen enforcement and audits of the Empty Homes Tax, reduce loopholes, and ensure revenue supports housing people can live in.↗
On selected city-owned, city-partnered, or density-bonus project homes, direct 20% of monthly rent into a protected Roots Equity Trust held for each renter's future housing security.↗↗↗
Provide local buyers a 60-day priority window on Roots Project homes before broader market sale.↗
Require 25% of units in qualifying projects to be family-sized housing.↗
Create a Permanent Affordable Rental Stream within the Roots Project for residents who prefer secure rental over ownership.↗
Incorporate mortgage-readiness and financial planning support into the Roots Project for participating renters.↗

City finances, taxation, and service delivery 2

Apply a 2% surcharge on properties valued at $5 million or more.↗↗
Seek legal authority, including provincial cooperation, to establish a dedicated marginal luxury infrastructure levy on residential properties assessed above $5 million, with revenue placed into a protected public fund.↗

Transportation, streets, and public space 1

Provide 100% free transit for Vancouver residents.↗↗

Governance, consultation, and accountability 1

Automatically grant permits that are not adjudicated within 21 days.↗↗

Schools, students, facilities, and education governance 1

Ensure City Hall removes permit, approval, fee, inspection, road-access, utilities, and land-use coordination delays affecting school projects rather than adding to them.↗

Stances · 1

SupportsDeferral mechanism for eligible low-income seniors or fixed-income homeowners above the $5M threshold, allowing the levy to be deferred until sale, transfer, or redevelopment.↗

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