John Coupar

Candidate for City Council · Vancouver Liberals

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Candidate commitments & stances

No commitment or stance published by John Coupar personally was found in the sources reviewed. Most candidates campaign on their party's shared platform, which appears below as the party record.

Shared party record · 38

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Commitments · 28

City finances, taxation, and service delivery 5

Hire 400 unionized frontline workers to deliver city services.↗
Cancel the planned second City Hall project and reinvest the funds into services such as pools and parks.↗
Find a way to make event policing costs affordable for all community events to reduce barriers for festival organizers.↗
Implement a tax on luxury yachts over 40 feet and use the funds to provide property tax cuts for family doctors, walk-in clinics, food banks, and the creative sector.↗
Ban foreign travel for councillors and city staff.↗

Governance, consultation, and accountability 4

Introduce an independent external review of the Integrity Commissioner's office and strengthen the Code of Conduct for elected officials.↗
Establish a lobbyist registry for Vancouver, reduce FOI costs, and strengthen the office of the Integrity Commissioner.↗
Call for an independent Auditor General investigation into the Vancouver Art Gallery project and all related spending.↗
Convene a citizens assembly to democratically explore implementing a ward system in Vancouver, potentially leading to a plebiscite during the 2030 election asking residents to vote on the idea.↗↗

Social policy, health, and community services 4

Build new public washrooms across Vancouver.↗
Work with Downtown Eastside organizations to deploy free public Wi-Fi in the Downtown Eastside.↗
Cut property taxes in half for family doctors and walk-in clinics in the City of Vancouver.↗
Convene a blue-ribbon expert panel to address Vancouver's rat problem.↗

Transportation, streets, and public space 3

Remove all parking meters in front of beaches and community centres across the city within the first year of government.↗
Make completing the SkyTrain extension to UBC the top transportation priority.↗
Reduce property taxes by 50% for businesses located near new SkyTrain stations for the duration of construction, and introduce incentives for commercial landlords to lower rent for affected tenants.↗

Housing and land use 3

Require every new supportive housing project in Vancouver to include 24-hour public bathrooms and showers accessible to unhoused people.↗
Reverse the ban on new supportive housing construction from day one of government.↗
Remove the Vancouver Building Code and align the city with provincial building code standards to simplify housing construction, and consolidate twelve housing-approval departments into one.↗

Parks, recreation, and natural spaces 3

Commit $1.35 billion and 400 new frontline workers to parks, recreation, and pools.↗
Ensure ageism is never part of the Park Board decision-making process.↗
Increase the number and quality of public washrooms in parks, ensuring they are accessible, clean, well-maintained, and safe.↗

Public safety and emergency services 2

Ban Bitcoin ATMs, gradually eliminate currency exchanges that provide unchecked transactions, and replace payday loan shops with institutions such as Pigeon Park Savings.↗
Support proper staffing, long-term funding, and transparent deployment planning for Vancouver firefighters.↗

Economic development and local business 2

Modernize zoning and business rules to allow small businesses to manufacture and sell products in the same space.↗
Establish an Industrial Land Reserve to keep employment land in the city, surrounded by affordable housing.↗

Arts, culture, libraries, and civic life 1

Establish an Artist Land Reserve in four locations across the city, providing studio resources and cutting property taxes in half for artists.↗

Climate, environment, and resilience 1

Open more beverage container recycling depots across Vancouver, prioritizing areas with the greatest need.↗

Stances · 10

SupportsExploring a ward system dividing Vancouver into local districts, each electing a dedicated councillor.↗
SupportsShutting down Bitcoin ATMs, unregulated currency exchanges, and money marts used to launder criminal proceeds.↗
SupportsKeeping the School Liaison Officer Program in place to support safer schools.↗
OpposesMaking access to public information more expensive or harder to obtain.↗
OpposesBuilding AI data centres on Vancouver's most expensive and scarce land given the housing shortage.↗
OpposesCuts that weaken library services and community spaces.↗
SupportsMaintaining an elected Park Board with proper funding to protect parks and improve facilities.↗
SupportsThe Vancouver Aquatic Centre should have 50-metre pools rather than 25-metre pools.↗
SupportsTransparency requirements for politicians should include disclosure of cryptocurrency holdings and accounts.↗
SupportsProtecting municipal golf courses as Park Board facilities that support seniors, generate profits for reinvestment, and contribute to biodiversity and wildlife conservation.↗

Coverage — registry: the City of Vancouver's official candidate list. Party policy: extracted and shown above. Candidate-level policy: extracted where a candidate publishes their own; most candidates run on the party's shared record.