Bright Future Vancouver
Leader Muhammad Ahmad · 7 candidates across 2 contests · Official site ↗
Commitments · 12
Housing and land use 5
- Divert 20% of monthly rent into a protected Roots Equity Trust belonging to the renter.↗
- 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 and pet-inclusive housing where public value assists in creating a project.↗
- Strengthen enforcement of the Empty Homes Tax, improve audits, reduce loopholes, and direct revenue toward housing people can live in.↗
City finances, taxation, and service delivery 3
- Apply a 2% surcharge on luxury properties valued at $5 million or more.↗
- Seek legal authority, likely involving the Province, to establish a dedicated marginal luxury infrastructure levy on residential properties assessed above $5 million, with revenue placed into a protected public fund.↗
- Include a deferral mechanism for eligible low-income seniors or fixed-income homeowners above the $5 million threshold, allowing the levy to be deferred until sale, transfer, or redevelopment.↗
Governance, consultation, and accountability 2
Transportation, streets, and public space 1
- Provide 100% free transit for Vancouver residents.↗
Schools, students, facilities, and education governance 1
- Ensure City Hall removes permitting, approval, inspection, and land-use coordination delays that affect school projects rather than adding to them.↗
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