Vancouver Liberals

Leader Kareem Allam · 19 candidates across 4 contests · Official site ↗

Commitments · 28

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.↗

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.↗↗

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.↗

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.↗

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.↗

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.↗

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.↗

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.↗

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

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.↗

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