2022 councillor candidates

Together, the mayor and 10 councillors are responsible for City services such as bylaws, taxes, streets, sidewalks, and water.

Candidate names are listed in numeric order based on the results of the random ballot draw.

The views expressed in these profiles are the views of the candidates and they are not endorsed by the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Park Board or the Vancouver School Board.

Profiles are reproduced as submitted by the candidates and the content has not been altered in any way.

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NARDI, Sean

(He/Him)
Party: TEAM

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable housing
2. Public safety
3. Core services
Platform

TEAM aims to restore balance to the City of Vancouver, making it safer and more affordable, while prioritizing core services. Our community-based planning approach balances housing, mobility, community amenities, business activity and affordability. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver will replace the current Broadway Plan and Vancouver Plan to avoid demovictions of affordable low-rise rental housing and consult neighbourhoods on how to keep our kids in Vancouver – without massive, concrete towers everywhere. See more: https://www.voteteam.ca/positions

Biography

Sean Nardi has been living in Vancouver for 20 years and leading neighbourhood advocacy for 4 years. With a successful management background, he is known for problem solving, attention to detail, and integrity. Sean is dedicated to ensuring that Vancouver is affordable, safe, livable, transparent, sustainable, and governed by data-based policy that puts the needs and interests of residents first.

Contact

Email: sean@voteteam.ca

Website: www.voteteam.ca

Other: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seannardi/
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Ouellette, Breen

(He/him)
Party: COPE

Top 3 priorities
1. Rent Control
2. Safety for everyone
3. Real reconciliation
Platform

Comprehensive housing affordability: universal renter vacancy control and redevelopment protections; non-market development priority; densification of detached housing zones; and a mansion tax to pay for it.

Safety for everyone through prioritized wellbeing: community services funding increased by reallocating VPD spending that fails to meet clear performance metrics or community values.

Real reconciliation: the City partnering as equals with Host Nations and urban Indigenous people; and implementing a Representative of Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People.

Biography

I am a Métis man, father, activist, and lawyer. I assisted family and survivor witnesses as a lawyer for the National Inquiry into MMIWG. Before becoming a lawyer, I worked in senior leadership at the Métis Nation - Saskatchewan. Before that, I was a labour movement activist and elected union steward, union counsellor, and OH&S committee representative.

Contact

Email: candidate@electbreen.ca

Website: www.copevancouver.ca

Twitter: @BreenOuellette
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HAYER, Asha

(She/Hers)
Party: Progress Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable Housing
2. Safe Neighborhoods
3. Climate Change Response
Platform

Housing is everything. Progress Vancouver is united on a plan to make housing affordable again.

1. Reform zoning
2. Build budget-neutral mixed-income housing
3. More senior housing in neighbourhoods
4. Build 15,000 new homes/rentals per year
5. Build co-ops and multi-generational homes
6. Secure federal funding for social housing
7. Progressive Luxury Homes Surtax
8. Fight speculation
9. Protect renters
10. Streamline permits
11. Reform Community Amenity Contributions
12. Support Indigenous-led developments like Sen̓áḵw

Biography

Asha Hayer, a third-generation Vancouverite and a sixth-generation Indo-Canadian, knows Vancouver is founded on the strength of its diversity. Her success in small business inspires her to better cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit of Vancouver.

Asha believes that when communities become families, they can accomplish incredible things.

Contact

Email: asha@progressvancouver.ca

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ashahayer

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@ashahayer4council
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MONTAGUE, Brian
Party: ABC Vancouver North Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Safety
2. Affordability
3. Sustainability
Platform

• Invest in public safety — hire 100 police officers and 100 mental health nurses
• Address the housing crisis — triple housing starts and streamline permitting
• Make Vancouver a more vibrant city — expand patios and plazas
• Ensure those struggling with mental health and addictions have access to proper support
• Improve cycling, pedestrian, and rapid transit infrastructure
• Embrace technology and evidence-based policy to make city hall more efficient and effective

Biography

Brian was an officer with Vancouver Police Department for over 28 years, where his roles included working in the Downtown Eastside, investigating the Stanley Cup riots, and serving as the VPD's spokesperson. On Council, Brian will address rising crime rates and Vancouver's out-of-control cost of living. Brian is married to his wife of 21 years and has two teenage daughters.

Contact

Email: info@abcvancouver.ca

Website: https://abcvancouver.ca/team/brian-montague/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vote4ABC
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ANDERSON, Dulcy

(she / her / hers)
Party: Forward with Kennedy Stewart

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable housing
2. Mental health & addiction
3. Family-friendly city
Platform

While other parties plan to cut, we plan to build. On housing, Forward Together will significantly increase supply and affordability, streamline the approval process and protect renters. On public health and safety, we will create more supportive housing, provide more harm reduction and treatment options, and offer greater mental health supports for our most vulnerable neighbours. On climate change, we will build a sustainable, equitable and vibrant economy rooted in reconciliation, accessibility and inclusivity.

Biography

Dulcy Anderson has degrees in women's studies and city planning from Harvard and MIT. She spent years working to create better housing, childcare and economic opportunities for women and continues this work through MLA David Eby's community office. She believes we can design Vancouver with women in mind, equity in mind, and reconciliation in mind, creating a truly inclusive city.

Contact

Phone: 778-900-8326

Email: dulcy@forwardvancouver.ca

Website: www.forwardvancouver.ca/dulcy_anderson
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TRUONG, Tesicca 張慈櫻 Trương Từ Anh

(she / her / hers)
Party: Forward with Kennedy Stewart

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable housing
2. Mental health & addiction
3. Climate change
Platform

While other parties plan to cut, we plan to build. On housing, Forward Together will significantly increase supply and affordability, streamline the approval process and protect renters. On public health and safety, we will create more supportive housing, provide more harm reduction and treatment options, and offer greater mental health supports for our most vulnerable neighbours. On climate change, we will build a sustainable, equitable and vibrant economy rooted in reconciliation, accessibility and inclusivity.

Biography

Tesicca Truong is an award-winning community organizer and engagement innovator. She co-founded CityHive, the VSB Sustainability Conference, and Youth4Tap. She served on the B.C. Environment Minister's Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council. Named to several Top 30 under 30 and 25 under 25 lists, she also received Vancouver's Greenest City Leadership Award and SFU President's Leadership in Sustainability Award.

Contact

Phone: 778-900-8326

Email: Tesicca@forwardvancouver.ca

Website: www.forwardvancouver.ca/tesicca_truong
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DENOFRIO, Dominic

(he/him)
Top 3 priorities
1. Housing Affordability
2. Democratic Reform
3. Public Transportation
Platform

Dominic's goal on City Council will be to build a forward-thinking city that is prepared for the challenges of the future. He believes Vancouver urgently needs more rental housing, with a focus on building livable neighbourhoods. As part of building a livable city, Dominic's goal is to expand Vancouver's public transportation system, making it more accessible and efficient. He also feels that representation at City Hall is broken, and Vancouver's democratic system needs serious reforms.

Biography

Dominic is a Marpole resident and holds a BA in political science from SFU. He has served on the executives of organizations such as the SFU Political Science Student Union and the Vancouver Granville NDP constituency association. His priority in running for council is to ensure that the city's policies are focused on building an inclusive city for the future.

Contact

Phone: 778-873-2691

Email: denofrioforcouncil2022@gmail.com

Website: www.denofrioforvancouver.ca
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TRIGUEROS, Nancy

(She/hers)
Party: COPE

Top 3 priorities
1. Rent Control
2. Living Wage
3. Food Security
Platform

Rent Control. We need to regulate that rents are attached to the Rental Unit , not to the renter.
Living Wage, we need to increase Living Wage to 25 Dlls an hour. Current minimum wage is insufficient to cover basic needs.
Food Security: We need to create the mechanism to stop hunger, manage food and secure food access in times of inflation and increasing living costs.

Biography

As a sociologist (SFU) I bring over 20 years of experience as a community advocate for immigrant rights, civil rights, and labour rights. I've worked on many campaigns fighting systemic discrimination in our city, where over 40% of residents are immigrants. I describe myself as an activist who believes that politics is a means to empower people into action.

Contact

Email: nancy@cope.bc.ca

Website: https://www.copevancouver.ca/candidates_2022

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evanancytrigueros/?hl=en
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ORR, Sean

(He/him)
Party: VOTE Socialist

Top 3 priorities
1. Build non-market housing
2. Progressive property tax
3. Defund the VPD
Platform

We need to refund our communities and tackle the root causes of inequality. We need housing for all and we need to protect renters- with vacancy control and by allowing them to organize their own unionWe need Land Back. We need safe supply. We need free transit. We need to protect small businesses. We need accesibiilty justice. We need bold action on climate change. We need a Vancouver for all!

Biography

Known for his acerbic wit and fiery rants in his Scout Magazine column Tea and Two Slices and frontman in Needs. From housing, failed drug war policy, our long history of racism, climate change, to holding our media and elected representatives accountable- Orr brings a raw yet informed energy to everything he does, and city council will be no different.

Contact

Phone: 604-369-2722

Email: idontknowwhatemailis@yahoo.ca

Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanorr
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MACKINNON, Stuart

(he/him)
Party: Vision Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Housing and Affordability
2. Climate Action
3. Reconciliation
Platform

Vancouver needs more housing for everyone. We need to prepare and adapt to the climate changes which are impacting our city now. We need to continue our path to reconciliation. And we need a City Council that understands how homelessness and health are connected. We need a City Council that can work together and get things done. We need vision for this city again.

Biography

A retired secondary teacher, Stuart has been an elected Vancouver Park Board Commissioner for 11 years. Stuart has volunteered in his community through the Vancouver Public Library Board, VanDusen Botanical Garden, May's Place Hospice, and the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation. Stuart is a committed environmentalist who believes in serving his community with honour, integrity and compassion.

Contact

Email: stuart4council@gmail.com

Website: https://www.votevision.ca/

Instagram: @vancouverstuart
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VARGAS, Lina

(she, her,hers)
Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable housing
2. Accessible transit
3. Improving seniors' care
Platform

Build a Vancouver that makes life better for people and leaves no one behind.
• Create more affordable housing by increasing the number of purpose-built rentals and supporting an action plan for affordable housing in Vancouver.
• Improve seniors' care and access to services so people can age with dignity, living full and independent lives.
• Support the expansion of public transit to benefit families, shift workers, students, seniors, and people with disabilities.

Biography

Lina Vargas is a mother, small business owner, and a proud Filipino-Canadian. An East Vancouver resident and community volunteer, she is a Social Services Worker, hair stylist, and the President of the Diversity and Inclusion Support Group of BC (DISGBC). Lina is an independent candidate who wants to build a city that includes everyone.

Contact

Phone: 778-834-9143

Email: linavargas.vancouver@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LinaForCityCouncilnaForCityCouncil
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SINGH, Alvin

(he / him / his)
Party: Forward with Kennedy Stewart

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable housing
2. Mental health & addiction
3. Culture & hospitality
Platform

While other parties plan to cut, we plan to build. On housing, Forward Together will significantly increase supply and affordability, streamline the approval process and protect renters. On public health and safety, we will create more supportive housing, provide more harm reduction and treatment options, and offer greater mental health supports for our most vulnerable neighbours. On climate change, we will build a sustainable, equitable and vibrant economy rooted in reconciliation, accessibility and inclusivity.

Biography

Alvin Singh has spent over 20 years working to protect public education, the environment, and affordable housing. As a student, he successfully campaigned to earthquake-proof BC public schools. As David Suzuki Foundation's national communications manager, he helped to secure a constitutional right to live in a healthy environment. Since 2018, he's worked alongside Mayor Kennedy Stewart as his communications director.

Contact

Phone: 778-900-8326

Email: alvin@forwardvancouver.ca

Website: www.forwardvancouver.ca/alvin_singh
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BONAMIS, Iona 陶思穎

(She/Her)
Party: OneCity

Top 3 priorities
1. Climate Emergency Action
2. Active Transportation
3. Affordable Housing
Platform

OneCity will promote whole communities across the city, where everyone lives in a safe, affordable home that is within a short walk or roll of their daily needs and nobody needs a vehicle to get around. Bonamis and her fellow OneCity Councillors will make riding transit more convenient, affordable and comfortable. They will build connected, protected bike lanes and prioritize pedestrian safety to make active transportation more enjoyable and stop preventable deaths on our streets.

Biography

Iona Bonamis 陶思穎 (she/her) works for the City of Vancouver as a senior transportation planner, with a Masters of Science in Community and Regional Programming from UBC and more than 13 years experience as an urban planner. Bonamis is a small business owner and a Vancouver-born, first-generation Chinese-Canadian who speaks fluent Cantonese.

Contact

Email: iona@onecityvancouver.ca

Website: https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/

Twitter: @iona_bonami
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KIRBY-YUNG, Sarah

(She/Her)
Party: ABC Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Safety
2. Affordability
3. Sustainability
Platform

• Invest in public safety — hire 100 police officers and 100 mental health nurses
• Address the housing crisis — triple housing starts and streamline permitting
• Make Vancouver a more vibrant city — expand patios and plazas
• Ensure those struggling with mental health and addictions have access to proper support
• Improve cycling, pedestrian, and rapid transit infrastructure
• Embrace technology and evidence-based policy to make city hall more efficient and effective

Biography

Sarah is a current City Councillor, previously serving as Park Board Commissioner & Chair. On Council she has focused on housing availability and affordability, supporting small businesses; championing pop-up patios, public space expansions and festivals, and investing in infrastructure and community facilities. She holds an MBA and has held senior executive roles with Destination Vancouver, Vancouver Aquarium, and Coast Hotels.

Contact

Email: info@abcvancouver.ca

Website: https://abcvancouver.ca/team/sarah-kirby-yung/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vote4ABC
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WIEBE, Michael

(he/him)
Party: GREEN

Top 3 priorities
1. Complete Communities
2. Local Business Support
3. Restoring Natural Systems
Platform

Vancouver needs direction and leadership. I will continue to work for better supports for local business in Vancouver and continue to be a leading advocate on Council for housing that is both adequate and affordable. I am resolute in ensuring Vancouver's first comprehensive city plan is effectively operationalized. Central to empowering livability in our city is restoring our natural systems. Underpinning all this is my continued focus on our City's actions of reconciliation.

Biography

On Council, I have led a initiatives to make our city more healthy, decolonized, wild, and connected. Drawing on my experience as a small business owner and community leader, I will work hard to champion complete communities, stronger ecosystems and biodiversity and support for local businesses. Vancouver can be designed to be a complete city with vibrant and unique neighborhoods.

Contact

Email: michael.wiebe@vangreens.ca

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Councillorwiebe/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/councillorwiebe
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FOX, Amy "Evil Genius"

(She or They)
Top 3 priorities
1. Cause a housing crash
2. Solarpunk utopia
3. End the spice monopoly
Platform

Greetings! Hear my ultimatum!

- BC won't permit sliding property taxes? Fine! We'll hike them for everyone, then refund affordable housing and community
businesses.

- Archaic zoning? Gone! Build a cohousing castle, or an underground lair.

- Streets named after dead British landowners? Rename them!

- Tent sweeps are a crime against humanity? All vacation suites, empty retail, and superfluous streets will become human
shelter!

You have ten votes.

Biography

As part of the supervillain community, I grew up with the simple dream of ruling over you. But speculation and zoning are wrecking this city faster than my thorium-powered robot! And when the same council that won't "spoil neighbourhood character" rips up encampments? Then even this scoundrel must emerge from her lair and confront her nemesis: unimaginative government.

Contact

Email: amy@tremblingvoid.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/393888249388860

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@evilgenius4publicoffice
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DE GENOVA, Melissa 鄭慧蘭

(she/her/hers)
Party: NPA

Top 3 priorities
1. Public Safety
2. Affordable Housing
3. Core Services
Platform

Public Safety:
Everyone should feel safe in Vancouver. City Council must prioritize public safety and consider the impact Council decisions have on community safety and violent crime in all neighbourhoods.

Affordable Housing:
Cut red tape and expedite development processes to help deal with permit backlogs and increase the supply of affordable housing delivered in Vancouver.

Core Services:
Focus annual budgets on operations and capital projects within the jurisdiction of municipal government.

Biography

Councillor Melissa De Genova is seeking re-election for a third term. Melissa brings experience from her work in both private and non-profit housing development. She is deeply committed to making Vancouver a safe, affordable, and family-friendly city. Melissa also volunteers as a Board Director for Honour House Society. She lives in East Vancouver with her husband and their 5-year-old daughter.

Contact

Phone: 604-767-8731

Email: DeGenova@votenpa.ca

Website: DeGenovaForVancouver.com
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HE, May

(She/Hers)
Party: Progress Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordability & Families
2. Digital Economy & Film
3. Strong Art/Culture/Sports
Platform

Housing is everything. Progress Vancouver is united on a plan to make housing affordable again.

1. Reform zoning
2. Build budget-neutral mixed-income housing
3. More senior housing in neighborhoods
4. Build 15,000 new homes/rentals per year
5. Build co-ops and multigenerational homes
6. Secure federal funding for social housing
7. Progressive Luxury Homes Surtax
8. Fight speculation
9. Protect renters
10. Streamline permits
11. Reform Community Amenity Contributions
12. Support Indigenous-led developments like Sen̓áḵw

Biography

May He brings decades of experience in volunteerism, business, and politics to the Progress team.

An Olympic Organiser, Film Producer, and Business Strategist, May knows how to make a large operation run smoothly. Now she's ready to bring a diverse team of candidates together to roll out an all-inclusive and progressive plan for Vancouver.

Contact

Email: may@progressvancouver.ca

WeChat: PVDongfeng
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WEBKING, Tanya

(She/her)
Party: COPE

Top 3 priorities
1. Rent Control
2. Ending Homelessness
3. Decolonizing City Hall
Platform

- Citywide Rent Control and stronger tenant rights
- Mansion Tax to end homelessness
- Safe Supply to save lives
- Decolonizing efforts at City Hall
- Defund the police and give care back through community-led safety initiatives

Biography

I'm Dene/German from the Tlicho Nation. I began working in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver 25 years ago. I have a background in mental health and addiction issues, counselling, advocacy, research, and grassroots community organizing. Currently I'm the Indigenous Health Promotion Case Manager at AIDS Vancouver and I am also co-chair of the City of Vancouver's Renters Advisory Committee.

Contact

Website: www.copevancouver.ca

Facebook: @tanya.webking
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ZHOU, Lenny

(He/Him)
Party: ABC Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Safety
2. Affordability
3. Sustainability
Platform

• Invest in public safety — hire 100 police officers and 100 mental health nurses
• Address the housing crisis — triple housing starts and streamline permitting
• Make Vancouver a more vibrant city — expand patios and plazas
• Ensure those struggling with mental health and addictions have access to proper support
• Improve cycling, pedestrian, and rapid transit infrastructure
• Embrace technology and evidence-based policy to make city hall more efficient and effective

Biography

Lenny is a longtime resident of Vancouver, having first arrived in 2005 to complete his Masters Degree at UBC. As an operations engineer in the public healthcare sector, Lenny supported hospital operations and the planning of the province's pandemic response using evidence-based approaches. He lives in East Vancouver with his wife Norah and their nine-month old son Nolen.

Contact

Email: info@abcvancouver.ca

Website: https://abcvancouver.ca/team/lenny-zhou/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vote4ABC
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PEACOCK, Amie
Top 3 priorities
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Platform

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Biography

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Contact

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OGER, Morgane

(She/Hers)
Party: Progress Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Housing Crisis
2. Drug Poisoning Crisis
3. Livability for Families
Platform

Housing is everything. Progress Vancouver is united on a plan to make housing affordable again.

1. Reform zoning
2. Build budget-neutral mixed-income housing
3. More senior housing in neighborhoods
4. Build 15,000 new homes/rentals per year
5. Build co-ops and multigenerational homes
6. Secure federal funding for social housing
7. Progressive Luxury Homes Surtax
8. Fight speculation
9. Protect renters
10. Streamline permits
11. Reform Community Amenity Contributions
12. Support Indigenous-led developments like Sen̓áḵw

Biography

Morgane Oger brings a strong background as a tech professional and community leader.

While serving as Vice President of the BC NDP, Morgane fought tirelessly for human rights and developed lasting connections to Provincial leaders.

Morgane is a champion of LGBTQ rights and representation. She is a powerful voice for safer communities and efficient government.

Contact

Phone: 778-745-0200

Email: morgane@progressvancouver.ca

Facebook: www.facebook.com/morgane.oger.bc
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CARR, Adriane

(she/her)
Party: GREEN

Top 3 priorities
1. Bold Climate Action
2. Affordable Housing
3. Complete Communities
Platform

Adriane Carr leads Council on Vancouver's first ever city-wide plan. She united Council on a just and green COVID recovery plan and retrofitting public buildings as safe shelters in extreme weather. Carr will continue leading collaborative efforts to deliver real affordable housing, local food security, and climate actions to both reduce emissions and increase resilience. Carr will ensure the Vancouver Plan delivers complete communities, greener transportation and a vibrant, livable, climate-safe city for all.

Biography

Born in Vancouver to immigrant parents, Adriane Carr has been a longtime educator and leader in the environmental advocacy world. She has been the leading voice for climate action on Council since first elected in 2011. Councillor Carr is running for re-election because she loves our city and is dedicated to solving the housing and climate crises.

Contact

Email: adriane.carr@vangreens.ca

Website: www.vangreens.ca/adriane_carr

Twitter: @AdrianeCarr
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FRANSON, Marlo
Top 3 priorities
1. Housing
2. Crime
3. Self-sustainability
Platform

I believe in a prosperous, self-sustaining, crime controlled future for Vancouver and plan on focusing on these issues when I am city Councillor. I want to establish our city as one of the best for families and everyone else. I will ensure we leave a path to a direction of safety, health, livability, affordability, and environmental progress. Vancouver must meet the necessities of the residence and I will do my best to get us there.

Biography

Hello. I was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan and moved here in 1994 to enjoy the wonders of Vancouver. I have my BA in Psychology with Criminology minor and continued studies many years after. I have since worked in Vancouver and watched it grow for 28 years. I am highly motivated and skilled to be your Vancouver Councillor.

Contact

Email: marlof@yahoo.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarloJFranson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarloFranson
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ALM, KR
Top 3 priorities
1. Creative and Fast Housing
2. Reduce Cost for Drivers
3. End the Taxation of Tax
Platform

Creative proposals to reduce the cost of living. Reform of rules based civic approval system; lowering cost and increasing housing delivery time. Work with party line councilors: to see hidden and overlooked solutions; available now for immediate planning and implementation. Articulate leadership with full "complaint department" style civic involvement. Audit and eliminate the taxation of tax in the price of fuel. Work steadfastly towards a fun and inexpensive city on all fronts and all neighbourhoods.

Biography

54 years old, fifth time running as true Independent. Vancouver born, Eric Hamber video and UBC urban land economics graduate. Pioneer skateboarder, snowboarder and technologist raised to creatively think outside of the box. Dedicated candidate, with faith and an awesome track record. Helped stop the car levy; save the conservatory and stop the unnecessary parking tax. Select and Elect Alm.

Contact

Email: donation@kellyalm.ca

Website: https://www.kellyalm.ca/Qualifications.html

Other: https://www.gofundme.com/f/stop-taxing-tax
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NORRIS, Matthew

(He/Him)
Party: OneCity

Top 3 priorities
1. Indigenous Rights
2. Affordable Housing
3. Community Safety
Platform

OneCity will work with the Host Nations and urban Indigenous peoples to recognize and affirm their human rights. Norris and his fellow OneCity Councillors will work to address systemic racism and promote equity for every resident of Vancouver. They will take an approach to safety that prioritizes meeting people's needs and investing in social supports. Everyone deserves to feel safe in their community and that includes providing housing and services to all who need them.

Biography

Matthew Norris (he/him) is the president of the Urban Native Youth Association, which supports Indigenous youth and their families. Norris brings years of policy experience with the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and as an Indigenous delegate to the United Nations. He is Nehithaw and a member of the Lac La Ronge First Nation.

Contact

Website: https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/

Instagram: @nehithawnorris

Twitter: @MrMatthewNorris
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MEISZNER, Peter

(He/Him)
Party: ABC Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Safety
2. Affordability
3. Sustainability
Platform

• Invest in public safety — hire 100 police officers and 100 mental health nurses
• Address the housing crisis — triple housing starts and streamline permitting
• Make Vancouver a more vibrant city — expand patios and plazas
• Ensure those struggling with mental health and addictions have access to proper support
• Improve cycling, pedestrian, and rapid transit infrastructure
• Embrace technology and evidence-based policy to make city hall more efficient and effective

Biography

Peter currently works as Senior Digital Strategist at UBC and was the first online news producer at Global BC. He is concerned about public safety and is focused on ways to boost housing affordability. Peter is the former vice-chair of the Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee and writes for the popular urbanism website, urbanYVR. He lives in the West End.

Contact

Email: info@abcvancouver.ca

Website: https://abcvancouver.ca/team/peter-meiszner/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vote4ABC
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BROWN, Cleta

(she/her)
Party: TEAM

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable Housing
2. Public Safety
3. Core city services
Platform

TEAM aims to restore balance to Vancouver, making it safer and more affordable, while prioritizing core services. Our community-based planning approach balances housing, mobility, community amenities, business activity and affordability. TEAM will replace the current Broadway Plan and Vancouver Plan to avoid demovictions of affordable low rise rental housing and will consult neighbourhoods on how to grow and keep families in Vancouver - without massive concrete towers everywhere. https://www.voteteam.ca/positions

Biography

Cleta, a lifelong Vancouverite, respects politics as a powerful way to impact people's lives. Cleta practiced law as a Crown Prosecutor, General Counsel for the Ombudsman and A/Chair of the Review Board. She has dedicated herself to volunteer work with eg. MOSAIC, YWCA. Cleta wants change at City Hall to return Vancouver to a safe, affordable city for all.

Contact

Email: cleta@voteteam.ca

Website: www.voteteam.ca

Twitter: @CletaBrown4Van
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SINGH, Devyani

(she/her)
Party: GREEN

Top 3 priorities
1. Climate Resilience
2. Affordability
3. Housing
Platform

Everyone has a right to safe, secure housing with sufficient support. Thus, I will champion strategies to meet our diverse housing needs that are also climate resilient to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on our most vulnerable people. I will push for truly supportive housing by increasing the equitable and strategic distribution of affordable housing across the city, and use city-owned land for housing and pursuing city-built affordable housing.

Biography

As a woman of colour and a renter, I understand the struggles faced by many in Vancouver. I will collaborate with elected councillors to build a sustainable city where everyone can afford to live where we work and study. As a scientist and an economist, I will further promote the inclusion of science, decolonization, and social justice in decision-making.

Contact

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrDevyaniSingh

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kumari_devyani/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kumari_Devyani
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BOLDT, Lesli

(she/her)
Party: Vision Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Housing
2. Climate
3. Community
Platform

We need more housing for people. We need to respond and adapt to the climate emergency. We need to ensure a just recovery from this pandemic, and a better future for our kids. And we need a City Council who understands how all of these challenges are connected. We need to put reconciliation back at the top of the civic agenda. We need vision for this city again.

Biography

I am the owner of Boldt Communications. Before founding Boldt, I worked at Vancity Credit Union, and for the BC government from 1992 and 2000. I've also directed marketing and communications for Vancouver Public Library, and led the City of Vancouver's 2010 Winter Games-related public communications.
I am passionate about climate action, affordable housing, and ending the toxic drug crisis.

Contact

Email: electboldt2022@gmail.com

Instagram: @lesli4council

Twitter: @lesliboldt
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REDMOND, Eric

(he/him)
Party: Affordable Housing Coalition

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable Rent
2. Reasonable Land Prices
3. Creating Family Housing
Platform

AFFORDABLE RENT- stop allowing rent increases between tenants
CONTROL LAND PRICES- appreciation tax on prices above 2022 land values
PRE-APPROVED BUILDINGS- pre-approved set of building templates
PROGRESSIVE PROPERTY TAX- surtax
on properties over $3 Million
THE MISSING MIDDLE- more 3+ bedroom units for families
DENSIFICATION- multi-family buildings on single-family lots
CO-OP HOUSING- create new rentals
CUT RED TAPE- make it easier to build

Biography

I'm Eric Redmond. I'm a civil engineer, I grew up in Delta, graduated from UBC, and I've called Vancouver home since 2004. I've worked in renewables, volunteered overseas, and served in the Canadian Armed Forces. And like many of you, I'm a renter who's fed up with the insanity of our housing market. Enough is enough. We need bold action.

Contact

Website: affordablehousingvancouver.ca

Facebook: facebook.com/AHCVancouver

Instagram: instagram.com/AHCVancouver
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DOMINATO, Lisa

(She/Her)
Party: ABC Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Safety
2. Affordability
3. Sustainability
Platform

• Invest in public safety — hire 100 police officers and 100 mental health nurses
• Address the housing crisis — triple housing starts and streamline permitting
• Make Vancouver a more vibrant city — expand patios and plazas
• Ensure those struggling with mental health and addictions have access to proper support
• Improve cycling, pedestrian, and rapid transit infrastructure
• Embrace technology and evidence-based policy to make city hall more efficient and effective

Biography

A current City Councillor, Lisa has 20+ years of senior government and public policy experience. Also a former School Trustee and past Chair of the Kettle Society, Lisa is known for bringing people together on critical issues. Her priorities are housing, affordability, safe neighbourhoods, quality services, and climate resiliency. She lives in East Vancouver with her husband and school-aged daughters.

Contact

Email: info@abcvancouver.ca

Website: https://abcvancouver.ca/team/lisa-dominato/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vote4ABC
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KLASSEN, Mike

(He/Him)
Party: ABC Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Safety
2. Affordability
3. Sustainability
Platform

• Invest in public safety — hire 100 police officers and 100 mental health nurses
• Address the housing crisis — triple housing starts and streamline permitting
• Make Vancouver a more vibrant city — expand patios and plazas
• Ensure those struggling with mental health and addictions have access to proper support
• Improve cycling, pedestrian, and rapid transit infrastructure
• Embrace technology and evidence-based policy to make city hall more efficient and effective

Biography

Mike Klassen has been bringing people together as a community organizer in the Fraser Street community for two decades. As Vice President at BC Care Providers Association, Mike advocates for older adults and their loved ones. As Performing Arts Lodge Vancouver board president, he secured new non-market housing for arts professionals. Mike is a husband, parent, and avid fitness enthusiast.

Contact

Email: info@abcvancouver.ca

Website: https://abcvancouver.ca/team/mike-klassen/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vote4ABC
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BOWEN, Mark
Top 3 priorities
1. Financial responsibility
2. gentle densification
3. crime and safety
Platform

It's 14 years of tax and spend city government and nothing is getting better. It's time to get back to basics. It's time to a focus on delivering core services.

Key areas
*No large tax and spending increases
*Better public safety
*Increased efficiency
*Homeowner protections and rights
*Better affordability for residents
*A plan for gentle densification of communities
*Focus on core services. The province needs to step up on mental health and addictions.

Biography

I'm running as an independent as we need change at city hall and have to get back to basics. I have both the political experience, the business experience and education to be effective at city council.

Small business owner 20+ years 2020 BC Liberal Candidate - Point Grey.
MBA and BA psychology Self-management master trainer and leader

Contact

Phone: 604-861-0879

Website: markbowen.nationbuilder.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.bowen.37454961
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BHAYANI, Cinnamon 芯娜萌雅妮

(She/ her/ hers)
Party: NPA

Top 3 priorities
1. Public Safety
2. Core Services
3. Reconciliation
Platform

1) Public Safety and well being- this includes supporting and working collaboratively with VPD, working with residents and businesses as well as providing access to appropriate services
2)Restore core services and city maintenance- this includes recycling, garbage, sidewalk repair, snow removal and street light maintenance
3)Reconciliation (indigenous) and reunification (neighbours- post-pandemic)- this includes involving communities and improving social connection

Biography

I am deeply concerned about our city.

Our city is no longer safe. We need to rebuild trust and relationships.

I will advocate for your safety and find solutions that address public safety.

I have 26 years in public safety within two federal government agencies and recently completed law degree requirements at York.

Contact

Email: Bhayani@NPAVANCOUVER.CA

Facebook: facebook.com/cinbhayani

Instagram: @cinbhayani
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ROBERTS, Stephen P
Party: TEAM

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordability
2. Public Safety
3. Core City Services
Platform

TEAM aims to restore balance to Vancouver, making it safer and more affordable, while prioritizing core services. Our community-based planning approach balances housing, transportation, community amenities, business activity and affordability. TEAM will replace the current Broadway Plan and Vancouver Plan to avoid demovictions in affordable low-rise rental housing and consult neighbourhoods on how to keep our kids in Vancouver without massive concrete towers everywhere. We promise good governance, transparency, accountability, meaningful public consultation. https://www.voteteam.ca/positions

Biography

As chair of Vancouver Hospice Society, I faced a re-zoning application that could have forced closure of our community hospice. City Hall was tone deaf to our fears. Council continues to ignore residents, viewing them as revenue streams and impediments to council's agenda. We need compassionate, thoughtful, human-scale development that reflects neighborhood voices. Economics graduate; Career as investment banking COO.

Contact

Email: stephen@voteteam.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/srobertsbc

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SRobertsBC
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SWANSON, Jean

(She/her/hers)
Party: COPE

Top 3 priorities
1. House the homeless
2. rent control
3. safe supply
Platform

My priorities:
Rent Control: Stop landlords from raising rents as much as they want between tenants.
Safe Supply: Work fiercely to end the poison drug supply to save lives.
Build Co-ops: Invest in thousands of non-profit social housing and co-ops.
End Homelessness: Take immediate actions and develop long-term solutions to end homelessness.
Refund the Community: Shift police funding to community-led safety services.
Free Transit: Reduce transit fares to get cars off the road.

Biography

I've worked to get governments to end poverty for about 40 years, for which I was awarded the Order of Canada in 2017. In August 2018, I spent four days in jail for blocking access to Kinder Morgan's pipeline. As city councillor, I've focused on protecting renters, getting safe supply, and amplifying voices not usually heard at city hall.

Contact

Email: jean.swanson@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swanson4council [facebook.com]

Twitter: @JeanSwanson_
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CROMWELL, Ian

(he/him)
Party: OneCity

Top 3 priorities
1. Health & Well-being
2. Arts & Culture
3. Affordable Housing
Platform

OneCity will make Vancouver's neighbourhoods vibrant places to live and champion its arts and culture spaces, organizations and workers. Cromwell and his fellow OneCity Councillors will promote arts and culture for everyone — from local buskers to music festivals. They will work to bring Vancouverites together for more events and end the social isolation that's too common in the city. With more housing for families and new neighbours, people will have more opportunities to connect.

Biography

Ian Cromwell (he/him) holds a PhD from UBC's School of Population and Public Health and currently works as a manager of health economics at CADTH, where he provides advice to healthcare decision makers to ensure the best use of public resources. Cromwell is a classically trained violinist and founder of Locals Lounge, a grassroots incubator for Vancouver's music community.

Contact

Email: icromwell4van@gmail.com

Website: https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/icromwell4van
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CHARKO, Ken 肯·查克
Party: NPA

Top 3 priorities
1. Public safety leadership
2. Adequate housing supply
3. Improve city services
Platform

- Ensure there is crisis-level leadership on public safety at city hall.
- Ensure our neighbourhoods are safe. Those who break the law need to be held accountable.
- Focus on core City responsibilities and keep taxes low.
- Revival of the Community land trust, build 1000 new co-op homes a year.
- Support the Arts and their Venues along with city-wide events.
- Cut Mayor's office Budget by 50%
- Cut Government Waste

Biography

Ken "Movie Guy" Charko is a proven leader and investor in Vancouver's future: owner of Dunbar Theatre (Best Popcorn), winner of the Chamber of Commerce business of the year, nominated for environment innovator, and president of Hillcrest Community Centre, voted the best centre in Vancouver. A community guy! Raised with Vancouver Canucks $500,000 for
Ukraine.

Contact

Phone: 6046847546

Email: Ken@voteNPA.ca

Website: www.NPAVancouver.ca
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BOYLE, Christine

(she/her)
Party: OneCity

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable Housing
2. Climate Emergency Action
3. Indigenous Rights
Platform

OneCity will build affordable housing everywhere in Vancouver so working class people can afford to stay in the city they love and start families here. Boyle and her fellow OneCity Councillors will end the apartment ban and allow six story apartments with ground floor corner stores in every neighbourhood, while protecting renters and stacking the deck in favour of non-market housing. They will also work with the province to create a city-owned public development agency.

Biography

Christine Boyle (she/her) is the leading progressive voice on Council since she was elected with OneCity in 2018. Boyle has championed the city's Climate Emergency Action Plan, the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and expanding non-market, co-op and rental housing across Vancouver.

Contact

Website: https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/

Instagram: @christineeboyle

Twitter: @christineeboyle
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PHILBERT, Kyra

(she/her)
Top 3 priorities
1. Healing: us & the planet
2. Radical Equity Politics
3. Fun. Arts. Food. Social.
Platform

Kyra Philbert is worried about our health. She believes the unceded territories known as Vancouver and its people need significant healing through rest, play and purposeful social interactions. Kyra commits to equity policies like those developed by the Hot Pink Paper Campaign.

A shift is required in our city ethics to actively challenge the structures that promote inequity while building towards a "Vancouver" that is intentionally inclusive for all.

Kyra calls this vision #queeragendayvr.

Biography

Kyra [K-EE-ra] Philbert is a queer biracial (Black/white) ciswoman settler living on unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Nations. She is a registered nurse working in community in the Downtown Eastside. Passionate about disrupting the structural elements that reinforce inequity within our city, Kyra is committed to the #queeragendayvr via an intersectional, anticapitalist, antiracist, pleasure-based and queer politics.

Contact

Website: kyraphilbert.ca

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queeragendayvr/
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SMITH, Stephanie

(she/her/hers)
Party: GREEN

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable, secure homes
2. Strong tenant protections
3. Safe, healthy communities
Platform

Stephanie wants a city where every Vancouverite has a future. On Council she will work hard to create better renter protections, champion truly affordable housing, support the city's arts and culture workers, and build the security people need to live and thrive in their communities.

Biography

Stephanie Smith is a labour and social justice activist living in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. She has worked in community service since the 1990s, as a legal advocate and union activist, representing workers and tenants across Vancouver. She has extensive experience working collaboratively with housing cooperatives, grassroots community groups, legal and government working groups, and unions.

Contact

Email: stephanie.smith@vangreens.ca

Website: https://www.vangreens.ca/stephanie_smith

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spkr.118/
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FRANCIS, Mauro

(He/Him/His)
Party: Progress Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Housing Affordability
2. Mental Health Crisis
3. Public Safety
Platform

Housing is everything. Progress Vancouver is united on a plan to make housing affordable again.

1. Reform zoning
2. Build budget-neutral mixed-income housing
3. More senior housing in neighborhoods
4. Build 15,000 new homes/rentals per year
5. Build co-ops and multigenerational homes
6. Secure federal funding for social housing
7. Progressive Luxury Homes Surtax
8. Fight speculation
9. Protect renters
10. Streamline permits
11. Reform Community Amenity Contributions
12. Support Indigenous-led developments like Sen̓áḵw

Biography

Mauro was born and raised in the Latin & Italian communities of East Vancouver. As a young man, strong role models kept him from taking self-destructive paths and encouraged him to build up his community instead.

He went on to mentor at the East End Boys Club as he continued his passion for building communities & uplifting those around him.

Contact

Email: mauro@progressvancouver.ca

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MauroFrancisVan/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/mauroafrancis
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QUAN, Grace

(She/her)
Party: TEAM

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable Housing
2. Public Safety
3. Core Services
Platform

TEAM aims to restore balance to the City of Vancouver, making it safer and more affordable, while prioritizing core services. Our community-based planning approach balances housing, mobility, community amenities, business activity and affordability. TEAM For A Livable Vancouver will replace the current Broadway Plan and Vancouver Plan to avoid demovictions of affordable low-rise rental housing and consult neighborhoods on how to keep our kids in Vancouver – without massive concrete towers everywhere. See more: https://www.voteteam.ca/positions

Biography

Grace Quan is President & CEO of a Hydrogen company that has developed a nanomaterial for hydrogen storage. Previously Grace was in the federal gov as Sr Advisor to the CFO of the Treasury. Grace is running to bring her skill set to the City of Vancouver to manage the crisis in the DTES using compassion and international best practices.

Contact

Email: grace@voteteam.ca

Website: www.voteteam.ca

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GracequanVan
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NIJJAR, Param

(He/Him)
Party: TEAM

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable Housing
2. Public Safety
3. Core Services
Platform

TEAM aims to restore balance to the City of Vancouver, making it safer and more affordable, while prioritizing core services. Our community-based planning approach balances housing, mobility, community amenities, business activity and affordability. TEAM For A Livable Vancouver will replace the current Broadway Plan and Vancouver Plan to avoid demovictions of affordable low-rise rental housing and consult neighbourhoods on how to keep our kids in Vancouver – without massive concrete towers everywhere. See more: https://www.voteteam.ca/positions

Biography

A Vancouver resident for 23 years, father to a young family, small-business owner- Param Nijjar strives for balance, efficiency and transparency- especially in civic governance. With a sharp sense of perception and analytical skills, honed over years in the housing industry, engineering and community service, Param's focus is on affordable housing, safety and essential services- while listening closely to you.

Contact

Email: param@voteteam.ca

Website: www.voteteam.ca

Twitter: @604param
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ALLAN, Elaine 伊艾倫
Party: NPA

Top 3 priorities
1. Public Safety
2. Housing
3. Core Services
Platform

With a strong background in technology, business and finance I hope to bring my private sector expertise to City Hall and help foster a Vancouver that welcomes innovation.

Biography

Throughout my career I've been a strong advocate for women and worked at WISH (Women's Information Safe House), the Salvation Army Harbour Light, the John Howard Society, and served as the Executive Director for Shelter Net BC. For years, my colleagues and I have worked together to develop programs, housing, and services for vulnerable women throughout Vancouver.

Contact

Email: elaine@votenpa.ca

Website: https://elaineallan.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElaineAllanNPA
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ASHE, Jeanette

(she / her / hers)
Party: Forward with Kennedy Stewart

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable housing
2. Mental health & addiction
3. Diversity & inclusion
Platform

While other parties plan to cut, we plan to build. On housing, Forward Together will significantly increase supply and affordability, streamline the approval process and protect renters. On public health and safety, we will create more supportive housing, provide more harm reduction and treatment options, and offer greater mental health supports for our most vulnerable neighbours. On climate change, we will build a sustainable, equitable and vibrant economy rooted in reconciliation, accessibility and inclusivity.

Biography

Jeanette Ashe is Chair of Political Science at Douglas College and Visiting Fellow at the Global Institute for Women's Leadership, King's College, University of London. She holds a PhD in Politics from Birkbeck, University of London. She advises non-profits, governments, and parties on equity legislation, and gender and diversity sensitivity.

Contact

Phone: 778-900-8326

Email: jeanette@forwardvancouver.ca

Website: www.forwardvancouver.ca/jeanette_ashe
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TIELEMAN, Bill
Party: TEAM

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable Housing
2. Public Safety
3. Core Services
Platform

TEAM aims to restore balance to Vancouver, making it safer and more affordable, while prioritizing core services. Our community-based planning approach balances housing, mobility, community amenities, business activity and affordability. TEAM For A Livable Vancouver will replace the current Broadway Plan and Vancouver Plan to avoid demovictions of affordable low-rise rental housing and consult neighbourhoods on how to keep our kids in Vancouver – without massive concrete towers everywhere. See more: https://www.voteteam.ca/positions

Biography

I'm running because the soul of Vancouver is literally at stake in this election. I have provided advice to labour, business, indigenous, environmental, governmental and non-profits since 1998.

I served as Communications Director to BC's Premier and the BC Federation of Labour.

I wrote a weekly politics column in 24 Hours Vancouver, The Tyee online and the Georgia Straight.

Contact

Email: bill@voteteam.ca

Website: https://www.voteteam.ca/

Twitter: @BillTieleman
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BLIGH, Rebecca

(She/Her)
Party: ABC Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Safety
2. Affordability
3. Sustainability
Platform

• Invest in public safety — hire 100 police officers and 100 mental health nurses
• Address the housing crisis — triple housing starts and streamline permitting
• Make Vancouver a more vibrant city — expand patios and plazas
• Ensure those struggling with mental health and addictions have access to proper support
• Improve cycling, pedestrian, and rapid transit infrastructure
• Embrace technology and evidence-based policy to make city hall more efficient and effective

Biography

Rebecca has served on Council since 2018. Starting as a single mother, she raised her two children in Vancouver and is the founder of a consulting and facilitation company. Her volunteer work includes working with the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation and international education and climate initiatives. Rebecca lives in CityGate with her partner Laura, son Jackson, and dog Kingsley.

Contact

Email: info@abcvancouver.ca

Website: https://abcvancouver.ca/team/rebecca-bligh/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vote4ABC
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BROWN, Hilary

(he / him / his)
Party: Forward with Kennedy Stewart

Top 3 priorities
1. Not provided
2. Not provided
3. Not provided
Platform

While other parties plan to cut, we plan to build. On housing, Forward Together will significantly increase supply and affordability, streamline the approval process and protect renters. On public health and safety, we will create more supportive housing, provide more harm reduction and treatment options, and offer greater mental health supports for our most vulnerable neighbours. On climate change, we will build a sustainable, equitable and vibrant economy rooted in reconciliation, accessibility and inclusivity.

Biography

Hilary Brown grew up in a single-parent family in a small town where he developed strong values around community and cooperation. A Vancouver Community College science educator, he sees daily how young people struggle to afford living, balancing multiple jobs and pursuing their education. As a paraplegic, he cares deeply about supporting marginalized people and making Vancouver accessible for all.

Contact

Phone: 778-900-8326

Email: Hilary@forwardvancouver.ca

Website: www.forwardvancouver.ca/hilary_brown
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ZARRABIAN, Arezo 蘇勵安

(She / Her / Elle)
Party: NPA

Top 3 priorities
1. Public Safety
2. Housing
3. Core Services
Platform

1. Public Safety
Ensure there is crisis-level leadership on public safety at city hall.
Ensure harm reduction is tied to treatment.
2. Housing – Focus on housing supply, less red tape and shorten permit wait times.
3. Core services – Improve basic services with fewer taxes and less government waste.

Biography

I am committed to supporting those within my community and about making Vancouver safer for all. I grew up in an Iranian-immigrant family. I worked with the VPD as a leading Crime Analyst. I also believe in the importance of Vancouver's business community. Prior to working at the VPD, I studied Criminology and Political Science at Simon Fraser University.

Contact

Email: zarrabian@votenpa.ca

Instagram: Zarrabiancov

Twitter: Zarrabiancov
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FRY, Pete

(he/him)
Party: GREEN

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable Housing
2. City Services
3. Thriving Safe Communities
Platform

In seeking re-election, I'm renewing my commitment to hard work, forthright leadership, and accountability.

Housing unaffordability, red-tape and regulatory inertia, infrastructure deficit, climate change, and the abysmal conditions in the Downtown Eastside remain my top priorities.

Today, nearly three years into the pandemic, many of our inequities and challenges have been laid bare. I am dedicated to meeting those challenges and reinvigorating Vancouver as a safe, resilient, and vibrant city where everyone can thrive.

Biography

City Councillor, Library Board Trustee, and Union of BC Municipalities director, Pete Fry additionally chairs the Auditor General Committee and sits on a number of advisory committees that mirror some of his interests, including Vancouver City Planning Commission, Arts and Culture Advisory Committee and National Zero Waste Council (to name a few).

Pete is married and lives in East Vancouver.

Contact

Email: hello@petefry.ca

Facebook: Facebook.com/PeteFryforVancouver

Twitter: Twitter.com/ptfry
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Lý, Tim

(Mr.)
Top 3 priorities
1. Housing Right !!!
2. Eradicate Homelessness
3. A must: Politic Reform
Platform

Paramount problems in Vancouver are caused largely by politics of self & special interests. Nothing will change by replacing politicians and political parties with others. My True Leadership program Commits Totally not just to the pressing issues of Housing, Homelessness, Transportation. Most important & absolutely necessary, its Commitment to Reform the City Hall and the Electoral system:Direct Democracy, Neighbourhood Representation, See-Thru Government, City Leads, Humanity First. No one can't achieve alone but Together We Can!

Biography

Not provided

Contact

Email: Vancouver.TrueLeadership@gmail.com

Facebook: Vancouver True Leadership

Twitter: Tim Lý @Tru_Leadership
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MACKENZIE, Jeremy
Top 3 priorities
1. Food Production
2. Sovereignty
3. Truth / Common Sense
Platform

Food Production - Think of the endless benefits of an abundant supply of fruit, vegetables and nuts in your own neighbourhood gardens and greenhouses. This will drastically reduce poverty.

Reclaiming Sovereignty - Exterminating involvement with UN WHO WEF

Truth and Common Sense - Truth and common sense are significant elements of the Bible. I believe it is wise to adhere to the principles and instructions of the Word of God, ultimately leading to truth.

Biography

I have the courage to do what is right for the people of Vancouver. I am aware of the global agenda undermining our culture and values, and seek to put an end to it. No more UN agenda!

I am a passionate Canadian citizen who works in carpentry and I love playing music.

Contact

Email: action4canada.jer@protonmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063143719225

Other: https://votemate.org/c/7043
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BARZEGARI, Honieh هانیه برزگری

(she/her)
Party: Vision Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Housing & Economic Growth
2. Mental Health & Wellness
3. Inclusion & Belonging
Platform

I'm running to be your voice at City Hall for a more prosperous Vancouver for everyone, by focusing on housing and affordability, health, inclusion and belonging, creating opportunities for people and businesses, and finding progressive solutions that make our city a place where we can all thrive. Everyone deserves to have an affordable, and secure home. Mental health can be addressed at city level by focusing on education and care coordination.

Biography

I moved to Vancouver from Tehran in 2015 and became a proud Canadian in 2019.
I am a medical doctor by training. Early in my career, I worked in underserved rural areas. My first job after immigration was teaching medical sciences. I am working at a health tech company now. Volunteered at MSJ hospital and pain BC.

Contact

Email: honiehcampaign@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/honieh.ca

Instagram: @honieh.ca
155

WVONG, Russil

(he / him / his)
Party: Forward with Kennedy Stewart

Top 3 priorities
1. Affordable housing
2. Mental health & addiction
3. Vital public services
Platform

While other parties plan to cut, we plan to build. On housing, Forward Together will significantly increase supply and affordability, streamline the approval process and protect renters. On public health and safety, we will create more supportive housing, provide more harm reduction and treatment options, and offer greater mental health supports for our most vulnerable neighbours. On climate change, we will build a sustainable, equitable and vibrant economy rooted in reconciliation, accessibility and inclusivity.

Biography

Russil Wvong has worked as a software developer for the past 30 years. As a parent of two young adults, he is extremely concerned about the housing shortage, and has been increasingly involved in researching solutions and advocating for more housing. He is running for council because he wants to get more homes built, especially rental housing and below-market housing.

Contact

Phone: 778-900-8326

Email: russil@forwardvancouver.ca

Website: www.forwardvancouver.ca/russil_wvong
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CHIN, David

(He/Him/His)
Party: Progress Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Build Affordable Housing
2. Nurture Art & Tech
3. Support Small Business
Platform

Housing is everything. Progress Vancouver is united on a plan to make housing affordable again.

1. Reform zoning
2. Build budget-neutral mixed-income housing
3. More senior housing in neighbourhoods
4. Build 15,000 new homes/rentals per year
5. Build co-ops and multi-generational homes
6. Secure federal funding for social housing
7. Progressive Luxury Homes Surtax
8. Fight speculation
9. Protect renters
10. Streamline permits
11. Reform Community Amenity Contributions
12. Support Indigenous-led developments like Sen̓áḵw

Biography

David Chin is an actor and former teacher. His travels have taken him to Indonesia and Thailand, but Vancouver always calls him home.

As a renter and father, David saw prices squeeze harder until he realized this wasn't the Vancouver he wanted for his son. For the sake of struggling families, he's here to bring new solutions to City Hall.

Contact

Email: david@progressvancouver.ca

Instagram: www.instagram.com/vancitydave

Twitter: www.twitter.com/vancitydave1
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ROSA, Marie Noelle

(She/Hers)
Party: Progress Vancouver

Top 3 priorities
1. Make Housing Affordable
2. Deter Domestic Violence
3. Tackle Crisis in the DTES
Platform

Housing is everything. Progress Vancouver is united on a plan to make housing affordable again.

1. Reform zoning
2. Build budget-neutral mixed-income housing
3. More senior housing in neighborhoods
4. Build 15,000 new homes/rentals per year
5. Build co-ops and multigenerational homes
6. Secure federal funding for social housing
7. Progressive Luxury Homes Surtax
8. Fight speculation
9. Protect renters
10. Streamline permits
11. Reform Community Amenity Contributions
12. Support Indigenous-led developments like Sen̓áḵw

Biography

A single mother and frontline volunteer in the DTES, Marie Noelle Rosa is intimately aware of the suffering caused by inaction. As a speaker of Mauritian Creole, French, English, and Mandarin, she keenly listens to Vancouverites who aren't used to being heard.

Contact

Phone: 604-729-1471

Email: rosa@progressvancouver.ca

Twitter: www.twitter.com/marienoellerosa
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LEE, Morning 李會民
Party: NPA

Top 3 priorities
1. Reduce Hate Crime &Racism
2. Homeless, Drugs, DTES
3. Every worker has a home
Platform

1. If you work in Vancouver, you should have a home in Vancouver
2. Charge every hate crime & racism
3. Development & Building Permit in 1 year
4. Reduce Property Tax
5. Completely Resolve homeless, drugs, & DTES problem by prevention, treatment
6. More home supplies & Vancouverites first
7. reduce not necessary costs & focus on core services
8. More shared transport vehicles, equipments & public transit
9. restore Honours & Liaison Program

Biography

I am an investor and business consultant. I'll bring passion, energy and problem-solving ability to City-Hall. My fighting-history against discrimination is our city needs. I worked as truck driver, delivery guy, mover, cleaner, IT engineer, renovation guy, etc. I tried many businesses like furniture, moving/shipping, Realtor, IT, cleaning, trading, etc. I understand you and I will work for you.

Contact

Phone: 6047271629

Email: m@wealthdaoinc.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MorningLeeMoneyMe

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DENOFRIO, Dominic

TRIGUEROS, Nancy

ORR, Sean

MACKINNON, Stuart

VARGAS, Lina

SINGH, Alvin

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KIRBY-YUNG, Sarah

WIEBE, Michael

FOX, Amy "Evil Genius"

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HE, May

WEBKING, Tanya

ZHOU, Lenny

PEACOCK, Amie

OGER, Morgane

CARR, Adriane

FRANSON, Marlo

ALM, KR

NORRIS, Matthew

MEISZNER, Peter

BROWN, Cleta

SINGH, Devyani

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