Transit expansion is the most critical investment we can make to both safeguard the economy and supercharge the next generation of jobs.
1) Port expansion without transit expansion will lead to unprecedented levels of congestion.
2) Connecting our research universities with our employment hubs is the best way to begin to unlock jobs for the next generation of students.
Walking away from a bad deal is the right choice for Canada.
The road ahead will be tough. But we’re all in this together. We must use our leverage to force Trump to back down.
And we must focus on protecting workers and communities impacted by Trump’s trade war.
What Vancouver’s mayor and council are doing is crime displacement. They haven’t solved the problem. They’re simply moving crime from one neighbourhood to the next. It’s playing Whac-a-Mole with public safety.
We need to go after criminals at every level, from the street to the organized networks bringing drugs into our city and preying on the vulnerable. At the same time, we need real treatment, mental health support and services for those who need them most.
You cannot solve Vancouver’s public safety crisis by moving the problem around.
The criminals are playing chess. The mayor is playing Whac-a-Mole.
Vancouver needs a strategy that actually solves the problem. @vanliberals
#vanpoli #bcpoli #vancouver
I stand in solidarity with all Sikhs today. The vile attack in Edmonton is an attack on us all. Thank you to the Edmonton Police Force for their quick action and resolve. We all deserve to live in security and worship in peace.
We are committed to better governance:
1) We will bring in a new lobbyist registry at the City of Vancouver. Gone are the days when lobbyists and Ken Sim’s friends get better service and access than you.
2) We will cut FOI fees in half and get rid of the new $10 Ken Sim surcharge. It’s your government; you deserve to know what the people working for you are up to.
3) We will strengthen the office of the integrity commissioner. Ken Sim broke rules dozens of times; rules don’t matter unless the consequences are real.
“Chinatown businesses have heard a lot of promises from City Hall,” said Kareem Allam, Vancouver Liberal candidate for mayor.
“They’ve seen announcements, new offices and substantially higher police spending. What they need now are results.”
Unfortunately we have an unserious Mayor @KenSimCity in a serious time. Our @vanliberals team led by @kareemformayor are serious about liveability and positive change for Vancouver residents
Thanks @vancolour for a well thought out analysis
“After working hard to prove to Vancouver that he can be taken seriously, Mayor Ken Sim has just given the city another reason not to.”
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Public Safety Is a Serious Issue. Sim’s Plebiscite Is Unserious Theatre.
My #vanpoli latest in The Tyee👇
https://t.co/RqQ4i9Ladx
Ken Sim is just in it for himself and his buddies. There is no other explanation for the amount of effort taken to hide things that used to be in plain sight for voters.
Vancouver spent a record $6 million on severance last year. City Hall refused to say to whom. It took a Vancouver Sun FOI to get the number.
In June 2024, Ken Sim's City Hall deleted QuickFind, the public staff directory online since the 1990s, then refused two FOI requests to restore it. If you can't see who works there, you can't see who was pushed out.
Vancouver Liberals will:
1. Restore the directory as open data, updated quarterly.
2. Report severance publicly every year: total, position, months paid.
3. Require a recorded Council vote and public rationale before any statutory officer is hired or removed.
4. Give the Auditor General power to compel documents and a public tracker on every recommendation.
City Hall is elected by 700,000 people. It shouldn't be run for seven.
https://t.co/eaW4Vk3cLw
Let’s not forget the ongoing sewage discharges by @CityofVancouver at the marked outfalls along False Creek @KenSimCity has slowed progress on sewer separation capital projects time for a change @vanliberals@kareemformayor
Homes don’t need to be demolished and thrown into landfills. Cities worldwide have mandated recycling materials from older homes. Vancouver lags behind.
Burnaby just concluded a three-year study that will mandate 60-70 percent of old homes of a certain age avoid landfills, saving old-growth lumber in the process.
I saw this work by Eric Serpas Ventura and his company Vema Deconstruction. We can set a new standard in Vancouver to create jobs and enhance sustainability.
Learn more here: https://t.co/gXNlyV2XSx