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speakers and the budget vote were recessed until Nov. 18th
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November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
speakers and the budget vote were recessed until Nov. 18th
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The planned City of Vancouver budget in a nutshell.
A speaker in opposition to the budget says she found it disturbing to see up to 6 police officers surrounding one homeless man at a grocery store.
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The planned City of Vancouver budget in a nutshell.
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A speaker in opposition to the budget says she found it disturbing to see up to 6 police officers surrounding one homeless man at a grocery store.
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A speaker in opposition to the budget says she found it disturbing to see up to 6 police officers surrounding one homeless man at a grocery store.
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”…this continually unfolding tragedy is a violation of human rights and the result of systemic discrimination…”
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Statement on the Toxic Drug Crisis
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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Statement on the Toxic Drug Crisis
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A human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis | BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
The Commissioner’s position on the toxic drug crisis, calling for an evidence-based response that centers public health and compassion.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
”…this continually unfolding tragedy is a violation of human rights and the result of systemic discrimination…”
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Statement on the Toxic Drug Crisis
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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Statement on the Toxic Drug Crisis
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That’s me 👇🏻
357: opposes draft. Exorbitant increases to police at expense if programs that prevent crime. Proud to stand in line in byelection. Proud to stand in people’s filibuster. We have potential, but not until we are all housed. Council your legal duty is to listen with open mind
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
That’s me 👇🏻
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It’s clear Vancouver residents (42%) and businesses (37%) support a 5% property tax ⬆️. Sim has ignored this and now says additional engagement is a “waste of time.” I’d like to know how much money Sim has wasted with his political stunts, incl this regressive proposal and cost-breakdown of this mtng
November 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It’s clear Vancouver residents (42%) and businesses (37%) support a 5% property tax ⬆️. Sim has ignored this and now says additional engagement is a “waste of time.” I’d like to know how much money Sim has wasted with his political stunts, incl this regressive proposal and cost-breakdown of this mtng
Ken Sim's ABC council is trying to direct more than half a billion dollars toward policing from the 2026 city budget
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Vancouver’s Cop City Budget
Next year’s municipal budget is set to allocate half a billion dollars toward policing.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Ken Sim's ABC council is trying to direct more than half a billion dollars toward policing from the 2026 city budget
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306: Jean Swanson. Opposed this report. Former city councillor who made responsible decisions. Last year it listed increases and decreases. ACCS had 14 pages. This year one LINE. Are cuts to homelessness services? Engineering- will curb cuts take longer? Tree canopy? Council support? Does this mean
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
306: Jean Swanson. Opposed this report. Former city councillor who made responsible decisions. Last year it listed increases and decreases. ACCS had 14 pages. This year one LINE. Are cuts to homelessness services? Engineering- will curb cuts take longer? Tree canopy? Council support? Does this mean
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“People who are getting clicks and likes online and [we have] a reactive government that is responding to the moral panic to avoid getting voted out … so we have policymakers with extremely liberal backgrounds doing extremely conservative things to retain their position of power,” Ranger said.
“Politicians need to do better, and this case is really, really clear on that.”
Harm reductionists explain a key victory, as a Supreme Court of Canada ruling affirms protection from possession arrests for people at an OD scene.
@maddidellplain.bsky.social reports:
Harm reductionists explain a key victory, as a Supreme Court of Canada ruling affirms protection from possession arrests for people at an OD scene.
@maddidellplain.bsky.social reports:
Landmark Ruling Fortifies Canada’s “Good Samaritan” Overdose Law
Harm reductionists see the decision, protecting people from possession arrests at overdose scenes, as a vital win in a worsening landscape.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“People who are getting clicks and likes online and [we have] a reactive government that is responding to the moral panic to avoid getting voted out … so we have policymakers with extremely liberal backgrounds doing extremely conservative things to retain their position of power,” Ranger said.
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“We’re looking at things like removing change tables for babies in high-vandalism areas, which, believe it or not, actually take a lot of time and money to actually replace.” www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Removing fixtures from some public washrooms pitched as part of cutting Vancouver’s budget
Removing change tables and hygiene product dispensers from some public washrooms in Vancouver is one of the ways the city’s proposed budget will seek to reduce costs to deliver a zero per cent propert...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“We’re looking at things like removing change tables for babies in high-vandalism areas, which, believe it or not, actually take a lot of time and money to actually replace.” www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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However it is quite a slap in the face to all those killed by police, an act of deep disrespect for life, and full of derision for disabled people in particular. I could have chosen to talk about so many other things but the stakes really are that high, have always been that high.
#VanPoli
#VanPoli
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
However it is quite a slap in the face to all those killed by police, an act of deep disrespect for life, and full of derision for disabled people in particular. I could have chosen to talk about so many other things but the stakes really are that high, have always been that high.
#VanPoli
#VanPoli
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Some more charts for the Vancouver budget, a response from Ken Sim on the future of the city’s climate department, and a decision to wear a sweater on camera which I’m frankly still on the fence about
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Some more charts for the Vancouver budget, a response from Ken Sim on the future of the city’s climate department, and a decision to wear a sweater on camera which I’m frankly still on the fence about
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Ken Sim Ran on Manufactured Panic. He Runs the City on Social Murder.
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Ken Sim Ran on Manufactured Panic. He Runs the City on Social Murder.
Sim’s abrupt pause on housing and newest police crackdown is for the wealthiest – at the expense of all of us.
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March 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Ken Sim Ran on Manufactured Panic. He Runs the City on Social Murder.
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Does #Vancouver mayor Ken Sim & his ABC majority on City Council plan to cut baby-changing tables & tampon dispensers from community centre & public library public washrooms?
Removing fixtures from some public washrooms pitched as part of cutting Vancouver’s budget
Removing change tables and hygiene product dispensers from some public washrooms in Vancouver is one of the ways the city’s proposed budget will seek to reduce costs to deliver a zero per cent propert...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Does #Vancouver mayor Ken Sim & his ABC majority on City Council plan to cut baby-changing tables & tampon dispensers from community centre & public library public washrooms?
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Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List
Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we offer an extensive reading list about border and police ab...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List
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Don't forget the VPD pulling a bunch of juiced numbers out of nowhere with oddly convenient timing
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Don't forget the VPD pulling a bunch of juiced numbers out of nowhere with oddly convenient timing
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I deliberately included those things alongside the position that cops do not make us safer because it’s too often the case that victims of violence are used to uphold carceral systems. It is not surprising that an elected city councillor that used to be a cop would scoff at that. #VanPoli.
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I deliberately included those things alongside the position that cops do not make us safer because it’s too often the case that victims of violence are used to uphold carceral systems. It is not surprising that an elected city councillor that used to be a cop would scoff at that. #VanPoli.
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Chantelle Spicer, speaker 2, poverty reduction coalition. This will deepen economic divide. This should be about our values and priorities. This budget is about short term optics. Calls to not increase police budget which makes poverty worse. No correlation between increased funding +public safety.
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Chantelle Spicer, speaker 2, poverty reduction coalition. This will deepen economic divide. This should be about our values and priorities. This budget is about short term optics. Calls to not increase police budget which makes poverty worse. No correlation between increased funding +public safety.
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219: kit’s resident. Opposes as it stands. Hopes we can send it back for review. Live within our means? Police don’t have to. Staggering problem is police increase alone is bigger than entire arts budget. 250k of cost per person. It has to be looked at. Crime severity index shows crime down.
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
219: kit’s resident. Opposes as it stands. Hopes we can send it back for review. Live within our means? Police don’t have to. Staggering problem is police increase alone is bigger than entire arts budget. 250k of cost per person. It has to be looked at. Crime severity index shows crime down.
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Vancouver mayor’s party quietly corrects inaccurate violent crime statistics
Vancouver mayor’s party quietly corrects inaccurate violent crime statistics
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC party published inaccurate statistics about a decrease in violent crime in the city when touting the impact of its “historic investments” in public safety.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Vancouver mayor’s party quietly corrects inaccurate violent crime statistics
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"Close to 54,000 people have died in Canada from opioid toxicity since 2016." FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE. What are we doing here? Criminalizing using drugs didn't save any of those people; it arguably contributed to their deaths. #CdnPoli #BCPoli
📣 DULF found guilty for life-saving compassion club 📣
But WAIT! Not so fast…
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But WAIT! Not so fast…
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Court finds DULF guilty for compassion club "heralded as success"
Convictions are on hold as the compassion club founders prepare for a Charter challenge to begin on November 24.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM