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SEAN ORR
@seanorr.bsky.social
· Mar 3
It's official! Sean Orr's on the ballot April 5th.
“I can’t wait to be at City Council to be a thorn in Ken Sim’s side every day – fighting for the housing we need, demanding real climate action like better public transit, & working to restore integrity to City Hall.” @seanorr.bsky.social #vanpoli
“I can’t wait to be at City Council to be a thorn in Ken Sim’s side every day – fighting for the housing we need, demanding real climate action like better public transit, & working to restore integrity to City Hall.” @seanorr.bsky.social #vanpoli
We got this
Climate change mitigation and adaptation a core service. It is when our streets flood, when our pools crumble into the ocean, when we operate cooling and warming centres…
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Climate change mitigation and adaptation a core service. It is when our streets flood, when our pools crumble into the ocean, when we operate cooling and warming centres…
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Ken Sim has no mandate to make these brutal cuts.
ABC has no mandate to impose austerity.
The City's own Budget survey showed people overwhelmingly prefer tax rates that maintain public services.
We're fighting to stop these cuts and evict ABC.
www.copevancouver.ca/join
#FightForVancouver
ABC has no mandate to impose austerity.
The City's own Budget survey showed people overwhelmingly prefer tax rates that maintain public services.
We're fighting to stop these cuts and evict ABC.
www.copevancouver.ca/join
#FightForVancouver
November 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Ken Sim has no mandate to make these brutal cuts.
ABC has no mandate to impose austerity.
The City's own Budget survey showed people overwhelmingly prefer tax rates that maintain public services.
We're fighting to stop these cuts and evict ABC.
www.copevancouver.ca/join
#FightForVancouver
ABC has no mandate to impose austerity.
The City's own Budget survey showed people overwhelmingly prefer tax rates that maintain public services.
We're fighting to stop these cuts and evict ABC.
www.copevancouver.ca/join
#FightForVancouver
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Deep gratitude for the activists and political leaders advancing a Vision Zero agenda. Traffic violence is not inevitable. Stopping it is possible and necessary.
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Deep gratitude for the activists and political leaders advancing a Vision Zero agenda. Traffic violence is not inevitable. Stopping it is possible and necessary.
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“We’ve seen throughout the decades that when we push for austerity measures like this, we pay for it down the road.”
- @seanorr.bsky.social
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
#StopTheCuts #vanpoli #FightForVancouver
- @seanorr.bsky.social
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
#StopTheCuts #vanpoli #FightForVancouver
Leaked memo says Vancouver's 'back to basics' budget will mean slashing 400 jobs
Draft budget contemplates cuts in 12 of 20 areas, and spending freezes in two. Five departments will get spending boosts. Read more.
vancouversun.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“We’ve seen throughout the decades that when we push for austerity measures like this, we pay for it down the road.”
- @seanorr.bsky.social
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
#StopTheCuts #vanpoli #FightForVancouver
- @seanorr.bsky.social
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
#StopTheCuts #vanpoli #FightForVancouver
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“In his final budget before facing voters next October, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is presenting a property tax freeze and $50 million more for police, & major cuts to arts, culture, community services & sustainability.”
Brutal austerity for everything else, but $50 million more for over-budget cops.
Brutal austerity for everything else, but $50 million more for over-budget cops.
'I'm proud of this one': Mayor Ken Sim talks budget with $50 million more for police amid property tax freeze | CBC News
In his final budget before facing voters next October, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is presenting a property tax freeze, and $50 million more for police, balanced by major cuts to arts, culture, community ...
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“In his final budget before facing voters next October, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is presenting a property tax freeze and $50 million more for police, & major cuts to arts, culture, community services & sustainability.”
Brutal austerity for everything else, but $50 million more for over-budget cops.
Brutal austerity for everything else, but $50 million more for over-budget cops.
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TAX ME. It would be financially advantageous for my family to take a tax deferral. But I don’t and I won’t and neither does any of my family. Because we care about funding our city services. We want to see improvement.
Stop cutting. tax more.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Stop cutting. tax more.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'I'm proud of this one': Mayor Ken Sim talks budget with $50 million more for police amid property tax freeze | CBC News
In his final budget before facing voters next October, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is presenting a property tax freeze, and $50 million more for police, balanced by major cuts to arts, culture, community ...
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
TAX ME. It would be financially advantageous for my family to take a tax deferral. But I don’t and I won’t and neither does any of my family. Because we care about funding our city services. We want to see improvement.
Stop cutting. tax more.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Stop cutting. tax more.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The vast majority of budget survey respondents says they’d payback moderate property tax increase to protect services.
Remember this is all to save the average condo owner 8 bucks a month.
Remember this is all to save the average condo owner 8 bucks a month.
Vancouver's proposed 2026 budget has been released.
It proposes a property tax freeze, a 10% increase to the Police Services budget, a 6% increase to Fire/Rescue Services, and lots of other cuts, including Arts & Culture, Planning & Sustainability, and much more.
Full report here.
It proposes a property tax freeze, a 10% increase to the Police Services budget, a 6% increase to Fire/Rescue Services, and lots of other cuts, including Arts & Culture, Planning & Sustainability, and much more.
Full report here.
council.vancouver.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The vast majority of budget survey respondents says they’d payback moderate property tax increase to protect services.
Remember this is all to save the average condo owner 8 bucks a month.
Remember this is all to save the average condo owner 8 bucks a month.
What a night. What a campaign.
Congratulations, New York City!!
Zohran Mamdani’s win is historic, the result of a grassroots campaign that fought to make life more affordable.
Vancouver’s next municipal election is October 17, 2026.
Zohran Mamdani’s win is historic, the result of a grassroots campaign that fought to make life more affordable.
Vancouver’s next municipal election is October 17, 2026.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What a night. What a campaign.
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PRESS RELEASE: Will Ken Sim condemn his ABC Park Commissioner’s interruption of Indigenous land acknowledgment?
www.votecope.ca/news/will-ke...
#vanpoli #Reconciliation #Vancouver
www.votecope.ca/news/will-ke...
#vanpoli #Reconciliation #Vancouver
Will Ken Sim condemn his Park Commissioner’s interruption of Indigenous land acknowledgment? — COPE Vancouver
It would be funny if it weren’t so racist, divisive, and frankly repulsive: ABC Vancouver may have done the world’s first Land Speculator Acknowledgement. At Monday’s Park Board meeting, ABC Commissi...
www.votecope.ca
November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
PRESS RELEASE: Will Ken Sim condemn his ABC Park Commissioner’s interruption of Indigenous land acknowledgment?
www.votecope.ca/news/will-ke...
#vanpoli #Reconciliation #Vancouver
www.votecope.ca/news/will-ke...
#vanpoli #Reconciliation #Vancouver
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If #Mamdani wins in New York, especially if he wins BIG, it would be the most powerful indication we’ve seen that big money, big media & big politics CAN be beat in today’s USA. That might be the most hopeful & inspiring thing to come out of a depressed & broken United States this year. #VOTEMamdani
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
If #Mamdani wins in New York, especially if he wins BIG, it would be the most powerful indication we’ve seen that big money, big media & big politics CAN be beat in today’s USA. That might be the most hopeful & inspiring thing to come out of a depressed & broken United States this year. #VOTEMamdani
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Ken Sim and ABC are bringing ~$120m in cuts to community centres, parks, and public services.
On Thursday, City Council is voting on a $17m retroactive boost to the 2025 police budget.
Now the Police Board is asking for another extra $50 million in 2026.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts #EvictABC
On Thursday, City Council is voting on a $17m retroactive boost to the 2025 police budget.
Now the Police Board is asking for another extra $50 million in 2026.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts #EvictABC
#VancouverBC - Here’s how much the Vancouver police budget could increase in 2026 www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Here’s how much the Vancouver police budget could increase in 2026
The Vancouver Police Board is meeting Monday to vote on a 2026 budget just shy of half a billion dollars.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Ken Sim and ABC are bringing ~$120m in cuts to community centres, parks, and public services.
On Thursday, City Council is voting on a $17m retroactive boost to the 2025 police budget.
Now the Police Board is asking for another extra $50 million in 2026.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts #EvictABC
On Thursday, City Council is voting on a $17m retroactive boost to the 2025 police budget.
Now the Police Board is asking for another extra $50 million in 2026.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts #EvictABC
Who doesn’t love trains? #westcoastexpress
November 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Who doesn’t love trains? #westcoastexpress
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@christineboyle.bsky.social @seanorr.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social would council please direct police and fire to start enforcing this ban? I think people have had more than enough time to adjust to the five year old law.
Here’s my elderly dog Sofia enjoying Vancouver Halloween where fireworks have supposedly been banned since 2021.
November 1, 2025 at 3:50 AM
@christineboyle.bsky.social @seanorr.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social would council please direct police and fire to start enforcing this ban? I think people have had more than enough time to adjust to the five year old law.
Who ya gonna call?
Happy Halloween from your friends at COPE!
Let's kick the ghouls out and make the city work for the rest of us.
Let's kick the ghouls out and make the city work for the rest of us.
October 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Who ya gonna call?
By sea, land, and air we wish you a happy Halloween! @ptfry.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
By sea, land, and air we wish you a happy Halloween! @ptfry.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social
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These are the people slashing funding to our parks, libraries, and pools. ✂️ 👎
Check out Councillor Montague’s eloquent response when asked about how he has never lived in Vancouver:
Check out Councillor Montague’s eloquent response when asked about how he has never lived in Vancouver:
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
These are the people slashing funding to our parks, libraries, and pools. ✂️ 👎
Check out Councillor Montague’s eloquent response when asked about how he has never lived in Vancouver:
Check out Councillor Montague’s eloquent response when asked about how he has never lived in Vancouver:
Everything is totally normal on Twitter. Yup, this is totally fine:
October 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Everything is totally normal on Twitter. Yup, this is totally fine:
Their silence on why they voted no on this is very confusing.
I just spoke to city council in support of #PtFry motion for #Vancouver to be Canada’s leader to lower voting age to 16. Many passionate youth speakers! All devastated by ABC Councillors silence, then their unanimous NO vote. This was not democracy! Wipe them out at next election! #vote16
October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Their silence on why they voted no on this is very confusing.
Frustrated that my colleagues referred this motion.
Halloween is the one night of the year kids get to take over the neighbourhood - but when it comes to the risk of being hit by drivers, it's also by far the most dangerous.
@lucymaloney.bsky.social has a motion to fix this! Please read & email council (and call if you can) with your support!
@lucymaloney.bsky.social has a motion to fix this! Please read & email council (and call if you can) with your support!
Take Action: Supporting “Safe Streets for Trick or Treats”
Kids love Halloween. It’s the one night where they get to take over the streets. Unfortunately, it’s also by far the most dangerous night of the year when it comes to their safety from …
visionzerovancouver.ca
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Frustrated that my colleagues referred this motion.
Halloween is scary. But it shouldn’t be for kids on our streets!
October 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Halloween is scary. But it shouldn’t be for kids on our streets!
New Orr Report is out!
"If I was the Mayor I would make sure City Hall was being used to serve the people, instead of using it for my personal gym or my Bitcoin calls." - Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social
Check out the latest Orr Report: www.votecope.ca/news/the-orr...
#vanpoli #EvictKenSim
Check out the latest Orr Report: www.votecope.ca/news/the-orr...
#vanpoli #EvictKenSim
THE ORR REPORT: Having fun and fighting Ken Sim’s cuts — COPE Vancouver
www.votecope.ca
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
New Orr Report is out!
Great news
October 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Great news
Turns out, “trust me bro” isn’t a plan.
ABC's pre-election tax gimmick threatens the delivery and quality of vital public services.
They ignored public feedback in the City Budget survey, which showed support for tax rates that would prevent cuts to services.
This is no way to govern a city.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
#vanpoli
They ignored public feedback in the City Budget survey, which showed support for tax rates that would prevent cuts to services.
This is no way to govern a city.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
#vanpoli
Some Vancouver city councillors worry staff jobs on ‘chopping block’ following 0 per cent property tax
Some Vancouver city councillors are worried the latest directives to city employees’ from the municipality’s top politician may nudge staff to quit.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Turns out, “trust me bro” isn’t a plan.
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COPE is building a movement to Evict Ken Sim and ABC next October. And we're having fun while doing it.
Join the party this Friday!
Music by DJ 21 Kay, DJ Stickykeys, and more. Come thru!
Tickets: www.copevancouver.ca/evict_sim_pa...
@seanorr.bsky.social
Join the party this Friday!
Music by DJ 21 Kay, DJ Stickykeys, and more. Come thru!
Tickets: www.copevancouver.ca/evict_sim_pa...
@seanorr.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
COPE is building a movement to Evict Ken Sim and ABC next October. And we're having fun while doing it.
Join the party this Friday!
Music by DJ 21 Kay, DJ Stickykeys, and more. Come thru!
Tickets: www.copevancouver.ca/evict_sim_pa...
@seanorr.bsky.social
Join the party this Friday!
Music by DJ 21 Kay, DJ Stickykeys, and more. Come thru!
Tickets: www.copevancouver.ca/evict_sim_pa...
@seanorr.bsky.social
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"Public land should be used for the public good. Using city owned land to extract maximum allowable rents is fraught with problems. We should prioritize shelter rate, co-op, HILS, and other non market housing on these sites."
- @seanorr.bsky.social
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
#vanpoli
- @seanorr.bsky.social
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
#vanpoli
Push for City of Vancouver for-profit development company fails
A proposal for the City of Vancouver to create a for-profit real estate development company has failed.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"Public land should be used for the public good. Using city owned land to extract maximum allowable rents is fraught with problems. We should prioritize shelter rate, co-op, HILS, and other non market housing on these sites."
- @seanorr.bsky.social
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
#vanpoli
- @seanorr.bsky.social
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
#vanpoli