Who is this guy?! Don’t come home for dinner:) lol. It’s progress!!

Vancouver's three "progressive" parties — COPE, Greens and OneCity — have announced an agreement to only have five council candidates each in this year's election.

They will also "agree to engage in a good-faith effort to determine which progressive mayor is best suited to
compete" over the summer.

Big news. OneCity, COPE, and the Greens have signed a Progressive Unity Agreement. We did the hard work, and we got it done. Here's what it means and why it matters.

Voting for Vancity Board of Directors has started and will run April 7-24. Vote early at the vancity.com or in the mobile app.

To learn more: opreetkang.com

#vancityelxn #opreetkang

And congratulations and thank you to Don Davies for your capable leadership during this critical period for Canada.

Our country is better for it.

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The BC Prosecution Service announced that a Special Prosecutor was appointed and has approved charges against Richmond Centre MLA Hon-Sang Chan. www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/l... #BCPS #BCPOLI

NEW - BC Prosecution Service says MLA Hon Chan has been charged with assault, assault by choking, and uttering threats tied to alleged Jan. 12, 2024 incident. Special prosecutor appointed June 2025; charges laid yesterday. Election was Oct. 2024, were any records available during vetting? #bcpoli

Statement on the Removal of Hon Chan from the BC Conservative Caucus VICTORIA, B.C.: The follow statement was issued by Conservative Interim Leader Trevor Halford: “Hon Chan, MLA for Richmond Centre, has been removed from the Conservative Caucus of British Columbia, effective immediately. Yesterday, Mr. Chan informed me of serious criminal charges against him. Prior to yesterday, the caucus and party had no knowledge of this matter or any related incidents. Action was taken immediately upon becoming aware of these charges. Our caucus wishes to be clear, any allegations of domestic violence are taken seriously. Anyone who experiences it deserves to know that people in positions of public trust will be held to the highest standard of accountability. Mr. Chan is entitled to the presumption of innocence and due process before the courts. Those proceedings will run their course. The caucus will respect the appropriate process as it proceeds.”

The BC Conservatives just announced Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan has been removed from the caucus and is said to be facing "serious criminal charges"

"Our caucus wishes to be clear, any allegations of domestic violence are taken seriously." #bcpoli

Sean Orr has filed legal action against Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim for saying to media without evidence that Orr was dealing drugs on Christmas Day

Potential Candidates for the 2026 Vancouver Election At least 12 council candidates from OneCity, 7 from COPE, and 4 from the Greens are vying for progressive nominations over the coming months, and the list includes some impressive Vancouverites.

I've started compiling a comprehensive list of all the progressives angling for city council nominations in Vancouver. It's already a long list and I'm sure I'm missing a few.

canadianveggie.com/2026/03/04/p...

#vanpoli

Deep cove.
live camera link: www.youtube.com/live/T0oUufe...

Videos of the meteor seen tonight around southern British Columbia and even down to Washington!

Time of flash: 9:08:50 PM
Time of booms: 9:11:23 PM

@yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social
#meteor #vancouverbc #Washington

Vancouver.
Live camera link: www.youtube.com/live/rxyNjFK...

“This doesn’t go far enough,” says Orr.

Says it’s unfathomable that Sim would not fact check such a serious claim, says he’s still considering a defamation lawsuit, says he hasn’t been told what the photo is.

“Is it AI?””

MEDIA ADVISORY March 3rd, 2026 Mayor Ken Sim to hold press conference VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim will be holding a press conference at 2:00 PM today (Tuesday, March 3rd) in the Vancouver City Hall Media Studio to address his previous comments regarding Councillor Sean Orr. Following remarks, Mayor Sim will be available for questions from media in attendance. Time: 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 3rd (Today)

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Caught making a 'set of lies,' Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim offers no answers Sim is refusing to explain why and how he came to falsely accuse a rival politician of handing out illegal drugs.

"If Sim wanted to let...voters know that Orr and COPE aren’t for them, the mayor could have described the councillor’s public positions and statements honestly, without spreading a very specific and demonstrably false story."

After Cllr Lenny Zhou is caught publishing defamatory libel, manufacturing falsehoods accusing us of being drug users/dealers and fomenting ugly divisive rhetoric
--this statement is not an apology, it's not even an excuse.

Zhou, communicating solely to media, while mayor so far fails to disavow.

Issuing this non apology to English media isn’t enough. Lenny should walk back his accusation on WeChat as well.

B.C. was the only place in Canada that let people 55-65 not pay property taxes.

It was the only place where not paying them wasn’t means tested.

It was the only place where not paying them was balanced against loans *below* prime rate.

If that’s your baseline, cancellation feels very mean.

"If passed, the motion would set the standard of in-person attendance for the mayor and city councillors at all meetings, including public hearings."

This seems very targeted at one particular councillor and I love it

Watch CPAC coverage of the English NDP leadership debate tomorrow starting at 7:45 p.m. ET!

Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston, Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson, and Tony McQuail address some of the most pressing issues facing Canadians.

cpac.ca/articles/con...

See it on #CPAC and cpac.ca #CdnPoli

5. Goodbye property tax deferral

You know how seniors were allowed to delay paying property taxes on their home with super cheap interest rates?

The province has changed it so interest rates are prime plus two per cent and compound monthly, eliminating it as a de facto investment fund

Update in Vancouver Progressive Parties Drama: OneCity is holding an announcement tomorrow morning to “provide a statement and take questions on the next steps in the ongoing negotiation process between OneCity, COPE & the Greens”.

COPE and Greens were unaware of this, so we’ll see what they say!

UPDATE: after four hours of hearing from the public last night, it got past midnight, and council decided to delay their vote until the end of February.

because when you’ve been waiting 19 years to build a school, what’s another two weeks?

Thank you I was watching and listening.

I just spoke in favour of the school...at almost 12:30 am.

Seriously: wtf are we doing as a city? How did our planning system become so dysfunctional that this is what it takes to approve a public elementary school?

This is the sort of thing that should cause some real soul-searching at city hall.

screenshot of clr Zhou shown in a moving vehicle

wouldnt be a @cityofvancouver.bsky.social public hearing without a councillor DRIVING while voting. this time its ABC Vancouver's @lennynanzhou.bsky.social #vanpoli

Speaker just admits "I am a NIMBY!" Painful public hearing at almost midnight with mostly folks speaking against a much needed public school! I urge Council to approve this project . Schools are a public right. #vanpoli #bcpoli

Women's Memorial March in Vancouver 2026 The 35th Annual Women's Memorial March (February 14) honours the lives of all women and gender-diverse people lost in the Downtown Eastside.

Saturday is the 35th Annual Women’s Memorial March. It honours and remembers women and gender-diverse people whose lives were lost in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

it's a universal truth that a public amenity, no matter how important or uncontroversial in nature, will attract the attention of a handful of cranks convinced it will somehow destroy the character of their neighbourhood