Christine Boyle
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BC NDP candidate in Vancouver-Little Mountain. Climate leader. Housing Advocate. Community Builder. Authorized by Karen Cooling, Financial Agent, 604 430 8600.
Vancouver, Coast Salish Terr.
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It's an honour to be your
@bcndp
candidate in
#LittleMountain
.
We aren't taking anything for granted. With so much at risk in this election, on climate, housing, healthcare & more, we need your help!
DONATE👉
VOLUNTEER👉
SHARE 🫶
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FOUR of the BC Conservative's candidates made donations to the Freedom Convoy 👀
Imagine a Rustad government where any of them became Minister of Health, or Education. It's bananas. We can't let that happen.
Don't sit this election out. Get involved. There's too much at stake.
NEW: Freedom Convoy donor list Includes the names of several candidates for John Rustad’s BC Conservatives.
One BC Conservative candidate appeared as a headline speaker at a convoy conference alongside BC Conservative leader John Rustad last year
#bcpoli
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This is a terrible take.
If working families, seniors on pensions, students, artists, teachers, nurses, grocery store workers, etc, etc can't afford to live in our cities, our cities will die.
Mixed-income communities make life better for all of us.
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Why does your story keep changing?
A person did not die, as you claimed.
This location is not even close to where you said it was.
These are people’s lives. They’re not for you to exaggerate for your own political gain.
This is what I saw before the debate last night. It occurred near the intersection of Burrard and Davie.
I did not take this photo, it was sent to me. There was an ambulance at the scene when I saw it.
My staff walked by as CPR was happening. One lady said “he's overdosed”.
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We should make
#PublicTransit
free while we are encouraging people to conserve gas.
Choosing
#Transit
&
#ActiveTransportation
is a powerful way that Metro Vancouver residents can help ensure there is fuel available for rescue efforts and for those hardest hit by the
#BCStorm
.
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Are the BC Liberal candidates in Vancouver ALL men?
This is their own ad. Who looked this over and thought “yup, this looks good”? 😳
#bcelxn2020
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I’m just a City Councillor,
Sitting in a virtual meeting,
Asking my colleagues who vote down climate policy to constructively propose alternatives within our jurisdiction that align with the science, rather than simply defending the status quo.
#ClimateEmergency
#VanPoli
🌎🔥
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BIG HOUSING WIN!
Today Council *unanimously* supported my motion to make it faster & easier to build non-profit, co-op
& supportive housing in every n'hood!
This is a win for everyone struggling to afford to stay in
#Vancouver
.
@OneCityVan
believes that you belong here. 1/3 👇
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The acts of terrorism taking place in Washington, DC right now are terrifying, but they hardly come as a surprise.
We in Canada cannot be smug. White supremacy and hate exist here too. And it is all of our responsibility to name it, and constantly work to dismantle it.
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Counter offer: We could put an “Olympic” level of ambition into addressing housing and homelessness, a toxic drug supply, and the climate emergency.
#vanpoli
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JUST APPROVED! Social housing in Kits with:
✅129 homes with private bathrooms & kitchens
✅50% at social assistance rates, and 50% for ppl earning less than $30K/year
✅Laundry, a dining area & program space
✅Built in supports to meet tenant needs 1/
More info 🧵👇
#VanPoli
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"The historical roots of the thin blue line are in colonial ideals that have caused immense suffering for Canada's Indigenous Peoples and people of colour all around the world,"
- The Calgary Police Commission
#VanPoli
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This is Elsa, age 14, who wants the people in her neighbourhood to be able to get to their nearby park safely.
Elsa and a friend collected 75 signatures from neighbours who want a light and crosswalk at East 3rd and Nanaimo.
Investments in road safety are so important! 👇🏽/3
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Vancouver just passed an ambitious, comprehensive Climate Emergency Action Plan, based on science, and rooted in justice.
Huge thank you to everyone who worked to make this possible!
More on the plan here:
Such a great win to celebrate tonight!
#vanpoli
The City of Vancouver's Climate Emergency Action Plan comes back to Council Nov 3rd, and we need your help to make sure it passes. First, here are some highlights.
THREAD 👇🏽
#VanClimateEmergency
#VanPoli
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Vancouverites showing up with messages of inclusion and support for public health. On bikes. You love to see it.
#VanPoli
Truckers convoy currently blocked by counter protesters on bicycles in Vancouver along terminal ave
@CTVVancouver
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The
@CityofVancouver
’s ambitious
#ClimateEmergency
response plan just passed unanimously!!!
Hopefully it will be a model for other Canadian municipalities. This is what an emergency response, rooted in equity, in line with the
#IPCC
science, looks like.
#vanpoli
#vanpoli
Council approves 6 Big Moves in
#ClimateEmergency
response:
1⃣a city for🚶♀️♿️
2⃣safe & convenient 🚎🚲🚶♀️
3⃣pollution free 🚗🚕🚌
4⃣zero emissions heating & hot water
5⃣low carbon construction materials/designs
6⃣restored 🌲🌲🌲 & coasts
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UPDATE: Mayor Sim and ABC killed my motion to add badly needed housing in Shaughnessy. 😩
So much for taking the housing crisis seriously. So many excuses, so little tangible action from this Council.
#VanPoli
In Vancouver, on the front line of Canada's housing crisis, one exclusive, expensive neighbourhood is protected by municipal land-use policy: Shaughnessy.
@christineeboyle
has tabled a motion to unlock Shaughnessy, and add badly-needed housing.
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Trans women are women and sex work is work. Trans women & sex workers deserve care & protection. I can’t support orgs who exclude them, so I won’t be supporting city funding for
#Vancouver
Rape Relief. I hope we can redirect funds to an inclusive provider.
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Mayor Sim and
@Vote4ABC
just voted down my motion to extend temporary modular housing leases to prevent more people from becoming homeless. 😳
It’s infuriating and unacceptable. But I will keep fighting for secure, dignified housing. And a
#Vancouver
for all of us.
#VanPoli
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Thank you, Vancouver! Thank you to everyone who volunteered, donated or spoke up to help
@OneCity
spread our message of economic, social & climate justice this election.
We’re a people-powered movement. And we’re going to need a lot of people power over the next four years. 1/
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Council just approved:
✅ 223 secured rental homes (20% at below-market rents)
✅ A grocery store, office space & retail
✅ Improved public realm
✅ Above the future subway station at Broadway & Granville
I supported the project. Here’s why… 👇🏽🧵
#VanPoli
@OneCityVan
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Today Council approved a 6-story rental building, with 20% vacancy-controlled moderate-income units, on an arterial in Kits.🥳
It took 11hrs of public hearing over 4 days.🤨
We need to do better. This is not the speed at which you tackle a housing crisis.
#vanpoli
@OneCityVan
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As local governments face down massive and escalating infrastructure costs related to the impacts of the
#ClimateEmergency
, it absolutely boggles my mind that it has been “fiscal conservatives” pushing to deny or delay real climate action for decades.
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The barricade should’ve been wearing something brighter. Oh, wait…
#SlowStreets
#SafeStreets
#VanPoli
Hey
@CityofVancouver
this is second incident I’ve seen caused by these useless ‘slow street’ barricades installed last month. They don’t slow down traffic; they cause crashes and traffic chaos.
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I'm bringing a motion to the May 26th Council meeting to legalize responsible alcohol consumption in
#Vancouver
parks and beaches. An issue
@OneCityVan
has been advocating for since 2017.
Please SIGN & SHARE here:
#vanpoli
#funcity
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This became a heritage moment faster than expected! 😳
It was true when Kevin Falcon said it, and it’s still true now:
John Rustad is too extreme. And he’s too big a risk for regular British Columbians.
#BCPoli
#BCElxn
Kevin Falcon said it best himself: John Rustad is too extreme. The risk is just too high.
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It is an incredible honour to be your
@bcndp
candidate in
#VancouverLittleMountain
in the upcoming
#BCElxn2024
!
Thank you all for your support! Your encouragement, and your passion for a fairer, healthier, more affordable BC has been so moving. 1/3
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Tonight's meeting was a mess. And in the end the majority of Cllrs voted against more co-op & non-profit homes.
This Council was elected to tackle a housing crisis that has been ignored too long. Tonight we opted to maintain the status quo instead.
#vanpoli
This is a tangible change, within city jurisdiction, that will result in more homes that more of us can afford. Homes for teachers, seniors, servers, cleaners & more.
The
#housingcrisis
requires more than good intentions. It requires action. Like this.👇🏽
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This morning I had a journalist I’d never spoken with before very simply and comfortably ask me my pronouns.
At the end of the interview they just said “I ask everyone this: What are your preferred pronouns?” It was amazing.
👏 Normalize 👏🏼 Asking 👏🏾 People’s 👏🏿 Pronouns 👏🏻
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Vancouver Council just voted to oppose the Tilbury LNG expansion. We have long run out of time to consider LNG a transition fuel.
We are in a
#ClimateEmergency
. We can’t expand fracking, we can’t expand LNG, we can’t build new fossil fuel infrastructure.
#VanPoli
🌏🔥
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Good for them.
Governing is harder than campaigning. It’s good when leaders are willing to say “we got more info, listened to the experts, and have changed our minds.”
Informed Decisions > Campaign Slogans.
#VanPoli
#StanleyPark
#LoveTheLane
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I don’t know what the official estimates are, but my 5-year-old says there are fifty-one-hundred-million people here at the
#Vancouver
#ClimateStrike
.
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So... $10,000 of public funds to send Mayor Sim, Cllr Klassen and a political staffer to Halifax for the Junos, so they can "gain valuable insights into organizing next year’s event"? 👀
Convince me. Because this sounds ridiculous.
#VanPoli
Vancouver Coun. Mike Klassen will seek city council’s approval for a $3,650 expenditure to cover his trip to Halifax next month to join Mayor Ken Sim at the Juno Awards:
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Biking home after a 12 hour Council meeting.
Huge thank you to so many passionate & articulate ppl who took the time to write and speak to Council in support of safe
#ActiveTransportation
lanes and a
#BroadwayForPeople
.
Debate & vote at 3pm tomorrow. 🌎🔥
@OneCityVan
#VanPoli
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I encourage the new
@Vote4ABC
#ParkBoard
to keep the Stanley Park bike lane in place until a long term plan is developed, rather than wasting money ripping it out without a plan. Especially considering how often the seawall is unusable during Winter storms.
See you Sunday.
It’s happening! Stanley Park ride next Sunday morning to show the new Park Board Commissioners that we
#LoveTheLane
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Two election firsts for me while door knocking tonight!
😃 Had a lovely older woman ask me to help fix her TV (and fixed it for her!)
😩 Had a guy open the door naked.
2 more days, folks. The
@OneCityVan
team is out working hard for a city for all of us.
#VanPoli
#VanElxn2022
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This won’t help people who are homeless or those dying from poisoned drugs.
It won’t even help the majority of people struggling with mental health, who need help not handcuffs.
And the $16M is going to require harmful budget cuts in other areas.
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UNANIMOUS SUPPORT for
#BusLanes
!
Huge thank you everyone who wrote & spoke in support! Parents, students, bus drivers & more. Such compelling stories about the difference this will make for you, the city & climate.
YOU DID THIS! 🎉🚌🥰
@VisionZeroYVR
@MovementYVR
@OneCityVan
We rode the 49 with Councilor
@christineeboyle
, discussing her upcoming bus lane motion, and talking to transit riders about the challenges they face with bus delays, (slow) speed, and overcrowding.
Watch part 1 here, 2 and 3 coming soon!
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BREAKING NEWS: Unanimous support for my motion to Implement
#UNDRIP
at the
@CityofVancouver
. 🎉💥🥰
Thank you to many local Indigenous leaders who collaborated on this, and all who spoke and wrote in support. Lots more important work ahead.
#vanpoli
#Indigenousrights
The
#TRC
called for
#UNDRIP
to be implemented at every level of government.
I'm honoured to be working alongside so many incredible Indigenous leaders to advance
#UNDRIP
&
#IndigenousRights
in
#Vancouver
.
#vanpoli
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I support transit workers.
I support transit workers.
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I support transit workers.
I support transit workers.
I support transit workers.
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I support transit workers.
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“Dense, walkable cities mean more families can afford to stay and public transport gets a boost. They’re also better than the alternative: Suburbs are a huge driver of carbon emissions.”
“Housing policy is climate policy.”
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Ranking of children’s shows based on urban land use:
Sesame Street
PJ Masks
Miraculous
Motown Magic
Backyardigans
Mr Rogers Neighbourhood* (hotly debated)
EVERYTHING ELSE
Peppa Pig
Paw Patrol
Other additions?
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This week Vancouver Council will vote on a proposal for a new parking permit program & pollution charge, which would help fund equity-focused climate & transportation improvements across the city.
It’s stirred up a lot of conversation & misinformation. Here’s some more info👇🧵
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ABC promised a permanent bike lane in Stanley Park.
Then they spent a lot of money ripping out the existing bike lane, knowing it would be wildly expensive to rebuild, and that there wasn’t money budgeted for it.
“Overpromised” is one word for that, I guess. 😩
#Accountability
Spoke with councillor Klassen on his 2022 (and 2023) pledge, after the park board confirmed on Monday there would be no bike lane for 2024.
“You should never overpromise on things, and in this case, I clearly overpromised.”
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The public got a bad deal at
#LittleMountain
15 yrs ago.
The only accountability the City has is that Holborn won't get Occupancy Permits for condos on site until the social housing is built. Now they want that removed.
I say no. We need this social housing now. 1/
#VanPoli
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Happy first day back to school, everyone! 📚
Sure wish the leader of the BC Conservatives had been paying attention in science class. 😳
Rustad on carbon taxing and carbon pollution. "How is it we have convinced carbon based beings that carbon is the problem. We can't make a difference, we are a rounding area."
#bcpoli
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The city budget is ⬇️ $85M in revenue because of COVID. Every single city department has been cutting back & holding vacancies.
Last Spring the VPD refused Council’s request to find 1% savings. And now are asking for $6.4M ⬆️ for 2021. 😳
Umm, no.
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If the conspiracy I’m being accused of is... *wanting more co-op and non-market housing*...
For the secret purpose of... *making housing less of a struggle for low and middle income people*...
Then yes, you figured it out. Excellent investigative work here, guys. 🙋♀️🎯
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Like many of you, I am livid about this short-sighted, costly, car-centric decision, that seems to benefit *ppl who want to drive faster around a park* at the expense of pedestrians, ppl riding bikes, and safety for all.
Spin it all you want, this is All ‘Bout Cars.
#VanPoli
folks,
you will be delighted to know,
that the park board is about to approve getting rid of most of the stanley park bike lane,
But also!
ask for a new round of consultation and engagement for a possible permanent bike lane
with a new vote in november
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People love it! People are using it! Let’s do more!👩🏾🦽🚴🏽♀️👩🏻🦼👩🏿🦯🚶🏃🏻♀️🌏
Bike traffic has increased 76 per cent since Stanley Park went car-free more than a month ago. Read more:
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This is dangerous, cruel rhetoric.
People are desperate and people are dying - from poverty, from a lack of adequate housing, from a poisoned drug supply.
Propose real solutions or stay out of the way.
#bcpoli
#vanpoli
Throughout BC we have seen an increase in hazardous tent cities, dangerous criminal activity, & open drug dealing in our streets. Many families are feeling unsafe in their own homes. We need to do better for our communities.
Sign our petition now:
#bcpoli
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Happy Halloween! 🎃
I love seeing all of your photos of adults & kiddos in costumes across
#Vancouver
. Please share more below.
And if you are driving today, SLOW DOWN and prioritize the safety of little ghosts and dragons and pirates and riveters.
#Halloween
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I support this project. But also it doesn’t matter if I support it or not, because it is a decision for
@SquamishNation
members, on their land. And more than anything what I support is giving
#landback
and respecting
#IndigenousRights
and sovereignty.
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Yesterday my 4yo had a meltdown because “there are too many weekday days and not enough weekend days”.
#truth
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A beautiful morning for a run around some of Vancouver’s many beautiful parks!
#QueenElizabethPark
#RileyPark
#DouglasPark
#HeatherPark
#JonathanRogersPark
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Last July I started running as a way to better handle my increased work/pandemic stress and declining mental health.
Honestly, it has helped more than I expected. And this morning I’m running (or attempting to run 😬) the BMO half marathon. 😄🥳
#runvan
#bmovm
@BMOVanMarathon
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We need the Province to step in and improve oversight and accountability for policing in BC. The current system is… not working.
#BCPoli
#VanPoli
@mikefarnworthbc
@Dave_Eby
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I know parking fees aren’t easy. But our current transportation system is failing, on climate, equity, safety. The status quo is unsafe roads & sidewalks, poor air quality, slow buses, & missed climate targets.
In a
#ClimateEmergency
, the status quo is a failure of leadership.
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When I asked Vancouver to declare a
#ClimateEmergency
in 2019, critics said the language was too dramatic & divisive.
I am terrified watching this happen. And fiercely committed to working even harder to prevent worse disasters in the years to come.
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Tonight’s
#ParkBoard
decision from Mayor Sim & ABC is so disrespectful and undemocratic.
They didn’t run on this promise, they haven’t tried to improve things. And now they’re ramming forward to eliminate a democratically elected body mid-way through their term. 1/4 🧵
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JUST APPROVED at Knight & King Ed:
✅109 social housing units
✅50% at shelter rates
✅Indigenous focus & design
✅On-site support services
✅Passive House, permanent modular building
✅
@vancouvernhs
&
@makolahousing
#HousingIsAHumanRight
#EveryNeighbourhoodForEveryone
#VanPoli
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Removing the
#BikeLane
in
#StanleyPark
was a terrible decision that will decrease safety for all those visiting the park. Not to mention we’re in a
#ClimateEmergency
.
Now our job is to hold
@Vote4ABC
to their promise to install a new option by Spring.
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Well that was quite something! Motion to decriminalize poverty and support community-led safety initiatives passes unanimously.
Thank you to all of the speakers, and those who have been moving this conversation forward over many years.
#vanpoli
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The Jericho Lands look beautiful!
And are an exciting opportunity to:
✅ Build badly needed homes, close to transit, UBC & the beach
✅ Create a low carbon community
✅ Advance Indigenous led housing & economic development
Today the early policy statement passed unanimously.
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More social, coop and rental housing, in every neighbourhood.
Especially neighbourhoods like Shaughnessy, with declining populations and a low number of renters. Minimizing displacement and creating healthier neighborhoods.
That’s
@OneCityVan
’s plan.
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What do you think about restaurant/brewery patio space on public property?
I love the idea of larger patios & a more lively public realm, particularly by reclaiming roads. And I’m nervous about privatizing public space & requiring that people buy things to be there... Thoughts?
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It’s absurd and irresponsible keep repeating this “$5 Billion spent in Vancouver” line when that number has very credibly been shown to include:
💰 Old Age Security, childcare benefits, and other federal traders.
💰Funds spent across the province.
Today, the
#VPD
released preliminary findings of a year-long social impact audit commissioned by the VPD to examine money spent on the city’s social safety net and its impact on public safety. Learn more:
@HelpSeekerOrg
Media Release:
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I’m part of a new generation of politicians who are going to have to live with the consequences of climate change for the rest of our lives, and we’re no longer prepared to keep kicking the can down the road.
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Umm... no thanks.
Let’s not spend time studying it. Let’s focus on the critical issues in front of us: opioid overdoses, housing, widening
#inequality
, and the
#climateemergency
.
#vanpoli
@OneCityVan
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Meanwhile in
#Vancouver
we’re ripping out & voting down bike lanes, and failing at even a pilot of a small car-lite street… 😩
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When Canada joined WW2 we shifted the focus of our entire economy in two years. We have experiences to draw on within our own history. We have solutions ready to be implemented and scaled up. And there is momentum. It's time for a made-in-Canada version of the
#GreenNewDeal
.
Vancouver launch of the Pact for a Green New Deal in Canada. Broad call for real action ahead of federal election.
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This Council inherited a bad deal at
#LittleMountain
. And Mayor Sim and ABC just voted to make that deal even worse. It’s infuriating.
#VanPoli
Yes Mike. These are the numbers. And they are an embarrassment.
You forgot to add that 15 years ago there were:
✅ 224 social housing units
The deal the city has with Holborn already has so few teeth. Now ABC wants to knock those teeth out.
#VanPoli
#LittleMountain
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“Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation while we may not know exactly how to build the ceiling. Sometimes we just simply have to find a way.”
Unsolicited advice: It is worth reading this whole 🔥 speech.
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I grew up in Kerrisdale. Since I was a kid, property values have gone way up & the # of residents in the area has decreased.
So I'm delighted to see 140 new rental homes approved at 49th & Vine. Allowing more people to call this beautiful, walkable neighbourhood home.
#VanPoli
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Last night on
@vancolour
Mayor Sim said Vancouver is still a
#LivingWage
employer.
Odd that the org who certifies Living Wage employers,
@LWforfamilies
, disagrees.
Call me old fashioned, but I think politicians should tell the truth. And be accountable for their decisions.
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Vancouver City Council voted to end its status as a
@LWforfamilies
employer. I voted to keep it.
People who work for the City of Vancouver should be able to afford to live here. That’s what a
#LivingWage
means.
@OneCityVan
stands behind it.
TAKE ACTION:
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Thank you
#Vancouver
for the honour & opportunity to serve you on City Council for another four years.
I’m ready to work with whomever I can, supported by a strong team of
@onecityvancouver
supporters, to tackle the challenges ahead & build a Vancouver where all of us belong.
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Yes Mike. These are the numbers. And they are an embarrassment.
You forgot to add that 15 years ago there were:
✅ 224 social housing units
The deal the city has with Holborn already has so few teeth. Now ABC wants to knock those teeth out.
#VanPoli
#LittleMountain
Fact check:
✅ 54 social housing units already built
✅ 60 social housing units under construction
✅ 131 social housing to break ground in 2024
✅ 48 social housing units c/o
@CitofVancouver
breaking ground this year.
~1600 homes centrally located will be built. No more
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This horrific violence has to end.
I’m joining with 52 Mayors & Councillors in BC, calling out rising anti-semitism & Islamophobia. And adding our voices to the growing call for a
#CeasefireNow
. 1/2
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Hard disagree with the message on this sign.
Instead what about: Be kind to strangers. Help others and ask for help. We're safer and stronger together.
#VanPoli
#MutualAid
#BetterTogether
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Very excited about this beautiful
@vancouvernhs
project at 1766 Frances Street! 🤩🥰🌇
So much to love about it, including:
✅ Indigenous owned & operated
✅ 84 units of social housing
✅ Childcare space
✅ Ceremonial and Sweat Lodge space
✅ Passive house
✅ More neighbours
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"This weekend, while our Mayor was shotgunning beers on stage, 3,000 homeless Vancouverites were looking for a place to lay their heads."
#VanPoli
#Homelessness
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Regardless of how you feel about hosting FIFA (and I love soccer!) this is not serious governance from a Mayor who ran on being a CPA and businessman.
#VanPoli
A Michael Scott moment from Vancouver 's mayor:
Ken Sim: "I'm just basing it on my own background and how I feel..."
Reporter: "Hold on. You're basing this on a feeling, not because you've crunched any numbers?"
Sim: "No no. Look. It's not my job to crunch numbers."
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The vast majority of traffic deaths & serious injuries are preventable.
So people have every right to be upset when an 80yo is killed while crossing the street.
And channelling that fear & anger into advocacy for safer streets for everyone is GOOD. We should all want that.
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Much of the backlash online from this decision was violent and hateful. It was a reminder of how important it is to ensure trans people are safe and that their humanity is affirmed.
I am a feminist. My feminism includes trans people. My liberation is linked to theirs.
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I propose the following order of land use priorities:
1. Housing people who don't have homes.
2 - 99+. Parks, public spaces, splash pads, childcare, public transit, overdose prevention sites, employment spaces, arts spaces, so many other things.
100. Extra space to store cars.
East York residents are trying to save a parking lot that’s slated to be turned into an affordable housing development for the homeless.
STORY:
1K
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This is absolutely unacceptable. This sort of hate should have no place in
#Vancouver
, or anywhere.
#vanpoli
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I am officially a
#Vancouver
City Councillor. And am bursting with love for this team (and many others not pictured). What an honour. Four years of hard work ahead.
@OneCityVan
❤️
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I'm proud of everything we've done together over the last four years. But there is a LOT still to do.
Imagine what we could get done with more
@OneCityVan
voices at Council, School Board & Park Board!
Advance polls are open TODAY until 8pm. Go vote!
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"The
#LivingWage
is good for people."
"It means worrying less about just f-ing surviving. Not going to work sick; not hustling between multiple jobs. It means dignity and rest and a chance to dream about the future."
@OneCityVan
#VanPoli
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The average cost of owning a car in Canada is $13K/year.
A city with safer walking & biking infrastructure, more public transit, and fewer cars, is a safer, healthier, more equitable city. 🚶🏾♂️👩🏾🦽🚴🏽♀️🚎🌳
#VanPoli
@OneCityVan
Stop letting people insist that cycling is for elites when it’s literally the cheapest form of transportation after walking.
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Last minute changes from
@Vote4ABC
to prioritize two-way vehicle traffic on Beach Ave (west of Denman).
And punt the best parts of the plan (public washrooms, well lit public spaces, accessible pathways to the water) down the road.
That's the opposite of what ppl asked for. 😩
Boyle speaking eloquently about the poor governance of bringing such a huge amendment without notice to other councilors (presumably ABC councilors saw this though), how this is inconsistent with the city's climate and active transpo goals.
She's right!
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Yes, let's review
#ViewCones
.
But view cones aren't stopping us from allowing 4-6 story rental & coop housing across the whole city.
I don't want
#TallAndSprawl
. I want
#CommunitiesForAll
. That's what taking the housing crisis seriously requires.
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In this election, progressive parties ran too many candidates. Progressive voters were faced with too many good choices. We split the vote. And now we see the result: the first right-wing government Vancouver has seen in over a decade. 13/
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