The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) is a municipal political party in the Canadian city of Vancouver,British Columbia. It has traditionally been associated with tenants,environmentalists,and the labour movement. COPE is generally guided by democratic socialist principles following the split of its social democratic wing in 2014 to form OneCity Vancouver,and has a long history of advocating for issues such as improving public transit and investing in affordable housing. It last held a majority government on city council from 2002 to 2005. COPE describes itself as being committed to renter protections,ending homelessness,taxing the rich to build social housing,safe supply,free transit,Indigenous reconciliation,climate action,and other social and environmental reforms.
The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) is a municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It was established by the city's business leaders in 1937 to challenge the democratic socialist Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in that year's municipal election. The party has historically been described as centre-right and drawn its strongest support from Vancouver's business community.
Stuart Parker is a Canadian politician who was the acting leader of the BC Ecosocialists party in 2020 and was the leader of the Green Party in British Columbia,Canada,from 1993 to 2000. In 2009,during the Ontario by-election to replace MPP Michael Bryant,he unsuccessfully sought the Ontario New Democratic Party nomination for the St. Paul's provincial riding.
Adriane Carr is a Canadian academic,activist and green politician. She has served on Vancouver City Council since its 2011 municipal election. She was a founding member of the Green Party of British Columbia and was the party's first leader,then known as "spokesperson",from 1983 to 1985. In 2000,she became the party's leader again. In the 2005 provincial election,she received over 25 percent of the vote in her home riding of Powell River-Sunshine Coast. In September 2006,she was appointed by federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May,to be one of her two deputy leaders.
Richard "Rick" Chiarelli is a politician in Ontario,Canada. He was an Ottawa City Councillor,and is the second cousin of former Ottawa mayor and 2022 mayoral candidate Bob Chiarelli. He represented the College Ward covering part of Nepean and Ottawa's west end. On council,Chiarelli was known for being an "independent voice,often voicing dissent on issues his fellow councillors support" and now for "offensive and disreputable behaviour" and "incomprehensible incidents of harassment" against staff. He was for a time the longest serving municipal politician on Ottawa's city council.
Janet Harder is a former Ottawa City Councillor who represented the ward of Barrhaven. She was the appointed chair of the Ottawa Public Library board,which sets policy and has the ultimate say in decisions affecting the library system.
Vision Vancouver is a green liberal municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. Vision was formed in the months leading up to the 2005 municipal election.
Mike Nickel is a Canadian politician who served as an Edmonton city councillor from 2004 to 2007,and then again from 2013 to 2021.
The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation,commonly referred to as the Vancouver Park Board,is the elected board with exclusive possession,jurisdiction and control over public parks in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada.
The Green Party of Vancouver,founded in 1984,is a municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It is affiliated with both the provincial Green Party of British Columbia and the federal Green Party of Canada.
The 2014 Vancouver municipal election took place on November 15,2014,the same day as other municipalities and regional districts in British Columbia selected their new municipal governments. As with previous elections,voters elected one mayor,10 councillors,nine school board trustees,and seven park board commissioners through plurality-at-large voting. Voters also voted on whether to approve a capital budget.
Sean Wen-Hsiang Chu is a municipal politician who currently serves as councillor of Ward 4 in Calgary,Alberta. He was elected in the 2013 municipal election.
OneCity Vancouver is a municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It was founded in 2014 by independent activists and former members of the left-wing Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE),including David Chudnovsky and Rafael Joseph Aquino;Aquino was OneCity's first candidate to run for public office.
Pete Fry is a Canadian politician and business owner in Vancouver,British Columbia,who has served as councillor on the Vancouver City Council since 2018. He is a member of the Green Party of Vancouver.
The Green Party of British Columbia held an election between September 5 and 13,2020,to elect a leader to replace Andrew Weaver,who resigned on January 6,2020,due to a personal health issue. Adam Olsen was made interim leader shortly after Weaver's resignation. Party members cast votes online and by telephone,using ranked ballots. Members and supporters 16 years of age and older were eligible to vote.
The Surrey Police Service (SPS) is a municipal police force in the city of Surrey,British Columbia,Canada. It is one of several police departments within the Metro Vancouver Regional District,and as of December 2022,the second largest municipal police service in British Columbia. Prior to the SPS's establishment,Surrey was Canada's largest city without a municipal police service. The RCMP,a federal agency,currently has policing jurisdiction in Surrey,and Surrey's present mayor is resisting the transition to a municipal police force.
The 2022 Vancouver municipal election was held on October 15,2022,the same day as the municipal elections held throughout British Columbia. Voters elected the mayor of Vancouver by first-past-the-post. Ten city councillors,7 park board commissioners,and 9 school board trustees were elected through plurality at-large voting. In addition,voters were presented with 3 capital plan questions.
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver (TEAM) is a municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It was established by Vancouver city councillor Colleen Hardwick,first elected in 2018 with the Non-Partisan Association (NPA),and a group of citizens from across the political spectrum who shared Hardwick's concerns about the nature and direction of city policies regarding budget priorities,property development,and engagement with residents and neighbourhoods.
ABC Vancouver is a municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It is led by incumbent mayor Ken Sim.
