COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors

How Vancouver's layoffs and budget cuts could impact the city | Urbanized Forty City of Vancouver staff have now lost their jobs due to the 2026 budget cuts, which could have long-term consequences.

“We’re actually really disappointed to see how much such a small cut has ravaged the public service, and how there’s still several rounds of layoffs to go.” Our volunteer @bollardfan.bsky.social on the huge impact Ken Sim's new budget will have on road safety.

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How Vancouver's layoffs and budget cuts could impact the city | Urbanized Forty City of Vancouver staff have now lost their jobs due to the 2026 budget cuts, which could have long-term consequences.

The harm from Ken Sim's reckless cuts is already being felt.

“We’re actually really disappointed to see how much such a small cut has ravaged the public service, and how there’s still several rounds of layoffs to go.”

dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...

Even Full-Time Workers Struggle to Afford Food in Canada: Study | The Tyee Researcher Tim Li says it’s a sign that wages aren’t keeping up with inflation.

A quarter of Canadian families are facing food insecurity even when most have a breadwinner working a permanent, full-time job, new research suggests.

@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. 🥬 #canlab #canpoli

DTES community wants more retail after London Drugs closure, not police | Urbanized A group of Downtown Eastside community partners have penned an open letter, calling for more retail, not police, in the DTES.

“The London Drugs was actually essential to the community.”

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Vancouver's historic Raymur overpass closed after safety inspection | CBC News The Militant Mothers of Raymur pedestrian overpass, a historic crossing built after local mothers fought for their children’s safe passage over a railway line, has been closed indefinitely because of ...

The Militant Mothers of Raymur overpass is an essential piece of pedestrian infrastructure in the neighbourhood. Hope to see this resolved quickly!

Should Vancouver kick ICE out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Vancouver councillors Pete Fry and Sean Orr have introduced a motion to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from participating in security for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to prevent potenti...

WATCH: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social was on CBC yesterday explaining an upcoming Council motion to keep ICE out of Vancouver.

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When we did a transit conference in Winter 2024, members had consensus on this issue. It will be up for ratification at our policy conference!

Yeah this is pretty intriguing ngl

Screenshot of a chart showing the 1-month decline of the price of bitcoin from 95k to 65k

Wowww this is the asset that Ken Sim wanted to put the city's money into. I mean it's easy to joke but can you imagine where we'd be if he had his way?

Our postcard from the byelection with the slogan Fight for Vancouver

Ken Sim announcing his reelection campaign with the slogan Fight for Vancouver is peak vanpoli

Press Restrictions During Vancouver Decampment Violated Human Rights: Report | The Tyee A BC human rights inquiry also found that the police board ‘abdicated its legal responsibility’ when investigating complaints.

An inquiry by B.C.’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner has found news media faced numerous problems accessing the scene of a decampment operation in 2023, despite the Vancouver Police Department’s continued claim that there were no restrictions.

@jenstden.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli

The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn | Live Radio | CBC Listen The Early Edition is Vancouver's connection to the latest breaking local news, interviews that cut through the spin, and community stories and personalities that surprise and delight.

NOW: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social is on CBC's The Early Edition to talk about keeping ICE out of Vancouver this summer during the World Cup.

LISTEN LIVE: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

ICE is already in Vancouver. But some city councillors want officers banned from the World Cup Pete Fry and Sean Orr are calling for ICE to be banned from any FIFA-related events during this summer's Cup in Vancouver.

"The Trump administration has crossed a line that democracies are not supposed to. And so the protests are powerfully symbolic about ICE’s activities.”

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Vancouver councillors want ICE agents banned from FIFA World Cup events Two Vancouver city councillors are pushing to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from local FIFA World Cup events this year.

ICE agents should be banned from FIFA World Cup events in Vancouver.

Especially given everything taking place right now, this should be a no brainer.

We hope all parties on Council will agree, and pass this motion.

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The motion Ken Sim's party defeated included proposals for a Vote Bus polling station like the one implemented in Calgary, direction to staff and TransLink to look at the possibility of fare-free public transit on voting days, and a transition to Ranked Balloting for Mayor beginning in 2030.

Voting screen for Motion #4 Advancing Democratic Innovation. Cllrs Orr, Fry, and Maloney in favour, all ABC Councillors opposed.

NEW today at Council: ABC voted against several common sense measures aiming to increase voter turnout.

Last general election only 36% of eligible voters cast a ballot.

The next general election is October 17th.

Councillors look to ban U.S. ICE agents at Vancouver World Cup events Two Vancouver city councillors hope their counterparts will join them in a move to ban U.S. ICE agents from the city during the World Cup.

Vancouver city councillors @seanorr.bsky.social and @ptfry.bsky.social hope their counterparts will join them in a move to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from the city during the World Cup.

vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/02/04/w... #vanpoli #FIFA2026

“The motion comes after Italian news outlets revealed that an ICE unit will operate in Italy during the upcoming Winter Olympics. Outraged Italians flooded the streets of Milan after the news broke protesting the agency's presence at the games.“

I hope this motion succeeds.

Vancouver councillors push for World Cup to ban ICE agents Five months out from Vancouver's first FIFA World Cup game — and as the presence of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency at the upcoming Olympics has stirred protests in Italy — two progr...

NEW: Five months out from Vancouver's first FIFA World Cup game, two progressive city councillors want the city to pre-emptively boot US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — ICE — off the pitch.

COPE welcomes Pete Fry into the People’s Primary — COPE Vancouver Jan 30th, 2026 Vancouver, BC - The Coalition of Progressive Electors welcomes a healthy competition for Mayor, and is pleased to see Pete Fry is stepping forward to challenge incumbent Ken Sim. COPE...

Hi Simon, we have made a number of proposals on a process for getting to a unity mayor to defeat Ken Sim. Here's a recent media release: www.votecope.ca/news/cope-we...

59% of Vancouverites want a leader like Zohran Mamdani | Urbanized A new poll suggests that the majority of people in Vancouver want a change from Mayor Ken Sim and the ABC party this upcoming election.

👀"59% of Vancouverites said they want a mayor like Zohran Mamdani, who was elected in New York City last year on a platform that called for significant changes to support the working class." dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...

#vanpoli #FightForVancouver

This motion aims to help Vancouver reach it's target of at least 60% voter turnout and to make voting more accessible.

In the last general municipal election in 2022, only 36% of eligible voters cast a ballot.

Read the full motion here: council.vancouver.ca/20260204/doc...

#vanpoli #democracy

Photo of Calgary's Vote Bus.

Let's get Vancouver on the Vote Bus!

A new motion from Cllr @seanorr.bsky.social calls on Council to support:

- Adding a 'Vote Bus' polling station like Calgary has

- Looking at fare-free transit on E-Days

- Moving to a Ranked Ballot for Mayor

Sign up to support: vancouver.ca/your-governm...

THE ORR REPORT: Bright Lights, Big Changes Coming to City Hall — COPE Vancouver First off, the reaction to our successful motion asking Transport Canada to look at the brightness of LED lights has been quite something. It was the top story in the conservative paper Western ...

New ORR REPORT: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social reviews a busy first month of 2026, comments on some mayoral news and intriguging polling results, and looks ahead to two important motions coming to Council this week.

www.votecope.ca/news/the-orr...

#vanpoli #FightForVancouver

Mario Canseco: Vancouver voters warming to a Mamdani-style shakeup, polling shows Research Co. survey reveals suggests voters want new leadership or new ideas at city hall

"Almost three in five (59 per cent) told us last week that Vancouver needs a mayor and council like Mamdani, willing to make major changes that will make life more affordable, even if they make Vancouver’s elite uncomfortable." www.biv.com/news/comment... #EvictKenSim #vanpoli

Vision Zero Vancouver requests a sidewalk bollard pilot on Hornby The stretch of Hornby street between Pacific and Dunsmuir is a vibrant hub in the heart of downtown Vancouver, bustling with pedestrians going to work or enjoying the various cultural attractions l…

Hornby Street in downtown Vancouver has seen 4 recent incidents of driver incursions onto the sidewalk, one of which killed an infant. We're calling on the City to install bollards on Hornby to prevent this from continuously happening, and to serve as a pilot for expanded sidewalk protection.

COPE welcomes Pete Fry to the People's Primary for Mayor.

"I’m focused on the day-to-day work on Council. I’m not involved in the talks with other parties, but I know COPE is committed to evicting Ken Sim and ABC." - Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social

www.votecope.ca/news/cope-we...

#EvictKenSim

deep sigh

I asked staff if the City of Vancouver uses Hootsuite and I’m happy to report that they do not.

People holding signs on bridge sidewalk. Sign reads, "Kids matter, teachers care."

Today COPE showed up in solidarity with BC teachers at the Vancouver #RedforBCED rally. Teachers and their students deserve better conditions and a fair deal and we will always fight alongside public educators!