Erin Arnold (she/her)

Vancouver council directs city staff to slash $100 million from next year's operating budget Vancouver council directed city staff to slash millions from the 2026 budget, but deflected attempts to get more details about the cuts.

"COPE Coun. Sean Orr said the cuts could hurt public services that vulnerable people rely on, while only working out to nominal savings for residential taxpayers." vancouversun.com/opinion/colu... #vanpoli

It is time we shift the blame from the victim to the perpetrators of sexual violence. With my recommendation to to set the new ceiling at $75,000 - 14 times higher than the current limit - our government is creating new ways for victims to get the justice they deserve for the harms they’ve endured.

Ken Sim proposes Vancouver property tax freeze in his final budget before next year's election | CBC News Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's final chance at delivering the type of low tax increases he promised in his election campaign will come to a head next week.

In the byelection, Ken Sim was served an eviction notice.

Rather than change direction, he & his billionaire-backed party have doubled down.

While ABC pushes a 0% election-year gimmick, we're building a movement to stop the cuts & demand fully-funded public services.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ken Sim proposes Vancouver property tax freeze in his final budget before next year's election | CBC News Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's final chance at delivering the type of low tax increases he promised in his election campaign will come to a head next week.

It's Vancouver Budget season, which means it's time for the annual debate over whether the city's property taxes are very high or very low — but year marked with the tension of Ken Sim's proposal to freeze the local portion of property taxes to zero.

Why BC Cities Can’t Afford to Ignore Domestic Violence | The Tyee These are not fringe issues. Municipalities must step up.

In recent months, B.C. has witnessed more than isolated tragedies.

These are alarms exposing the lie that violence in the home is a private matter. Its costs are public and its consequences are everywhere.

Angela Marie MacDougall writes. #bcpoli

ABC VOTES TO KEEP YOU STUCK ON NOISY, BUSY STREETS Governing party votes to bury motion that would have unlocked thousands of family-friendly homes on quiet streets

Ken Sim and ABC have voted to bury Lucy Maloney’s motion that would have brought six floors and corner stores to side streets across Vancouver, unlocking thousands of family-friendly homes.

Does the mayor understand the meaning of the word politics? Because I’m pretty sure a political party violating policy is inherently political

B.C. says it will strengthen oversight of municipal governments The B.C. government says it will explore implementing mandatory codes of conduct for local governments and strengthening enforcement.

There’s a loophole in the Code of Conduct so big you could fit a self-deleting group chat in it.

Proud to join with @copevancouver.bsky.social and @vangreens.bsky.social to close it.

Statement from BC Gender Justice and Anti-Violence Organizations - West Coast LEAF For Immediate Release August 25, 2025 Vancouver, BC: Today, gender justice and anti-violence organizations from across British Columbia met with Rechie Valdez, Canada’s Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism. Organizations representing the north-west and north coast, rural and remote communities, provincial associations, Indigenous and Black women’s … Read more Statement from BC Gender Justice and Anti-Violence Organizations

Yesterday, gender justice and anti-violence organizations across British Columbia met with Canada’s Minister for Women and Gender Equity. Our unified message: gender equality is not optional. 🔗 Read the statement: westcoastleaf.org/WAGE-statement/

Here's my video on why Vancouver's Integrity Commissioner ruled that Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC Vancouver councillors violated the city's code of conduct

also i got some sun on grouse mountain yesterday and didn't go to our makeup studio before filming hahahaha whoops

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has responded to the Integrity Commissioner's report finding him and ABC councillors broke the code of conduct.

"Caucusing is a normal and accepted practice at every level of Canadian democracy...that is how thoughtful and effective decisions are made. It is not misconduct."

'Not above the voters': Scathing integrity report calls out ABC Vancouver and mayor | Urbanized Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC-majority council have been called out in a scathing report from the integrity commissioner.

Ken Sim thinks he’s above the rules, but he’s not above the voters. Next year, we’ll have an opportunity to return integrity to City Hall.

dailyhive.com/vancouver/ab...

Vancouver’s Integrity Commissioner has found Mayor Ken Sim and ABC councillors broke the code of conduct on multiple occasions for coordinating amendments to controversial motions in separate private online conversations ahead of public council meetings

Vancouver Sun B.C. Conservatives register new municipal party ahead of next year’s local elections The municipal Conservative Party was registered by David Denhoff, deputy director for the B.C. Conservatives, Elections B.C. records show By Dan Fumano Published Aug 21, 2025

We look forward to handing both the municipal Conservatives and their cousins in ABC another defeat next year.

Councillor, business leader say collaboration needed to help Vancouver's Downtown Eastside There have been numerous proposals on how to help people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside — long considered Canada's poorest postal code. Landon Hoyt, the executive director of the Hastings Cro...

"Councillor Sean Orr agreed that collaboration is key and said challenges have been brought on by decades of neoliberalism and austerity."

Check out the full video of @seanorr.bsky.social's recent appearance on CBC's On the Coast.

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

#vanpoli #DTES #VancouverInCommon

Excellent job @seanorr.bsky.social

Tell the Prime Minister: Reject Cuts, Maintain WAGE Funding

We encourage anyone who values Canada's front-line and systemic change-oriented work to advance 2SLGBTQIA+ and gender equality and rights in Canada to send a strong message to your local MP and Prime Minister Carney. Thank you for taking action today! www.momentumcanada.net/cuts

WOW! Federal spending on advancing gender equality in Canada to drop from $383 million in 2025 to just $60 million in 2027. See Table 7 in the Women and Gender Equality Canada's 2025-26 Departmental Plan www.canada.ca/en/women-gen... @rechievaldez.bsky.social

Purple text on a colorful background in an email template: To: Chief Coroner’s Office. Subject: Inquest into IPV. West Coast LEAF joins Battered Women’s Support Services in calling for the Chief Coroner to begin an inquest into a recent Intimate Partner Violence-related femicide. We are also recommending the creation of a Gender-Based Violence Death Review Committee that will develop robust, whole-of-government and evidence-based approaches to combatting IPV and GBV. Read our full letter at westcoastleaf.org/work/letter-to-coroner-on-ipv. West Coast LEAF logo.

Earlier this week, we sent a letter to the Chief Coroner of BC, joining BWSS in calling for an inquest into the femicide of Bailey McCourt and urging them to establish a standing Gender-Based Violence Death Review Committee. Read the full letter: westcoastleaf.org/work/letter-to-coroner-on-ipv/

Centre for Family Equity (CFE) has set our strategic direction, shaped by our 2025 Listening Campaign. We're focusing on four areas to end family poverty in BC: Access to Quality Jobs, Equitable Systems and Services, Health Equity, and Strong Social Security until 2028. www.centreforequity.ca

New research from UBC shows that BC’s decision to cover birth control costs led to a nearly 50% rise in IUDs dispensed.

#coquitlam #mlajb #genderequity #ubcstudy #contraception #familyplanning #freebirthcontrol

@josieosborne.bsky.social

Cuts to Women and Gender Equality Canada will take us back to the Harper days - CCPA On April 28, women voters delivered a major victory for the Liberal party, turning around the electoral fortunes of a party that had been trailing its major opponent by 25 points in the year leading u...

The government is talking about cuts so deep that they will exceed those that laid waste to the women’s sector during the Harper years. It is the same story playing out in Washington—the only significant difference is that Canadian policymakers are doing it without the hateful rhetoric.

JUST IN: Ken Sim and ABC have voted down a motion to call for an independent review of the cops-in-schools program.

This motion was moved by Pete Fry based on the advocacy of the City’s own Racial and Ethno-Cultural Equity Advisory Committee. #vanpoli

Gutted that ABC decided to strike and replace this thoughtful motion

NEW: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social's motion to close an indentified loophole in the city-wide TRPP passes unanimously! Yes!

This will mean that tenants in strata condos being treated as a rental buildings will be protect in the future. #vanpoli

Today Premier @eby-david.bsky.social has appointed me as Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth.

A lot has changed since the election .

Our closest ally is attacking our economy and threatening our sovereignty.

Unfortunately Working people on both sides of the border are paying the price.

On July 1st, the BC Family Bonus was cut, further tightening the already strained budgets of thousands of families living in poverty in BC.

Find out more about the impact of cutting the BC Family Bonus in our press release with First Call BC: www.centreforequity.ca/cfe_and_firs...

Police have released photos of two individuals believed to be involved in the security incident at my office on June 27.

Anyone who can help identify the suspects is asked to call North Vancouver RCMP at 236-481-9100, quoting file number 25-13204.

More info: nvan.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.act...