[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1305},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"candidate-mike-hurley":4,"parties-all":231,"candidate-neighbours-mike-hurley":982,"tracker-mike-hurley":1092,"votes-mike-hurley":1304},[],{"id":5,"acclamation":6,"ballotNumber":6,"biography":7,"campaignVideo":6,"colour":14,"contentOrigin":15,"currentRole":16,"district":6,"dossier":6,"experience":17,"extension":43,"headline":44,"languages":45,"links":46,"meta":58,"name":59,"neighbourhood":6,"nomination":6,"number":60,"office":61,"palette":6,"party":6,"photos":6,"polled":6,"portrait":62,"priorities":71,"questionnaire":119,"questions":122,"sample":123,"scoreChanges":6,"searched":124,"sections":159,"slug":168,"sources":169,"stem":227,"summary":228,"unaffiliated":123,"updatedAt":128,"updates":229,"withdrawal":6,"__hash__":230},"candidates\u002Felections\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-hurley.json",null,[8,9,10,11,12,13],"Mike Hurley was re-elected mayor of Burnaby on October 17, 2026. The City of Burnaby's count gives him 28,946 votes, and the City's chief election officer declared him elected on October 21, 2026. Freshet News reported that this was 58.43 per cent of the 50,326 ballots cast, and that Heymann Yip of Burnaby First came second with 9,250 votes. The City's candidate profile prints no elector organization for him.","CBC News reported in October 2018 that Hurley, a former firefighter running as an independent, defeated Derek Corrigan, who had been mayor for 16 years. CBC also reported that he was president of the B.C. Provincial Firefighters Association from 2008 to 2016. The City of Burnaby reported in October 2022 that he was acclaimed as mayor for a second term, with no other candidate for the office. Daily Hive reported that he worked for the Burnaby Fire Department for 30 years before he entered politics.","Metro Vancouver says its board first elected him board chair in June 2024. CBC News reported that the board chose him over Vancouver Councillor Lisa Dominato on June 28, 2024, after Delta's council removed Mayor George Harvie as its representative. Metro Vancouver announced on November 28, 2025 that Hurley and Anmore Mayor John McEwen were acclaimed as chair and vice chair for a one-year term.","By his own account, on the City's mayor page and his campaign site, he joined the Burnaby Fire Department in 1988 and served as lieutenant, captain and acting assistant chief. He says he led the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund in raising money for the Burn Fund Centre, a place to stay for burn patients and their families, and that he received the Queen's Golden Jubilee, Diamond Jubilee and Platinum Jubilee medals. voche.me has not checked these with the fire department or the Burn Fund.","News reports describe three council decisions from his first two terms. Burnaby Now reported that council voted 6 to 3 in April 2024 to incorporate the Burnaby Housing Authority, a City-owned company to build affordable rental homes. Councillors Pietro Calendino, Sav Dhaliwal and Richard Lee wanted a delay of one year, and Hurley spoke against the delay. Daily Hive reported in June 2025 that council approved his motion asking the Union of BC Municipalities to call on the Province to repeal the building code rules that allow apartment buildings up to six storeys with one staircase. Global News reported in December 2025 that he proposed a motion to limit new homes to four units on lots smaller than 623 square metres and to require one parking space for each unit.","His 2026 platform has 23 promises in six areas: housing, community buildings, public safety, money, jobs, and arts and culture. In the statement he gave the City, he wrote that he would keep pressing the Province to give Burnaby back control over residential zoning and to repeal Bill 44, and would work to get the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment back on track. On election night he told Freshet News: \"I think the people of Burnaby are speaking and saying, yeah, they support the direction we're going.\"","blue","editorial","Mayor of Burnaby",[18,24,31,36],{"period":19,"title":16,"description":20,"source":21},"2018 to now","CBC News reported his win over Mayor Derek Corrigan in October 2018. The City reported that he was acclaimed in 2022, and he was re-elected on October 17, 2026.",{"label":22,"url":23},"CBC News · Former firefighter topples long-serving Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, October 19, 2018","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbc.ca\u002Fnews\u002Fcanada\u002Fbritish-columbia\u002Fburnaby-bc-municipal-elections-2018-1.4841711",{"period":25,"title":26,"description":27,"source":28},"June 2024 to now","Chair, Metro Vancouver Regional District Board","Metro Vancouver says the board first elected him chair in June 2024 and acclaimed him for another one-year term on November 28, 2025.",{"label":29,"url":30},"Metro Vancouver · Metro Vancouver's Board Chair and Vice Chair Acclaimed, November 28, 2025","https:\u002F\u002Fmetrovancouver.org\u002Fmedia-room\u002Fmedia-release\u002F958",{"period":32,"title":33,"description":34,"source":35},"2008 to 2016","President, B.C. Provincial Firefighters Association","CBC News reported that he held this office from 2008 to 2016.",{"label":22,"url":23},{"period":37,"title":38,"description":39,"source":40},"Before 2018","Firefighter, Burnaby Fire Department","Daily Hive reported that he worked for the Burnaby Fire Department for 30 years before he entered politics. By his own account he joined in 1988.",{"label":41,"url":42},"Daily Hive · Mike Hurley confirms he will seek a third term as Burnaby mayor, by Kenneth Chan, August 6, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fburnaby-mayor-mike-hurley-re-election-campaign-2026","json","Re-elected mayor of Burnaby on October 17, 2026, for a third term. A former Burnaby firefighter, he ran with no elector organization. His platform promised 1,000 affordable rental homes, three new community centres, a larger RCMP detachment, and property taxes at or below the regional average with no city debt.",[],[47,51,55],{"label":48,"url":49,"kind":50},"Mike Hurley campaign site","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mikehurley.ca\u002F","website",{"label":52,"url":53,"kind":54},"Mike Hurley campaign platform","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mikehurley.ca\u002Fplatform","document",{"label":56,"url":57,"kind":50},"City of Burnaby: Mayor Mike Hurley","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby.ca\u002Four-city\u002Fmayor-and-council\u002Fmayor-mike-hurley",{},"Mike Hurley","","Mayor",{"src":63,"smallSrc":64,"width":65,"height":66,"alt":67,"credit":68,"sourceUrl":69,"position":70},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-hurley-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-hurley-320.webp",640,800,"Mike Hurley, from City of Burnaby.","City of Burnaby","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby.ca\u002Four-city\u002Fmayor-and-council\u002Felections\u002Fcandidates\u002Foffice-of-mayor-candidate-profiles","50% 30%",[72,79,84,89,94,99,104,109,114],{"title":73,"summary":74,"details":75,"source":77},"1,000 affordable rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority","His platform promises to build 1,000 new affordable rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority, including townhomes for families. It also promises faster permits for new homes and low development cost charges, the fees the City charges builders.",[76],"Daily Hive reported the promise on September 28, 2026 and quoted him: \"I first ran for mayor because I couldn't stand to see Burnaby residents being demovicted from their homes.\"",{"label":78,"url":53},"Mike Hurley campaign · Platform",{"title":80,"summary":81,"details":82,"source":83},"Zoning control back from the Province","His platform says he will keep pressing the provincial government to return decisions on residential zoning to cities and to repeal Bills 25, 44 and 47, the laws that allow up to six homes on a lot zoned for one house.",[],{"label":78,"url":53},{"title":85,"summary":86,"details":87,"source":88},"Finish three community centres and a new theatre","His platform promises to finish the Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre, the Cameron Community Centre and Library, the Brentwood Community Centre and a new performance space at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, and to keep upgrading parks and playgrounds.",[],{"label":78,"url":53},{"title":90,"summary":91,"details":92,"source":93},"A larger RCMP detachment and wildfire warning","His platform promises to finish the expansion of the Burnaby RCMP detachment, extend the wildfire early warning system from Burnaby Mountain to Central Park and Robert Burnaby Park, and hold a city-wide emergency planning exercise.",[],{"label":78,"url":53},{"title":95,"summary":96,"details":97,"source":98},"Move the Buller Avenue shelter and build a park","His platform promises to move the temporary shelter on Buller Avenue to another place when its lease ends in 2028, and to build the planned Buller Beresford Park on the site.",[],{"label":78,"url":53},{"title":100,"summary":101,"details":102,"source":103},"Taxes at or below the regional average, and no debt","His platform promises to keep property taxes at or below the average for the region and to keep the City free of debt.",[],{"label":78,"url":53},{"title":105,"summary":106,"details":107,"source":108},"A Burnaby Innovation District and faster permits for business","His platform promises to create a Burnaby Innovation District for technology companies, cut permit times and costs for small businesses, make it simpler for companies to set up in Burnaby, and attract more film and television production.",[],{"label":78,"url":53},{"title":110,"summary":111,"details":112,"source":113},"Burnaby Hospital and north-south buses","His platform says he will keep pressing the Province to move ahead with Phase 2 of the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment, and will work with TransLink to add north-south bus routes in Burnaby.",[],{"label":78,"url":53},{"title":115,"summary":116,"details":117,"source":118},"Money for arts and sports events","His platform promises $250,000 a year for arts and cultural events, and to use the new Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre to bring regional and national sports events to Burnaby.",[],{"label":78,"url":53},{"status":120,"answers":121},"not-contacted",[],[],false,[125,131,136,140,145,150,155],{"step":126,"label":127,"date":128,"result":129,"note":130,"url":53},1,"His own campaign website and platform","2026-10-29","found","Read every page in the site's menu: About Mike, Achievements, Platform and Endorsements, with the Platform pillars and Prudent Financial Management pages. The platform lists 23 promises. He ran with no elector organization, so there is no party platform.",{"step":132,"label":133,"date":128,"result":134,"note":135},2,"His public social media accounts","unreachable","His City profile lists a Facebook page and an Instagram account. Both showed a login page to scripts, so no post was read.",{"step":137,"label":138,"date":128,"result":129,"note":139,"url":69},3,"The City's candidate profile and official results","The City's profile page gives his ballot name, a statement he wrote, and no elector organization. The City's results give him 28,946 votes, and the declaration of October 21, 2026 names him as mayor.",{"step":141,"label":142,"date":128,"result":129,"note":143,"url":144},4,"Candidate questionnaires and all-candidates meetings","His VoteMate page holds his 23 platform promises and his reason for running. No newspaper or advocacy group questionnaire with his answers was found, and no report of a 2026 all-candidates meeting quoting him was found. A CTV News page about the mayoral race held only a video.","https:\u002F\u002Fvotemate.org\u002Fbc2026\u002Fcandidates\u002F13484?riding=796",{"step":146,"label":147,"date":128,"result":129,"note":148,"url":149},5,"A name search with Burnaby and 2026","Found Daily Hive's reports of August 6, September 28 and October 15, 2026, CBC News reports of 2018 and 2024, Metro Vancouver's release and a Freshet News report of November 2025, a Daily Hive report of June 2025 and a Global News report of December 2025. A Times of Canada page that reprints his campaign's news release was not used as a source.","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fburnaby-mayor-mike-hurley-election-platform-2026",{"step":151,"label":152,"date":128,"result":129,"note":153,"url":154},6,"News reports of the result and his first statements","Read the Daily Hive report of election night and the Freshet News report of October 18, 2026, which quotes him.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fmike-hurley-wins-third-term-as-burnaby-mayor\u002F",{"step":156,"label":157,"date":128,"result":129,"note":158,"url":57},7,"The public record of his term as mayor","Read the City's mayor page and the City's 2022 results release. Council decisions from his first two terms come from Burnaby Now (the Burnaby Housing Authority vote, April 2024), Daily Hive (his motion on single-staircase buildings, June 2025) and Global News (his motion on small multi-unit housing, December 2025). The council minutes themselves were not read.",[160],{"id":161,"kicker":162,"title":163,"paragraphs":164,"links":167},"research-status","Research status","What voche.me has checked",[165,166],"Researched on 2026-10-29 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's candidate profile, results and declaration, the City's mayor page, every page of his campaign site that concerns the 2026 campaign, his VoteMate page, and reporting by Daily Hive, Freshet News, CBC News, Global News and Burnaby Now, with Metro Vancouver's own release on its board chair.","His campaign's figures for his first two terms, among them 25,000 new homes and renter protections it calls the strongest in North America, are the campaign's own, and voche.me has not compared them with City records. His posts on Facebook and Instagram were not read, because both sites showed only a login page. Council minutes were not read directly: the council decisions above come from the named news reports. No candidate questionnaire from a newspaper or an advocacy group was found for him.",[],"mike-hurley",[170,173,176,179,181,184,185,188,191,194,197,199,201,202,205,208,210,211,214,215,218,221,224],{"label":171,"url":172,"checkedAt":128},"City of Burnaby · official election results, October 17, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Felections.burnaby.ca\u002F",{"label":174,"url":175,"checkedAt":128},"City of Burnaby · Declaration of official election results, October 21, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fburnaby.widen.net\u002Fs\u002Fjzvsfrfktg\u002F2026-elections-declaration-of-results",{"label":177,"url":69,"checkedAt":128,"listOnly":178},"City of Burnaby · candidate profiles, Mayor",true,{"label":180,"url":57,"checkedAt":128},"City of Burnaby · Mayor Mike Hurley",{"label":182,"url":183,"checkedAt":128},"City of Burnaby · City of Burnaby official election results are in, October 19, 2022","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby.ca\u002Four-city\u002Fnews\u002F2022-10-19\u002Fcity-burnaby-official-election-results-are",{"label":78,"url":53,"checkedAt":128},{"label":186,"url":187,"checkedAt":128},"Mike Hurley campaign · Platform pillars","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mikehurley.ca\u002Fplatform_pillars",{"label":189,"url":190,"checkedAt":128},"Mike Hurley campaign · Achievements","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mikehurley.ca\u002Fachievements",{"label":192,"url":193,"checkedAt":128},"Mike Hurley campaign · About Mike","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mikehurley.ca\u002Fabout",{"label":195,"url":196,"checkedAt":128},"Mike Hurley campaign · Prudent Financial Management","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mikehurley.ca\u002Fprudent_financial_management",{"label":198,"url":144,"checkedAt":128},"VoteMate · Mike Hurley, independent for Burnaby Mayor, 2026 BC Local Elections",{"label":200,"url":149,"checkedAt":128},"Daily Hive · Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley promises 1,000 affordable rentals in bid for third term, by Kenneth Chan, September 28, 2026",{"label":41,"url":42,"checkedAt":128},{"label":203,"url":204,"checkedAt":128},"Daily Hive · Two prominent Metro Vancouver mayors face challengers this election, by Hanna Hett, October 15, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fmetro-vancouver-mayors-brad-west-mike-hurley",{"label":206,"url":207,"checkedAt":128},"Daily Hive · Mike Hurley secures third term as Burnaby mayor, October 17, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fmike-hurley-burnaby-mayor-2026",{"label":209,"url":154,"checkedAt":128},"Freshet News · Mike Hurley wins third term as Burnaby mayor, by Cornelia Naylor, October 18, 2026",{"label":22,"url":23,"checkedAt":128},{"label":212,"url":213,"checkedAt":128},"CBC News · Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley elected as chair of Metro Vancouver, by Chad Pawson, June 28, 2024","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbc.ca\u002Fnews\u002Fcanada\u002Fbritish-columbia\u002Fburnaby-mayor-mike-hurley-replaces-george-harvie-metro-vancouver-chair-1.7250066",{"label":29,"url":30,"checkedAt":128},{"label":216,"url":217,"checkedAt":128},"Freshet News · Mayors of Burnaby, Anmore return to top Metro jobs, by Janis Cleugh, November 28, 2025","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fmayors-of-burnaby-anmore-return-to-top-metro-jobs\u002F",{"label":219,"url":220,"checkedAt":128},"Burnaby Now · Burnaby council votes to go ahead with the Burnaby Housing Authority, by Lauren Vanderdeen, May 21, 2024 (read from the Internet Archive copy)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnabynow.com\u002Flocal-news\u002Fred-flags-councillor-says-burnaby-housing-authority-no-longer-needed-with-new-bc-legislation-8671181",{"label":222,"url":223,"checkedAt":128},"Daily Hive · Burnaby Mayor, a former firefighter, urges B.C. to repeal single-staircase buildings, by Kenneth Chan, June 23, 2025","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fburnaby-mayor-mike-hurley-single-egress-staircase-buildings-repeal",{"label":225,"url":226,"checkedAt":128},"Global News · City of Burnaby pushes back on provincial housing density rules, by Amy Judd, December 9, 2025","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fnews\u002F11571013\u002Fcity-of-burnaby-provincial-housing-density-rules\u002F","elections\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmike-hurley","Mike Hurley was re-elected mayor of Burnaby on October 17, 2026, with 28,946 votes in the City of Burnaby's count, and the City's chief election officer declared him elected on October 21. He ran without an elector organization. CBC News reported that he first won the office in 2018, when he defeated Mayor Derek Corrigan, and the City reported that he was acclaimed in 2022. Metro Vancouver says its board first elected him its chair in June 2024. His 2026 platform promised 1,000 affordable rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority, the finish of three community centres and the RCMP detachment expansion, a Burnaby Innovation District, and property taxes at or below the regional average with no city debt.",[],"gqh973OUXBa2GXVxLz04-pMnqjApqyjL3H1LPy2PI2U",[232,717],{"id":233,"aliases":234,"checkedAt":128,"declaredColour":6,"extension":43,"founded":237,"headline":242,"history":243,"leadership":301,"logo":6,"meta":302,"money":303,"name":339,"news":340,"overview":369,"palette":375,"platform":380,"questions":572,"record":620,"registeredName":339,"rosterLabel":339,"slug":634,"sources":635,"stem":713,"summary":714,"website":715,"wordmark":6,"__hash__":716},"parties\u002Felections\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Fparties\u002Fburnaby-citizens-association.json",[235,236],"BCA","Burnaby Citizens Association",{"year":238,"note":239,"cites":240},1955,"By the BCA's own account: its About page says Alan Emmott and Eileen Dailly formed it in 1955. voche.me found no independent record of the founding.",[241],"bca-about","The organization that holds 7 of Burnaby's 8 councillor seats and all 7 school trustee seats",{"entries":244,"state":291,"indexable":178,"checkedAt":128,"searched":292,"gaps":298},[245,249,256,261,270,278,283],{"title":246,"body":247,"cites":248},"Formed in 1955, by the BCA's own account","The BCA's About page says Alan Emmott and Eileen Dailly formed the BCA in 1955 \"to act on issues that mattered to Burnaby residents\". voche.me found no independent record of the founding.",[241],{"title":250,"body":251,"cites":252},"2018 election: the BCA loses the mayor's office","Mike Hurley, running as an independent, was elected mayor in 2018 with 26,260 votes to 20,333 for the long-serving mayor Derek Corrigan, Daily Hive reported. The Burnaby Beacon described Corrigan as the BCA's mayor. Joe Keithley of the Burnaby Green Party won the eighth council seat that year, and Burnaby Now wrote that his election was the first break in the BCA's hold on Burnaby politics.",[253,254,255],"dh-2026-08","beacon-2022-06","bn-2022-council",{"title":257,"body":258,"cites":259},"2021 by-election","Burnaby Now reported that independent Mike Hillman won a council seat in a 2021 by-election by 124 votes over a BCA candidate. Freshet News reports that BCA councillor Alison Gu was first elected in a 2021 by-election.",[255,260],"freshet-2026-03",{"date":262,"title":263,"body":264,"cites":265},"2022-10-15","2022 election: six of eight council seats and all seven trustee seats","The City's official results of October 19, 2022 list the councillors and trustees elected. Burnaby Now reported that BCA candidates won six council seats (Alison Gu, James Wang, Pietro Calendino, Sav Dhaliwal, Maita Santiago and Daniel Tetrault) and all seven school trustee seats. The other two council seats went to Joe Keithley of the Burnaby Green Party and Richard T. Lee of One Burnaby. Mike Hurley was acclaimed as mayor.",[266,255,267,268,269],"city-results-2022","bn-2022-school","ebc-ds-2022","ebc-ds-2022-sd41",{"date":271,"title":272,"body":273,"cites":274},"2025-02-18","Elections BC penalty over a 2022 contribution","Elections BC issued the BCA a $600 penalty for accepting a $1,250 contribution in 2022 other than through its financial agent or a person the agent had authorized in writing. Its letter says the BCA had not been penalized under the Act before.",[275,276,277],"ebc-amp","ebc-amp-letter","ebc-investigations",{"title":279,"body":280,"cites":281},"Joe Keithley joins the BCA","Freshet News reported in March 2026 that Councillor Joe Keithley, first elected in 2018 with the Burnaby Green Party, joined the BCA in December 2025. That gave the BCA seven of the eight council seats.",[260,282],"freshet-2026-10",{"date":284,"title":285,"body":286,"cites":287},"2026-10-17","2026 election: 14 of 15 candidates elected","The City's results list 15 BCA candidates and 14 elected: seven of the eight councillors and all seven school trustees. Its one candidate not elected was Rea Park, for council, with 11,812 votes. The BCA ran no candidate for mayor. The Chief Election Officer declared the official results on October 21, 2026.",[288,289,260,282,290],"city-results-2026","city-declaration-2026","freshet-2026-09","researched",[293,294,295,296,297],"The BCA's About, History and Achievements pages","The City of Burnaby's official results for 2022 and its results and declaration for 2026","Burnaby Now's reports of the 2022 council and school board results","The Burnaby Beacon's report of June 30, 2022","Elections BC's list of filings, penalties and investigations",[299,300],"The City's official results for 2018 and for the 2021 by-election were not read. Those results are as Daily Hive and Burnaby Now reported them.","The BCA's Achievements page lists work by decade since 1955. Those are the party's own claims and are left out here.",[],{},{"searchUrl":304,"filings":305,"notes":326,"state":291,"indexable":178,"checkedAt":128,"searched":331,"gaps":336},"https:\u002F\u002Fcontributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca\u002Fpcs\u002FLESearch.aspx",[306,313,319],{"period":307,"kind":308,"url":309,"note":310,"cites":311},"2022 general local election, City of Burnaby","Disclosure statement, second amended version filed December 12, 2023","https:\u002F\u002Fcontributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca\u002Fpcs\u002Flepublished\u002F100147584.pdf","The summary page gives campaign contributions of $296,907.61, total income of $461,496.96 and total expenses of $423,440.59. The expenses include $88,509.79 for the election period and $308,280.56 for the campaign period. Elections BC lists the original statement, filed January 13, 2023, and amendments filed June 5 and December 12, 2023.",[268,312],"ebc-filings",{"period":314,"kind":315,"url":316,"note":317,"cites":318},"2022 general local election, Burnaby School District","Disclosure statement, second amended version filed December 18, 2023","https:\u002F\u002Fcontributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca\u002Fpcs\u002Flepublished\u002F100147583.pdf","The summary page gives campaign contributions of $125,230.28, a loan of $25,000.00, total income of $237,374.23 and total expenses of $323,252.49. The expenses include $61,554.04 for the election period and $251,818.07 for the campaign period.",[269,312],{"period":320,"kind":321,"url":322,"note":323,"cites":324},"2025","Annual financial report, amended version filed May 24, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fcontributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca\u002Fpcs\u002Flepublished\u002F100150450.pdf","Contributions of $90,385.60: $60,843.70 for City Council and $29,541.90 for the School District. Total income of $90,622.66 and total expenses of $10,404.39, among them a $600 penalty paid to Elections BC.",[325,312],"ebc-afr-2025",[327,328,329,330],"Elections BC regulates campaign financing in local elections. Its Register of Elector Organizations, dated October 29, 2026, lists the BCA for Burnaby and the Burnaby School District.","Elections BC's search also lists the BCA's annual reports for 2022, 2023 and 2024, and its disclosure statements for the 2014 and 2018 elections and the 2021 by-election.","On February 18, 2025, Elections BC issued the BCA a $600 penalty under section 27 (1) of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act. Its letter says a $1,250 contribution in August 2022 came with no residential address and was taken in by a BCA candidate who had no written authority from the financial agent to accept contributions. The letter says the BCA returned the contribution and cooperated with the investigation. The BCA's 2025 annual report lists the $600 penalty as an expense.","No report on the 2026 election is published yet. Elections BC says an elector organization must file a financial report within 90 days after general voting day for each election it takes part in, and by March 31 for each calendar year.",[332,333,334,335],"Elections BC's Register of Elector Organizations, dated October 29, 2026","Elections BC's Financial Reports and Political Contributions System, scanned reports search for \"Burnaby Citizens\"","The BCA's 2022 disclosure statements for the City and the School District, and its 2025 annual report","Elections BC's pages on monetary penalties and on its investigations of elector organizations after the 2022 elections",[337,338],"The disclosure statements and the annual report are scanned images. voche.me read the summary pages and did not read every page of contributions.","The 2026 election report is due within 90 days after general voting day and is not published yet.","BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association",{"entries":341,"state":291,"indexable":123,"checkedAt":128,"searched":362,"gaps":366},[342,347,352,357],{"date":343,"publisher":344,"title":345,"url":154,"summary":346},"2026-10-18","Freshet News","Mike Hurley wins third term as Burnaby mayor","The report on election night says the BCA kept its majority on City Council with seven of the eight seats. It names the three new BCA councillors, Cindy Lee, Ryan Erwin and Kiran Singh, and says Joe Keithley, who joined the BCA in December, had the most council votes.",{"date":348,"publisher":344,"title":349,"url":350,"summary":351},"2026-09-11","Burnaby mayor’s seat challenged, 42 vying for eight council spots","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fburnaby-mayors-seat-challenged-42-vying-for-eight-council-spots\u002F","After nominations closed, Freshet News reported that the BCA was the only organization running a full slate of eight council candidates. Four of them were sitting councillors: Daniel Tetrault, Maita Santiago, James Wang and Joe Keithley.",{"date":353,"publisher":354,"title":355,"url":42,"summary":356},"2026-08-06","Daily Hive","Mike Hurley confirms he will seek a third term as Burnaby mayor","The report says BCA councillors Pietro Calendino, Sav Dhaliwal and Alison Gu would not run again, and that councillors Joe Keithley, Maita Santiago, Daniel Tetrault and James Wang were running again with the BCA.",{"date":358,"publisher":344,"title":359,"url":360,"summary":361},"2026-03-23","Burnaby’s ruling party announces council candidates for October election","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fburnabys-ruling-party-announces-council-candidates-for-october-election\u002F","Freshet News reported that the BCA named Ryan Erwin, Cindy Lee, Rea Park and Kiran Singh as new council candidates, and that it had seven sitting councillors after Joe Keithley joined in December. Councillor Sav Dhaliwal said the BCA would run no candidate for mayor.",[363,364,365],"Freshet News reports of March 23, September 11 and October 18, 2026","Daily Hive reports on the Burnaby election, August to October 2026","Web searches for the BCA with the 2026 election in the Burnaby Beacon, Burnaby Now and other outlets",[367,368],"The Burnaby Beacon and Burnaby Now answer 403 to scripts, and their 2026 reports were not read for this record.","voche.me found no independent news report on the BCA's platform itself.",[370,371,372,373,374],"Elections BC's Register of Elector Organizations, dated October 29, 2026, lists BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association as both its full name and its ballot name, for the jurisdictions Burnaby and Burnaby School District.","The City of Burnaby's results list 15 BCA candidates in 2026, and 14 were elected. On City Council: Joe Keithley, Cindy Lee, Ryan Erwin, Maita Santiago, Daniel Tetrault, James Wang and Kiran Singh. On the Board of Education: Kristin Schnider, Bill Brassington, Hillary Bergshoeff, Jen Mezei, Paul Kwon, Stephen Andrada and Colin Zuo. Rea Park, a council candidate, was the one BCA candidate the voters did not elect.","The BCA ran no candidate for mayor. Mayor Mike Hurley ran with no elector organization on the City's list.","The BCA's own site calls it \"a civic political party that believes in social democracy\". Burnaby Now has described it as NDP-affiliated.","Its 2026 platform, \"Much accomplished, more to do\", was released on September 18, 2026. It is one web page with three commitments: services and parks, affordability, and public schools. Each part lists what the party says it delivered and what it plans next. The page gives no costs.",{"accent":376,"onAccent":377,"tint":378,"ink":379},"#012138","#FFFFFF","#EAF0F5","#1F2933",[381,430,463,488],{"issue":382,"headline":383,"summary":384,"paragraphs":385,"proposals":388,"questions":418,"state":291,"indexable":178,"checkedAt":128,"searched":423,"gaps":427},"housing","At least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030","The BCA's 2026 platform promises to start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030, to build more affordable homes with non-profits and co-ops, to use City land for family homes, and to zone town centres for shops and cafés at street level. It gives no costs.",[386,387],"The housing points are in the platform's second commitment, under the heading \"Building homes people can afford\". The two zoning points are under \"Supporting small businesses and local jobs\". The platform gives no costs and no list of sites.","The platform says the BCA created the Burnaby Housing Authority, which it calls the first of its kind in Metro Vancouver, to build, own and manage non-market rental and ownership homes. That is the party's own account. Burnaby Now reported that Council voted 6 to 3 in April 2024 to incorporate the authority, and that two BCA councillors, Pietro Calendino and Sav Dhaliwal, were among the three who wanted to delay it.",[389,398,402,406,410,414],{"title":390,"detail":391,"authority":392,"deadline":393,"cites":394},"Start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Housing Authority by 2030","The platform promises to start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030. It gives no cost and no list of sites.","The Burnaby Housing Authority, a separate corporation the City set up to build affordable homes, as Burnaby Now describes it.","2030",[395,396,397],"bca-platform","bca-release-platform","bn-2024-bha",{"title":399,"detail":400,"cites":401},"Build more affordable homes with non-profits and co-ops","The platform promises to partner with non-profits and co-ops to build more affordable housing. It names no number of homes and no sites.",[395],{"title":403,"detail":404,"cites":405},"Use City land to build homes for families faster","The platform promises to use land the City owns to speed up the delivery of homes for families. It names no sites.",[395],{"title":407,"detail":408,"cites":409},"Make it faster to build homes in every part of Burnaby","The platform promises to keep making it quicker and more efficient to build homes people can afford, in every part of Burnaby. It names no specific change to the City's rules or approval times.",[395],{"title":411,"detail":412,"cites":413},"Zoning for shops and cafés at street level in town centres","Under its small business section, the platform promises \"active-use zoning\" in town centres: shops, cafés and restaurants at street level, with offices and services above.",[395,396],{"title":415,"detail":416,"cites":417},"Zoning for smaller shops and industrial buildings with more than one level","The platform promises to zone for smaller retail spaces and for industrial buildings with more than one level, so more businesses can locate in Burnaby.",[395],[419],{"question":420,"answer":421,"cites":422},"Does the BCA say what the 1,000 rental homes will cost?","Its platform promises to start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030 and gives no cost and no list of sites.",[395],[424,425,426],"The BCA's 2026 platform page, every section","The BCA's release of September 18, 2026 on its platform","Burnaby Now's report on the Council vote to incorporate the Burnaby Housing Authority, May 2024",[428,429],"The platform gives no costs, no list of sites and no yearly targets for the housing points.","The platform takes no position on the Province's laws on multiplex homes.",{"issue":431,"headline":432,"summary":433,"paragraphs":434,"proposals":437,"questions":454,"state":291,"indexable":178,"checkedAt":128,"searched":459,"gaps":460},"taxes-and-budget","Zero City debt and low, predictable property taxes","The BCA's platform promises to keep the City free of debt and to keep property taxes low and predictable, with lower fees for seniors and credits for families in need. It names no tax rate and no limit on yearly increases.",[435,436],"The platform's second commitment says the BCA keeps property taxes down and the City's debt at zero, and will keep taxes \"consistent, predictable, and affordable\". It gives no tax rate for any year and no limit on increases.","The platform says the City's outstanding debt is $0 and that Burnaby's property taxes are among the lowest in Metro Vancouver. It also says new community centres and pools were built from City reserves without tax increases. Those are the party's own statements. voche.me has not checked them against the City's financial statements or against other cities' tax rates.",[438,442,446,450],{"title":439,"detail":440,"cites":441},"Keep the City free of debt","The platform promises to maintain the City's record of zero debt. It says the City's outstanding debt is $0.",[395,396],{"title":443,"detail":444,"cites":445},"Low and predictable property taxes","The platform promises low, predictable taxes and to keep Burnaby's property taxes among the lowest in Metro Vancouver. It names no rate and no limit on yearly increases.",[395],{"title":447,"detail":448,"cites":449},"New sources of City income to keep taxes low","The platform promises to generate diverse revenue to keep taxes low and services affordable. It names no source of income.",[395],{"title":451,"detail":452,"cites":453},"Lower fees for seniors and credits for families in need","The platform promises to keep City services affordable, with reduced fees for seniors and credits for families in need. It says both exist now and gives no new amounts.",[395],[455],{"question":456,"answer":457,"cites":458},"Does the BCA promise a limit on property tax increases?","Its platform promises low, predictable taxes and zero City debt. It names no tax rate and no limit on yearly increases.",[395],[424,425],[461,462],"The platform gives no tax rate, no limit on increases and no figure for City reserves.","voche.me has not checked the platform's statements on debt and tax rates against the City's financial statements.",{"issue":464,"headline":465,"summary":466,"paragraphs":467,"proposals":471,"questions":476,"state":291,"indexable":178,"checkedAt":128,"searched":481,"gaps":485},"governance","Simpler City permits and business licences with published service standards","The BCA's platform has one promise about how City Hall works: simpler permits and business licences, with published service standards. Its section \"How we work\" describes the party's approach to other governments and holds no other promise.",[468,469,470],"Under \"Supporting small businesses and local jobs\", the platform promises to streamline permitting and licensing: simplify requirements, publish clear service standards, and redesign approvals so businesses can plan, invest and open faster. It sets no target for approval times.","The section \"How we work\" says the BCA has worked \"under every kind of government in Victoria and Ottawa\" and that it works \"with whoever is in power\". It says the BCA kept pressing until the Province covered a $9.4 million bill for a pay mistake that Burnaby schools did not make. That is the party's own account, and voche.me has not checked it.","The BCA ran no candidate for mayor. Its councillor Sav Dhaliwal told Freshet News in March 2026 that the BCA would run none, and said the council had worked well with independent Mayor Mike Hurley.",[472],{"title":473,"detail":474,"cites":475},"Simpler permits and business licences with published service standards","The platform promises to simplify the requirements for permits and business licences, publish clear service standards, and redesign approvals so businesses can plan, invest and open faster. It sets no target for approval times.",[395,396],[477],{"question":478,"answer":479,"cites":480},"Did the BCA run a candidate for mayor?","It ran none. Freshet News reported in March 2026 that the BCA would run no candidate for mayor, and the City's results list Mayor Mike Hurley with no elector organization.",[260,288],[482,483,484],"The BCA's 2026 platform page, every section, including \"How we work\"","The BCA's About and Guiding Principles pages","Freshet News report of March 23, 2026 on the BCA's council candidates",[486,487],"The platform holds no commitment on the size of Council, the rules for Council meetings or the conduct of members.","The statement about the $9.4 million bill is the party's own and was not checked.",{"issue":489,"headline":490,"summary":491,"paragraphs":492,"proposals":497,"questions":562,"state":291,"indexable":178,"checkedAt":128,"searched":567,"gaps":569},"schools","Press the Province for new schools, keep the SOGI policy, and grow school meals","The BCA's platform asks the Ministry of Education to build schools for the number of students expected, names five school projects, and promises to ask for stable funding, keep the district's SOGI policy, set rules for artificial intelligence (AI) in schools and grow the school meals program. It gives no costs.",[493,494,495,496],"The school points are the platform's third commitment, \"Fighting for the world-class public schools our students deserve\". The BCA ran seven candidates for the Board of Education, and all seven were elected.","Many of the points are requests to other governments: the platform says the BCA will press the Ministry of Education to build for projected enrolment and to fund learning supports, and will press Ottawa to keep funding Settlement Workers in Schools.","SOGI stands for sexual orientation and gender identity. The platform calls the district's SOGI policy an anti-bullying policy and promises to keep it strong.","The platform lists past work it says BCA trustees delivered, among them new schools at Burnaby North Secondary and Stride Avenue and more than 700 new childcare spaces in eight years. That is the party's own account.",[498,502,506,510,514,518,522,526,530,534,538,542,546,550,554,558],{"title":499,"detail":500,"cites":501},"Press the Ministry to build for expected enrolment","The platform promises to press the Ministry of Education to build schools for the number of students expected in future years, beyond the number enrolled today.",[395,396],{"title":503,"detail":504,"cites":505},"Make the case for five school projects","The platform names new schools at Brentwood West, Bainbridge Village and Brentwood East, and replacements for Cameron and Maywood, as the schools Burnaby needs. It gives no dates and no costs.",[395,396],{"title":507,"detail":508,"cites":509},"Push for inclusive childcare in every new school","The platform promises to push for inclusive childcare to be built into every new school. It names no number of spaces.",[395],{"title":511,"detail":512,"cites":513},"Press the Ministry for funding for learning supports","The platform promises to press the Ministry for the funding to provide the learning supports Burnaby students need. It names no amount.",[395],{"title":515,"detail":516,"cites":517},"Early help with reading and math","The platform promises to invest in early intervention in literacy and numeracy. It names no program and no amount.",[395],{"title":519,"detail":520,"cites":521},"Ask for stable funding that grows with the city","The platform promises to advocate for predictable, stable funding that the district can plan around and that grows with the city.",[395],{"title":523,"detail":524,"cites":525},"More community input in district planning","The platform promises to expand community input in the district's planning. It names no specific change.",[395],{"title":527,"detail":528,"cites":529},"Keep the SOGI policy strong","The platform promises to keep the district's policy on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) strong, so every student, staff member and family is respected and safe.",[395,396],{"title":531,"detail":532,"cites":533},"Recommit to reconciliation","The platform promises to recommit to meaningful reconciliation. It names no specific step.",[395],{"title":535,"detail":536,"cites":537},"Advance equity and accessibility in the district","The platform promises to advance the district's work on equity and accessibility. It names no specific step.",[395],{"title":539,"detail":540,"cites":541},"Ask Ottawa to keep funding Settlement Workers in Schools","The platform promises to press the federal government to keep funding Settlement Workers in Schools, so newcomer students and families get the supports they need.",[395],{"title":543,"detail":544,"cites":545},"Clear rules for AI in schools","The platform promises to work with teachers, support staff, their unions and experts to set clear rules for artificial intelligence in schools, to protect student data and mental health.",[395],{"title":547,"detail":548,"cites":549},"Community input on the district's AI policy","The platform promises to bring community input into the district's governance and policy on artificial intelligence.",[395],{"title":551,"detail":552,"cites":553},"More after-school programs at schools","The platform promises to expand after-school programs at schools, with access for all families.",[395],{"title":555,"detail":556,"cites":557},"Swimming and lifeguard lessons for every student","The platform promises to expand the swimming and lifeguard programs to every student. It says the City pays for the Grade 5 swimming program now.",[395],{"title":559,"detail":560,"cites":561},"Grow the school meals program","The platform promises to grow the school meals program, so no Burnaby student is trying to learn while hungry.",[395,396],[563],{"question":564,"answer":565,"cites":566},"Which new schools does the BCA ask for?","Its platform names new schools at Brentwood West, Bainbridge Village and Brentwood East, and replacements for Cameron and Maywood. It says the BCA will press the Ministry of Education to build them, and gives no dates or costs.",[395],[424,425,568],"The BCA's candidates page",[570,571],"The platform gives no costs, no dates and no number of spaces or staff for any school point.","Several points name no specific step, among them reconciliation, equity and community input.",[573,578,583,587,591,594,599,603,607,611,615],{"question":574,"answer":575,"cites":576},"What is the BCA's registered name?","Elections BC's register lists it as BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association. That is both its full name and the name printed on the ballot. It is registered for the City of Burnaby and the Burnaby School District.",[577],"ebc-register",{"question":579,"answer":580,"cites":581},"How many seats did the BCA win in 2026?","Fourteen of the fifteen council and school board seats: seven of the eight councillors and all seven school trustees. It ran 15 candidates and ran no one for mayor.",[288,289,582],"bca-candidates",{"question":584,"answer":585,"cites":586},"Who did the BCA elect to City Council in 2026?","Joe Keithley, Cindy Lee, Ryan Erwin, Maita Santiago, Daniel Tetrault, James Wang and Kiran Singh. Its eighth council candidate, Rea Park, was not elected.",[288,289],{"question":588,"answer":589,"cites":590},"Who did the BCA elect to the Board of Education in 2026?","Kristin Schnider, Bill Brassington, Hillary Bergshoeff, Jen Mezei, Paul Kwon, Stephen Andrada and Colin Zuo. Those are all seven seats on the board.",[288,289],{"question":478,"answer":592,"cites":593},"It ran none. Freshet News reported in March 2026 that the BCA would run no candidate for mayor. Mayor Mike Hurley ran with no elector organization and won a third term.",[260,288],{"question":595,"answer":596,"cites":597},"What does the BCA say it stands for?","Its Guiding Principles page calls the BCA \"a civic political party that believes in social democracy and economic, social, and environmental justice\", and says it believes in public services owned and delivered by the City. Those are the party's own words.",[598],"bca-principles",{"question":600,"answer":601,"cites":602},"What does the BCA promise on housing?","Its 2026 platform promises to start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030, to build more affordable homes with non-profits and co-ops, and to use City land for family homes. It gives no costs.",[395],{"question":604,"answer":605,"cites":606},"What does the BCA promise on property taxes?","Its platform promises to keep the City free of debt and to keep property taxes low and predictable. It names no tax rate and no limit on yearly increases.",[395],{"question":608,"answer":609,"cites":610},"What does the BCA promise for schools?","Its platform promises to press the Ministry of Education to build for expected enrolment, names five school projects, and promises to keep the district's SOGI policy strong, set rules for AI in schools and grow the school meals program.",[395],{"question":612,"answer":613,"cites":614},"Has Elections BC penalized the BCA?","Once. On February 18, 2025, Elections BC issued a $600 penalty because a $1,250 contribution in 2022 was accepted by a person without written authority from the BCA's financial agent. The BCA returned the contribution.",[275,276],{"question":616,"answer":617,"cites":618},"Where can I see the BCA's finances?","Elections BC publishes its disclosure statements and annual reports. For the 2022 election it reported $296,907.61 in contributions for the City race and $125,230.28 for the School District. The report on the 2026 election is due within 90 days after voting day.",[312,268,269,619],"ebc-org",{"entries":621,"state":291,"indexable":123,"checkedAt":128,"searched":627,"gaps":631},[622],{"date":623,"title":624,"body":625,"cites":626},"2024-05-21","Council votes 6 to 3 to incorporate the Burnaby Housing Authority","Burnaby Now reported that Council voted 6 to 3 in late April 2024 to incorporate the Burnaby Housing Authority, a corporation the City set up to build affordable homes. The report names the three councillors who wanted a delay: Pietro Calendino and Sav Dhaliwal of the BCA, and Richard T. Lee of One Burnaby. BCA councillor Alison Gu spoke against a delay. The BCA's 2026 platform lists the authority as work the party delivered.",[397,395],[628,629,630],"The BCA's 2026 platform page, the lists of what it says it delivered","Burnaby Now's report on the Housing Authority vote, May 2024","Web searches for Burnaby Council votes on the Housing Authority",[632,633],"Council minutes and recorded votes for the 2022 to 2026 term were not read for this record. The one entry here is from a news report.","The platform lists many City decisions it says the BCA delivered, such as new community centres paid for from reserves. voche.me has not checked each one against Council minutes. A decision of Council belongs to Council, and each member's votes are on that member's own page.","burnaby-citizens-association",[636,640,643,646,651,654,657,660,663,667,670,672,676,679,682,686,689,693,695,696,697,698,701,704,708],{"id":288,"label":637,"url":638,"publisher":68,"kind":639,"publishedAt":284,"checkedAt":128},"City of Burnaby 2026 General Local Election: results data","https:\u002F\u002Felections.burnaby.ca\u002Fdata\u002Farearesults.json","government",{"id":289,"label":641,"url":175,"publisher":68,"kind":639,"publishedAt":642,"checkedAt":128},"Declaration of Official Election Results, 2026 General Local Election","2026-10-21",{"id":266,"label":644,"url":183,"publisher":68,"kind":639,"publishedAt":645,"checkedAt":128},"City of Burnaby Official Election results are in","2022-10-19",{"id":395,"label":647,"url":648,"publisher":236,"kind":649,"publishedAt":650,"checkedAt":128},"BCA 2026 platform: Much accomplished, more to do","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby-citizens.ca\u002Fplatform","subject","2026-09-18",{"id":396,"label":652,"url":653,"publisher":236,"kind":649,"publishedAt":650,"checkedAt":128},"Much accomplished, more to do: Burnaby Citizens Association releases its 2026 platform","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby-citizens.ca\u002Fmedia-releases\u002Fbca-releases-2026-platform",{"id":241,"label":655,"url":656,"publisher":236,"kind":649,"checkedAt":128},"About the BCA","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby-citizens.ca\u002Fabout",{"id":598,"label":658,"url":659,"publisher":236,"kind":649,"checkedAt":128},"Our Guiding Principles","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby-citizens.ca\u002Fguiding-principles",{"id":582,"label":661,"url":662,"publisher":236,"kind":649,"checkedAt":128},"The BCA Team","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby-citizens.ca\u002Fcandidates",{"id":577,"label":664,"url":665,"publisher":666,"kind":639,"publishedAt":128,"checkedAt":128},"Register of Elector Organizations, as of October 29, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Felections.bc.ca\u002Fdocs\u002Ffin\u002FList-of-elector-organizations.pdf","Elections BC",{"id":619,"label":668,"url":669,"publisher":666,"kind":639,"checkedAt":128},"Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting","https:\u002F\u002Felections.bc.ca\u002Flocal-elections\u002Felector-organizations\u002F",{"id":312,"label":671,"url":304,"publisher":666,"kind":639,"checkedAt":128},"Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search",{"id":268,"label":673,"url":309,"publisher":666,"kind":674,"publishedAt":675,"checkedAt":128},"BCA disclosure statement, 2022 general local election, City of Burnaby (Amendment 2)","filing","2023-12-12",{"id":269,"label":677,"url":316,"publisher":666,"kind":674,"publishedAt":678,"checkedAt":128},"BCA disclosure statement, 2022 general local election, Burnaby School District (Amendment 2)","2023-12-18",{"id":325,"label":680,"url":322,"publisher":666,"kind":674,"publishedAt":681,"checkedAt":128},"BCA annual financial report, 2025 (Amendment 1)","2026-05-24",{"id":275,"label":683,"url":684,"publisher":666,"kind":639,"publishedAt":685,"checkedAt":128},"Administrative Monetary Penalties","https:\u002F\u002Felections.bc.ca\u002Fevents-services\u002Finvestigations\u002Fadministrative-monetary-penalties\u002F","2026-09-09",{"id":276,"label":687,"url":688,"publisher":666,"kind":639,"publishedAt":271,"checkedAt":128},"Enforcement notice to BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association","https:\u002F\u002Felections.bc.ca\u002Fdocs\u002Famp\u002FAMP-BCA-2025-02-18.pdf",{"id":277,"label":690,"url":691,"publisher":666,"kind":639,"publishedAt":692,"checkedAt":128},"Local Elector Organization Investigations, 2022 General Local Elections","https:\u002F\u002Felections.bc.ca\u002Fevents-services\u002Finvestigations\u002Flocal-elector-organization-investigations\u002F","2025-06-25",{"id":260,"label":359,"url":360,"publisher":344,"kind":694,"publishedAt":358,"checkedAt":128},"news",{"id":290,"label":349,"url":350,"publisher":344,"kind":694,"publishedAt":348,"checkedAt":128},{"id":282,"label":345,"url":154,"publisher":344,"kind":694,"publishedAt":343,"checkedAt":128},{"id":253,"label":355,"url":42,"publisher":354,"kind":694,"publishedAt":353,"checkedAt":128},{"id":397,"label":699,"url":220,"publisher":700,"kind":694,"publishedAt":623,"checkedAt":128},"Burnaby Now report on the Council vote to incorporate the Burnaby Housing Authority","Burnaby Now",{"id":255,"label":702,"url":703,"publisher":700,"kind":694,"publishedAt":262,"checkedAt":128},"Burnaby Now report on the 2022 council results","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnabynow.com\u002F2022-civic-election\u002Fburnaby-citizen-association-powers-back-to-win-council-majority-5961112",{"id":267,"label":705,"url":706,"publisher":700,"kind":694,"publishedAt":707,"checkedAt":128},"Burnaby Now report on the 2022 school board results","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnabynow.com\u002Flocal-news\u002Fburnaby-citizens-association-sweeps-school-board-5962470","2022-10-16",{"id":254,"label":709,"url":710,"publisher":711,"kind":694,"publishedAt":712,"checkedAt":128},"BCA announces two new candidates for council, school board","https:\u002F\u002Fburnabybeacon.com\u002Fp\u002Fbca-candidates-council-school-board","Burnaby Beacon","2022-06-30","elections\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Fparties\u002Fburnaby-citizens-association","The Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) is an elector organization registered for the City of Burnaby and the Burnaby School District. In 2026 it elected 7 of the 8 councillors and all 7 school trustees, and it ran no candidate for mayor. Its 2026 platform promises to start at least 1,000 new rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority by 2030, to keep the City free of debt with low taxes, and to press the Province for new schools.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby-citizens.ca","HCeIPufXVCqUW-zZVafclVmjVHGULVwq3OGQxrh7lK4",{"id":718,"aliases":719,"checkedAt":128,"declaredColour":6,"extension":43,"founded":6,"headline":722,"history":723,"leadership":750,"logo":6,"meta":756,"money":757,"name":772,"news":773,"overview":789,"palette":795,"platform":798,"questions":903,"record":942,"registeredName":721,"rosterLabel":772,"slug":950,"sources":951,"stem":978,"summary":979,"website":980,"wordmark":6,"__hash__":981},"parties\u002Felections\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Fparties\u002Fnew-burnaby-party.json",[720,721],"NBP","New Burnaby Party","Councillor Richard T. Lee's organization, which promised a property tax freeze in its first budget",{"entries":724,"state":291,"indexable":178,"checkedAt":128,"searched":743,"gaps":747},[725,729,733,739],{"date":262,"title":726,"body":727,"cites":728},"2022 election: Richard T. Lee elected with One Burnaby","The City's official results of October 19, 2022 list Richard T. Lee among the eight councillors elected, with 11,231 votes. Burnaby Now reported that he ran with One Burnaby, a centre-right organization launched that year, and took the seat of his One Burnaby running mate Mike Hillman.",[266,255,254],{"date":348,"title":730,"body":731,"cites":732},"Lee runs with the New Burnaby Party","Freshet News reported that Councillor Richard T. Lee was running with the New Burnaby Party, and that One Burnaby, renamed Our Burnaby, ran no candidates. Elections BC's register lists OUR Burnaby, formerly ONE Burnaby, as a separate organization.",[290,577],{"date":734,"title":735,"body":736,"cites":737},"2026-10-01","David Xie stops campaigning for Council","David Xie told Daily Hive he was no longer seeking a council seat after becoming the BC Conservative candidate in Burnaby South-Metrotown. His name stayed on the ballot, and the City's results give him 5,598 votes.",[738,288],"dh-2026-10-xie",{"date":284,"title":740,"body":741,"cites":742},"2026 election: one of seven candidates elected","The City's results list seven NEW Burnaby candidates and one elected: Richard T. Lee, with 13,257 votes. Haini Xiao, its candidate for School Trustee, had 11,591 votes and was not elected. NEW Burnaby ran no candidate for mayor. The Chief Election Officer declared the official results on October 21, 2026.",[288,289,282],[332,294,744,745,746],"Burnaby Now's report of the 2022 council results and the Burnaby Beacon's report of June 30, 2022","Freshet News and Daily Hive reports from September and October 2026","NEW Burnaby's About and home pages",[748,749],"voche.me found no dated account of when the New Burnaby Party was formed. Elections BC's register gives no date of registration.","voche.me found no account of why Richard T. Lee moved from One Burnaby to a new organization.",[751],{"role":752,"name":753,"cites":754},"Authorized principal official, as registered with Elections BC","Richard T. Lee",[577,755],"city-profile-lee",{},{"searchUrl":304,"filings":758,"notes":759,"state":764,"indexable":123,"checkedAt":128,"searched":765,"gaps":769},[],[760,761,762,763],"Elections BC regulates campaign financing in local elections. Its Register of Elector Organizations, dated October 29, 2026, lists the New Burnaby Party for Burnaby and the Burnaby School District, with the ballot name NEW Burnaby.","A search of Elections BC's Financial Reports and Political Contributions System on October 29, 2026, for filers named New Burnaby, returned no reports.","Elections BC says an elector organization must file a financial report within 90 days after general voting day for each election it takes part in, and by March 31 for each calendar year. General voting day was October 17, 2026, so no report on this election is published yet.","NEW Burnaby's site asks for donations.","none-published",[332,766,767,768],"Elections BC's Financial Reports and Political Contributions System, scanned reports search for \"New Burnaby\" and \"One Burnaby\"","Elections BC's page on elector organizations","NEW Burnaby's Donate page",[770,771],"Elections BC has published no financial report from NEW Burnaby. The report on the 2026 election is due within 90 days after general voting day.","The register gives no date of registration, so voche.me does not know whether an annual report for 2025 was due.","NEW Burnaby",{"entries":774,"state":291,"indexable":123,"checkedAt":128,"searched":783,"gaps":787},[775,777,781],{"date":343,"publisher":344,"title":345,"url":154,"summary":776},"The report on election night says New Burnaby Party councillor Richard Lee won a second term with 13,257 votes and will be the only council member from outside the BCA. Freshet News says it could not reach Lee for comment that night.",{"date":734,"publisher":354,"title":778,"url":779,"summary":780},"B.C. Conservative MLA candidate's name to also appear on Burnaby civic election ballot","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fdavid-xie-bc-conservative-burnaby-south-metrotown","David Xie, who entered the council race with New Burnaby, told Daily Hive he was no longer seeking a council seat after becoming the BC Conservative candidate in Burnaby South-Metrotown, and that it was too late to take his name off the ballot. The report says New Burnaby then had five council candidates and one school board candidate.",{"date":348,"publisher":344,"title":349,"url":350,"summary":782},"After nominations closed, Freshet News reported that Councillor Richard T. Lee was running with the New Burnaby Party. It says One Burnaby, the organization he ran with in 2022, was registered for this election under the new name Our Burnaby and ran no candidates.",[784,785,786],"Freshet News reports of September 11 and October 18, 2026","Daily Hive report of October 1, 2026","Web searches for New Burnaby, the New Burnaby Party and its candidates with the 2026 election",[788,367],"voche.me found no independent news report on NEW Burnaby's platform or on when it was formed.",[790,791,792,793,794],"Elections BC's Register of Elector Organizations, dated October 29, 2026, lists the New Burnaby Party, with the other name NBP and the ballot name NEW Burnaby, for the jurisdictions Burnaby and Burnaby School District. It names Richard T Lee as the authorized principal official.","The City of Burnaby's results list seven NEW Burnaby candidates: Avtar Dhinsa, Richard T. Lee, Morgan Nicholsfigueiredo, Neha Unadkat, David Xie and Sabrina Yang for Council, and Haini Xiao for School Trustee. Only Lee was elected, with 13,257 votes, the seventh-highest total in the council race. The City's profile page prints his organization as \"New Burnaby Party\".","Richard T. Lee was first elected to Council in 2022 with One Burnaby. Burnaby Now described him then as a former four-term MLA for Burnaby North.","David Xie told Daily Hive on October 1, 2026 that he was no longer seeking a council seat. He had become the BC Conservative candidate in Burnaby South-Metrotown, and his name stayed on the municipal ballot.","The platform page lists eight areas: public safety, affordability and taxes, opportunity, transportation and transit, parks, clean streets, political independence, and Burnaby Hospital Phase 2. Each list begins with the words \"Only an NBP majority will\". NEW Burnaby won one of the eight council seats.",{"accent":796,"onAccent":377,"tint":797,"ink":379},"#E3175F","#FCE8EF",[799,831,876,894],{"issue":382,"headline":800,"summary":801,"paragraphs":802,"proposals":806,"questions":825,"state":291,"indexable":178,"checkedAt":128,"searched":826,"gaps":828},"Growth that fits the neighbourhood, with consultation before rezoning","NEW Burnaby's About page promises housing that fits the scale and character of each neighbourhood, sewer and water work paid for before more homes are added, and consultation before rezoning. Its platform adds more flexible zoning for local businesses. It gives no costs.",[803,804,805],"The platform page has no housing section. The housing points are on the About page, which says the Province's rules for multiplex homes put oversized buildings next to 1950s bungalows and ignored old sewer and water systems. That is the organization's own view.","The About page promises \"housing that fits the scale and character of the neighbourhood, infrastructure funded before density is added, real consultation before rezoning\", and a City Hall that plans growth with its residents.","Under \"Opportunity\", the platform promises to increase flexibility in zoning for more local businesses.",[807,812,816,820],{"title":808,"detail":809,"cites":810},"Housing that fits the scale of each neighbourhood","The About page promises housing that fits the scale and character of the neighbourhood. It names no change to the City's zoning rules.",[811],"nb-about",{"title":813,"detail":814,"cites":815},"Pay for sewer and water work before adding more homes","The About page promises infrastructure funded before density is added. It names no projects and no amounts.",[811],{"title":817,"detail":818,"cites":819},"Consultation before rezoning","The About page promises real consultation before rezoning. It names no change to the City's process.",[811],{"title":821,"detail":822,"cites":823},"More flexible zoning for local businesses","The platform promises to increase flexibility in zoning for more local businesses. It names no zones and no specific change.",[824],"nb-platform",[],[827,746],"NEW Burnaby's platform page, all eight areas",[829,830],"The platform gives no number of homes, no costs and no specific change to zoning bylaws.","The organization's statement about the Province's multiplex rules is its own view.",{"issue":431,"headline":832,"summary":833,"paragraphs":834,"proposals":838,"questions":867,"state":291,"indexable":178,"checkedAt":128,"searched":872,"gaps":873},"A 0% property tax increase in the first budget","NEW Burnaby's platform promises a 0% City property tax increase in the first budget and increases no higher than inflation over four years. Its About page adds a line-by-line audit of City spending. Each list begins with \"Only an NBP majority will\".",[835,836,837],"The platform's second area, \"Affordability and Taxes\", holds five points. The About page calls the first budget \"a full freeze\" and says any increase over the four-year term will stay below inflation.","The About page also promises a line-by-line audit of how the City spends tax money, with no new increase until the audit shows where the money goes.","Each list on the platform page begins with \"Only an NBP majority will\". NEW Burnaby elected one of the eight councillors.",[839,843,847,851,855,859,863],{"title":840,"detail":841,"cites":842},"0% property tax increase in the first budget","The platform promises to limit the City property tax in the first budget to a 0% increase. The About page calls this a full freeze.",[824,811],{"title":844,"detail":845,"cites":846},"Tax increases no higher than inflation over four years","The platform promises that City property tax increases will not exceed inflation over four years. It does not say which measure of inflation it means.",[824,811],{"title":848,"detail":849,"cites":850},"A line-by-line audit of City spending","The About page promises a line-by-line audit of how the City spends tax money, carried out while the first budget holds taxes at 0%.",[811],{"title":852,"detail":853,"cites":854},"Careful spending as a guiding principle at City Hall","The platform promises to establish fiscal restraint, careful spending of public money, as a guiding principle for all operations at City Hall.",[824],{"title":856,"detail":857,"cites":858},"New technology to make City operations more efficient","The platform promises to increase the efficiency of City operations by adopting new technologies. It names no technology and no saving.",[824],{"title":860,"detail":861,"cites":862},"More City revenue from new businesses","The platform promises to grow City revenue by attracting more businesses to Burnaby. It names no target.",[824,811],{"title":864,"detail":865,"cites":866},"Lower renewal fees for business licences","Under \"Opportunity\", the platform promises to reduce renewal fees for business licences. It names no amount.",[824,811],[868],{"question":869,"answer":870,"cites":871},"Does NEW Burnaby promise a property tax freeze?","Its platform promises a 0% City property tax increase in the first budget, which its About page calls a full freeze, and increases no higher than inflation over four years. The list begins with \"Only an NBP majority will\", and the organization won one of eight council seats.",[824,811,288],[827,746],[874,875],"The platform gives no figure for the savings it expects from the audit, from new technology or from new businesses.","The platform compares its plan with the City's financial plan. voche.me has not checked that comparison and leaves it out.",{"issue":464,"headline":877,"summary":878,"paragraphs":879,"proposals":882,"questions":891,"state":291,"indexable":178,"checkedAt":128,"searched":892,"gaps":893},"A council that keeps its independence from the Province, and faster permits","NEW Burnaby's platform promises a council that works with the Province while staying independent of it and works with the elected mayor, and faster City permits.",[880,881],"The platform's seventh area, \"Political Independence\", says the council \"must never be beholden to outside political interests contrary to the interests of residents of Burnaby\". It holds one promise: a council that works with the Province while staying independent of it, and works with the elected mayor.","Under \"Opportunity\", the platform promises to fast-track City permits, and says no daycare, renovation or small business should wait months for an answer from the City.",[883,887],{"title":884,"detail":885,"cites":886},"A council independent of the Province","The platform promises a council that works with the Province while staying independent of it, and that works with the elected mayor. It names no specific change to how Council works.",[824,811],{"title":888,"detail":889,"cites":890},"Faster City permits","The platform promises to fast-track City permits so no daycare, renovation or small business waits months for an answer. It sets no target time.",[824,811],[],[827,746],[486],{"issue":489,"paragraphs":895,"proposals":896,"questions":897,"state":764,"indexable":123,"checkedAt":128,"searched":898,"gaps":900},[],[],[],[827,746,899],"NEW Burnaby's candidates page and the page for Haini Xiao, its candidate for School Trustee",[901,902],"NEW Burnaby ran one candidate for School Trustee, Haini Xiao, who was not elected. Its platform and About page hold no commitment for the Board of Education.","Haini Xiao's page on the site describes her background and says she is committed to supporting students, families and educators. That is her own statement as a candidate, and it names no specific step.",[904,908,913,917,921,925,929,933,938],{"question":905,"answer":906,"cites":907},"How many seats did NEW Burnaby win in 2026?","One. Richard T. Lee was re-elected to City Council with 13,257 votes. Its other five council candidates and its school trustee candidate were not elected.",[288,289],{"question":909,"answer":910,"cites":911},"Who were NEW Burnaby's candidates?","The City's results list Avtar Dhinsa, Richard T. Lee, Morgan Nicholsfigueiredo, Neha Unadkat, David Xie and Sabrina Yang for Council, and Haini Xiao for School Trustee. The candidates page on its site lists the same people without David Xie.",[288,912],"nb-candidates",{"question":914,"answer":915,"cites":916},"Who leads NEW Burnaby?","Its site names no leader. Elections BC's register names Councillor Richard T. Lee as its authorized principal official.",[577,811],{"question":918,"answer":919,"cites":920},"Is NEW Burnaby the same organization as One Burnaby?","They are separate registered organizations. Elections BC's register lists the New Burnaby Party and, on its own line, OUR Burnaby, formerly ONE Burnaby. Richard T. Lee was elected in 2022 with One Burnaby and ran in 2026 with NEW Burnaby.",[577,290,255],{"question":922,"answer":923,"cites":924},"What does NEW Burnaby promise on property taxes?","A 0% City property tax increase in the first budget, increases no higher than inflation over four years, and a line-by-line audit of City spending. The platform's lists begin with \"Only an NBP majority will\".",[824,811],{"question":926,"answer":927,"cites":928},"What does NEW Burnaby promise on housing?","Its About page promises housing that fits the scale and character of each neighbourhood, sewer and water work paid for before more homes are added, and consultation before rezoning. It gives no costs.",[811],{"question":930,"answer":931,"cites":932},"What happened with David Xie's candidacy?","He told Daily Hive on October 1, 2026 that he was no longer seeking a council seat, after becoming the BC Conservative candidate in Burnaby South-Metrotown. His name stayed on the ballot, and the City's results give him 5,598 votes.",[738,288],{"question":934,"answer":935,"cites":936},"Does NEW Burnaby have a plan for schools?","Its platform and About page hold no commitment for the Board of Education. It ran one candidate for School Trustee, Haini Xiao, who was not elected.",[824,937,288],"nb-xiao",{"question":939,"answer":940,"cites":941},"Where can I see NEW Burnaby's finances?","Elections BC has published no financial report from NEW Burnaby so far. The report on the 2026 election is due within 90 days after voting day, and it will appear in Elections BC's Financial Reports and Political Contributions System.",[312,619],{"entries":943,"state":764,"indexable":123,"checkedAt":128,"searched":944,"gaps":947},[],[332,784,945,946],"Burnaby Now's report of the 2022 council results","NEW Burnaby's home, About and candidate pages",[948,949],"Richard T. Lee was elected in 2022 with One Burnaby and ran in 2026 with NEW Burnaby. His votes in the 2022 to 2026 term are on his own page.","voche.me found no decision or vote made in Council under the NEW Burnaby name. The new term starts in November 2026.","new-burnaby-party",[952,953,954,957,958,961,964,967,970,971,972,973,974,975,976,977],{"id":288,"label":637,"url":638,"publisher":68,"kind":639,"publishedAt":284,"checkedAt":128},{"id":289,"label":641,"url":175,"publisher":68,"kind":639,"publishedAt":642,"checkedAt":128},{"id":755,"label":955,"url":956,"publisher":68,"kind":639,"checkedAt":128},"Office of Councillor candidate profiles: Richard T. Lee","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby.ca\u002Four-city\u002Fmayor-and-council\u002Felections\u002Fcandidates\u002Foffice-of-councillor-candidate-profiles",{"id":266,"label":644,"url":183,"publisher":68,"kind":639,"publishedAt":645,"checkedAt":128},{"id":824,"label":959,"url":960,"publisher":721,"kind":649,"checkedAt":128},"NEW Burnaby: Our Platform","https:\u002F\u002Fnewburnaby.ca\u002Fplatform\u002F",{"id":811,"label":962,"url":963,"publisher":721,"kind":649,"checkedAt":128},"NEW Burnaby: About the Campaign","https:\u002F\u002Fnewburnaby.ca\u002Fabout\u002F",{"id":912,"label":965,"url":966,"publisher":721,"kind":649,"checkedAt":128},"NEW Burnaby: Meet Our Candidates","https:\u002F\u002Fnewburnaby.ca\u002Fcandidate\u002F",{"id":937,"label":968,"url":969,"publisher":721,"kind":649,"checkedAt":128},"NEW Burnaby: Haini Xiao","https:\u002F\u002Fnewburnaby.ca\u002Fcandidate\u002Fhaini-xiao\u002F",{"id":577,"label":664,"url":665,"publisher":666,"kind":639,"publishedAt":128,"checkedAt":128},{"id":619,"label":668,"url":669,"publisher":666,"kind":639,"checkedAt":128},{"id":312,"label":671,"url":304,"publisher":666,"kind":639,"checkedAt":128},{"id":290,"label":349,"url":350,"publisher":344,"kind":694,"publishedAt":348,"checkedAt":128},{"id":282,"label":345,"url":154,"publisher":344,"kind":694,"publishedAt":343,"checkedAt":128},{"id":738,"label":778,"url":779,"publisher":354,"kind":694,"publishedAt":734,"checkedAt":128},{"id":255,"label":702,"url":703,"publisher":700,"kind":694,"publishedAt":262,"checkedAt":128},{"id":254,"label":709,"url":710,"publisher":711,"kind":694,"publishedAt":712,"checkedAt":128},"elections\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Fparties\u002Fnew-burnaby-party","NEW Burnaby, registered as the New Burnaby Party, is an elector organization for Burnaby and the Burnaby School District. In 2026 it ran six council candidates and one school trustee candidate, and only Councillor Richard T. Lee was elected. Its platform promises a 0% property tax increase in the first budget and increases no higher than inflation over four years, each under the heading \"Only an NBP majority will\".","https:\u002F\u002Fnewburnaby.ca","pYwH0MZ50OE0JpU5VvK5W470I59kF-pa_0QkbEhWo2A",[983,993,1001,1008,1015,1022,1029,1036,1043,1050,1057,1064,1071,1078,1085],{"slug":984,"name":985,"office":986,"number":60,"ballotNumber":6,"colour":987,"palette":6,"sample":123,"portrait":988},"bill-brassington","Bill Brassington","School Trustee","rose",{"src":989,"smallSrc":990,"width":65,"height":66,"alt":991,"credit":68,"sourceUrl":992,"position":70},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbill-brassington-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbill-brassington-320.webp","Bill Brassington, from City of Burnaby.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.burnaby.ca\u002Four-city\u002Fmayor-and-council\u002Felections\u002Fcandidates\u002Foffice-of-school-trustees-candidate-profiles",{"slug":994,"name":995,"office":996,"number":60,"ballotNumber":6,"colour":987,"palette":6,"sample":123,"portrait":997},"cindy-lee","Cindy Lee","Councillor",{"src":998,"smallSrc":999,"width":65,"height":66,"alt":1000,"credit":68,"sourceUrl":956,"position":70},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcindy-lee-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcindy-lee-320.webp","Cindy Lee, from City of Burnaby.",{"slug":1002,"name":1003,"office":986,"number":60,"ballotNumber":6,"colour":987,"palette":6,"sample":123,"portrait":1004},"colin-zuo","Colin Zuo",{"src":1005,"smallSrc":1006,"width":65,"height":66,"alt":1007,"credit":68,"sourceUrl":992,"position":70},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcolin-zuo-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcolin-zuo-320.webp","Colin Zuo, from City of Burnaby.",{"slug":1009,"name":1010,"office":996,"number":60,"ballotNumber":6,"colour":987,"palette":6,"sample":123,"portrait":1011},"daniel-tetrault","Daniel Tetrault",{"src":1012,"smallSrc":1013,"width":65,"height":66,"alt":1014,"credit":68,"sourceUrl":956,"position":70},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-tetrault-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-tetrault-320.webp","Daniel Tetrault, from City of Burnaby.",{"slug":1016,"name":1017,"office":986,"number":60,"ballotNumber":6,"colour":987,"palette":6,"sample":123,"portrait":1018},"hillary-bergshoeff","Hillary Bergshoeff",{"src":1019,"smallSrc":1020,"width":65,"height":66,"alt":1021,"credit":68,"sourceUrl":992,"position":70},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fhillary-bergshoeff-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fhillary-bergshoeff-320.webp","Hillary Bergshoeff, from City of Burnaby.",{"slug":1023,"name":1024,"office":996,"number":60,"ballotNumber":6,"colour":987,"palette":6,"sample":123,"portrait":1025},"james-wang","James Wang",{"src":1026,"smallSrc":1027,"width":65,"height":66,"alt":1028,"credit":68,"sourceUrl":956,"position":70},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjames-wang-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjames-wang-320.webp","James Wang, from City of Burnaby.",{"slug":1030,"name":1031,"office":986,"number":60,"ballotNumber":6,"colour":987,"palette":6,"sample":123,"portrait":1032},"jen-mezei","Jen Mezei",{"src":1033,"smallSrc":1034,"width":65,"height":66,"alt":1035,"credit":68,"sourceUrl":992,"position":70},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjen-mezei-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjen-mezei-320.webp","Jen Mezei, from City of Burnaby.",{"slug":1037,"name":1038,"office":996,"number":60,"ballotNumber":6,"colour":987,"palette":6,"sample":123,"portrait":1039},"joe-keithley","Joe Keithley",{"src":1040,"smallSrc":1041,"width":65,"height":66,"alt":1042,"credit":68,"sourceUrl":956,"position":70},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjoe-keithley-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjoe-keithley-320.webp","Joe Keithley, from City of Burnaby.",{"slug":1044,"name":1045,"office":996,"number":60,"ballotNumber":6,"colour":987,"palette":6,"sample":123,"portrait":1046},"kiran-singh","Kiran Singh",{"src":1047,"smallSrc":1048,"width":65,"height":66,"alt":1049,"credit":68,"sourceUrl":956,"position":70},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fkiran-singh-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fkiran-singh-320.webp","Kiran Singh, from City of Burnaby.",{"slug":1051,"name":1052,"office":986,"number":60,"ballotNumber":6,"colour":987,"palette":6,"sample":123,"portrait":1053},"kristin-schnider","Kristin 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He repeated the number in the statement he gave the City, and Daily Hive reported it on September 28, 2026.","Housing","own","Build 1,000 new affordable rental homes through the Burnaby Housing Authority, including family-oriented townhomes.",[1104,1105,1107,1108],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":1106,"url":69},"City of Burnaby · candidate profiles, Mayor (his statement)",{"label":200,"url":149},{"label":198,"url":144},"not-started",[],{"id":1112,"title":1113,"pledge":1114,"topic":1100,"scope":1101,"sources":1115,"status":1109,"evidence":1119},"press-province-zoning-repeal-bills","Press the Province to return zoning control and repeal Bills 25, 44 and 47","His 2026 platform, under Housing, says he will keep pressing the provincial government to give cities back the decisions on residential zoning and to repeal Bills 25, 44 and 47, which allow up to six homes on a single-family lot. In the statement he gave the City he named Bill 44.",[1116,1117,1118],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":1106,"url":69},{"label":206,"url":207},[],{"id":1121,"title":1122,"pledge":1123,"topic":1100,"scope":1101,"sources":1124,"status":1109,"evidence":1127},"faster-permits-new-homes","Speed up permits for new home construction","His 2026 platform, under Housing, says he will speed up permit times for new home construction, to lower costs for builders and give families homes sooner and for less.",[1125,1126],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1129,"title":1130,"pledge":1131,"topic":1100,"scope":1101,"sources":1132,"status":1109,"evidence":1135},"keep-development-cost-charges-down","Keep development cost charges down","His 2026 platform, under Housing, says he will keep development cost charges, the fees the City charges for new building, low, so that homes cost less and more projects can go ahead.",[1133,1134],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1137,"title":1138,"pledge":1139,"topic":1140,"scope":1101,"sources":1141,"status":1109,"evidence":1145},"finish-three-community-centres","Finish the Burnaby Lake, Cameron and Brentwood community centres","His 2026 platform, under Community Investment, says he will finish the Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre, the Cameron Community Centre and Library, and the Brentwood Community Centre. 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In the statement he gave the City he wrote that he would work to get the redevelopment back on track.","Health",[1169,1170,1171],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":1106,"url":69},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1174,"title":1175,"pledge":1176,"topic":1177,"scope":1101,"sources":1178,"status":1109,"evidence":1182},"finish-rcmp-detachment-expansion","Finish the expansion of the Burnaby RCMP detachment","His 2026 platform, under Public Safety, says he will finish the expansion of the Burnaby RCMP detachment, to help the force hire and keep officers. His statement to the City calls the expansion long overdue.","Public safety",[1179,1180,1181],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":1106,"url":69},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1184,"title":1185,"pledge":1186,"topic":1177,"scope":1101,"sources":1187,"status":1109,"evidence":1190},"expand-wildfire-warning-system","Extend the wildfire warning system to Central Park and Robert Burnaby Park","His 2026 platform, under Public Safety, says he will extend the wildfire early warning system now on Burnaby Mountain to Central Park and Robert Burnaby Park.",[1188,1189],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1192,"title":1193,"pledge":1194,"topic":1177,"scope":1101,"sources":1195,"status":1109,"evidence":1199},"move-buller-shelter-build-park","Move the Buller Avenue shelter in 2028 and build Buller Beresford Park","His 2026 platform, under Public Safety, says he will move the temporary shelter on Buller Avenue to another place in the city when its lease ends in 2028, and build the planned Buller Beresford Park on the site.",[1196,1197,1198],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},{"label":203,"url":204},[],{"id":1201,"title":1202,"pledge":1203,"topic":1177,"scope":1101,"sources":1204,"status":1109,"evidence":1207},"citywide-emergency-exercise","Hold a city-wide emergency planning exercise this term","His 2026 platform, under Public Safety, says he will go ahead with a city-wide emergency planning exercise in the next term.",[1205,1206],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1209,"title":1210,"pledge":1211,"topic":1212,"scope":1101,"quote":1213,"sources":1214,"status":1109,"evidence":1218},"taxes-at-or-below-regional-average","Keep property taxes at or below the regional average","His 2026 platform, under Responsible Fiscal Management, says he will keep property taxes at or below the average yearly increase for the region. Daily Hive reported the promise on September 28, 2026.","Taxes and spending","Maintain property taxes at or below the regional annual average.",[1215,1216,1217],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},{"label":198,"url":144},[],{"id":1220,"title":439,"pledge":1221,"topic":1212,"scope":1101,"sources":1222,"status":1109,"evidence":1226},"keep-city-debt-free","His 2026 platform, under Responsible Fiscal Management, says he will keep Burnaby one of the few large cities in BC with no debt. In the statement he gave the City he wrote that he would keep the city debt free.",[1223,1224,1225],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":1106,"url":69},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1228,"title":1229,"pledge":1230,"topic":1212,"scope":1101,"sources":1231,"status":1109,"evidence":1233},"continue-financial-reporting","Keep the City's financial reporting practices","His 2026 platform, under Responsible Fiscal Management, says he will continue the City's financial reporting practices, which the platform says have won awards.",[1232],{"label":78,"url":53},[],{"id":1235,"title":1236,"pledge":1237,"topic":1238,"scope":1101,"sources":1239,"status":1109,"evidence":1242},"cut-small-business-permit-times","Cut permit times and costs for small businesses","His 2026 platform, under Jobs & Innovation, says he will reduce permit times and costs for small businesses by cutting rules and using the tools the City tested in its Development Approvals Process Program.","Business",[1240,1241],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1244,"title":1245,"pledge":1246,"topic":1238,"scope":1101,"sources":1247,"status":1109,"evidence":1251},"burnaby-innovation-district","Create the Burnaby Innovation District","His 2026 platform, under Jobs & Innovation, says he will create the Burnaby Innovation District to help Burnaby grow as a centre for technology businesses. His statement to the City lists it as part of his plan.",[1248,1249,1250],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":1106,"url":69},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1253,"title":1254,"pledge":1255,"topic":1238,"scope":1101,"sources":1256,"status":1109,"evidence":1258},"simpler-setup-for-new-businesses","Make it simpler for companies to set up in Burnaby","His 2026 platform, under Jobs & Innovation, says he will attract companies that create jobs by making it simpler for a business to set up in Burnaby.",[1257],{"label":78,"url":53},[],{"id":1260,"title":1261,"pledge":1262,"topic":1238,"scope":1101,"sources":1263,"status":1109,"evidence":1266},"film-office-for-productions","Attract more film and television productions","His 2026 platform, under Jobs & Innovation, says he will attract more film and television productions by keeping the Burnaby Film Office responsive to the industry's needs.",[1264,1265],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1268,"title":1269,"pledge":1270,"topic":1238,"scope":1101,"sources":1271,"status":1109,"evidence":1274},"sfu-civic-innovation-lab","Keep the Civic Innovation Lab partnership with SFU","His 2026 platform, under Jobs & Innovation, says he will continue the City's partnership with Simon Fraser University on the Civic Innovation Lab, which uses university research on problems in the city.",[1272,1273],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1276,"title":1277,"pledge":1278,"topic":1279,"scope":1101,"sources":1280,"status":1109,"evidence":1283},"shadbolt-performance-venue","Finish the new performance venue at the Shadbolt Centre","His 2026 platform, under Arts & Culture, says he will finish building a new performance venue at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.","Arts and culture",[1281,1282],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1285,"title":1286,"pledge":1287,"topic":1279,"scope":1101,"quote":1288,"sources":1289,"status":1109,"evidence":1292},"arts-events-funding","Give $250,000 a year to arts and cultural events","His 2026 platform, under Arts & Culture, says he will provide $250,000 a year to support arts and cultural events in the community.","Provide $250,000 in annual funding to support arts and cultural events in the community.",[1290,1291],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},[],{"id":1294,"title":1295,"pledge":1296,"topic":1150,"scope":1101,"sources":1297,"status":1109,"evidence":1300},"sports-events-burnaby-lake","Bring regional and national sports events to the Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre","His 2026 platform, under Arts & Culture, says he will use the new Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre to bring regional and national sporting events to Burnaby.",[1298,1299],{"label":78,"url":53},{"label":200,"url":149},[],"mayor","elections\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Ftracker\u002Fmike-hurley","s6EmR0N916jfASgCPfDj45JKxG8ijtBQmwhD8rDlj4A",[],1793404289715]