The return of public question period and standing community committees
Achieving for Delta's 2026 platform promises to restore the public question period at regular Council meetings, to bring back standing community committees, and to keep pressing the Province on the River Road overpass, Delta Hospital's emergency room and the Beedie long-term care facility. It also opposes replacing the Delta Police with a regional police board.
HOW THE CITY IS GOVERNED
Achieving for Delta on governance
Under its Secure theme, the platform promises to restore the public question period at regular Council meetings, to bring back standing community committees, and to give the public more chances to speak on major development proposals before a decision. Harvie said at the launch on April 15, 2026 that transparency was a central theme of his campaign, by the North Delta Reporter's account.
Under its Safe theme, the platform promises to keep supporting the Delta Police and Delta Fire and the No Call Too Small approach, and to oppose replacing Delta's own police service with a regional Metro Vancouver police board. Under Stand Up for Delta, it promises to keep pressing senior governments for a permanent fix to Delta Hospital's emergency room, a restart of the Beedie long-term care facility, and the River Road overpass.
The organization's own announcements page lists statements by Harvie in 2026 on the George Massey Tunnel replacement and a pledge to put Delta at the table on major projects.
4 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS
What they say they will do
Restore public question period at Council meetings
The platform promises to restore the public question period at regular Council meetings.
Bring back standing community committees
The platform promises to bring back standing community committees. It names no committee.
Keep a Delta police service
The platform promises to oppose replacing Delta's local police service with a regional Metro Vancouver police board.
Press the Province on the hospital, long-term care and the River Road overpass
The platform promises to keep pressing senior governments for a permanent fix to Delta Hospital's emergency room, a restart of the Beedie long-term care facility, and the River Road overpass.
What is not published
- The platform does not say when question period or the committees were ended, or by whom.
- The promises about the hospital, long-term care and the overpass depend on the Province.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
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- Achieving for Delta: 2026 School Trustee Platform SAYS SO ITSELFAchieving for Delta · checked
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- Achieving for Delta could implement big changes after council majority, school board votes North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Harvie announces full slate of Achieving for Delta candidates North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Nasty fight between Delta mayor and several councillors gets more heated Delta Optimist · published · checked
- Harvie seeking third term as Delta’s mayor North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Achieving For Delta adds entrepreneur Jennyfer Cassar to council slate North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Achieving for Delta announces full election team Delta Optimist · published · checked
- Kruger, One Delta promise no new taxes, levies or fees if elected North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform North Delta Reporter · published · checked
- Melissa Granum is Delta’s new mayor North Delta Reporter · published · checked