Where every party stands on governance
3 of the 3 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on how the city is governed. Here they are side by side, each with its source.
BEFORE YOU COMPARE
Who actually decides this
Section 116 of the Community Charter makes the mayor the head and chief executive officer of the municipality. Section 115 sets the duties every council member shares.
Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist.
WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS
Reading this ballot on governance
3 of the 3 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 15 separate commitments. One Delta has published the most, with 6.
Not one of these commitments carries a dollar figure, a count or a percentage. They set a direction, which means there is nothing here to check against a budget later.
SIDE BY SIDE
Every published position on governance
| Party | Published position | Commitments |
|---|---|---|
| One Delta | One Delta's platform promises to restore citizen-led committees, to publish how each councillor votes on each item, public timelines for development applications, competitive hiring with no patronage appointments, no extra pay for regional board seats, and the mayor's return to the Delta Police Board. It also asks the Province for an auditor general for local government and a smaller elected council over Metro Vancouver, TransLink and E-Comm. | 6 |
| Delta First | Delta First's platform promises an enforceable Council code of conduct with independent oversight, the return of public question period at regular Council meetings, citizen advisory committees in five policy areas, and an end to block voting on Council. It also promises to press the Province for changes at Metro Vancouver. | 5 |
| Achieving for Delta | 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. | 4 |
ONE DELTA
Citizen committees, recorded votes and a ban on patronage hiring
One Delta's platform promises to restore citizen-led committees, to publish how each councillor votes on each item, public timelines for development applications, competitive hiring with no patronage appointments, no extra pay for regional board seats, and the mayor's return to the Delta Police Board. It also asks the Province for an auditor general for local government and a smaller elected council over Metro Vancouver, TransLink and E-Comm.
- Restore citizen-led committees
- Record each councillor's vote in the minutes
- Public timelines for development applications
- No patronage appointments and no extra pay for regional seats
DELTA FIRST
A code of conduct, public question period and citizen advisory committees
Delta First's platform promises an enforceable Council code of conduct with independent oversight, the return of public question period at regular Council meetings, citizen advisory committees in five policy areas, and an end to block voting on Council. It also promises to press the Province for changes at Metro Vancouver.
- An enforceable Council code of conduct with independent oversight
- Restore public question period at Council meetings
- Citizen advisory committees in five policy areas
- End block voting on Council
ACHIEVING FOR DELTA
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.
- Restore public question period at Council meetings
- Bring back standing community committees
- Keep a Delta police service
- Press the Province on the hospital, long-term care and the River Road overpass