This record covers Andy Lin, ballot number 140, a first time council candidate with Bright Future Vancouver, a party registered in January 2026. The party's candidate page, a candidate-submitted VoteMate profile and a June 2026 video interview give his stated priorities. Women Transforming Cities and Vote Palestine Vancouver list him as committing to their platforms. The Tyee reported on the online harassment he has faced during the campaign.
The score counts how complete and checkable the published plan on this issue is. Whether the plan would work is a separate question, left to the reader. Measured October 3, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.
Housing supply and rental rules2/10
2/2
A position in the candidate’s own words
“too many young people felt shut out, where working families struggled to stay afloat”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Bright Future Vancouver’s platform on housing: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Council sets zoning, approves rezonings and development permits, and makes rental and tenant-protection bylaws under the Vancouver Charter. The province sets rent increase limits and tenancy law.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Bright Future Vancouver’s platform on homelessness and drugs: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Council funds shelter sites, street cleaning and city outreach, and decides where supportive housing is approved. Health services, treatment beds and drug policy are provincial and federal.
No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
No statement to read.
0/2
States a measurable target
No statement to read.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
No statement to read.
0/1
States a timeline
No statement to read.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council approves the police budget. The Vancouver Police Board, not Council, directs the police department. Fire and rescue services report to the city.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Bright Future Vancouver’s platform on transport: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The city owns and designs its streets, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking rules. Buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus are run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Bright Future Vancouver’s platform on taxes and budget: 3 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Council sets the property tax rate each year, approves the operating budget, and approves the multi-year capital plan that pays for buildings and infrastructure.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. Bright Future Vancouver publishes 1 commitment on this issue.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/2
States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Bright Future Vancouver’s platform on climate: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Vancouver has its own building bylaw under the Vancouver Charter, so Council can set energy and emissions rules for new buildings that other BC cities cannot.
No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
No statement to read.
0/2
States a measurable target
No statement to read.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
No statement to read.
0/1
States a timeline
No statement to read.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The city licenses venues and events, sets noise and business rules, and funds cultural grants and spaces. Liquor licensing is shared with the province.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. Bright Future Vancouver publishes 1 commitment on this issue.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/2
States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Bright Future Vancouver’s platform on child care: 1 commitment, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The city creates child care spaces through zoning, city-owned buildings and development contributions. Licensing, subsidies and operating funding are provincial.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council issues business licences, sets licence and permit fees, zones commercial and industrial land and approves business improvement areas under the Vancouver Charter. Employment law, sales taxes and income taxes are provincial and federal.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council, the Park Board and the Board of Education each set their own meeting rules, committees, public consultation and reporting. The Vancouver Charter and the School Act create the three bodies and set their powers, and only the Province can change those acts.
On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated.
01 / Introduction
About Andy Lin
Andy Lin appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 140. The City records the affiliation as Bright Future Vancouver.
The party's council candidates page says Lin grew up in Marpole in older apartment buildings, that the family came to Vancouver from China, and that the buildings had water leaks and mice while costs kept rising.
The party page says Lin founded a business in a niche industry and chose to keep a hobby affordable and accessible rather than take the highest possible profit, and quotes Lin saying markets and businesses should serve people rather than exploit them.
The party page says Lin is running because young people feel shut out and working families are struggling, and describes Lin as part of a new generation bringing practical solutions.
In a video interview with the channel Maple Life Canada, published June 10, 2026, Lin introduced himself as the youngest council candidate running with Bright Future Vancouver and said he went to school at Lord Byng. He said he decided in January 2025 to stop complaining about the city and take action. The Tyee reported on September 24, 2026 that Lin was born in Vancouver.
The City's councillor candidate page lists Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts for Lin. His TikTok profile describes him as a candidate for 2026 Vancouver city council with Bright Future Vancouver, number 140 on the ballot.
Wikipedia's article on the 2026 election lists Lin as a Bright Future Vancouver council candidate and describes Lin as a business founder and community advocate, citing the party's own candidates page.
Bright Future Vancouver was registered in January 2026, according to CityHallWatch's profile of the party. Its platform is called The Blueprint and covers housing, transit, care, the local economy and taxation.
Daily Hive's ballot order lists Lin at number 140 for council with Bright Future Vancouver.
voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list and the campaign material linked under Sources. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page.
Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.
22 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
Housing and affordability for working families
The party's candidate page says Lin is running so that working families and young people can afford to stay in Vancouver, and connects that to growing up in housing that was in poor condition and getting more expensive.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The candidate page gives the reason for running. It sets out no numbers, no programme and no city tool.
What still needs checking
Which of the party's housing measures would Lin prioritise, and what would each deliver?
His VoteMate profile lists building more affordable rent to own and rental housing among his priorities for Vancouver, to give people a path toward stable housing and reduce speculation.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The profile text is submitted by the candidate or their team. It names no target number, tenure type, cost or date for the housing it describes.
Housing solutions and a better City response to homelessness
His VoteMate profile lists addressing homelessness by supporting housing solutions and improving how the City responds to people experiencing homelessness among his priorities.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The profile text is submitted by the candidate or their team. It names no specific housing solution, program or budget for the City's response.
What still needs checking
Which housing solutions and which change to the City's response he means.
His VoteMate profile lists improving mental health and addiction services among his priorities, so that people struggling with addiction have access to meaningful support.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The profile text is submitted by the candidate or their team. It names no program, service or funding source. Mental health and addiction care are mainly provincial and health authority work; this entry is recorded under homelessness because outreach and treatment for addiction is the closest match in the issue list.
What still needs checking
Which City-controlled tool, if any, this would use.
His VoteMate profile lists strengthening local democracy by making City Hall more transparent, accountable and responsive to residents among his priorities.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The profile text is submitted by the candidate or their team. It names no meeting rule, disclosure requirement or reporting change.
More dedicated bus lanes and better transit service
His VoteMate profile lists expanding and improving public transit, including more dedicated bus lanes and better service across Vancouver, among his priorities.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The profile text is submitted by the candidate or their team. TransLink, a regional authority, runs Vancouver's transit service, so the City cannot expand service alone. The profile names no street, budget or date for the bus lanes it mentions.
What still needs checking
Which streets would get dedicated bus lanes, and what the City would pay for.
His VoteMate profile lists exploring city run grocery stores among his priorities, to improve access to affordable, healthy food in neighbourhoods that need it most.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The profile text is submitted by the candidate or their team. It says only that the idea would be explored, with no neighbourhood, cost or timeline named. City-run grocery stores are not one of the ten issues scored for Council, so this earns no points here. In the Maple Life Canada interview published June 10, 2026, he says that as a councillor he would push with Bright Future Vancouver for city-run grocery stores with cheaper fresh food. He names no site, cost or date there either.
What still needs checking
Whether this idea moves beyond exploration, and what it would cost.
Reviewing property taxation and ownership policies
His VoteMate profile lists reviewing property taxation and ownership policies among his priorities, to address speculation and keep Vancouver a place people can afford to live.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The profile text is submitted by the candidate or their team. It names no specific tax, rate or policy change.
What still needs checking
Which tax or ownership rule he would change, and by how much.
Party platform: rent-to-own equity and a 2,000-home target
The party's Roots Project page says 20% of monthly rent on selected homes would go into a protected account held for the renter, and sets a first-term target of 2,000 Roots Project homes approved or moving through the approval process. The Blueprint overview lists the same 20% figure.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's published platform. No source opened here records Lin stating this personally. The Roots Project page gives no total cost for the program and lists city tools such as city-owned land, city-partnered land and density-bonus projects.
What still needs checking
Whether Lin supports this plan, and what it would cost the City.
The party's Blueprint overview lists 100% free transit for Vancouver residents. Its Pulse page describes two stages: free transit for youth under 18 and low-income seniors first, then a target of a 50% fare reduction for eligible low- and middle-income residents. The Pulse page also lists work to prepare the Broadway to UBC corridor for a SkyTrain line, including pre-zoning the corridor ahead of construction.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's published platform. The Pulse page says TransLink, the regional transit body, runs the network and that the Mayor of Vancouver cannot change fares or the network alone. The overview and the Pulse page describe free transit differently.
What still needs checking
Which description of free transit the party stands behind, and whether Lin supports it.
The party's Universal Care page sets a first-term target of 500 extended-hour and night-shift child care spaces, using faster approvals, flexible zoning and civic buildings. The home page calls it a 24 hour childcare vision.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's published platform. The page gives no cost. It says the plan does not replace the Province, health authorities or child care regulators.
What still needs checking
What the target would cost, and whether Lin supports it.
The party's Universal Care page says it would expand health-led crisis response so that non-violent mental health emergencies receive clinical care instead of an automatic police response.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's published platform. The page gives no cost and no number of teams for the expanded response.
What still needs checking
What the response would cost, who would run it, and whether Lin supports it.
The party's Blueprint overview lists 21 days before permits are automatically granted. Its Aurora Engine page describes a 21-day standard for low-risk small business and starter-home permit applications that are complete and meet the rules: an approval or a detailed list of problems within 21 calendar days, with a partial fee refund when the City misses the deadline.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's published platform. The two pages describe the rule differently. The Aurora Engine page gives no cost for the fee refunds.
What still needs checking
Which description of the rule the party stands behind, and whether Lin supports it.
The party's Blueprint overview lists a 2% fair share surcharge on luxury properties of $5M and over. Its Pure Vancouver page describes a levy on residential properties assessed above $5 million, charged only on the value above $5 million, with the revenue set aside for infrastructure, school safety, child care, community hubs and housing.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's published platform. The Pure Vancouver page states no rate, gives no revenue estimate, and says the levy needs legal authority and likely provincial cooperation.
What still needs checking
The rate the party intends, how much it would raise, and whether Lin supports it.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Lin as committing to its ask to expand access to non-market and climate-resilient housing to reduce housing waitlist times.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Lin's own comment on the page says only that he appears to agree with many of the group's policies, and names no amount, number or date.
What still needs checking
How many non-market homes, on which sites, and by when.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Lin as committing to its ask to make it easier, safer and more accessible to move around the city.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Lin's own comment on the page says only that he appears to agree with many of the group's policies, and names no amount, number or date.
What still needs checking
Which street or transit changes the City would pay for, and when.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Lin as committing to its ask to support free and low-cost gathering spaces, with priority spending in areas that have few of them.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Lin's own comment on the page says only that he appears to agree with many of the group's policies, and names no amount, number or date.
What still needs checking
Which spaces, in which neighbourhoods, and at what cost.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Lin as committing to its ask to improve access to affordable, culturally relevant and nutritious food.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Lin's own comment on the page says only that he appears to agree with many of the group's policies, and names no amount, number or date.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Lin as committing to its ask to increase the number of accessible, maintained public washrooms open 24 hours a day.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Lin's own comment on the page says only that he appears to agree with many of the group's policies, and names no amount, number or date.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Lin as committing to its ask to put gender equity at the centre of City safety planning.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Lin's own comment on the page says only that he appears to agree with many of the group's policies, and names no amount, number or date.
What still needs checking
Which safety plans would change, and who at the City would do it.
Each entry below names its source. Campaign material is the candidate's own account. Nothing here is presented as a verified outcome unless the entry says so.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
Recent appearances / Read and watch
Talks, interviews & statements
Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.
Interview
Video interview with Maple Life Canada
In his segment of the video, which starts at 26:56, Lin introduces himself as the youngest council candidate running with Bright Future Vancouver. He says grocery prices frustrate him most, and that as a councillor he would push with the party for city-run grocery stores. He says he wants to put the working class first and move away from culture war arguments, and that he was earlier with another party and left it; he does not name that party. The words recorded come from the video's automatic captions, which voche.me has not checked against the audio.
Listed as committed to the Vote Palestine Vancouver platform
Vote Palestine Vancouver, a campaign group that says it is registered with Elections BC as a third party advertiser, lists Lin as committed to its full four-point platform on July 25, 2026. In the group's words the points are: condemn the genocide, sign the Apartheid Free Communities pledge, cut ties with Israeli institutions, including reviewing contracts, and recognize the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association (ACLA) framework of Anti-Palestinian Racism. The group says its volunteers recorded the positions and that the list is current as of October 1. voche.me found no statement by Lin himself on these points.
The group's results table marks Lin as committing to all six of its Our City Hall asks: housing access, transit and mobility, community spaces, food security, public washrooms and gender safety. His comment on the page reads: “It appears we align on a lot of policies.” The table is an image, which voche.me read by eye.
On September 18, 2026, Lin's Instagram account posted a video captioned “It’s time to deal with our rat problem!” voche.me read the caption only and has not watched the video, so the measures it proposes, if any, are not recorded here.
The Tyee reports that Lin receives online harassment about his sex, gender and sexuality, and has been called a “communist spy”. It says he made a social media video asking people to stop the hate and focus on election issues, and that he replies to hateful comments directly. He told the paper that harassment brings more people to the posts where he explains his and the party's platform.
Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
News coverage / Original publishers
Read the reporting
A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections.
Video report
Maple Life Canada
Vancouver's Mayoral Race Just Got a Rebellion
A YouTube video that interviews mayoral candidate Muhammad Ahmad and then council candidates Andy Lin and Bilal Khan about the party's platform and why they are running. Lin's segment starts at 26:56.
Harassment and Hate on the Municipal Campaign Trail
Katie Hyslop reports on the online abuse Vancouver candidates receive, with Lin, mayoral candidate Kareem Allam and council candidate Iona Bonamis. Lin is quoted on how he answers hateful comments.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No independent source confirms the business Lin says he founded, and no source names it or gives dates for it. The City's page links his signed nomination papers, which voche.me has not read. His Instagram account posted a video on September 25, 2026 captioned as a debate between Vancouver city council candidates; the caption names no event, and voche.me has not watched it, so no debate appearance is recorded. His Instagram and TikTok videos were not watched; only Instagram captions and the TikTok profile text were read. A September 27 Instagram photo is captioned as a HAUS event, with no date, place or organizer, so it is not recorded as an event. No forum or debate appearance by Lin was confirmed by an organizer. Searches of Chinese-language news found no article naming him.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.
Reviewed again on October 3, 2026: the City's councillor candidate page, the party's candidate, news, events and platform pages, VoteMate, his Instagram captions and TikTok profile, a Maple Life Canada video interview, The Tyee's September 24 report, the Women Transforming Cities pledge results and the Vote Palestine Vancouver candidate list.
Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 2 stated positions and 2 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Obtain the business name, role and specific individual priorities with supporting sources.
The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list. Everything described as campaign material is the campaign's own account and has not been confirmed by an independent source.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Years not stated
Business founder
The party page says Lin founded a business in a niche industry serving a hobby, and set prices to keep it affordable. It does not name the business or give dates.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which concrete municipal policy would make it easier for young residents to remain in Vancouver?
No response has been submitted.
Which of your proposals can council enact directly, and which require provincial, federal or regional agreement?
No response has been submitted.
Have your own question?
Ask Andy Lin directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one.
05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Andy Lin's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Andy Lin?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Andy Lin's own campaign.
What is Andy Lin's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Andy Lin is number 140 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for City Council.
What party did Andy Lin run with?
Andy Lin ran for City Council with Bright Future Vancouver.
Does Andy Lin currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Andy Lin.
How many sources does this Andy Lin profile cite?
This profile lists 2 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Has Andy Lin filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?
voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Andy Lin. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.
Why do some questions on Andy Lin's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Andy Lin in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Andy Lin ran in?
The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the City Council race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
Record reviewed again
voche.me reopened the party, VoteMate and City pages and added: a June 10, 2026 Maple Life Canada video interview, The Tyee's September 24 report on campaign harassment, the Women Transforming Cities pledge results, the Vote Palestine Vancouver candidate list, an Instagram post, the social media accounts the City lists for him, and an online town hall on October 13. The Tyee report was named in the earlier list of gaps but was not recorded, because it was published after the September 22 check date. The biography no longer repeats the party's account of his childhood twice.
An earlier note said Lin's VoteMate entry was empty apart from party and office. Reopened on September 25, 2026, the profile carries a biography, a reason for running and seven stated priorities, all labelled as submitted by the candidate or their team. This record now includes them.
