This record covers what COPE publishes about council candidate Chloe Leslie, the party nomination record, the ballot listing, and one commentary article that describes the campaign position on public libraries.
2 upcoming public events were found in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. An event being scheduled does not mean this candidate will attend. Attendance is marked separately.
Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.
Attendance is identified for each event. Unconfirmed listings are not confirmed candidate appearances.
7 pm
Public forumAttendance unconfirmed
Last Candidate Standing
York Theatre, Vancouver
The organisers say everyone running for mayor or council is invited. No list of confirmed participants has been published, and Leslie is not named.
An all-candidates event produced by the Vancouver Public Space Network with support from The Tyee, Creative Mornings Vancouver, and the SFU City Program. Tickets are 18.70 dollars plus service charges, with pay-what-you-can tickets on request.
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01 / Introduction
About Chloe Leslie
Chloe Leslie appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 124. The City records the affiliation as COPE.
The party page describes Leslie as a food security worker and poverty reduction advocate with years of work in the Vancouver non-profit sector.
The COPE council page says Leslie works in food security and poverty reduction, with years of experience in Vancouver's non-profit sector.
COPE named Leslie on April 3, 2026 as one of eight people seeking the party's council nomination. The party said members would vote on the slate on May 11.
Leslie is listed on the 2026 ballot as number 124 for COPE. Daily Hive reports that 56 candidates are running for the 10 council seats.
Women Transforming Cities lists Leslie among the COPE candidates who signed its Our City Hall Pledge, a set of six policy priorities the organisation asked candidates to commit to.
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.
7 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · Food securityCampaign pledge
Access to affordable food
The COPE page says Leslie will work to make sure everyone in Vancouver can get affordable food.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party page states the goal. It does not name a program, a budget figure, or a city policy that would deliver it.
What still needs checking
Which city program or budget line would carry this, and at what cost.
The COPE page says Leslie will work to invest in libraries. A September 10, 2026 commentary article says Leslie has made equitable public services part of the campaign, in the context of COPE's push to restore Vancouver Public Library hours.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party page names libraries as a priority. The commentary article ties Leslie to the library issue but credits the specific council motions on library hours to COPE councillor Sean Orr, not to Leslie.
What still needs checking
Whether Leslie has stated a target for library hours or a funding amount.
Women Transforming Cities lists Leslie as a signatory to its Our City Hall Pledge, which asks candidates to commit to six community-set priorities covering affordable housing, transit, public spaces, and essential services.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The organisation's page names Leslie in its signatory list. The page does not publish an individual statement from Leslie about each priority.
What still needs checking
How Leslie would act on each of the six priorities if elected.
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.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses
Controversies & public scrutiny
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.
Reporting
VanRamblings
COPE and restoring funding to the Vancouver Public Library
A commentary piece by Raymond Tomlin about COPE's library funding position. It says Leslie has made equitable public services part of the campaign and describes the argument that reduced library hours fall hardest on people with low incomes.
Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No independent news reporting about Leslie was found beyond the ballot listing and one commentary piece. The COPE page gives no employer names, job titles, or dates, so no employment history could be recorded. A staff profile for a person with the same name at BC Green Business exists, but nothing links that profile to the candidate, so it was left out. No record of Leslie standing in an earlier Vancouver election was found. No interviews, speeches, or accountability records were found.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.
Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 2 stated positions and 1 background fact recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Verify relevant employment or community roles and obtain measurable service targets.
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
Background not supplied
Work, public service and community involvement will appear here when supplied. No experience has been added to this profile.
04 / Questions & answers
Questions for the candidate
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which food-access intervention can council deliver, and what would its annual cost be?
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.
05 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
No campaign updates yet
Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added.
