--- title: "Chloe Leslie | City Council | Vancouver election 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/candidates/chloe-leslie" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:49.423Z" meta: description: "Chloe Leslie, ballot number 124 for City Council in Vancouver, COPE. Profile focus: Food access and neighbourhood services." "og:description": "Chloe Leslie, ballot number 124 for City Council in Vancouver, COPE. Profile focus: Food access and neighbourhood services." "og:title": "Chloe Leslie | City Council | Vancouver election 2026" "twitter:description": "Chloe Leslie, ballot number 124 for City Council in Vancouver, COPE. Profile focus: Food access and neighbourhood services." "twitter:title": "Chloe Leslie | City Council | Vancouver election 2026" --- City Council · Vancouver 2026 # Chloe Leslie Candidate for Vancouver City Council. Chloe Leslie, ballot number 124 for City Council in Vancouver, COPE. Profile focus: Food access and neighbourhood services. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page COPE2026 ![Chloe Leslie, published by the COPE campaign.](https://voche.me/images/candidates/chloe-leslie-640.webp) *Chloe LeslieCity CouncilBallot no.124* [Image: COPE campaign](https://www.votecope.ca/council) Candidate research / September 22, 2026 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. **7**Commitments **2**News articles **8**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Chloe Leslie? 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. - [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver - [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
View every date through Oct 17 1. Sep 22No appearance confirmed 2. Sep 23No appearance confirmed 3. Sep 24No appearance confirmed 4. Sep 25No appearance confirmed 5. Sep 26No appearance confirmed 6. Sep 27No appearance confirmed 7. Sep 28No appearance confirmed 8. Sep 29No appearance confirmed 9. Sep 30No appearance confirmed 10. Oct 1Event; attendance unconfirmed 11. Oct 2No appearance confirmed 12. Oct 3Voting day 13. Oct 4No appearance confirmed 14. Oct 5No appearance confirmed 15. Oct 6No appearance confirmed 16. Oct 7Voting day 17. Oct 8No appearance confirmed 18. Oct 9No appearance confirmed 19. Oct 10Voting day 20. Oct 11No appearance confirmed 21. Oct 12No appearance confirmed 22. Oct 13Event; attendance unconfirmed 23. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 24. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 25. Oct 16No appearance confirmed 26. Oct 17Voting day
### Public forums and announcements Attendance is identified for each event. Unconfirmed listings are not confirmed candidate appearances. Oct 17 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. - [Who will be the last Vancouver candidate standing?](https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2026/09/18/Last-Vancouver-Candidate-Standing/)Event listing · The Tyee Oct 136:30 to 8 pm Public forumAttendance unconfirmed #### Funding Our Food Systems Well: Vancouver All Candidates Town Hall Online **The listing does not name any candidate as attending.** An online all-candidates town hall on food systems funding, organised by the Vancouver Food Justice Coalition and listed by Women Transforming Cities. - [Candidate debates happening in Vancouver, Richmond and Surrey](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/candidate-debates-happening-in-vancouver)Event listing · Women Transforming Cities ### Voting dates - Oct 3Advance voting - Oct 7Advance voting - Oct 10Advance voting - Oct 13Advance voting - Oct 17Election day 8 am to 8 pm at official Vancouver voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://voche.me/where-to-vote) - [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver - [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver 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 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. Read the sources Promises / Commitments and evidence ## Commitments and the available evidence. 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.
- [COPE for City Council](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE Vancouver 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Investment in public libraries 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.
- [COPE for City Council](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE Vancouver - [COPE: restoring funding to the Vancouver Public Library](https://vanramblings.com/vanpoli-cope-restoring-funding-to-the-vancouver-public-library)Reporting · VanRamblings 2026 · Arts and cultureCampaign pledge ### Protection of arts and cultural spaces The COPE page says Leslie will work to protect arts and cultural spaces in the city.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party page states the goal without naming specific spaces, tools, or a budget.
What still needs checking
Which spaces are considered at risk and what protection would be used.
- [COPE for City Council](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE Vancouver 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Strengthening the local economy The COPE page says Leslie will work to strengthen the local economy.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party page states the goal. No measures are described on the page.
What still needs checking
What specific measures the campaign means by this.
- [COPE for City Council](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE Vancouver 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Our City Hall Pledge commitments 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.
- [Our City Hall Pledge: candidate commitments](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/our-city-hall-pledge)Reporting · Women Transforming Cities 2026 · Local economy and cultural spacesCampaign pledge ### Local economy and cultural spaces The party page says Leslie would work to strengthen the local economy and keep arts and cultural spaces open.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [COPE for City Council](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE Vancouver 2026 · Libraries and affordable foodCampaign pledge ### Libraries and affordable food The page says Leslie would put money into libraries and work so that everyone can buy food they can afford.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [COPE for City Council](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE Vancouver City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs 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. September 10, 2026Reporting 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. - [COPE: restoring funding to the Vancouver Public Library](https://vanramblings.com/vanpoli-cope-restoring-funding-to-the-vancouver-public-library)Reporting · VanRamblings September 22, 2026Reporting Daily Hive ### Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set Kenneth Chan's list of all candidates in ballot order. Leslie appears as council candidate number 124 for COPE. - [Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-2026-civic-election-candidates-ballot-order)Reporting · Daily Hive Research / 8 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 2 sources - Election dates and voting information City of Vancouver - Where to vote City of Vancouver
Campaign 1 sources - COPE for City Council COPE Vancouver
Reporting 3 sources - Our City Hall Pledge: candidate commitments Women Transforming Cities - COPE: restoring funding to the Vancouver Public Library VanRamblings · September 10, 2026 - Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
Event listing 2 sources - Who will be the last Vancouver candidate standing? The Tyee · September 18, 2026 - Candidate debates happening in Vancouver, Richmond and Surrey Women Transforming Cities
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. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Vancouver · official City Council candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-councillor.aspx)Checked September 22, 2026 - [COPE · candidate roster page ](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Checked September 22, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [COPE · candidate roster page](https://www.votecope.ca/council) [COPE official website](https://www.votecope.ca/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/candidates) [City Council**Jarrett Hagglund**](https://voche.me/candidates/jarrett-hagglund) [City Council**Joyce Gillespie**](https://voche.me/candidates/joyce-gillespie) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.