Eric Redmond, ballot number 136 for City Council in Vancouver, Affordable Housing. Profile focus: A refreshed housing platform and jurisdiction checks.
This record covers Eric Redmond, ballot number 136 for Vancouver City Council in 2026, running under the Affordable Housing banner. Almost all of the material comes from the campaign's own website, so it is marked as the campaign's claim. The one earlier public test of support is the 2022 council result.
No public appearance by this candidate was confirmed in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. The voting dates below apply to every voter. An empty day is a gap in the research, not proof that nothing is happening.
Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.
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 Eric Redmond
Eric Redmond appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 136. The City records the affiliation as Affordable Housing.
The campaign's "Meet Eric" page says Redmond is a civil engineer working in the municipal engineering sector, grew up in North Delta, graduated from the University of British Columbia, and has lived in Vancouver since 2004.
The same page says Redmond has worked in green energy development, volunteered overseas, and served in the Canadian Armed Forces, and that Redmond is a renter.
The campaign page says Redmond decided to run after returning from volunteering during the crisis in Ukraine.
Wikipedia's list of Vancouver municipal political parties records the Affordable Housing Coalition as founded in 2022 and names Redmond as its leader.
Redmond ran for Vancouver council in 2022 and received 10,617 votes, or 6.19 percent, and was not elected.
Daily Hive's published ballot order for the 2026 election lists Redmond at number 136 under the label Affordable Housing.
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.
11 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
Rezone single family areas across the city
The platform says the city should upzone areas now zoned RS-1 for single family houses so that townhouses, row houses and low rise buildings can be built across the whole city rather than only on main streets.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform page sets out the policy and names Dunbar and Oakridge as examples. The page carries no date and uses 2022 figures in places, so it is not clear which campaign the text was written for.
What still needs checking
Has the campaign published a dated 2026 version of this platform, and what share of the city would it rezone?
The platform says a rental unit's price should rise only by inflation even when the tenant changes, so a landlord could not reset the rent for a new tenant.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform page explains the proposal. Rent rules sit in the provincial Residential Tenancy Act, and the page itself says many of these items need support from senior levels of government.
What still needs checking
What would a council actually be able to do here without a change in provincial law?
The platform says a tax should apply to the rise in land value above the 2022 assessment, charged when a lot is sold, to hold down land prices and pay for rental housing.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform page and the 2022 press release both describe the tax. The press release says the party would either work with the province to create it or use municipal development fees instead.
What still needs checking
Which of the two routes would be used, and has the province been approached?
Progressive property tax on the most expensive lots
The platform says the most valuable 20 percent of single family lots should pay an extra rate of property tax, with owners aged 55 and over able to defer the amount until the property is sold.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform page sets out the bracket idea and the deferral. It gives no rate and no revenue estimate.
What still needs checking
What rate would apply, and how much money would it raise?
The platform says upzoning for low rise buildings should come with a requirement that part of each project be homes with three or more bedrooms, so families can stay in the city.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform page states the requirement but gives no percentage.
What still needs checking
What share of units would have to be three bedrooms or larger?
The platform says the city should publish a set of pre-approved templates for townhouses, row houses and low rise walk ups, modelled on how the Vancouver Special was handled, so permits come back in days.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform page makes the comparison to the Vancouver Special and says such applications were often approved in three days. That historical claim is the campaign's own and is not sourced on the page.
What still needs checking
Is the three day figure supported by any city record?
The platform says that once land is zoned to build, the city should rely on architects and engineers, who carry professional liability and provincial regulation, to certify that designs meet code, instead of running further city reviews.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform page sets out the approach. It does not say which existing city reviews would be dropped.
What still needs checking
Which specific reviews would be removed, and does the Vancouver Charter allow it?
The platform says the city should fund and give incentives for new housing co-operatives, and that the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency should lead construction of government rental housing, paid for from the land appreciation tax and the progressive property tax.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform page links the two taxes to this spending. It gives no target number of homes.
What still needs checking
How many homes would this build, and over what period?
Pay rewards for evidence of short term rental and empty home breaches
A 2022 campaign release says fines for short term rental breaches should rise, and that a person who brings evidence leading to a fine should receive one quarter of the fine. The release says the same reward would apply to the empty homes tax and to nothing else.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The release, dated September 23, 2022, sets out the proposal and compares it to Crime Stoppers and the Canada Revenue Agency tip line. It is a 2022 document that remains on the campaign site.
Right of return for displaced renters, and the right to pass it on
A 2022 campaign release says renters displaced by demolition or renovation should be able to return to the rebuilt building at their old rent, and should be able to transfer that right to another person, with the landlord unable to refuse without good reason.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The release, dated October 11, 2022, ties the idea to the Broadway Plan and says the protection should be extended city wide by bylaw. It is a 2022 document that remains on the campaign site.
What still needs checking
Is this still part of the 2026 offer, and would a city bylaw be able to set this?
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
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Statement
Reward payments for reporting short term rental and empty home breaches
In a campaign release, Redmond said the rule limiting short term rentals to a host's own home is easy to break and hard to enforce, and proposed paying a person who supplies evidence one quarter of any fine that follows.
Platform release calling for rezoning across single family areas
In a campaign release, Redmond said Vancouverites cannot afford the single family houses that cover most of the city and called for rezoning to allow townhouses, row houses and low rise buildings, saying the aim is the same whether it is called blanket rezoning or ending an apartment ban.
Right of return for renters displaced along the Broadway corridor
In a campaign release, Redmond said renters pushed out when low rise buildings are replaced should keep the right to come back at their old rent, and should be able to hand that right to someone else if life circumstances change.
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
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Reporting
Daily Hive
Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
The published ballot order lists Redmond at number 136 for council under the Affordable Housing label. The article reports 56 council candidates for 10 seats and 130 candidates in total.
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 Redmond's 2026 campaign was found beyond candidate lists. The campaign's platform page carries no date and uses 2022 reference figures, so it is not clear whether it was rewritten for 2026. The three press releases on the site are all from 2022. No 2026 policy release, interview, or forum appearance was found. The City of Vancouver's own candidate pages return an error to automated requests and could not be opened. VoteMate's 2026 entry for Redmond is empty apart from party and office.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Historical or apparently stale campaign material; obtain a dated 2026 update.
Checks still to do: Require a dated update; verify professional background and which tax or tenancy changes need provincial action.
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
2022 to 2026
Leader, Affordable Housing Coalition
Wikipedia's list of Vancouver municipal parties records Redmond as leader of the party, which was registered in 2022 and holds no elected seats. Redmond was the party's only council candidate in 2022.
Current, no start year given
Civil engineer, municipal engineering sector
The campaign page states the role and the sector. It gives no employer and no start date.
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 proposals on your existing site remain part of your 2026 platform?
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.
