--- title: "Frances Bula | City Council | Vancouver election 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/candidates/frances-bula" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:51.324Z" meta: description: "Frances Bula, ballot number 146 for City Council in Vancouver, OneCity. Profile focus: Housing policy and government transparency." "og:description": "Frances Bula, ballot number 146 for City Council in Vancouver, OneCity. Profile focus: Housing policy and government transparency." "og:title": "Frances Bula | City Council | Vancouver election 2026" "twitter:description": "Frances Bula, ballot number 146 for City Council in Vancouver, OneCity. Profile focus: Housing policy and government transparency." "twitter:title": "Frances Bula | City Council | Vancouver election 2026" --- City Council · Vancouver 2026 # Frances Bula Candidate for Vancouver City Council. Frances Bula, ballot number 146 for City Council in Vancouver, OneCity. Profile focus: Housing policy and government transparency. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page OneCity2026 ![Frances Bula, from OneCity Vancouver.](https://voche.me/images/candidates/frances-bula-640.webp) *Frances BulaCity CouncilBallot no.146* [Image: OneCity Vancouver](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/frances-bula) Candidate research / September 22, 2026 This record covers Frances Bula's OneCity candidate page, the Globe and Mail author page that documents a long career reporting on Vancouver civic affairs, and the reporting on OneCity's May 2026 nomination race. **5**Commitments **2**News articles **6**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Frances Bula? 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. - [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 1No appearance confirmed 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 13Voting day 23. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 24. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 25. Oct 16No appearance confirmed 26. Oct 17Voting day
### 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 Frances Bula Frances Bula appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 146. The City records the affiliation as OneCity. The party page says Bula spent decades reporting on Vancouver City Hall as a civic journalist. Bula is a candidate for Vancouver city council with OneCity and holds ballot number 146 in the October 17, 2026 election. The Globe and Mail author page describes Bula as a freelance urban affairs contributor who has written about urban issues and city politics in the Vancouver region since 1994, covering subjects from Downtown Eastside drug addiction to large development projects. The Globe and Mail author page lists articles by Bula through January 2026 on topics including homelessness in small Canadian towns, smaller residential projects by developers, and provincial decisions on Indigenous heritage conservation. The Georgia Straight reported on May 11, 2026 that OneCity members chose five council candidates and that Bula, described as a longtime civic journalist, was among those selected, alongside Iona Bonamis, Caitlin Stockwell, Jarrett Hagglund, and sitting councillor Lucy Maloney. The campaign page says Bula spent decades covering City Hall and is running to bring that experience to housing and governance decisions at the council table. OneCity's team page describes Bula as the veteran City Hall reporter on a five person council slate that the party says also includes a transit planner, a co-op housing leader, and two lawyers. The campaign page says the campaign is funded by individual donors rather than corporations. 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. 5 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Housing and governance at council Bula says the aim is to bring practical judgment from decades of reporting on City Hall to housing decisions and to how the city is run.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign page states this in general terms. It sets out no housing target, no rezoning position, and no governance change.
What still needs checking
Which housing decision Bula would vote differently on, and which governance rule would change.
- [Frances Bula candidate page](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/frances-bula)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Party platform: 4,000 affordable homes on city land OneCity's platform commits to building 4,000 affordable homes on land the city already owns, protecting low income seniors and renters, and creating childcare spaces.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's published platform. The party site does not quote Bula on it, so it records OneCity's commitment.
What still needs checking
Which city owned sites are counted, over what period, and at what rents.
- [OneCity Vancouver campaign homepage](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver 2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge ### Party platform: traffic signals and transit priority OneCity's platform commits to city wide transit signal priority and modernised traffic signals, which the party says would cut travel times by almost 20 per cent.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's published platform and the figure is the party's own. The site gives no source for the 20 per cent estimate and does not quote Bula.
What still needs checking
Where the travel time figure comes from and which routes it applies to.
- [OneCity Vancouver campaign homepage](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Party platform: local economy measures OneCity's platform commits to supporting home based businesses, opening an entrepreneur liaison office, offering micro grants to small businesses, and changing public contracting rules.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's published platform, with no budget figure attached and no quote from Bula.
What still needs checking
The cost of the micro grant program and who would qualify.
- [OneCity Vancouver campaign homepage](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver 2026 · Housing and good governanceCampaign pledge ### Housing and good governance The party page says Bula is running to work on housing and on how the city is governed.
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?
- [Frances Bula candidate page](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/frances-bula)Campaign · OneCity 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. May 11, 2026Reporting The Georgia Straight ### OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates Nathan Caddell reports the results of OneCity's nomination race, names Bula among the five council candidates, and notes that several well known contenders did not make the slate. - [OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates](https://www.straight.com/city-culture/onecity-vancouver-announces-council-school-board-and-park-board-candidates)Reporting · The Georgia Straight September 22, 2026Reporting Daily Hive ### Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order The published ballot order lists Bula at number 146 for city council under the OneCity banner. - [Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list in ballot order](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-2026-civic-election-candidates-ballot-order)Reporting · Daily Hive Research / 6 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 2 sources - Frances Bula candidate page OneCity Vancouver - OneCity Vancouver campaign homepage OneCity Vancouver
Reporting 2 sources - OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates The Georgia Straight · May 11, 2026 - Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list in ballot order Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
No interview, debate report, or all candidates forum listing naming Bula was found. OneCity's news posts from August and September 2026 announce platform items but none of them quote Bula, so no policy statement in the candidate's own words beyond the campaign page could be recorded. The campaign page carries no dates and no detail on which publications the reporting career covered besides the Globe and Mail. A website at the address francesbula.com now carries unrelated gambling content and was not used as a source. Vancouver.ca refuses automated requests, so the official candidate filing could not be read. 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. 1 stated position and 1 background fact recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page. Checks still to do: Separate published journalism from current campaign positions and verify any professional dates used. 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 1994 to 2026 ### Urban affairs journalist The Globe and Mail author page says Bula has written about urban issues and city politics in British Columbia's Vancouver region since 1994, and lists Bula as a freelance contributor with work published through 2026. 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.
How would your proposed transparency rules differ from current City practices? 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 - [OneCity · candidate page ](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/frances-bula)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. [OneCity · candidate page](https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/people/frances-bula) [OneCity official website](https://www.onecityvancouver.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.