Naomi Chocyk is the TrueBlue Vancouver candidate for Vancouver city council, ballot number 154, in the October 17, 2026 election. This record covers the positions the campaign has published, the party Chocyk runs with, and one published criticism of the campaign.
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 Naomi Chocyk
Naomi Chocyk appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 154. The City records the affiliation as TrueBlue Vancouver.
Chocyk appears twice on the 2026 Vancouver ballot. Daily Hive's published ballot order lists Chocyk at number 154 for city council and at number 318 for school board, both for TrueBlue Vancouver.
TrueBlue Vancouver is a new municipal party. Its own site lists four candidates for the 2026 election and names Chocyk as the only one running for both city council and school board.
A candidate profile submitted to VoteMate for the 2020 BC election under the same name says the candidate studied political science and international relations at the University of British Columbia, worked as a political aide at the provincial level and as a staffer for Jody Wilson-Raybould, and volunteered as a support worker. That profile is a 2020 campaign submission and is not confirmed by an independent source.
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.
12 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · TaxesCampaign pledge
Property taxes
Hold down property tax increases and review City Hall spending.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile submitted for the campaign lists restraining property tax increases. The TrueBlue platform page adds auditing City Hall spending. Neither source gives a percentage cap, a dollar target or a list of programs to cut.
What still needs checking
What tax increase figure would Chocyk accept, and which specific spending lines would be cut?
Cut city fees and shorten permit waiting times so private housing is cheaper to build.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile says reduce municipal fees and permitting delays. The party platform page repeats this. No source names which fees would be cut or by how much.
What still needs checking
Which fees would be reduced, and what permit timeline would count as success?
Oppose the City of Vancouver's Villages Plan and the density changes in it.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile states opposition to the Villages Plan. The profile does not say what would replace it or how existing approvals would be handled.
What still needs checking
What would Chocyk put in place of the Villages Plan, and what happens to work already done under it?
Keep zoning decisions with the city rather than following provincial density requirements.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile calls for local control over zoning decisions. The party platform page says the party opposes provincial densification mandates. Neither source explains how a city would act if provincial law requires the change.
What still needs checking
What is the legal route for a city to refuse a provincial housing requirement?
Keep police funding at a level the campaign describes as strong, with staffing, training and equipment maintained.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile says maintain strong police funding. The party platform page uses the same wording and adds a rejection of calls to defund police. No budget figure is given in either source.
What still needs checking
What police budget number is being proposed, and what is it compared against?
Oppose policies the campaign describes as normalising hard drug use, and put city effort into prevention, detox, treatment and long term recovery.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile states the opposition to normalising hard drug use. The party platform page sets out the prevention to recovery sequence. Neither source says which existing city or health programs would end, or who would pay for new treatment spaces.
What still needs checking
Which services would be removed, and where would treatment capacity come from?
Oppose road pricing proposals and protect driving and parking access.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile says defend driver choice and end road pricing proposals. The party platform page repeats the opposition to congestion pricing. No source sets out a parking supply target.
What still needs checking
Does the campaign oppose regional road pricing as well as a city scheme?
Review the bike lanes already built, with the stated aim of restoring traffic flow.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile calls for an audit of existing bike lane infrastructure. The profile does not say whether any lane would be removed or what measure would decide the outcome.
What still needs checking
Would any existing bike lane be removed, and on what evidence?
Repeal city green building requirements and let builders choose heating, cooling and energy systems.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile states the repeal and the choice of energy source. The profile does not name the specific bylaws involved or say what would happen to the city's emissions targets.
What still needs checking
Which building bylaws would be repealed, and what happens to the city climate targets that depend on them?
Enforce public space bylaws in parks and green spaces, and act on encampments and public disorder.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile lists enforcement of public space bylaws. The party platform page adds the wording about encampments. Neither source says where people removed from a park would go.
What still needs checking
What housing or shelter would be offered before an encampment is cleared?
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.
Campaign dispute
Blog post criticising Pride campaign photographs
Wilbur Turner published a post on the Queer Granddad newsletter on August 1, 2026. Turner writes that Chocyk posted campaign photographs holding signs reading 'Yes to Jesus, No to Pride' at Pride related locations in Vancouver, including a rainbow crosswalk and City Hall. Turner also writes that Chocyk ran for the People's Party of Canada in Vancouver Granville in 2019 and for the BC Libertarian Party in Vancouver-False Creek in 2020.
Candidate or party response
Turner reports that Chocyk answered criticism by arguing the LGBT movement reduces the freedom and happiness of others, and that 2SLGBTQIA+ people tolerate other faiths while treating Christians differently. No separate campaign statement on the post was found.
Verified status and limits
No news organisation was found to have reported on the post. The Vancouver Granville 2019 and Vancouver-False Creek 2020 results do list a candidate named Naomi Chocyk, with 431 votes, 0.81 percent, and 280 votes, 1.14 percent. Whether that is the same person as the 2026 candidate rests on Turner's post alone.
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Reporting
Daily Hive
Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
Daily Hive published the full ballot order for the October 17 election. Chocyk appears at number 154 for city council and number 318 for school board, listed with TrueBlue Vancouver in both races.
Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
The campaign website listed on the VoteMate profile, naomichocyk.com, did not return any readable page, so no material from the candidate's own site is included. TrueBlue Vancouver publishes no biography for Chocyk beyond a one line slogan, and the VoteMate profiles for both races say no biography has been added. No interview, speech, debate appearance or news report about Chocyk in the 2026 campaign was found beyond the ballot listing and the Wilbur Turner blog post. The link between the 2026 candidate and the person of the same name who ran federally in 2019 and provincially in 2020 comes from Turner's post; no official or news source was found that states it. No upcoming campaign event naming Chocyk was found.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Limited individual material; official identity is confirmed.
Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 2 stated positions and 0 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Use one identity with two candidacy records; request separate office-specific statements and verify the unavailable website later.
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.
Second candidacy
Also a School Board candidate, ballot number 318
The City's final school trustee list carries Naomi Chocyk as ballot number 318 for the Vancouver School Board. The council entry on this page is ballot number 154. Both are current candidacies in the same election.
City Council and the School Board decide different things, so a council commitment does not describe what this candidate would do as a trustee. This review found no separate statement for either office.
This site keeps one profile per person. The School Board candidacy does not have its own page, so it will not appear when the directory is filtered by School Board.
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.
What are your three council-specific commitments, separate from your school-trustee commitments?
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.
