--- title: "Rebecca Hasdell | City Council | Vancouver election 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/candidates/rebecca-hasdell" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:48.522Z" meta: description: "Rebecca Hasdell, ballot number 114 for City Council in Vancouver, Vote Vancouver. Profile focus: Public health and municipal policy." "og:description": "Rebecca Hasdell, ballot number 114 for City Council in Vancouver, Vote Vancouver. Profile focus: Public health and municipal policy." "og:title": "Rebecca Hasdell | City Council | Vancouver election 2026" "twitter:description": "Rebecca Hasdell, ballot number 114 for City Council in Vancouver, Vote Vancouver. Profile focus: Public health and municipal policy." "twitter:title": "Rebecca Hasdell | City Council | Vancouver election 2026" --- City Council · Vancouver 2026 # Rebecca Hasdell Candidate for Vancouver City Council. Rebecca Hasdell, ballot number 114 for City Council in Vancouver, Vote Vancouver. Profile focus: Public health and municipal policy. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Vote Vancouver2026 ![Rebecca Hasdell, published by the Vote Vancouver campaign.](https://voche.me/images/candidates/rebecca-hasdell-640.webp) *Rebecca HasdellCity CouncilBallot no.114* [Image: Vote Vancouver campaign](https://www.votevancouver.ca/rebecca-hasdell) Candidate research / September 22, 2026 This record covers Rebecca Hasdell, candidate number 114 for Vancouver City Council with Vote Vancouver. It draws on the campaign pages, one news report of the party's candidate announcement, and institutional profiles of a public health research career. **7**Commitments **1**News articles **6**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Rebecca Hasdell? 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 Rebecca Hasdell Rebecca Hasdell appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 114. The City records the affiliation as Vote Vancouver. The party page says Hasdell is a leader at the BC Centre for Disease Control. The page says Hasdell has more than 15 years of experience in public policy, health promotion, and community development. The page says Hasdell holds a Master of Public Health and a PhD. The Vote Vancouver candidate page describes Hasdell as a public health researcher with more than 15 years in public policy, health promotion and community development, and says the current work is a leadership role at the BC Centre for Disease Control. The Conversation's author profile lists Hasdell as lead for determinants of health and health equity in population and public health at the BC Centre for Disease Control, an affiliate scientist with the UBC Centre for Disease Control, and adjunct faculty in UBC's Northern Medical Program. The same profile says Hasdell holds a PhD and a Master of Public Health in social and behavioural sciences from the University of Toronto and a BA from the University of Calgary. Stanford University's Basic Income Lab lists Hasdell as a former research advisor and postdoctoral fellow who led a review of global evidence on cash transfer programs, and describes earlier work with local governments and non-profits on poverty reduction, food access and environmental health. Hasdell has two co-authored articles on The Conversation, a defence of Canada's Food Guide published February 1, 2019 and a 2020 piece on an anti-poverty tax credit in the United States. Daily Hive reported on May 25, 2026 that Vote Vancouver had endorsed its first nine candidates, with Hasdell among four council candidates, described as a public health scientist with the BC Centre for Disease Control and a UBC adjunct professor. Daily Hive published the full ballot order on September 22, 2026, listing Hasdell at number 114 for council with Vote Vancouver. 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 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Open city spaces for services and recreation Open up city-owned spaces so more services and recreation happen inside neighbourhoods.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Stated on the personal campaign site and echoed on the party candidate page. Neither page names a building, a service or a cost.
What still needs checking
Which city spaces Hasdell has in mind and what services would go in them.
- [Campaign site home page](https://rebeccahasdell.ca/)Campaign · Rebecca Hasdell campaign - [Candidate page](https://www.votevancouver.ca/rebecca-hasdell)Campaign · Vote Vancouver 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### City land for housing people facing the largest barriers Use city-owned land in partnership with others to build homes for people who face the largest barriers to housing.
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Evidence reviewed
Stated on the personal campaign site. No unit target, partner or site is named.
What still needs checking
Which sites and which partners, and how the homes would be paid for.
- [Campaign site home page](https://rebeccahasdell.ca/)Campaign · Rebecca Hasdell campaign 2026 · Local economyCampaign pledge ### Make it easier to start a business Reduce the steps a business must take to open in Vancouver, so more local jobs are created.
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Evidence reviewed
Stated on the personal campaign site. No permit timeline or fee change is named.
What still needs checking
Which licence or permit steps Hasdell would change first.
- [Campaign site home page](https://rebeccahasdell.ca/)Campaign · Rebecca Hasdell campaign 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Decisions based on evidence Run a city hall that is responsive and transparent and that bases decisions on evidence.
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Evidence reviewed
Stated on the Vote Vancouver candidate page. The page names no reporting requirement or measure that would show this is happening.
What still needs checking
What Hasdell would publish or measure to make this checkable.
- [Candidate page](https://www.votevancouver.ca/rebecca-hasdell)Campaign · Vote Vancouver 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Party housing plan Vote Vancouver, the party Hasdell is running with, says it will work with community land trusts on public land, connect supportive housing residents to mental health, addiction and employment services, use public land for permanently affordable middle-income homes with non-profit childcare, and replace single-room occupancy buildings with supportive housing.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's published housing platform. No separate statement by Hasdell on these items was found, and the platform page carries no numeric targets or dates.
What still needs checking
Whether Hasdell states a position on each of these items during the campaign.
- [Housing platform](https://www.votevancouver.ca/housing)Campaign · Vote Vancouver 2026 · Evidence-based decisions at city hallCampaign pledge ### Evidence-based decisions at city hall The party page says Hasdell would bring evidence-based decision making and a practical approach to city problems.
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?
- [Candidate page](https://www.votevancouver.ca/rebecca-hasdell)Campaign · Vote Vancouver 2026 · Housing, food security and climateCampaign pledge ### Housing, food security and climate The page says Hasdell's work has covered housing affordability, food security, climate resilience, and public health.
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?
- [Candidate page](https://www.votevancouver.ca/rebecca-hasdell)Campaign · Vote 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 25, 2026Reporting Daily Hive ### Vote Vancouver party announces first nine candidates to run in civic election Vote Vancouver endorsed a mayoral candidate and eight others, with Hasdell among four council candidates. The article describes the party as big-tent and centrist and quotes party founder Rebecca Bligh on the team. - [Vote Vancouver party announces first nine candidates to run in civic election](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vote-vancouver-party-first-candidates-civic-election-2026)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 3 sources - Candidate page Vote Vancouver - Campaign site home page Rebecca Hasdell campaign - Housing platform Vote Vancouver
Reporting 1 sources - Vote Vancouver party announces first nine candidates to run in civic election Daily Hive · May 25, 2026
No interview, speech, forum appearance or news story about the Hasdell council campaign was found beyond the party announcement in May 2026 and the ballot list in September 2026. The BC Centre for Disease Control staff profile page returned only site navigation and could not be read, so the job title used here comes from The Conversation and from the campaign. No start dates were found for any of the roles. Hasdell has not held elected office, so there is no voting record to report. The campaign site lists no events. 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 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page. Checks still to do: Confirm the current professional title and distinguish research findings from campaign proposals. 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 As of 2026 ### Lead, determinants of health and health equity, BC Centre for Disease Control The Conversation's author profile lists this role within population and public health at the centre, and the campaign page describes it as a leadership role there. [Candidate page](https://www.votevancouver.ca/rebecca-hasdell) As of 2026 ### Adjunct faculty, UBC Northern Medical Program Listed on both The Conversation profile and Stanford's Basic Income Lab page. Earlier ### Research advisor and postdoctoral fellow, Basic Income Lab, Stanford University Stanford's page says the work at the lab was a review of global evidence on cash transfer programs, looking at outcomes across different settings and populations. 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 city-controlled housing or food-security measure would you implement first, and how would you evaluate it? 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 - [Vote Vancouver · candidate page ](https://www.votevancouver.ca/rebecca-hasdell)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. [Vote Vancouver · candidate page](https://www.votevancouver.ca/rebecca-hasdell) [Vote Vancouver official website](https://www.votevancouver.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.