--- title: "Scott Gilbert | Mayor | Vancouver election 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/candidates/scott-gilbert" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:47.156Z" meta: description: "Scott Gilbert’s Vancouver mayoral profile: published proposals, candidate statements, public records and outstanding research questions." "og:description": "Scott Gilbert’s Vancouver mayoral profile: published proposals, candidate statements, public records and outstanding research questions." "og:title": "Scott Gilbert | Mayor | Vancouver election 2026" "twitter:description": "Scott Gilbert’s Vancouver mayoral profile: published proposals, candidate statements, public records and outstanding research questions." "twitter:title": "Scott Gilbert | Mayor | Vancouver election 2026" --- Mayor · Vancouver 2026 # Scott Gilbert Candidate for Mayor of Vancouver. Scott Gilbert’s Vancouver mayoral profile: published proposals, candidate statements, public records and outstanding research questions. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Scott Gilbert, from Scott Gilbert personal website.](https://voche.me/images/candidates/scott-gilbert-640.webp) *Scott GilbertMayorBallot no.57* [Image: Scott Gilbert personal website](https://sequel138.ca/) Candidate research / September 22, 2026 An editorial profile based on the sources linked below. Campaign proposals are distinguished from completed work. Missing evidence is identified explicitly. **3**Commitments **1**News articles **9**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Scott Gilbert? No dated personal campaign appearances were confirmed in the reviewed sources. Public invitations and voting dates are shown separately. Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling. - [Official mayoral candidate list](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-mayor.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 13Voting day 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, 639 Commercial Dr. **All mayoral candidates are invited; individual participation has not been verified.** Consult the organizer for tickets, access arrangements and any changes. - [October 1 candidate event](https://thecultch.com/event/last-candidate-standing/)Event organizer · The Cultch / Vancouver Public Space Network ### 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 - [Official voting places and hours](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 Scott Gilbert The City of Vancouver lists Scott Gilbert as an independent mayoral candidate, number 57 on the ballot. CityNews and CBC News describe him as a Downtown Eastside activist who says he wants to bring humour into city politics. His campaign slogan is “end the nonsense”. His campaign website says he moved to Vancouver ten years ago and has lived and worked in the Downtown Eastside for most of that time. It says he studied environmental engineering at the University of Guelph and worked as an assistant to Dr. Nancy Olivieri at Toronto’s University Health Network, writing about the influence of the pharmaceutical industry. In 2025, it says, he volunteered as an informal organizer at an encampment on Bowser Island in North Vancouver, arranging sanitation, water and fire safety. Those details are self-reported. voche.me has not confirmed his studies, his employment or the Bowser Island role with the institutions named. His proposals include low-cost RV housing for people without homes, public toilets, walk-in detox services, paid scrap-metal work programs, and a “New Deal” for the Downtown Eastside. CBC News reported that his campaign bus calls for detox beds rather than involuntary care beds. The priorities section below lists his published positions. 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. 3 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22 2026 · Health and safetyCampaign pledge ### Prioritize detox capacity Favours detox beds over involuntary-care beds.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Published campaign proposal; implementation has not been established.
What still needs checking
What funding, health-authority agreements and access criteria would apply?
- [Campaign biography and proposals](https://draintheswamp.ca/)Campaign · Scott Gilbert campaign 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Develop civic participation tools Proposes an avatar project and an app for participation in Council matters.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Published campaign proposal; implementation has not been established.
What still needs checking
When would demonstrations be available, and how would privacy, accessibility and public accountability be protected?
- [Campaign biography and proposals](https://draintheswamp.ca/)Campaign · Scott Gilbert campaign 2026 · City servicesCampaign pledge ### Improve municipal services Calls for better service and lower City costs.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Published campaign proposal; implementation has not been established.
What still needs checking
Which services would change, what savings are expected, and how would results be measured?
- [Campaign biography and proposals](https://draintheswamp.ca/)Campaign · Scott Gilbert campaign City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs No independently verified completed municipal program attributed to Gilbert was located in this review. The listed policy ideas remain proposals. 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. Sep 20Statement ### Published campaign statement Discusses public scrutiny and campaign priorities. This is a written statement, not a recording or independently verified investigation. - [Campaign biography and proposals](https://draintheswamp.ca/)Campaign · Scott Gilbert campaign 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 13, 2026Reporting CityNews · Joe Sadowski ### Overview of the eight mayoral candidates Describes Gilbert’s activism and informal role at the former Bowser Island encampment. - [September 13 candidate overview](https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/13/eight-candidates-for-vancouver-mayor/)Reporting · CityNews Research / 9 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 4 sources - Election dates and voting information City of Vancouver - Official voting places and hours City of Vancouver - Official mayoral candidate list City of Vancouver - Official nomination papers City of Vancouver
Campaign 1 sources - Campaign biography and proposals Scott Gilbert campaign
Reporting 2 sources - September 13 candidate overview CityNews · September 13, 2026 - Vancouver mayoral candidates start campaigning CBC News via Yahoo News · September 20, 2026
Event organizer 2 sources - September 23 municipal election assembly Metro Vancouver Alliance - October 1 candidate event The Cultch / Vancouver Public Space Network
Detailed costings, verified qualifications and employment dates, public event confirmations, nomination names, campaign finances and usable documentary photographs remain outstanding. The available reporting does not establish a complete personal or public-service record. Sources / Editorial review ## How campaign material is treated The campaign identifies some images as AI-generated or AI-edited and says AI analysis is not independent verification. Such material is not used here as documentary photography. Allegations require independent evidence before inclusion as findings. [Campaign source and disclosures](https://draintheswamp.ca/) Documents / Research status ## Finances, endorsements and voting record Campaign spending returns, donors, endorsements and a complete vote-by-vote record have not yet been verified for this profile. These gaps do not mean that no records exist. A nominator is not automatically an endorser. [Official candidate and nomination records](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-mayor.aspx) Editorial independence ## Candidate responses and corrections This page was prepared by Voche.me from public sources. The candidate has not approved its contents or supplied answers to the questions below. Candidate submissions will be labelled separately from independent reporting. Official documents / Nomination ## Nomination papers & nominators The nomination papers are the form Scott Gilbert filed with the City to get on the ballot. Nominators are the electors who signed it. A signature says the signer supported putting this person on the ballot; it does not establish a current endorsement, a donation or agreement with any policy. [Open the official PDF ](https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/gilbert-scott-mayor-nomination-papers-2026.pdf) [Find it on the City’s candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-mayor.aspx) ### Names and signing details awaiting review The City’s PDF link has been located and checked on September 22, 2026. Nobody has read the page images yet, so no nominator name, signing date or signatory role has been transcribed. An empty list here means the document has not been reviewed. It does not mean the form has no nominators. 03 / Background ## Experience & community Reported September 2026 ### Community activism CityNews describes his Bowser Island title as self-proclaimed. It was not an elected municipal office. [CityNews candidate overview](https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/13/eight-candidates-for-vancouver-mayor/) 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 three municipal changes would you implement first, and what would they cost? No response has been submitted.
What agreements would be required to fund additional detox capacity? No response has been submitted.
Can you provide independently verifiable qualifications and employment dates? No response has been submitted.
When can voters test the proposed civic-participation tools? No response has been submitted.
Will you publish a dated public campaign calendar through election day? 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 candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-mayor.aspx)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. [Campaign website](https://draintheswamp.ca/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/candidates) [Mayor**Colleen Hardwick**](https://voche.me/candidates/colleen-hardwick) [Mayor**Pete Fry**](https://voche.me/candidates/pete-fry) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.