Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
No action yet20,000 public rental homesHousing · Own promise
Build 20,000 new affordable publicly owned rental homes, with 4,000 of them on city owned land.
“COPE is pushing for 20,000 new units of affordable publicly owned rental housing, including 4,000 units built on city land, so that we can bring rents down and supply affordable housing to the people who need it.”
No action yetCovered benches at bus stopsTransport · Own promise
Put a covered bench at every bus stop in the city, and bring a motion to do this within the candidate's first month on council.
“As a transit activist, I was one of the first candidates to propose ensuring every bus stop has a covered bench, and pledge to push a motion for this in my first month on council.”
No action yetPause on AI data centresEnvironment · Own promise
Stop new AI data centre approvals in Vancouver until federal, provincial and city rules cover their water and power use, data privacy, jobs and the effect on utility bills.
“That’s why we need an AI data centre moratorium now.”
No action yetFast and free public transitFast and free public transit · Own promise
The party page says Yi-Kieran is campaigning for public transit that is fast and free to ride.
“Solomon Yi-Kieran 易行天 is fighting for fast, free transit, government transparency and accountability, and to make it affordable to build a life in Vancouver.”
No action yetA landlord rating databaseHousing · Own promise
Yi-Kieran proposes a landlord registry that tracks rents and acts against landlords who exploit tenants. The campaign site compares it to RateMyProf, a site where students rate their teachers. An interview-based Ubyssey opinion piece describes the same idea as a database that would rate landlords.
“I will push for a landlord registry that tracks rents and cracks down on bad landlords who turn exploiting tenants into a business model.”
No action yetSimplifying legislative textsGovernance · Own promise
Yi-Kieran proposes that every piece of legislation proposed at council be written so that an average resident can understand it, so that more residents can follow and take part in decisions.
“I’ll push for all legislation proposed at city council to be clear and understandable for the average Vancouverite.”
No action yetA labour advisory committee at City HallGovernance · Own promise
Create a council advisory committee with members from different unions and work sectors, like the existing committees on renting, transportation and food security.
“I will push for a Labour Advisory Committee with representatives from different unions and sectors so that workers always have a voice.”
No action yetHUB Cycling asks: slower local streets and connected bike routesTransportation · Own promise
HUB Cycling, a regional cycling charity, asked candidates whether they support three asks. Its published Vancouver answers record Yi-Kieran as answering yes to all three: 30 km/h speeds on local streets with traffic calming for young people travelling to and from school, doing this safety work in underserved neighbourhoods first, and joining local bike routes to the regional network with routes separated from traffic.
No action yetOur City Hall Pledge: housing accessHousing · Own promise
Women Transforming Cities lists Yi-Kieran as committing to all six asks of its Our City Hall Pledge, which asks candidates to put the asks into action if elected. This ask is to expand access to non-market and climate-resilient housing, to shorten waiting lists for housing.
No action yetOur City Hall Pledge: public transportation and mobilityTransportation · Own promise
Women Transforming Cities lists Yi-Kieran as committing to all six asks of its Our City Hall Pledge, which asks candidates to put the asks into action if elected. This ask is to make it easier, safer and more accessible to move around the city.
No action yetOur City Hall Pledge: community spacesPublic services · Own promise
Women Transforming Cities lists Yi-Kieran as committing to all six asks of its Our City Hall Pledge, which asks candidates to put the asks into action if elected. This ask is to support free and low-cost gathering spaces, with investment in underserved areas first.
No action yetOur City Hall Pledge: food securityFood security · Own promise
Women Transforming Cities lists Yi-Kieran as committing to all six asks of its Our City Hall Pledge, which asks candidates to put the asks into action if elected. This ask is to improve access to affordable, culturally relevant and nutritious food.
No action yetOur City Hall Pledge: public washroomsPublic services · Own promise
Women Transforming Cities lists Yi-Kieran as committing to all six asks of its Our City Hall Pledge, which asks candidates to put the asks into action if elected. This ask is to increase the number of accessible, maintained public washrooms open 24 hours a day.
No action yetOur City Hall Pledge: gender safetyPublic safety · Own promise
Women Transforming Cities lists Yi-Kieran as committing to all six asks of its Our City Hall Pledge, which asks candidates to put the asks into action if elected. This ask is to put gender equity at the centre of safety planning.
No action yetVote Palestine Vancouver platform: four actions by the CityGovernance · Own promise
Vote Palestine Vancouver, a campaign group, lists Yi-Kieran as committed to its full four-point platform on July 11, 2026, and says its volunteers recorded each candidate’s position, current as of October 6. As the group names them, the four points ask the City to condemn the genocide, sign the Apartheid Free Communities pledge, cut ties with Israeli institutions, including by reviewing City contracts, and recognize the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association’s framework of anti-Palestinian racism. In a COPE release of September 22, 2026, Yi-Kieran says COPE members have endorsed the pledge and the platform.
No action yetPermanent City funding for community food programs (food coalition pledge)Food security · Own promise
The Vancouver Food Justice Coalition asked candidates to commit, before the vote, to fund community food systems adequately and permanently, at $7 per household a year by the coalition’s estimate. The coalition lists Yi-Kieran among the COPE candidates who made a full commitment to its platform.
No action yetBuild community food spaces where food is hard to get (food coalition pledge)Food security · Own promise
The Vancouver Food Justice Coalition asked candidates to commit to building community food infrastructure and filling gaps in access to food. The coalition lists Yi-Kieran among the COPE candidates who made a full commitment to its platform.
No action yetProtect and add affordable independent food shops and markets (food coalition pledge)Food security · Own promise
The Vancouver Food Justice Coalition asked candidates to commit to protecting and expanding affordable, independent and culturally relevant food shops and markets. The coalition lists Yi-Kieran among the COPE candidates who made a full commitment to its platform.
No action yetMake food recovery a permanent City service (food coalition pledge)Food security · Own promise
The Vancouver Food Justice Coalition asked candidates to commit to making the recovery of surplus food permanent civic infrastructure. The coalition lists Yi-Kieran among the COPE candidates who made a full commitment to its platform.
No action yetBring back the ban on gas heating in new buildingsClimate · Own promise
Asked by Vote4Tomorrow, a climate voter guide run by Doctors for Planetary Health West Coast, for their position on gas hookups in new buildings, Yi-Kieran answers that COPE stands for bringing back Vancouver’s ban on them. The guide also lists them as supportive of its policy to make new buildings run on electricity.
“COPE stands for bringing back Vancouver's gas ban.”
No action yetRestore full funding for the City’s Sustainability OfficeClimate · Own promise
Asked by Vote4Tomorrow whether they would vote to restore full funding for the City’s Sustainability Office, Yi-Kieran answers that they will. They say the office should have a large role in work such as more tree cover in East and South Vancouver, stronger local food systems and protecting native wildlife.
No action yetMore energy upgrades for homes, businesses and public buildingsClimate · Own promise
Vote4Tomorrow lists Yi-Kieran as supportive of its policy to scale up energy retrofits, meaning upgrades that make existing homes, businesses and public buildings use less energy. In their written answer they say COPE will support retrofits so that older homes are better protected from climate change.
“We will also support retrofits, so that older homes can be made more climate resilient to ensure all residents are protected.”
No action yetA right to cool bylaw to protect tenants in extreme heatClimate · Own promise
Vote4Tomorrow lists Yi-Kieran as supportive of a “right to cool” bylaw to protect tenants during extreme heat. In their written answer they say new housing needs a maximum heat bylaw that gives tenants the right to cool.
“This looks like a maximum heat by-law which ensures tenants have the right to cool, so that residents aren't at risk during heat domes and extreme weather events.”
No action yetRecover climate costs from fossil fuel companiesClimate · Own promise
Vote4Tomorrow lists Yi-Kieran as supportive of its policy to use the legal options available to recover a fair share of the community’s climate costs from fossil fuel companies and other big polluters.
No action yetPlant trees first where tree cover is lowestEnvironment · Own promise
Vote4Tomorrow lists Yi-Kieran as supportive of its policy to plant native trees first in areas with low tree cover, more people and more vulnerable residents. In their written answer they say COPE will give every part of Vancouver fair access to tree cover, starting with the gaps in East and South Vancouver.
“COPE will ensure that there is equitable access to tree-cover across Vancouver, especially addressing gaps in East and South Vancouver.”
No action yetConnected greenways for people and wildlifeEnvironment · Own promise
Vote4Tomorrow lists Yi-Kieran as supportive of its policy to create connected urban greenways, meaning linked green routes through the city for people and wildlife.
No action yetBylaws to cut waste from building and demolitionEnvironment · Own promise
Vote4Tomorrow lists Yi-Kieran as supportive of its policy to bring in bylaws that eliminate waste from new buildings, renovation and demolition projects, and that use existing buildings as efficiently as possible.
No action yetRestore funding for cooling kitsClimate · Own promise
In their answers to Vote4Tomorrow, Yi-Kieran says the last council cut funding for cooling kits in its budget, and writes that COPE will restore that funding.
No action yetCommunity centre staff and repairs funded where the need is greatestRecreation facilities · Own promise
In their answers to Vote4Tomorrow, Yi-Kieran writes that COPE will send money for staff, repairs and renewals first to the community centres that need it most, so that every neighbourhood has safe places and cooling centres during extreme heat and heavy wildfire smoke.
“We will ensure equitable funding for staffing and for repairs and renewals go to the community centres which need them most, so that all neighbourhoods can access safe spaces and cooling centres during extreme heat events and periods of intense wildfire smoke.”
No action yetUBC SkyTrain: regular meetings with senior governments, and City land for stationsTransit · Own promise
In their reply to Side Street Vancouver’s election questionnaire, Yi-Kieran says they would hold regular meetings with the BC Ministry of Transit, the federal Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, Musqueam and UBC to speed up the SkyTrain business case, and would support a City land contribution for stations in return for provincial and federal money. They name a finished business case and timeline as their minimum goal for the term.
“In my term, my bare minimum goal is a completed business case and timeline.”
No action yetPause the Aquatic Centre plan to review keeping a 50 metre pool thereRecreation facilities · Own promise
Asked by Side Street Vancouver whether they would continue, change, or pause or cancel the planned replacement of the Vancouver Aquatic Centre, Yi-Kieran chose to pause it for review, and says they would review the plan so that a 50 metre pool can stay at the current location.
“Ideally, I would like to review the current plan to ensure we can keep a 50m pool at the current location.”
No action yetCOPE 2026 platform: a binding tenant rights bylawHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform release says COPE will establish a binding tenants rights bylaw and build on the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy to protect tenants from displacement.
No action yetCOPE 2026 platform: a Climate Defence StrategyClimate · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform release says COPE will create a Climate Defence Strategy to upgrade infrastructure, help communities prepare for climate events and start tool libraries.
No action yetTenants, then the City, get the first chance to buy apartments for saleHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will create a right-of-first-refusal policy that gives tenants, and then the City, first priority to buy apartment buildings that go up for sale, to turn them into affordable housing.
No action yetA fund to help co-ops, land trusts and non-profits buy rental buildingsHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will create a Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition Fund to help land trusts, co-ops and non-profits buy rental housing and prevent people being pushed out.
No action yetDevelopers pay the full cost of moving tenantsHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says developers would bear the full cost of tenant relocation, and that redevelopment would be planned so renters get a home of the same size, with the same accessibility, in their own neighbourhood.
No action yetCity staff to support tenants during redevelopmentHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will appoint public workers to support tenants during redevelopment, paid for by a fee on developers, in place of relocation coordinators hired by developers.
No action yetCharge developers the full fees for lost rooms in old hotelsHousing · Party platform
Single room accommodation (SRA) rooms are the small rooms in older hotels and rooming houses, and the City charges a fee when one is converted. The COPE 2026 platform says these fees must cover the cost of replacement homes, and that the City will end fee waivers for developers.
No action yetA penalty on land left empty for profitHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will place a penalty on land banking for profit, meaning land held empty while its value rises, so that empty lots are used for housing, services and shops.
No action yetThe City repairs neglected rentals and bills the landlordHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says landlords must keep rental homes in good condition, including temperature control and safety from black mould and pests, or the City will do the repairs and bill them. The platform release says COPE will use the Standards of Maintenance bylaw to keep rental homes safe.
No action yetFamily-sized affordable homesHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says that in public housing, and in negotiations with private developers, the City must secure homes that are big enough, and affordable enough, for families.
No action yetBring back the social housing initiativeHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will speed up affordable and social housing by bringing back the City’s social housing initiative and working with non-profits and other governments to restart stalled projects.
No action yetRestore the Downtown Eastside Oppenheimer District zoningHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will restore the zoning rules of the Downtown Eastside Oppenheimer District and end what it calls the developer windfall for condos in the Downtown Eastside.
No action yetEmergency shelters, tiny home villages, day spaces and storageHomelessness · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will use every City power to respond to homelessness, with emergency shelters, support programs, meal programs, tiny house villages, daytime respite spaces and storage for unhoused people’s belongings.
No action yetStop street sweeps of unhoused peopleHomelessness · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will stop street sweeps, in which people without homes lose their belongings and identity documents during enforcement.
No action yetFollow the national protocol on homeless encampmentsHomelessness · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says the City will follow the eight principles of the National Protocol for Homeless Encampments in Canada, to protect the human rights of people living in encampments.
No action yetBan hostile architecture in public spacesHomelessness · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will ban hostile architecture, meaning design that stops people resting or sheltering, in public spaces such as transit hubs and community centres.
No action yetAn emergency budget to reverse the last council’s changesTaxes and budget · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will bring in an emergency transitional budget and act right away to reverse changes made at the City by Ken Sim and ABC.
No action yetBring back the City’s cut climate programsClimate · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will bring back the climate programs that were cut, including the sustainability department, the 2026 to 2030 climate plan that was put on hold, and climate safety programs.
No action yetAn Affordability Audit with new cost-of-living targetsAffordable to live in Vancouver · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will appoint a team to deliver an Affordability Audit that shows where living costs are rising and where the City can lower them, and sets new targets for a more affordable city.
No action yetReview City AI data use and check for leaks of private dataGovernance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will review the City’s rules on AI and data, and investigate whether senior staff or elected officials gave private City information to American tech companies through AI tools.
No action yetCarry out the Auditor General’s 10 recommendations on land salesGovernance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will implement the 10 recommendations of the Auditor General’s 2026 Land Sales Audit, which it says found more than $60 million in lost revenue.
No action yetA stronger Integrity Commissioner and code of conductGovernance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will give the Integrity Commissioner the power to hold politicians accountable, and update the City’s code of conduct to put breaches of public trust first.
No action yetA ranked ballot for mayor from 2030Governance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will fight for a ranked ballot for mayor starting in 2030 and push the Province to give cities full control over their own electoral systems.
No action yetDemocracy Dollars for local election donationsGovernance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will set up a Democracy Dollars program, based on one in Seattle, under which residents can ask for a $25 voucher of public money to donate to local parties or candidates.
No action yetEnd votes for non-resident owners and widen the right to voteGovernance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will end voting by property owners who do not live in Vancouver, and work to give the vote to permanent residents and everyone aged 16 or older.
No action yetMore voting places and mobile votingGovernance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will make voting easier with enough voting places, mobile voting stations and accessible options for seniors and people with disabilities.
No action yetCitizens’ assemblies, participatory budgeting and referendumsGovernance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says the City should use advisory committees, public hearings, citizens’ assemblies, participatory budgeting and referendums to engage with the public and answer to it.
No action yetFully funded library programs for newcomers, seniors, families and teensPublic services · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will fully fund library programs for newcomers, seniors, families and teens, including digital skills, help with tax filing and English classes.
No action yetFaster upgrades to neglected community centresRecreation facilities · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will speed up needed upgrades to parks, recreation facilities and community centres, starting with community centres that have been under-maintained.
No action yetFree public Wi-Fi across the cityPublic services · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will expand VanWifi, the City’s free public internet service, across the city, starting with areas that have less access now.
No action yetOppose privatization and bring contracted work back to City staffPublic services · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will oppose privatization and public-private partnerships, and work to bring City contractors in as unionized City employees.
No action yetA rule that big grocers and chain restaurants give away edible foodFood security · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will bring in an edible food recovery law for big box stores and chain restaurants, so food that can still be eaten goes to people.
No action yetCity bulk buying from local farmersFood security · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says the City will use its buying power to buy in bulk from local farmers and sell the food at a discount to community grocers, non-profits, public grocers and school meal programs.
No action yetA mix of shop sizes and more affordable storefrontsSmall business · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will require a mix of shop sizes in new buildings, limit oversized shop spaces on key streets, and use zoning, incentives and City land to create more affordable storefronts.
No action yetSimpler business licences, including shared spaceSmall business · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will support business licence changes that make it easier for start-ups to open, including letting businesses with different licences share a space.
No action yetBring back the Community Benefits Agreement policyEconomy · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will reinstate the Community Benefits Agreement policy so developers create local jobs and give back to the communities they profit from.
No action yetGet back on track for the six climate targetsClimate · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will get Vancouver back on track to meet its six climate action targets: walkable neighbourhoods, active transportation and transit, zero-emission vehicles, zero-emission space and water heating, low carbon construction, and restored coasts and forests.
No action yetLocal wind, water and solar energyClimate · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will encourage wind, water and solar energy production across the city and coordinate energy upgrades at the neighbourhood scale.
No action yetMore bike share and scooters under public ownershipActive transport · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will expand bike share, scooters and other small vehicles and bring them under public community control and ownership.
No action yetAt least 2,200 new public child care spaces by 2030Childcare · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will negotiate with developers, provide public land and seek money from other governments to secure at least 2,200 new public child care spaces by 2030.
No action yetSuicide prevention barriers on bridgesPublic safety · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will support infrastructure that reduces the risk of suicide, like barriers on bridges and other high-risk places, and programs to support people in crisis.
No action yetMove mental health calls from police to peer care teamsPublic safety · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will remove mental health calls from police priorities and fund community programs for mental health crises, such as peer-assisted care teams.
No action yetCommunity safety captains at protests and eventsPublic safety · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will set up community safety programs with public safety captains at protests and community events, in place of police overtime.
No action yetDemocratic oversight and an audit of the Vancouver PolicePublic safety · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will challenge the legal structures that tie the City to an unelected police board, and push for democratic community oversight and an audit of the Vancouver Police Department.
No action yetAn arts spaces strategy that uses City landCulture · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will create a Vancouver Arts and Cultural Spaces Strategy that uses City-owned land for galleries, venues, theatres and rehearsal spaces, and encourages arts use of empty commercial spaces.
No action yetHigher arts grants tied to inflationCulture · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will raise operating grants for the arts and then tie them to inflation, and explore an arts endowment or a dedicated tax for arts funding.
No action yetBandstands, street performers and free festivalsCulture · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will bring art and music into public spaces with more covered bandstands, support for street performers and support for free and low-cost festivals.
No action yetFree museum and theatre access through the library or Leisure Access PassCulture · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will support museums, galleries and civic theatres and offer free entry through the Public Library or the Leisure Access Pass.
No action yetRename Dunsmuir Street and review City place namesCulture · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will rename Dunsmuir Street to Ginger Goodwin Street and review the City’s street names, statues and plazas for names that go against Vancouver’s values.
No action yetSupport Indigenous land trusts and work with host nationsReconciliation · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will support the development of Indigenous land trusts, address anti-Indigenous racism in institutions, and work with host nations and urban Indigenous groups so their voices are heard at City Hall.
No action yetSign the Apartheid-Free Communities pledgeEquity · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will make Vancouver an Apartheid-Free Community and join Burnaby in signing the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge. COPE’s release of 22 September 2026 repeats the commitment and quotes Orr.
No action yetReview City contracts linked to apartheid and genocideEquity · Party platform
COPE’s release of 22 September 2026 says COPE will fight for Vancouver to take all actions to withdraw from any municipal contracts that, in COPE’s words, support or empower apartheid and genocide.
No action yetRecognize a framework on anti-Palestinian racismEquity · Party platform
COPE’s release of 22 September 2026 says COPE will fight for Vancouver to recognize the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association framework of anti-Palestinian racism.
No action yetMore community gardens, seed sharing and community kitchensFood security · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will expand community gardens, seed sharing and food storage, set up community kitchens, and link the City’s community gardens so more people have space to grow food.
No action yetGive pools, recreation centres and public services the money they needPublic services · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will give pools, recreation facilities and public services the funding they need, and sets this against a police budget that, it says, grew by more than $100 million under the last council.
No action yetPush to reverse TransLink cuts and restore bus frequencyTransit · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will fight to reverse cuts to TransLink and restore how often buses run, starting with working-class neighbourhoods whose service was cut after COVID.
No action yetEnd the pause on new supportive housingHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will end the freeze on new supportive housing set by the last council, and work with non-profits and other governments to speed up stalled affordable housing projects.
No action yetRestore the sex worker safety planning job at the CityPublic safety · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will restore the sex worker safety planning position that the last council cut, and support front-line services that protect people from violence and exploitation.
No action yetStop the crackdown on small artist-run venuesCulture · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will end the crackdown on do-it-yourself arts venues, and support independent, artist-run nightlife as part of the city’s culture.
No action yetA People’s Audit of the last council’s decisionsGovernance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will run a People’s Audit: a review led by City workers that interviews current and past staff, City partners and the public, reports on what happened under the last council, and improves services and cuts waste.
No action yetRules on AI use for City managers, staff and elected officialsGovernance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will set AI rules for City managers, staff and elected officials, so that public data and data about residents is never used to train AI systems owned by what it calls tech billionaires, and so that City partnerships protect personal data.
No action yetAct on the five calls to cities from Battered Women’s Support ServicesPublic safety · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will carry out the five calls to action for cities from Battered Women’s Support Services, including a task force on intimate partner violence, support for victim services and transition houses, and better local data.
No action yetA tax on empty commercial and industrial spaceTaxes and budget · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will put a tax on empty industrial and commercial spaces, with a program that encourages using empty spaces for performance and art.
No action yetNon-profit land offered to non-market buyers before any private saleHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will protect land held by non-profit community groups from sale to speculators. It says faith-based groups, charities and other non-profits should be required to offer their land first to another non-market buyer before selling it to a private one.
No action yetSupport community-led land trustsHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will support the development of community-led land trusts, to protect land from speculative development and create permanently affordable housing for public benefit.
No action yetPlan growth on single-family lots, parking lots and storefrontsHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will plan the city to grow where there are single-family homes, parking lots and storefronts, and to stop tearing down affordable apartments.
No action yetRetrofit existing affordable housing for earthquakes and climateHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will retrofit existing affordable housing for earthquake safety and climate preparedness, and work to transfer its ownership to tenants, non-profits or the City.
No action yetTemporary homes on City land for tenants during redevelopmentHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will use City-owned land for swing-site housing, meaning homes where tenants live while their own building is redeveloped. It says these homes can later become co-op or public housing.
No action yetBan rent fixing between landlords, including by softwareHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will ban rent-price collusion by any means, including pricing software, landlords working together, or third parties acting between them.
No action yetProtect tenant unions and require landlords to bargainHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will protect the right of tenants to organize into unions, and require landlords to bargain with tenants in good faith.
No action yetTax land value and take rezoning gains for public useTaxes and budget · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will support taxation on land value, and capture the gains landowners make when land is rezoned, to use for public benefit.
No action yetA partnership of Metro Vancouver cities on homelessnessHomelessness · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will start a partnership between cities in the Greater Vancouver area to address and prevent homelessness permanently, and use it to press the provincial and federal governments for the money to end homelessness.
No action yetMore public pools, including a new 50 metre poolRecreation facilities · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will build more public pools across the city, and respect the 2022 plebiscite by building a new 50 metre pool in Vancouver.
No action yetPush for fairer commercial leases for small businessesSmall business · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will push for changes to commercial tenancy agreements, with standard leases and negotiation rules, clear landlord responsibilities, and limits on rent increases that would force small and local businesses to close.
No action yetOne Compass Card for transit, bike share and scootersTransit · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will push to join the Compass Card system with bike share, scooters and other small shared vehicles, as a step toward one public transit system.
No action yetBring HandyDART under public controlTransit · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will continue to push for HandyDART, the door-to-door transit service for people with disabilities, to be brought under public control, to improve its service.
No action yetCycling and walking links to every community centreActive transport · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will connect walking and cycling routes, and small shared vehicles such as scooters, to all community centres and public recreation facilities.
No action yetCity land for children's programsChildcare · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will use City-owned land to deliver City-owned spaces for children's services and programs, including theatre, science and technology, sports and recreation, education and music.
No action yetSafe work, and a safe way out, for sex workersPublic safety · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will expand support for the safety of people working in the sex trade, and create policy so that sex workers can work in safe places and have the right to leave the industry safely.
No action yetAct on ultra-bright headlightsTransportation · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform lists tackling ultra-bright headlights, which it says increase the risk on roads, among the steps COPE will take to reduce pedestrian deaths.
No action yetCampaign finance reform for local electionsGovernance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will fight for campaign finance reform to close what it calls the loopholes the super-rich use to buy politicians and elections. It names tax rebates for donations in municipal elections and stronger rules for third party advertisers.
No action yetProportional representation and wards for VancouverGovernance · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will fight for an electoral system with proportional representation, ranked ballots and wards. It says COPE members have endorsed the system used in Portland, Oregon, with several members elected from each ward.
No action yetCOPE 2026 platform: bring back the Renters Office with enforcement powersHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will bring back the Renters Office with powers to track landlords and rents, help tenants bargain together and act on displacement.
No action yetSecure 20,000 or more affordable homesHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will negotiate, build and secure more than 20,000 affordable homes in Vancouver, including Indigenous, public, co-op, non-profit, supportive, shelter-rate and modular housing.
No action yetA tax on mansions to pay for housingTaxes and budget · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will tax mansions to end homelessness, and will use every option the City has, and pressure other governments, to tax wealth through measures like a mansion tax.
No action yetLibraries open 7 days a week with full staffingPublic services · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will expand library hours to 7 days a week and give libraries the support they ask for, including mental health workers. The platform release says COPE will fully fund libraries so they can open 7 days a week with full staffing and programs.
No action yetOppose AI data centres and set rules for themEconomy · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will oppose AI data centres in Vancouver and fight for rules that hold any data centre accountable for water use, energy, noise and public health before a project goes ahead. COPE’s petition asks for a pause on AI data centres until those rules exist.
No action yetClose the vacancy loophole so rent limits apply between tenantsHousing · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will fight to close the vacancy loophole, so that rent controls also apply when one tenant leaves and the next one moves in.
No action yetMore accessible public washrooms open 24 hours a dayPublic services · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will increase the number of accessible public washrooms open 24 hours a day, with permanent buildings and sanitation stations across the city.
No action yetProtect affordable community grocersFood security · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will protect affordable community grocers from rent increases, the sale of their buildings and rising prices, and invest in the local shops that neighbourhoods depend on.
No action yetPublic food distribution networks in public spaces and community kitchensFood security · Party platform
The COPE 2026 platform says COPE will partner with community groups to fund and create public food distribution networks that use publicly owned spaces and community kitchens.
Solomon Yi-Kieran is the COPE candidate for Vancouver city council, ballot number 155, in the October 17, 2026 election. This record covers the student union work that built the public profile, the transit and data centre campaigns Yi-Kieran led, the promises published for this election, and how the record has been assessed in print. Sources are dated up to October 3, 2026. They include the campaign’s own platform, read through an Internet Archive copy because the campaign site no longer loads, answers to HUB Cycling and Women Transforming Cities, and student press coverage.
The score counts how complete and checkable the published plan on this issue is. Whether the plan would work is a separate question, left to the reader. Measured October 3, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.
Housing supply and rental rules6/10
2/2
A position in the candidate’s own words
“COPE is pushing for 20,000 new units of affordable publicly owned rental housing, including 4,000 units built on city land, so that we can bring rents down and supply affordable housing to the people who need it.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
COPE’s platform on housing: 7 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Council sets zoning, approves rezonings and development permits, and makes rental and tenant-protection bylaws under the Vancouver Charter. The province sets rent increase limits and tenancy law.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. COPE publishes 3 commitments on this issue.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/2
States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
COPE’s platform on homelessness and drugs: 3 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Council funds shelter sites, street cleaning and city outreach, and decides where supportive housing is approved. Health services, treatment beds and drug policy are provincial and federal.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. COPE publishes 3 commitments on this issue.
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Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/2
States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
COPE’s platform on public safety: 3 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Council approves the police budget. The Vancouver Police Board, not Council, directs the police department. Fire and rescue services report to the city.
“As a transit activist, I was one of the first candidates to propose ensuring every bus stop has a covered bench, and pledge to push a motion for this in my first month on council.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
COPE’s platform on transport: 3 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The city owns and designs its streets, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking rules. Buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus are run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
COPE’s platform on taxes and budget: 4 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Council sets the property tax rate each year, approves the operating budget, and approves the multi-year capital plan that pays for buildings and infrastructure.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
COPE’s platform on climate: 6 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Vancouver has its own building bylaw under the Vancouver Charter, so Council can set energy and emissions rules for new buildings that other BC cities cannot.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The city licenses venues and events, sets noise and business rules, and funds cultural grants and spaces. Liquor licensing is shared with the province.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. COPE publishes 1 commitment on this issue.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/2
States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
COPE’s platform on child care: 1 commitment, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The city creates child care spaces through zoning, city-owned buildings and development contributions. Licensing, subsidies and operating funding are provincial.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council issues business licences, sets licence and permit fees, zones commercial and industrial land and approves business improvement areas under the Vancouver Charter. Employment law, sales taxes and income taxes are provincial and federal.
“Solomon Yi-Kieran 易行天 is fighting for fast, free transit, government transparency and accountability, and to make it affordable to build a life in Vancouver.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council, the Park Board and the Board of Education each set their own meeting rules, committees, public consultation and reporting. The Vancouver Charter and the School Act create the three bodies and set their powers, and only the Province can change those acts.
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 Solomon Yi-Kieran
Solomon Yi-Kieran appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 155. The City records the affiliation as COPE.
The party page says Yi-Kieran organises on campus and holds the external affairs role at the AMS, the UBC student union. The party page says they worked with student unions and activists to ask members of parliament for a Youth Climate Corps and won $40 million for youth climate jobs. The party page says they led a student team that collected more than 15,000 signatures for the UBC SkyTrain.
Daily Hive's published ballot order lists Yi-Kieran at number 155 for city council with COPE.
COPE nominated its 2026 slate in May 2026. Mike Howell of Vancouver Is Awesome described Yi-Kieran as a public transit activist and named Yi-Kieran as one of five COPE council candidates.
The Ubyssey described Yi-Kieran in March 2025 as a second year history and linguistics student at the University of British Columbia who was then a student senator and vice president of the UBC Disabilities United Collective.
Raymond Tomlin wrote on VanRamblings in August 2026 that Yi-Kieran is in the early 20s, graduated from Glenlyon Norfolk School in Victoria in 2023, and wants to become a high school history teacher. That is a commentary post and the details are as Tomlin reports them.
The COPE candidate page describes Yi-Kieran as a student organizer and transit activist.
The campaign site, as archived by the Internet Archive in April 2026, says Yi-Kieran was born in Vancouver, lived elsewhere in BC and in China, and moved back to Vancouver for university. The same site says Yi-Kieran was an executive member of the BC Young New Democrats. voche.me has not checked that role with the party.
COPE’s executive nominations page lists Yi-Kieran as a nominee for the party’s Equity Chair for the 2026 to 2028 term, with a statement in their own words about reaching Chinese-speaking voters and young voters. voche.me found no published result of that vote.
The Vancouver and District Labour Council lists Yi-Kieran among its 10 endorsed City Council candidates.
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.
32 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
20,000 public rental homes
Build 20,000 new affordable publicly owned rental homes, with 4,000 of them on city owned land.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile, submitted by the candidate or their team, gives both figures as a commitment Yi-Kieran is campaigning on with COPE. It does not give a timeline, a cost, or a source of money for the other 16,000 homes.
What still needs checking
Over how many years, at what cost, and who funds the homes that are not on city land?
Raise Vancouver's empty homes tax to three times its current rate.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile, submitted by the candidate or their team, states the promise as something Solomon and COPE will do. It does not give the current rate, the new rate, or the revenue expected.
What still needs checking
What rate would that be, and what would the money pay for?
Restore the city's Renters Office so tenants have a place to get help.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile, submitted by the candidate or their team, lists the promise. The campaign site, as archived on April 27, 2026, says Mayor Ken Sim closed the Renters Office in 2023 and that a restored office would give tenants legal resources; voche.me has not checked the closure date against City records. No source gives a staffing level or budget for a restored office.
What still needs checking
What staff and budget would the restored office have?
Put a covered bench at every bus stop in the city, and bring a motion to do this within the candidate's first month on council.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile states the promise. Women Transforming Cities published a September 16, 2026 candidate response in which Yi-Kieran says they will push a motion for this in their first month on council. The campaign site, as archived on April 27, 2026, says every bus stop should have a shelter and a bench, and points to Burnaby, which it says is adding 370 bus shelters by 2030. None of the sources says how many Vancouver stops now lack a bench, what each would cost, or how the City and TransLink would divide the work.
What still needs checking
How many stops are involved, what is the cost, and which body pays?
Extend bus lanes so buses are not held up in traffic.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile, submitted by the candidate or their team, lists the promise without naming a street or a corridor. The campaign site, as archived on April 27, 2026, uses the slow morning trip on the 49 bus as its example and also names no street.
Create low income transit passes to cut the cost of riding.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The VoteMate profile, submitted by the candidate or their team, lists the promise. COPE's council page describes free or subsidised transit as a party priority for Sean Orr. Neither source gives an income cut off or a price, and TransLink, not the city, sets transit fares.
Stop new AI data centre approvals in Vancouver until federal, provincial and city rules cover their water and power use, data privacy, jobs and the effect on utility bills.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Tyee reported on July 10, 2026 that Yi-Kieran is calling for this moratorium and is sceptical of Telus's environmental claims. A COPE press release from September 10, 2026 quotes Yi-Kieran at a rally calling for an AI data centre moratorium and citing energy and water use. Neither source says how long a pause would last or which body would write the rules first.
What still needs checking
How long would the pause run, and what rule would end it?
2026 · Fast and free public transitCampaign pledge
Fast and free public transit
The party page says Yi-Kieran is campaigning for public transit that is fast and free to ride.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
COPE's council page carries an individually written paragraph for Yi-Kieran, read again on September 26, 2026, distinct from the other three council candidates' paragraphs on the same page. It names no fare, route, cost or date.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
2026 · Open and accountable city governmentCampaign pledge
Open and accountable city government
The party page says they want city government to be open about what it does and answerable for it.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
COPE's council page carries an individually written paragraph for Yi-Kieran, read again on September 26, 2026. It names no specific rule, process, cost or date.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
2026 · Affordable to live in VancouverCampaign pledge
Affordable to live in Vancouver
The party page says they want the cost of building a life in Vancouver to come within reach.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
COPE's council page carries an individually written paragraph for Yi-Kieran, read again on September 26, 2026. This is a general affordability statement covering the whole platform rather than one scored issue, so it earns no points here; the specific housing, tax and transit measures are recorded as their own commitments.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
Yi-Kieran proposes a landlord registry that tracks rents and acts against landlords who exploit tenants. The campaign site compares it to RateMyProf, a site where students rate their teachers. An interview-based Ubyssey opinion piece describes the same idea as a database that would rate landlords.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026 because the live site no longer loads, states the proposal in Yi-Kieran’s own words. The Ubyssey piece calls the idea “a Solomon original.” Neither source says what a registry entry would show, who would run it, what it would cost, or when it would start.
What still needs checking
Who would run the database, what a landlord entry would show, and how the city would enforce accuracy.
Yi-Kieran proposes that every piece of legislation proposed at council be written so that an average resident can understand it, so that more residents can follow and take part in decisions.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026, states the proposal in Yi-Kieran’s own words, and an interview-based Ubyssey opinion piece describes the same idea. Neither names a bylaw, a report format, a cost or a date.
What still needs checking
Which documents this would apply to, and what plain-language rule the city would adopt.
Yi-Kieran's VoteMate reason for running, submitted by the candidate or their team, says they are running because no one in their generation can afford a future in the city anymore.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
It is a general reason for running. It names no measure, number, cost or date, and no scored issue.
Support a pilot that makes the 5, 9, 41 and 20 bus routes free to ride, then extend free fares to more Vancouver buses.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026 because the live site no longer loads, states this in Yi-Kieran’s own words. It gives no cost, no start date and no length for the pilot. TransLink, the regional transit authority, sets fares, and the site does not say how the City would get its agreement or who would pay for the lost fares.
What still needs checking
Who would pay for the lost fares, how much, and when would the pilot start?
Use a council seat to keep pressing the provincial and federal governments to extend the SkyTrain to UBC.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026 because the live site no longer loads, states this in Yi-Kieran’s own words. Building and paying for the extension is a decision for the Province, the federal government and TransLink, so this is advocacy to other governments. A campaign Instagram post of October 2, 2026 repeats that the campaign will fight to get the UBC SkyTrain.
What still needs checking
What would Yi-Kieran ask council to do, and by when?
Use City-owned land only for public purposes, and have the City build housing on the land it owns.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026 because the live site no longer loads, states this in Yi-Kieran’s own words. It names no site, number of homes, cost or date. The separate VoteMate pledge of 4,000 homes on City land is recorded as its own commitment.
What still needs checking
Which City sites, how many homes, and who would pay?
Rezone Shaughnessy for non-profit and co-op housing
Change the zoning in Shaughnessy, one of the city’s wealthiest neighbourhoods, to allow non-profit, co-op and affordable housing there.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026 because the live site no longer loads, states this in Yi-Kieran’s own words. It names no density, number of homes, cost or date.
What still needs checking
What zoning would change, how many homes would it allow, and by when?
Create a public City register of lobbyists, meaning people paid to persuade City officials, so that their meetings with councillors can be seen.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026 because the live site no longer loads, states this in Yi-Kieran’s own words. The site links the idea to the repeal of climate rules in the building code after, in its words, meetings with natural gas lobbyists; voche.me has not checked that account. It names no rules for who must register, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Who would have to register, what would the register show, and when would it start?
Build a public City web page that shows progress on community priorities such as bus lanes and community centre repairs.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026 because the live site no longer loads, states this in Yi-Kieran’s own words. The site says the City’s present dashboard is hard to find and has not been updated since Ken Sim took office; voche.me has not checked that. It names no cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which projects would it track, and when would it go live?
Remove City business licence fees for worker co-operatives, which are businesses owned and run by their workers.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026 because the live site no longer loads, states this in Yi-Kieran’s own words. It does not say how much revenue the City would give up or when the change would start.
What still needs checking
How many co-ops would qualify, and what would the City lose in fees?
Create a council advisory committee with members from different unions and work sectors, like the existing committees on renting, transportation and food security.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026 because the live site no longer loads, states this in Yi-Kieran’s own words. It names no number of members, budget or date.
What still needs checking
Who would sit on it, how members would be chosen, and when it would start.
Have the City sign contracts only with organizations and companies that are not, in the campaign’s words, complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026 because the live site no longer loads, states this in Yi-Kieran’s own words. It names no test for deciding which companies qualify and no list of current contracts. Vote Palestine Vancouver, a campaign group, also lists Yi-Kieran as committed to its full platform since July 11, which includes reviewing City contracts.
What still needs checking
What test would the City use, and which existing contracts would it review?
Have Vancouver join the Apartheid Free Communities pledge, a statement of support for Palestinians.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site, read through an Internet Archive copy from April 27, 2026 because the live site no longer loads, states this in Yi-Kieran’s own words. A pledge of this kind is a statement by the City and names no program, cost or date.
Tax mansions and use the money for affordable housing.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign’s Instagram post of October 1, 2026 states this in one line. It gives no tax rate, no home value at which the tax would start, no expected revenue and no date, and it does not say whether the City could set such a tax by itself.
What still needs checking
What rate, from what home value, and how much money would it raise?
HUB Cycling asks: slower local streets and connected bike routes
HUB Cycling, a regional cycling charity, asked candidates whether they support three asks. Its published Vancouver answers record Yi-Kieran as answering yes to all three: 30 km/h speeds on local streets with traffic calming for young people travelling to and from school, doing this safety work in underserved neighbourhoods first, and joining local bike routes to the regional network with routes separated from traffic.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The asks are HUB Cycling’s wording, so they earn no mechanism, target, cost or timeline point. Yi-Kieran left the three comment boxes empty. The answers carry no date.
What still needs checking
Which streets would get 30 km/h limits first, which gaps in the bike network come first, what the work would cost and by when.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Yi-Kieran as committing to its ask to expand access to non-market and climate-resilient housing to reduce housing waitlist times.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Yi-Kieran’s own comment on the page is about covered benches at bus stops, recorded as its own commitment.
What still needs checking
How many non-market homes, on which sites, and by when.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Yi-Kieran as committing to its ask to make it easier, safer and more accessible to move around the city.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Yi-Kieran’s own comment on the page is about covered benches at bus stops, recorded as its own commitment.
What still needs checking
Which street or transit changes the City would pay for, and when.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Yi-Kieran as committing to its ask to support free and low-cost gathering spaces, with priority spending in areas that have few of them.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Yi-Kieran’s own comment on the page is about covered benches at bus stops, recorded as its own commitment.
What still needs checking
Which spaces, in which neighbourhoods, and at what cost.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Yi-Kieran as committing to its ask to improve access to affordable, culturally relevant and nutritious food.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Yi-Kieran’s own comment on the page is about covered benches at bus stops, recorded as its own commitment.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Yi-Kieran as committing to its ask to increase the number of accessible, maintained public washrooms open 24 hours a day.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Yi-Kieran’s own comment on the page is about covered benches at bus stops, recorded as its own commitment.
Women Transforming Cities' results table, published September 16, 2026, marks Yi-Kieran as committing to its ask to put gender equity at the centre of City safety planning.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye, so this entry is recorded without a scored quote. The wording of the ask belongs to Women Transforming Cities. Yi-Kieran’s own comment on the page is about covered benches at bus stops, recorded as its own commitment.
What still needs checking
Which safety plans would change, and who at the City would do it.
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.
Completed
Led the AMS SkyTrain petition and rally
The Ubyssey reported that Yi-Kieran, as AMS vice-president external, led a petition for a SkyTrain extension to UBC past its signature goal and was the main coordinator of a rally outside the Nest on October 1, 2025. The rally’s organizers reported over a thousand attendees. A Ubyssey columnist who was there counted 66 people paying attention in a photo taken during the speeches.
Scope, limits and sources
Independent student press reporting, not a campaign release, names Yi-Kieran as the petition’s organizer and the rally’s main coordinator. The petition and rally asked the provincial and federal governments to fund the SkyTrain extension, a decision outside the power of the Vancouver council seat Yi-Kieran is now seeking, and voche.me found no record of that funding being approved.
Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.
Statement
Answers to HUB Cycling's election survey
Yi-Kieran answered yes to all three of HUB Cycling’s asks: 30 km/h local streets near schools, safety work in underserved neighbourhoods first, and joining local bike routes to the regional network. They wrote no comments. The answers carry no date, so this date is the day voche.me read them.
The campaign’s Instagram post says Yi-Kieran is running with COPE to fight for 20,000 new affordable homes, the UBC SkyTrain and the arts scene. In the post Yi-Kieran says they secured $40 million in federal funding for youth climate jobs and stopped the government from raising tuition; these are the campaign’s own claims, and voche.me has not checked them against government records.
The campaign’s Instagram post of October 1, 2026 says Yi-Kieran and Councillor Sean Orr spoke at an all candidates meeting at UBC on the Tuesday before, and that they criticized ABC’s record on affordable housing and public safety and pushed for the UBC SkyTrain. voche.me did not find the organizer’s listing or a news report of the meeting, so the date and the speakers rest on the campaign’s post.
The group’s results table marks Yi-Kieran as committing to all six of its Our City Hall asks: housing access, transit and mobility, community spaces, food security, public washrooms and gender safety. Their comment on the page says they were one of the first candidates to propose a covered bench at every bus stop and pledges a motion on it in their first month on council. The table is an image, which voche.me read by eye.
COPE reported that Yi-Kieran spoke at a rally outside the proposed 150 West Georgia AI data centre site to announce the party's proposed moratorium on AI data centres, saying the facilities would waste enough energy to heat over 85,000 homes and would raise utility bills.
Listed as committed to the Vote Palestine Vancouver platform
Vote Palestine Vancouver, a campaign group, lists Yi-Kieran as committed to its full four-point platform since July 11. In the group’s words the points are: condemn the genocide, sign the Apartheid Free Communities pledge, cut ties with Israeli institutions including reviewing contracts, and recognize the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association framework on anti-Palestinian racism. The group says its volunteers recorded the positions and that the list is current as of October 1. The campaign site, as archived in April 2026, carries two of these points in Yi-Kieran’s own words.
Speech at the march against Vancouver AI data centres
Daily Hive reported that an estimated 750 people marched from Waterfront Station to City Hall on May 23, 2026 against proposed Telus AI data centres, and that Yi-Kieran, named as a COPE council candidate, was among the speakers at City Hall.
Tyee opinion piece on university funding and tuition
Writing as AMS vice-president external, Yi-Kieran argued in The Tyee that the provincial review of colleges and universities aims at cuts, and asked the Province to keep the 2 per cent yearly limit on tuition increases and to fund higher education properly. These are provincial decisions outside a council seat.
Remarks at the AMS 'eighteenth birthday' protest for the UBC SkyTrain
The AMS held a mock birthday party outside Broadway-City Hall Station on January 14, 2026 to mark eighteen years since the province promised a SkyTrain extension to UBC. Daily Hive quoted Yi-Kieran saying that if the UBC SkyTrain were a person it would be old enough to vote, and that handing in an assignment eighteen years late would fail. Vancouver Is Awesome reported that Yi-Kieran opened the event with a speech and set out three demands for the Province: dates for finishing the business case, for the research, and for starting and finishing construction.
Interview with Vancity Lookout on the SkyTrain extension
Yi-Kieran told Vancity Lookout that a SkyTrain all the way to UBC would cut round trip commute times by 30 minutes for Vancouver residents, that about half of daily trips to UBC are made by car, and that the line would take pressure off the 25, 49 and R4 bus routes. The figures are Yi-Kieran’s, as reported.
The Ubyssey reported that the rally’s organizers counted over 1,000 attendees outside the Nest on October 1, 2025, that Yi-Kieran was the main coordinator, and that the AMS asked governments to release the project business case and fund the extension in the 2026 budget. A later Ubyssey column quoted Yi-Kieran’s speech thanking the more than 15,000 people who signed the petition.
Writing as AMS vice-president external, Yi-Kieran asked students to sign the SkyTrain petition and come to the October 1 rally, and asked governments to release the project timeline, the business case and the funding.
Comments on the SkyTrain petition passing its goal
The Ubyssey reported the AMS petition passed its 10,000 signature goal. Yi-Kieran said politicians pay attention to numbers and asked the province to release the business case for the project.
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Reporting
Allen Pike (personal blog)
Vancouver Election Guide, 2026
Allen Pike’s guide to the parties describes Yi-Kieran as a transit organizer and one of COPE’s council candidates. It is a personal blog post.
Powers that Be: Is being young in politics enough?
Opinion columnist Maya Tommasi interviewed Yi-Kieran about the council campaign, describing a proposed landlord rating database and a plan to simplify legislative language, while arguing the platform is not especially radical for a young candidate.
VOTE for Solomon Yi-Kieran: A New Generation Steps Forward in Vancouver
Raymond Tomlin published a commentary post backing the candidacy. It sets out Yi-Kieran's student union record and campaign priorities, including tenant protections, non market housing, faster transit, and a pause on AI data centres. The post is opinion writing by a civic affairs blogger, not a news report.
On the Ubyssey podcast The Vilest Rag, politics columnist Maya Tommasi discussed her interview with Yi-Kieran. She called Yi-Kieran a skilled campaigner and argued that several of the policies, including the landlord rating database, are less radical than the campaign presents them. She also said the campaign’s policy website was no longer online and could be read in the Internet Archive.
Isaac Phan Nay reported on opposition to two Telus AI data centres proposed for 150 W. Georgia Street and 111 E. 5th Avenue. The piece quotes Yi-Kieran, named as a COPE council candidate, arguing the water use is a problem during drought restrictions and calling for a moratorium until rules are in place.
The labour council’s list of endorsed candidates for the City of Vancouver names Yi-Kieran among 10 City Council candidates. Its Vote for Here campaign site lists Yi-Kieran among the same council candidates.
Protest march to stop Vancouver AI data centres to impact weekend traffic
Daniel Chai reported on a march planned for June 27, 2026 from the Vancouver Art Gallery to City Hall. Yi-Kieran was listed among the municipal election candidates scheduled to speak.
OneCity, COPE choose candidates for council, school board, park board
Mike Howell reported COPE's slate for the October 17 election and named Yi-Kieran, described as a public transit activist, as one of five council candidates.
Shean Lee reviewed the first half of Yi-Kieran's term as AMS vice president external. The review credits the SkyTrain petition, the rally and a unanimous Vancouver council vote, and records Yi-Kieran's claim of involvement in a $40 million federal commitment for a national Youth Climate Corps. It also records a missed meeting with the provincial housing minister and a tenancy rights report that was not finished.
UBC students lament 'eighteenth birthday' of long-promised SkyTrain extension
Kenneth Chan reported on the AMS protest marking eighteen years since the 2008 provincial promise of a SkyTrain extension to UBC, and quoted Yi-Kieran at length.
'Happy Birthday': UBC students hold fake party for 18-year unfulfilled promise of SkyTrain
Elana Shepert reported the AMS event at Broadway-City Hall Station, named Yi-Kieran as the student leader who opened it with a speech, and quoted their demands for a timeline from the Province.
Point of Inquiry: The AMS’s SkyTrain rally was effective, weird and misleading
Columnist Quyen Schroeder, who attended, judged the October 1, 2025 rally effective at getting media coverage. The column says Yi-Kieran told AMS council that over a thousand people turned out, while the columnist counted 66 people paying attention in a photo taken during the speeches and 30 to 50 during the music that followed.
AMS pushes governments for action at SkyTrain rally
Trinity Sala, Will Gust and Elif Zaimler reported that the organizers counted over 1,000 attendees at the October 1 rally, that the petition had passed 15,000 signatures, and that councillors Lucy Maloney and Sean Orr planned to bring a motion to Vancouver council on October 8.
UBC student union calls for more details on long-awaited SkyTrain extension
Reported the AMS campaign for a SkyTrain to UBC and quoted Yi-Kieran on commute times. The reporter estimated the mid-day crowd at the October 1, 2025 rally at 100 people. The AMS petition then had over 14,000 signatures, by Yi-Kieran’s count.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
The campaign site solomonxyk.ca returns HTTP 404. Its platform was read through Internet Archive copies from February 19 and April 27, 2026; whether the campaign still stands by every item on it after taking the site down is not confirmed. The claim that Yi-Kieran helped secure $40 million in federal funding for a Youth Climate Corps appears on COPE’s candidate page, on the VoteMate profile, on the campaign site, in a campaign Instagram post and in The Ubyssey’s midterm review, where it is reported as Yi-Kieran’s own account; no federal document naming Yi-Kieran was found. The same post’s claim that Yi-Kieran stopped a tuition increase was also not checked. The Vancouver council motion on the UBC SkyTrain was moved by councillors Lucy Maloney and Sean Orr, so no council vote is attributed to Yi-Kieran here. The campaign site says Yi-Kieran spoke to council against the 2026 budget, for a lower voting age and for fast and free buses; the council minutes that would list the speakers returned HTTP 403 and were not read. COPE’s executive nominations page lists Yi-Kieran as a nominee for Equity Chair for the 2026 to 2028 term, to be decided at the February 8, 2026 meeting; no published result was found, so the role is left out. The September 29, 2026 all candidates meeting at UBC is known only from the campaign’s Instagram post. Yi-Kieran’s LinkedIn profile is behind a sign-in wall and was not read.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Reviewed again on October 3, 2026: the campaign platform through Internet Archive copies, the City’s candidate entry, HUB Cycling’s survey, the Women Transforming Cities results table, the Vote Palestine Vancouver list, the labour council endorsement, recent campaign Instagram posts and student press coverage.
Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.
Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 3 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Verify the student-government role and any claimed funding or petition outcomes through original records.
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
2025 to 2026
Vice-President External, Alma Mater Society of UBC
The Ubyssey's midterm review of the role, published February 2026, credits Yi-Kieran with the SkyTrain extension campaign, a petition that passed 15,000 signatures, a rally, and closer working relationships with outside organisations. The same review records a missed meeting with the provincial housing minister and an unfinished tenancy rights report.
The Ubyssey's candidate profile, published March 3, 2025, states Yi-Kieran was then serving as a student senator.
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 transit or housing measure can council advance for students without relying on an unconfirmed provincial commitment?
No response has been submitted.
Which of your proposals can council enact directly, and which require provincial, federal or regional agreement?
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05 / About this page
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How did Solomon Yi-Kieran do in the 2026 Vancouver municipal election?
Solomon Yi-Kieran was elected to City Council with 60,361 votes, 8th of 56 in the preliminary count. The City of Vancouver published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Solomon Yi-Kieran?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Solomon Yi-Kieran's own campaign.
What is Solomon Yi-Kieran's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Solomon Yi-Kieran is number 155 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for City Council.
What party did Solomon Yi-Kieran run with?
Solomon Yi-Kieran ran for City Council with COPE.
Does Solomon Yi-Kieran currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Solomon Yi-Kieran.
How many sources does this Solomon Yi-Kieran profile cite?
This profile lists 2 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Has Solomon Yi-Kieran filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?
voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Solomon Yi-Kieran. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.
Why do some questions on Solomon Yi-Kieran's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Solomon Yi-Kieran in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Solomon Yi-Kieran ran in?
The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the City Council race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
Research review: campaign platform, surveys, endorsements and a correction on rally size
Added the campaign’s own platform, read through an Internet Archive copy because the campaign site no longer loads, with ten new commitments; HUB Cycling survey answers; the Women Transforming Cities results table; the Vote Palestine Vancouver listing; the labour council endorsement; three campaign Instagram posts; two opinion pieces by Yi-Kieran; seven news and commentary items; and one open forum on October 13. Corrections: the October 1, 2025 SkyTrain rally was described as drawing over 1,000 people, which was the organizers’ figure; the record now says so and adds a Ubyssey columnist’s count of 66 people in a photo taken during the speeches. The earlier research note said the free-fare pilot on routes 5, 9, 20 and 41 and the landlord registry quote appeared on no page opened; both are on the archived campaign site, and they are now recorded as Yi-Kieran’s own commitments.
