School Board · Vancouver 2026

Steve Cardwell

Elected, School Board58,198 votes, 9th of 31. Preliminary count, City of Vancouver. All results

OneCity candidate for the School Board, ballot number 328.

Issue scores

5/10Schools
2/10Governance
1/10Taxes and budget
1/10Public safety
2/10Child care

Out of 10. Each score counts how complete and checkable the published plan is on that issue. Measured October 4, 2026. Rank this race by the issues you care about

Steve Cardwell, ballot number 328 for School Board in Vancouver, OneCity. Profile focus: District leadership and accountable budgets.

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Steve Cardwell, from OneCity Vancouver. — Steve CardwellSchool BoardBallot no.328

Promise tracker

44 promises. What Steve has done since.

Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.

No action yetDo not sell off school landsSchool lands · Own promise
Cardwell's campaign website lists not selling off school lands as one of his key issues, saying school lands are a public trust that trustees must steward.
“DO NOT SELL OFF SCHOOL LANDS”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab), Why page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetTransparent decisions and oversight on school spaceGovernance · Own promise
Cardwell's campaign website says he will push for transparent decision-making and rigorous oversight so board decisions protect affordability, access and long-term space for students.
“I will push for transparent decision-making, rigorous oversight, and outcomes that protect affordability, access, and long-term space for students.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Why page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetSpeed up seismic safety work in schoolsSchool facilities · Own promise
Cardwell's campaign website commits to speeding up seismic safety work in Vancouver schools, with public reporting on progress.
“Accelerate advocacy and planning to reduce seismic risk so students and staff learn and work in safe buildings - with transparent reporting on progress and priorities.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetBetter school space planning in high-growth areasSchool facilities · Own promise
Cardwell's campaign website says the district needs better short- and long-term planning so families can count on a nearby school, especially in fast-growing areas such as the downtown core.
“Improve short- and long-term planning so families have confidence in neighbourhood access to schools, particularly in high-growth areas including the downtown core.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetGreater access to mental health and wellness programsStudent well-being · Own promise
Cardwell's campaign website calls for more support for student and staff mental health and well-being.
“Moving forward, we must encourage and support greater awareness and access to health and wellness programs for all students and staff.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetExpand trades training through college partnershipsSchool programs · Own promise
Cardwell's campaign website says the district should work with local colleges so trades training and dual credit are a real option for more students.
“Through collaboration with local colleges and dual credit opportunities, make trades training a preferred option for many students.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetClimate action, aligned with UN goalsClimate · Own promise
Cardwell's campaign website says the board must lead on climate action, starting with adopting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
“We must lead and champion climate action. A starting point would be to adopt, align and act on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetReinvest in arts, culture and sports in schoolsArts and culture · Own promise
Cardwell's campaign website says arts, culture and sports in Vancouver schools have had years of low priority and inadequate funding, and need new investment.
“Now is the time to reinvest in these essential areas of K-12 and post-secondary schooling.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetTruth and reconciliation as a first priorityTruth and reconciliation · Own promise
Cardwell's campaign website lists truth and reconciliation as his first priority, naming the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations and the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab), Why page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetEquity, diversity and inclusion for studentsEquity · Own promise
Cardwell's campaign website names equity, diversity and inclusion for students of colour, LGBTQIA2S+ students and students with disabilities as a priority, citing ongoing concerns about bullying and a lack of belonging.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetRestore cut school programs, including music and hockeyEducation · Own promise
Cardwell wrote that he will work to restore school programs that have been cut, naming music and hockey.
“restore programs that have been cut, including music and hockey”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running (opens in a new tab).
No action yetMore before- and after-school child careChildcare · Own promise
Cardwell wrote that he will work to expand before- and after-school child care.
“expand before- and after-school childcare and food programs”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running (opens in a new tab).
No action yetMore school food programsEducation · Own promise
Cardwell wrote that he will work to expand school food programs.
“expand before- and after-school childcare and food programs”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running (opens in a new tab).
No action yetEnough teachers, support staff, librarians and counsellors, and a living wageEducation · Own promise
Cardwell wrote that he wants the district to recruit and keep good employees, to provide enough teachers, support staff, librarians and counsellors, and to support a living wage.
“provide sufficient teachers, support staff, librarians, and counselors, support a living wage”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running (opens in a new tab).
No action yetAsk for enough funding, full inclusion and more learning supportsEducation · Own promise
Cardwell wrote that he will push for adequate funding, full inclusion of students with disabilities, and stronger mental health and learning supports.
“advocate for adequate funding, full inclusion, and stronger mental-health and learning supports”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running (opens in a new tab).
No action yetMore say for students and the public in Board decisionsGovernance · Own promise
Cardwell wrote that he wants to strengthen student voice, public participation and accountable governance at the district.
“strengthen student voice, public participation, and accountable governance”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running (opens in a new tab).
No action yetClear rules by age for generative AI in schoolsEducation · Own promise
Cardwell wrote that schools should allow generative AI within clear limits, and that the district needs clear rules for each age group on when AI can help learning and when students must show their own thinking. He said students should help write those rules.
“The VSB needs clear, age-appropriate guidelines that distinguish when AI can enhance learning and when students need to demonstrate their own thinking and understanding.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 2: Generative AI in Schools (opens in a new tab).
No action yetAI literacy for students, privacy protections and support for teachersEducation · Own promise
Cardwell wrote that students should learn how to question what AI produces, spot false and biased information and protect their privacy, and that teachers need support, strong privacy protections and fair access to approved tools.
“I would support strong privacy protections, equitable access to approved tools, and respect for teachers' professional autonomy.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 2: Generative AI in Schools (opens in a new tab).
No action yetPublic child care spaces using school landChildcare · Own promise
In OneCity's Better Schools release, Cardwell said the Board can build public child care spaces for working families, along with affordable homes and new uses for the Kingsgate and Britannia sites.
“We can build more affordable homes, public childcare spaces for working families, and do great things with Kingsgate and Britannia that truly serve the community.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (opens in a new tab).
No action yetNew uses for the Kingsgate and Britannia sitesEducation · Own promise
In the same release, Cardwell said that, with serious trustees, the Board can do great things with Kingsgate and Britannia for the community. The release says OneCity would keep both sites public and rebuild them with new schools, child care, a community centre and homes.
“We can build more affordable homes, public childcare spaces for working families, and do great things with Kingsgate and Britannia that truly serve the community.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (opens in a new tab).
No action yetAffordable homes on school landHousing · Own promise
In the same release, Cardwell said the Board can build more affordable homes.
“We can build more affordable homes, public childcare spaces for working families, and do great things with Kingsgate and Britannia that truly serve the community.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (opens in a new tab).
No action yetReview choice programs so admissions, travel and cost do not keep students outSchool programs · Own promise
In his answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of October 8, 2026, Cardwell wrote that he supports mini schools and other choice programs, and that access to them should be examined so that admissions, location, transportation, costs or other barriers do not limit who takes part. He wrote that any review should involve students, families and educators. On October 16, 2026, he wrote that he would support reviewing where specialized and choice programs are located, to make access fairer and to even out enrolment between schools.
“We should examine access to ensure it is equitable and that admissions processes, location, transportation, costs or other barriers do not unnecessarily limit participation.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 3: Specialized District Programs (October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 4: Capacity Issues and Land-Use Policies (October 16, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetIdentify gifted students and give them programs that meet their needsSchool programs · Own promise
In the same answer of October 8, 2026, Cardwell wrote that gifted students can have their own learning and emotional needs, and that he supports identifying them and giving them programs with the depth and challenge they need.
“Gifted learners can have distinct educational and social-emotional needs, and I support appropriate identification and programming that provides the depth, complexity and challenge they require.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 3: Specialized District Programs (October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetMake sure money meant for students with disabilities reaches themStudent support · Own promise
In the same answer, Cardwell wrote that students with disabilities need timely assessment, enough staff, specialized supports and accessible classrooms, and that he would ask the Province for enough funding and make sure the resources meant for these students reach them.
“I would advocate for adequate provincial funding and ensure resources intended to support these students reach them.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 3: Specialized District Programs (October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetWork with the City and Province for new schools and additionsSchool facilities · Own promise
Asked by The Griffins' Nest how he would deal with crowded schools and the district's land, Cardwell wrote on October 16, 2026 that he would link the district's space planning to housing growth and enrolment forecasts, and work with the City and the Province to get new schools and additions, speed up seismic upgrades (the work that makes school buildings safe in an earthquake) and plan schools together with neighbourhood growth. He wrote that the Vancouver School Board must have a strong voice with the provincial government, because building projects depend on provincial money. Krista Sigurdson's answer in the same article has nearly the same sentence about the City and the Province.
“I would work with the City and Province to secure new schools and additions, accelerate seismic upgrades, and align school planning with neighbourhood development.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 4: Capacity Issues and Land-Use Policies (October 16, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetKeep school land public, with careful leases and open consultation on each planSchool lands · Own promise
In the same answer, Cardwell wrote that school lands should stay publicly owned, and that he supports carefully planned leases and partnerships that keep public ownership and keep room for future students, such as new schools with affordable housing and child care at Kingsgate and Britannia. He wrote that each proposal needs careful study and open consultation, including with the Host Nations, and that land should not be treated mainly as a way to raise money.
“Each proposal needs careful assessment and transparent consultation, including with Host Nations.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper): Candidates' Questionnaire Week 4: Capacity Issues and Land-Use Policies (October 16, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetBetter air and water quality, safety and access in school buildingsSchool facilities · Own promise
Cardwell's campaign website lists safe and accessible schools among his core priorities, and says air and water quality, physical safety and accessibility in school buildings must keep improving.
“Air and water quality, physical safety, and accessibility are key areas that must continue to be improved.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Why page, Steve Cardwell campaign website (opens in a new tab).
No action yetA four-year plan to put schools at the centre of child careChildcare · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will adopt a four-year plan that puts neighbourhood schools at the centre of a public and non-profit child care system. The steps it names: make the School Board the lead planner for child care for school-age children, start an out-of-school care pilot run by the Board, add public and non-profit child care in existing schools, build child care into every new or rebuilt school, and press the Province on pay and staffing for child care workers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 36, Childcare for All (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform overview and letter signed by its 13 candidates (opens in a new tab).
No action yetKeep the Kingsgate Mall land public and build a school and community hub thereSchool land · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will keep the School Board's Kingsgate Mall land in public ownership and work with City Council, the Park Board, the Host Nations and other partners to build a new public school there, with a community centre, child care, before- and after-school care, and affordable rental homes for School Board employees. It says the team will look at placing the long-promised Mount Pleasant pool there, and that rent from the site would give the Board lasting income for its schools.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 37, Create New Community Hubs (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetRebuild the whole Britannia site, schools included, as one public campusSchool facilities · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will start a renewed One Britannia project with City Council, the Park Board and other partners to rebuild the 18 acre Britannia site in East Vancouver as one public campus, with rebuilt elementary and secondary schools, a community centre and ice rink, child care, food programs and non-profit housing. It says the team will invite the City and Britannia to set a joint mandate for the project.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 38, One Britannia (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetA universal school meal program for every VSB studentFood security · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will build a universal, healthy school food program so every Vancouver School Board student can get food during the school day, whatever the family income. It says the team will restore and equip school kitchens so district workers can cook more meals, and will phase meals in without asking families to prove their income.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 39, Universal, Nutritious Meals (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetProtect arts, music, physical education and libraries, with minimum service standardsSchool programs · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will reverse recent program cuts where possible, set minimum service standards across the district, and protect arts, music, physical education and school libraries as core parts of public education. It says every student should have regular access to qualified music, arts and physical education teachers and to a school library with a teacher-librarian, and that the team will report more to the public and press the Province for stable funding.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 39, Stop the Cuts & Protect School Programs (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetOpen Board and committee meetings, with time for public questions and commentsOpen governance at the School Board · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will open Board and committee meetings to the public, add oral question and comment periods at meetings, and publish information early, building on trustee Jennifer Reddy's 2024 motions.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 38, Transparent & Accountable Governance at the Board Table (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetReview Board governance policies so power is shared fairly among trusteesGovernance · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will review the Board's governance policies to share authority fairly among trustees and to strengthen how committees work with partners. It also says First Nations will be recognized as holders of inherent rights.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 38, Transparent & Accountable Governance at the Board Table (opens in a new tab).
No action yetIndigenous language learning and land-based education with the Host NationsReconciliation · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will work with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations to strengthen Indigenous language learning, land-based education led by Indigenous people, culturally safe support for students, and accountability for Indigenous student success.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 39, Indigenous Student Success Through Language & Culture (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetAsk the Province for more staff and funding for students with disabilitiesStudent support · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will focus its requests to the Province on more staff, better funding allocation and more training for educators who support students with disabilities. The Province sets this funding.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 38, Staffed & Funded Supports for Kids with Disabilities (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetMore mental health and substance use services in schools, with a district planStudent well-being · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will expand mental health and substance use services in schools, strengthen prevention and early help programs, bring back substance use education such as the Supporting and Connecting Youth (SACY) program, and push for a district-wide review of services and a Mental Health and Substance Use Strategy.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 39, Expand Mental Health & Substance Use Prevention (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetLimit student chatbot access to Grades 10 to 12, with AI safeguards and lessonsEducation and technology · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will take a careful approach to artificial intelligence in schools, with new safeguards, lessons that teach students to judge AI, privacy protections and age limits, and will seek to limit chatbot access to Grades 10 to 12. A statement OneCity sent to PACES Vancouver, printed in that group's election guide, adds training and resources for teachers and regular reviews of AI tools and policies.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 40, A Nuanced and Cautious Approach to AI in Schools (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), PACES Vancouver: Vancouver School Board Trustee Election, where the parties stand on AI in classrooms (OneCity statement received by email) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetSchools that are safe in an earthquake, accessible, well ventilated and cooledSchool facilities · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will make sure every student learns in a school that is safe in an earthquake, accessible, well ventilated and cooled, and will put first the structural upgrades that prevent the worst harm if an earthquake hits.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 40, Safe Schools, Healthy Classrooms (opens in a new tab).
No action yetProtect school land, plan schools with growth, and open school grounds after hoursProtect public school land · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says its School Board team will protect school land for future generations, plan schools together with neighbourhood growth, press the Province for predictable money for school buildings, and keep school grounds open for public use outside school hours.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver: OneCity 2026 platform: Better Schools, Parks, Pipes, & Pools in Every Neighbourhood (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 40, Protect Schools Lands (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetOne clean air and cooling standard for school, park and City buildingsSchool facilities · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says a four-year strategy will bring every school, Park Board and City building up to one shared standard for air quality and temperature, with air filters of a set minimum strength (MERV-13), low-cost filters handed out first, public test results for each building, and a coordination table for the three boards.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver 2026 platform: A Resilient City Where Climate Action is Built to Last (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 26, Clean, Cool Air & Safe Spaces (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity Announces Cool, Clean Air and Safe Spaces Strategy (August 5, 2026) (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetCertify the School Board as a living wage employerEconomy · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says the party will certify the City and the School Board again as living wage employers, so the people who work for them can afford to live in Vancouver.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver 2026 platform: A Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity Announces its Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetShared services agreements among the City, the Park Board and the School BoardPublic services · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says the party will coordinate Shared Services Agreements among City Council, the Park Board and the School Board, so key services can be supported by every board and reach as many people as possible.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver 2026 platform: A Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 53, Align City Council, Park, & School Boards to Deliver Services (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: OneCity Announces its Plan to Fix the Budget & Make Your Vote Matter (September 29, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
No action yetSolar panels on school roofsClimate · Party platform
OneCity's 2026 platform says the party will start a public rooftop solar program that puts solar panels on schools, libraries and community centres. The Tyee listed solar panels on school roofs among OneCity's School Board proposals.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: OneCity Vancouver 2026 platform: A Resilient City Where Climate Action is Built to Last (opens in a new tab), OneCity Vancouver: Our Platform, 2026 policy backgrounder (PDF, 56 pages, linked from the platform page), page 25, A Solar-Powered City (opens in a new tab), The Tyee: Here Are the Big Issues in Vancouver's School Board Race (October 15, 2026) (opens in a new tab).

Candidate research / October 4, 2026

This record covers Steve Cardwell, ballot number 328 for the Vancouver School Board with OneCity. Cardwell ran for the same office in 2022 with Vision Vancouver. The Vancouver School Board's own records show he was the district's superintendent from January 2010 to the end of 2014.

33Commitments 1Programs 9News articles 36Sources

Issue scores / How the plan is scored

How complete is the published plan?

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 4, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.

Schools and student support5/10
- 2/2
  A position in the candidate’s own words
  “DO NOT SELL OFF SCHOOL LANDS”
  Stated by the candidate.
  Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign website
- 2/2
  Names a mechanism the office controls
  “The VSB needs clear, age-appropriate guidelines”
  Stated by the candidate.
  Candidates' Questionnaire Week 2: Generative AI in Schools
- 0/2
  States a measurable target
  No number for what would exist or change.
- 0/1
  States a cost or funding source
  No cost or funding source.
- 0/1
  States a timeline
  No date or term milestone.
- 1/1
  A dated, sourced action on the issue
  “Led the Vancouver School Board as Acting Superintendent”
  Confirmed by the Vancouver School Board's own announcement, September 29, 2016.
  VSB Trustees Appoint Acting Superintendent of Schools
- 0/1
  Answered the voche.me question on the issue
  The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The Board of Education runs Vancouver public schools, sets catchment boundaries and approves the district budget. Teacher pay and the provincial funding formula are set by the province.
Every School Board candidate on schools, scored the same way
Governance and City Hall2/10
- 2/2
  A position in the candidate’s own words
  “Now he's running to return stable, accountable, and transparent stewardship back to our city's schools.”
  Stated by the candidate.
  Candidates page, School Board team, #328 Steve Cardwell
- 0/2
  Names a mechanism the office controls
  No instrument the office controls is named.
- 0/2
  States a measurable target
  No number for what would exist or change.
- 0/1
  States a cost or funding source
  No cost or funding source.
- 0/1
  States a timeline
  No date or term milestone.
- 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.
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.
Every School Board candidate on governance, scored the same way
City taxes and the capital plan1/10
- 1/2
  A position in the candidate’s own words
  Party platform; candidate not quoted. OneCity publishes 4 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.
OneCity’s platform on taxes and budget: 4 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education approves the school district’s operating and capital budgets. The Province sets the funding formula and the school tax.
Every School Board candidate on taxes and budget, scored the same way
Policing and public safety1/10
- 1/2
  A position in the candidate’s own words
  Party platform; candidate not quoted. OneCity publishes 9 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.
OneCity’s platform on public safety: 9 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education sets safety policies for its schools and decides whether police liaison officers work in them. Policing itself is the Vancouver Police Department’s.
Every School Board candidate on public safety, scored the same way
Child care2/10
- 2/2
  A position in the candidate’s own words
  “expand before- and after-school childcare and food programs”
  Stated by the candidate.
  Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running
- 0/2
  Names a mechanism the office controls
  No instrument the office controls is named.
- 0/2
  States a measurable target
  No number for what would exist or change.
- 0/1
  States a cost or funding source
  No cost or funding source.
- 0/1
  States a timeline
  No date or term milestone.
- 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.
OneCity’s platform on child care: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Board of Education decides how school buildings and land are used, including child care on school sites. Licensing and operating funding are provincial.
Every School Board candidate on child care, scored the same way

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Public schedule / Through election day

Where can you hear Steve Cardwell?

No upcoming public appearance by Steve Cardwell is confirmed in the sources checked on October 4, 2026.

Checked October 4, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.

Election dates and voting informationOfficial record · City of Vancouver
Where to voteOfficial record · City of Vancouver

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01 / Introduction

About Steve Cardwell

Steve Cardwell appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for School Board, with ballot number 328. The City records the affiliation as OneCity.

The campaign says Cardwell worked in public education for more than 40 years. The page says Cardwell served five years as Superintendent of the Vancouver School Board. The page says Cardwell holds a doctorate in educational leadership.

Cardwell appears at ballot number 328 in the School Board race as a OneCity candidate, in the ballot order Daily Hive published on September 22, 2026.

The Wikipedia page for the 2026 Vancouver municipal election lists Cardwell among OneCity's five School Board candidates and describes the candidate as a former Vancouver School Board superintendent.

The Georgia Straight, reporting OneCity's slate on May 11, 2026, also described Cardwell as a former VSB superintendent.

OneCity's candidates page says Cardwell has more than 40 years in public education, served five years as Superintendent of the Vancouver School Board, and holds a doctorate in educational leadership.

The VoteMate profile, filled in by the campaign, repeats the four decades in public education and the five years as superintendent.

The Wikipedia results table for the 2022 Vancouver municipal election records Cardwell as a Vision Vancouver school board candidate with 31,045 votes, not elected.

OneCity's candidate listing describes Cardwell as the former VSB superintendent bringing leadership to the district's schools.

The Vancouver School Board's own website said in a September 29, 2016 announcement that Cardwell had served as Superintendent of Vancouver School Board for five years until his departure in early 2015, after a 34-year career as an educator that included 15 years on district leadership teams in the Delta and Vancouver school districts. The board named Cardwell Acting Superintendent of Schools effective that day.

The Runner, Kwantlen Polytechnic University's student newspaper, reported on May 14, 2022 that Cardwell was vice president of students at KPU and planned to retire after a five-year term. The article quoted Cardwell saying, "It's time for me to retire and spend more time supporting through service to the community."

Cardwell's own campaign website, myphronesis.com, says he also served as Vice President of Students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, was Director of the Transformative Educational Leadership Program and a Professor of Teaching at the University of British Columbia, holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Simon Fraser University, and was recently appointed to the Vancouver Community College Board of Governors. A provincial order in council approved on July 14, 2025 appointed Cardwell, under his full given name Steven, to the college's board from July 31, 2025, for a term ending July 31, 2026. VCC's list of current board members, checked on October 4, 2026, no longer includes him, which matches the end of that term.

The Vancouver School Board's own announcement of December 3, 2009 welcomed Cardwell as its new Superintendent of Schools. It said he came from the Delta School District, where he had been Superintendent of Schools and Chief Executive Officer since 2007, that he had been an educator since 1980, and that he held a science degree and a master's degree from UBC and was then working on a doctorate in educational leadership at SFU.

The Vancouver Courier reported on June 18, 2014 that Cardwell had started at the district in January 2010 and would leave at the end of December 2014 for a new teaching and program director role at UBC's Faculty of Education. He told the paper his original commitment to the board was for five years.

A provincial government release of February 21, 2013 says the Education Minister presented Cardwell, then superintendent of the Vancouver school district, with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for service to public education, and that he had served as president of the BC School Superintendents' Association.

The Institute for Public Education's own board page names Cardwell as the Chair of its Board of Directors. ArtStarts in Schools lists him on its board of directors; in a Bluesky post of September 3, 2026 he called himself the Chairperson of ArtStarts in Schools.

In answers to The Griffins' Nest, the Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper, published on September 22, 2026, Cardwell wrote that he is running to put his experience to work for students and to help restore open, transparent and accountable leadership at the school board. On September 28 he answered the paper's question on generative AI in schools.

The Vancouver and District Labour Council lists Cardwell among the nine School Board candidates it endorses, on a page dated June 25, 2026. The Vancouver Secondary Teachers' Association executive council named him among the same nine in a post dated October 2, 2026.

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.

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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.

33 commitments shown · Checked Oct 4

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

Steady and open district management

OneCity's candidates page says Cardwell is running to return stable, accountable and transparent stewardship to Vancouver's schools.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The old candidate page stopped answering on October 4, 2026; the same sentence was read that day on OneCity's candidates page. It names no specific change to how the board reports, budgets or decides.
What still needs checking: Which board practices Cardwell would change, and what would be published that is not published now.

Candidates page, School Board team, #328 Steve CardwellCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
Steve Cardwell candidate page (stopped answering on October 4, 2026; the same text is on the OneCity candidates page)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

Experience on the board table

The VoteMate profile says Cardwell is running because Vancouver needs trustees with deep public education experience and sound judgement, and a commitment to students, families, staff and strong neighbourhood public schools.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The profile states the reason for running, read again on September 26, 2026. It names no specific board policy, budget line or vote.
What still needs checking: Which decisions of the current board Cardwell would have voted differently.

Steve Cardwell candidate profileCampaign · VoteMate

2026 · ChildcareCampaign pledge

Party position: child care across the city

OneCity's home page says the party will make life more affordable partly by creating child care spaces across the city.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is the party's home page text, reopened September 26, 2026; the party's dedicated platform pages now redirect here. It does not mention school sites or give a number of spaces, and no statement from Cardwell was found. An earlier version of this entry said OneCity would build "thousands" of spaces "on school sites"; that wording could not be found on any OneCity page voche.me could open, so it has been corrected.
What still needs checking: How many spaces the district has opened in the past four years, and which sites are available.

OneCity home pageCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · Stable and open school governanceCampaign pledge

Stable and open school governance

OneCity's candidates page says Cardwell is running to bring stable, accountable and open management back to the city's schools.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Taken from the OneCity candidate text, read on the party's candidates page on October 4, 2026. This entry mirrors the page's overall priority statement; the specific sentence is scored separately under governance.
What still needs checking: What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?

Candidates page, School Board team, #328 Steve CardwellCampaign · OneCity Vancouver
Steve Cardwell candidate page (stopped answering on October 4, 2026; the same text is on the OneCity candidates page)Campaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · School landsCampaign pledge

Do not sell off school lands

Cardwell's campaign website lists not selling off school lands as one of his key issues, saying school lands are a public trust that trustees must steward.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is a heading on the Issues page of Cardwell's own campaign website, read September 26, 2026. It opposes selling school land but does not name the specific board vote or policy that would stop a sale.
What still needs checking: Whether Cardwell would support a Board policy requiring a public vote before any school land is sold or leased.

Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign websiteCampaign · Steve Cardwell campaign

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

Transparent decisions and oversight on school space

Cardwell's campaign website says he will push for transparent decision-making and rigorous oversight so board decisions protect affordability, access and long-term space for students.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is from the Why page of Cardwell's own campaign website, read September 26, 2026. It states an approach to board decisions and names no specific rule, report or vote.
What still needs checking: Which board decision-making process Cardwell would change first, and what he would require the board to publish.

Why page, Steve Cardwell campaign websiteCampaign · Steve Cardwell campaign

2026 · School facilitiesCampaign pledge

Speed up seismic safety work in schools

Cardwell's campaign website commits to speeding up seismic safety work in Vancouver schools, with public reporting on progress.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is from the Issues page of Cardwell's own campaign website, read September 26, 2026. It names no budget figure, no number of buildings and no completion date.
What still needs checking: How many Vancouver schools still need seismic upgrades, and what Cardwell would ask the province to fund each year.

Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign websiteCampaign · Steve Cardwell campaign

2026 · School facilitiesCampaign pledge

Better school space planning in high-growth areas

Cardwell's campaign website says the district needs better short- and long-term planning so families can count on a nearby school, especially in fast-growing areas such as the downtown core.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is from the Issues page of Cardwell's own campaign website, read September 26, 2026. It names no new school site, no budget figure and no date.
What still needs checking: Which specific neighbourhood Cardwell would prioritize for a new or expanded school first.

Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign websiteCampaign · Steve Cardwell campaign

2026 · Student well-beingCampaign pledge

Greater access to mental health and wellness programs

Cardwell's campaign website calls for more support for student and staff mental health and well-being.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is from the Issues page of Cardwell's own campaign website, read September 26, 2026. It names no program, no budget figure and no date.
What still needs checking: Which mental health programs Cardwell would fund first and how much they would cost the district.

Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign websiteCampaign · Steve Cardwell campaign

2026 · School programsCampaign pledge

Expand trades training through college partnerships

Cardwell's campaign website says the district should work with local colleges so trades training and dual credit are a real option for more students.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is from the Issues page of Cardwell's own campaign website, read September 26, 2026. It names no college partner, no number of students and no date.
What still needs checking: Which colleges Cardwell would partner with and how many dual-credit trades seats he would seek.

Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign websiteCampaign · Steve Cardwell campaign

2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge

Climate action, aligned with UN goals

Cardwell's campaign website says the board must lead on climate action, starting with adopting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is from the Issues page of Cardwell's own campaign website, read September 26, 2026. Climate policy for buildings across the city sits with City Council, not the Board of Education, so this commitment is outside the School Board's power. It names no specific board action or date.
What still needs checking: Which UN Sustainable Development Goal Cardwell would apply to district facilities first.

Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign websiteCampaign · Steve Cardwell campaign

2026 · Arts and cultureCampaign pledge

Reinvest in arts, culture and sports in schools

Cardwell's campaign website says arts, culture and sports in Vancouver schools have had years of low priority and inadequate funding, and need new investment.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is from the Issues page of Cardwell's own campaign website, read September 26, 2026. Culture funding city-wide sits with City Council, not the Board of Education, though the Board can direct district arts and athletics programming; this commitment is treated as outside the School Board's own scored power because it names no specific school program. It gives no budget figure and no date.
What still needs checking: Which specific arts, culture or sports programs Cardwell would restore first and how much they would cost.

Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign websiteCampaign · Steve Cardwell campaign

2026 · Truth and reconciliationCampaign pledge

Truth and reconciliation as a first priority

Cardwell's campaign website lists truth and reconciliation as his first priority, naming the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations and the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is from the Issues page of Cardwell's own campaign website, read September 26, 2026. It is a statement of priority rather than a school board issue on voche.me's list, so it is not scored, and it names no specific board action or date.
What still needs checking: Which Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendation Cardwell would ask the board to act on first.

Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign websiteCampaign · Steve Cardwell campaign

2026 · EquityCampaign pledge

Equity, diversity and inclusion for students

Cardwell's campaign website names equity, diversity and inclusion for students of colour, LGBTQIA2S+ students and students with disabilities as a priority, citing ongoing concerns about bullying and a lack of belonging.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is from the Issues page of Cardwell's own campaign website, read September 26, 2026. It is a statement of priority rather than a school board issue on voche.me's list, so it is not scored, and it names no specific board policy or date.
What still needs checking: Which specific board policy on bullying or accommodation Cardwell would change.

Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign websiteCampaign · Steve Cardwell campaign

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Restore cut school programs, including music and hockey

Cardwell wrote that he will work to restore school programs that have been cut, naming music and hockey.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: From his own answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of September 22, 2026. He names no other program, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: Which cut programs he would restore first, at which schools, and from which part of the district budget.

Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're RunningInterview · The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)

2026 · ChildcareCampaign pledge

More before- and after-school child care

Cardwell wrote that he will work to expand before- and after-school child care.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: From his own answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of September 22, 2026. He names no number of spaces, no school sites, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: How many spaces on which school sites, and by when.

Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're RunningInterview · The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

More school food programs

Cardwell wrote that he will work to expand school food programs.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: From the same sentence of his September 22, 2026 questionnaire answer. He names no number of students or schools, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: How many more students would be fed, at what cost to the district, and where the money would come from.

Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're RunningInterview · The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Enough teachers, support staff, librarians and counsellors, and a living wage

Cardwell wrote that he wants the district to recruit and keep good employees, to provide enough teachers, support staff, librarians and counsellors, and to support a living wage.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: From his own answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of September 22, 2026. He names no number of staff, no wage level, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: How many staff he would add in each group, and the cost in the district budget.

Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're RunningInterview · The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Ask for enough funding, full inclusion and more learning supports

Cardwell wrote that he will push for adequate funding, full inclusion of students with disabilities, and stronger mental health and learning supports.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: From his own answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of September 22, 2026. Most school funding is set by the Province, and he names no Board budget line, no number and no date.
What still needs checking: Which supports the Board would pay for from its own budget, and how much.

Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're RunningInterview · The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

More say for students and the public in Board decisions

Cardwell wrote that he wants to strengthen student voice, public participation and accountable governance at the district.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: From his own answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of September 22, 2026. He names no meeting rule or Board policy and no date.
What still needs checking: Which Board meeting rules he would change to let students and the public speak.

Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're RunningInterview · The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

Clear rules by age for generative AI in schools

Cardwell wrote that schools should allow generative AI within clear limits, and that the district needs clear rules for each age group on when AI can help learning and when students must show their own thinking. He said students should help write those rules.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: From his own answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire of September 28, 2026. The rules he names are district guidelines the Board can direct staff to write. He gives no date and no cost.
What still needs checking: When the guidelines would be in place, and who would write them.

Candidates' Questionnaire Week 2: Generative AI in SchoolsInterview · The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

AI literacy for students, privacy protections and support for teachers

Cardwell wrote that students should learn how to question what AI produces, spot false and biased information and protect their privacy, and that teachers need support, strong privacy protections and fair access to approved tools.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: From the same answer of September 28, 2026. He says the district should work with the Province on guidance and training. He names no program, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: Which training teachers would get, from which school year, and at what cost.

Candidates' Questionnaire Week 2: Generative AI in SchoolsInterview · The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)

2026 · ChildcareCampaign pledge

Public child care spaces using school land

In OneCity's Better Schools release, Cardwell said the Board can build public child care spaces for working families, along with affordable homes and new uses for the Kingsgate and Britannia sites.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: His quote is in the release of September 29, 2026. The release body says child care would be part of the Kingsgate and Britannia hubs; that is party text. His quote gives no number of spaces, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: How many child care spaces on which school sites, and by when.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

New uses for the Kingsgate and Britannia sites

In the same release, Cardwell said that, with serious trustees, the Board can do great things with Kingsgate and Britannia for the community. The release says OneCity would keep both sites public and rebuild them with new schools, child care, a community centre and homes.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: His own words state the aim only. The plan's details, including a new school at Kingsgate and rebuilt schools on the 18 acre Britannia site, are party text, so they are not counted as his mechanism or target. Neither gives a cost or a date, and the plan needs City Council, the Park Board and provincial capital money.
What still needs checking: What the Board would decide first on each site, what it would cost the district, and when.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

Affordable homes on school land

In the same release, Cardwell said the Board can build more affordable homes.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: From his quote in the release of September 29, 2026. Housing is outside a trustee's power to decide alone: the Board can offer land, but zoning, permits and housing money sit with the City and the Province. He names no number of homes, no site and no date.
What still needs checking: Which school site he would offer for housing, how many homes, and on what terms.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · Arts and cultureCampaign pledge

Supports OneCity's Backstage Pass arts plan

On Bluesky on September 3, 2026, Cardwell wrote that as chair of ArtStarts in Schools and as a School Board candidate he fully supports OneCity's Backstage Pass plan. VoteMate lists the plan's items under OneCity's name: legal small arts venues, protection for cultural spaces, and an independent body to decide City arts grants.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The plan is a City Council plan, outside the School Board's power. His post states support only and adds no school measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking: Whether he would add any arts program in schools to match the plan.

Bluesky posts by myphronesis.bsky.socialCampaign · Steve Cardwell (Bluesky, myphronesis.bsky.social)
Steve Cardwell candidate profileCampaign · VoteMate

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

OneCity: open Board meetings and add question time

OneCity's Better Schools release says its School Board team will open Board meetings to the public, add oral question and comment periods, and publish information early.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text in a release that names Cardwell among the five candidates issuing it but does not quote him on this point. No date or list of meetings is given.
What still needs checking: Which meeting rules Cardwell would move to change first.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · ChildcareCampaign pledge

OneCity: schools at the centre of a public child care system

The release says OneCity will place neighbourhood schools at the centre of a public and non-profit child care system, with pilots and planning led by the School Board.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text with no quote from Cardwell on this point. No number of spaces, cost or date is given.
What still needs checking: How many child care spaces on school sites, at what cost, and by when.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

OneCity: limit AI chatbots to Grades 10 to 12

The release says OneCity would set age limits on AI in schools, teach AI literacy, add privacy protections and seek to limit chatbot access to Grades 10 to 12.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text: the release does not quote Cardwell on it, and his own questionnaire answer does not name a grade limit. No cost or date is given.
What still needs checking: Which Board policy would set the age limit, and from which school year.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

OneCity: ask the Province for more support for students with disabilities

The release says OneCity will press the provincial government for more staff, better funding and more training for educators who support students with disabilities.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text with no quote from Cardwell on it. The step it names is a request to the Province, which sets this funding.
What still needs checking: Whether the Board would add any support from its own budget while it waits for the Province.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

OneCity: universal school meals

The release says OneCity will build a universal school food program so every Vancouver School Board student can get healthy food during the school day.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text with no quote from Cardwell on it. No cost or funding source is given.
What still needs checking: What the program would cost the district and where the money would come from.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

OneCity: more mental health and substance use services in schools

The release says OneCity will expand school-based mental health and substance use services and early help programs through a district-wide strategy.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text with no quote from Cardwell on it. No staff number, cost or date is given.
What still needs checking: How many counsellors or other staff the strategy would add, and at what cost.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

OneCity: reverse cuts and protect arts, music, physical education and libraries

The release says OneCity will reverse recent cuts, set minimum service standards, and protect arts, music, physical education and school libraries.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text with no quote from Cardwell on it. It does not say which cuts or what they would cost.
What still needs checking: Which cuts would be reversed first, and the cost in the district budget.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

City programs / Scope and delivery

Policies, budgets & programs

Each entry below names its source. Campaign material is the candidate's own account. Nothing here is presented as a verified outcome unless the entry says so.

Sep 29Confirmed by the Vancouver School Board's own announcement

Led the Vancouver School Board as Acting Superintendent

The Vancouver School Board announced that trustees had appointed Cardwell Acting Superintendent of Schools effective immediately. The same announcement independently confirms that Cardwell had already served as Superintendent of Vancouver School Board for five years until his departure in early 2015.

Scope, limits and sources

This is the district's own official record, not a campaign account. It independently confirms the superintendent role the campaign describes and gives the only confirmed date bearing on when the earlier five-year term ended.

VSB Trustees Appoint Acting Superintendent of SchoolsOfficial record · Vancouver School Board

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.

Jun 18Interview

Interview with the Vancouver Courier on leaving the superintendent job

Cardwell told the Courier his original commitment to the board was for five years, and that leaving before the fall 2014 election let a new board hire his replacement. He named the rise in the graduation rate for Indigenous students and wireless internet in every school as results of his time in the job; those are his own account in the article.

Steve Cardwell to leave Vancouver School BoardReporting · Vancouver Courier (Vancouver Is Awesome archive)

Jun 23Statement

Bluesky posts from a Vancouver School Board meeting

Posting from a Board meeting, Cardwell criticized trustees for refusing to add a trustee's amendment to the agenda and called for public debate at regular Board meetings instead of in separate committees.

Bluesky posts by myphronesis.bsky.socialCampaign · Steve Cardwell (Bluesky, myphronesis.bsky.social)

Mar 1Statement

Bluesky post: seeking a OneCity trustee nomination

Cardwell wrote that he was running with others to seek OneCity trustee nominations, to bring a more transparent, accessible and equitable vision to the Vancouver School Board, and invited people to a launch event on Saturday, March 7. A post on March 8 described the launch party.

Bluesky posts by myphronesis.bsky.socialCampaign · Steve Cardwell (Bluesky, myphronesis.bsky.social)

Sep 3Statement

Bluesky post supporting OneCity's Backstage Pass arts plan

Cardwell wrote that, as chair of ArtStarts in Schools and as a School Board candidate, he fully supports OneCity's Backstage Pass plan for the arts.

Bluesky posts by myphronesis.bsky.socialCampaign · Steve Cardwell (Bluesky, myphronesis.bsky.social)

Sep 22Statement

Answers to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire: why he is running and his priorities

In answers published by the Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper, Cardwell wrote that he wants to put four decades in public education to work for students and to restore open and accountable leadership at the Board. His priorities include seismic upgrades, keeping school lands, restoring cut programs such as music and hockey, more child care and food programs, and enough school staff.

Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're RunningInterview · The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)

Sep 28Statement

Answer to The Griffins' Nest questionnaire on generative AI in schools

Cardwell wrote that AI should support learning and never replace students' own thinking, that the district needs clear rules for each age group, that students should learn how AI works and help write the rules, and that teachers need support and privacy protections.

Candidates' Questionnaire Week 2: Generative AI in SchoolsInterview · The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper)

Sep 29Statement

Quoted in OneCity's Better Schools release

In OneCity's release of its School Board plan, Cardwell said the current trustees do not seem interested in governing the school system for the greater good, pointed to his five years as superintendent, and said the Board can build affordable homes, public child care and new uses for Kingsgate and Britannia.

OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better SchoolsCampaign · OneCity Vancouver

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.

June 18, 2014Reporting

Vancouver Courier

Steve Cardwell to leave Vancouver School Board

Reported that Cardwell, superintendent since January 2010, would leave at the end of December 2014 for a new program director and teaching role at UBC, and listed budget cuts, possible school closures and labour disputes among the issues of his time in the job.

Steve Cardwell to leave Vancouver School BoardReporting · Vancouver Courier (Vancouver Is Awesome archive)

May 14, 2022Reporting

The Runner

KPU vice president of students running for Vancouver School Board trustee

Esther Amankop Udoh reported that Cardwell, then KPU's vice president of students, would run for Vancouver School Board with Vision Vancouver in the 2022 election, retiring from KPU after a planned five-year term. The article quotes Cardwell on school shortages in areas including Olympic Village and downtown Vancouver.

KPU vice president of students running for Vancouver School Board trusteeReporting · The Runner

May 7, 2026Reporting

The Tyee

As Classroom Pressures Grow, VSB's Increase in Management Staff Sparks Criticism

Katie Hyslop reported on growth in senior staff at the district. Former board chair Patti Bacchus told The Tyee the board of her time told then-superintendent Cardwell not to replace some senior administrators after they retired. The article does not quote Cardwell.

As Classroom Pressures Grow, VSB's Increase in Management Staff Sparks CriticismReporting · The Tyee

May 11, 2026Reporting

The Georgia Straight

OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates

Reported OneCity's slate and named Cardwell as a former VSB superintendent. The article carries no quotation from Cardwell.

OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidatesReporting · The Georgia Straight

May 12, 2026Reporting

Daily Hive

OneCity confirms 13 candidates for Vancouver civic election, including Frances Bula

Reported the same slate, naming Cardwell among the five School Board candidates and describing the group as including former educators, researchers, labour advocates and community organisers. The only quotation is from OneCity's mayoral candidate.

OneCity confirms 13 candidates for Vancouver civic electionReporting · Daily Hive

May 14, 2026Reporting

Vancouver Is Awesome

OneCity, COPE choose candidates for council, school board, park board

Mike Howell reported OneCity's and COPE's slates and named Cardwell as the former Vancouver superintendent of schools on OneCity's School Board list.

OneCity, COPE choose candidates for council, school board, park boardReporting · Vancouver Is Awesome

June 25, 2026Reporting

Vancouver and District Labour Council

VDLC Endorsed Candidates: City of Vancouver

The labour council's list of endorsed candidates names Cardwell among nine School Board candidates, five from OneCity and four from COPE. Its Vote for Here site lists him with the same slate.

VDLC Endorsed Candidates: City of VancouverReporting · Vancouver and District Labour Council
Vote for Here: VancouverReporting · Vancouver and District Labour Council

August 11, 2026Reporting

The Tyee

Where Do Vancouver Parties Stand on AI?

The Tyee's report on the parties and artificial intelligence names Cardwell, a former Vancouver School Board superintendent, among OneCity's five trustee candidates. It does not quote him.

Where Do Vancouver Parties Stand on AI?Reporting · The Tyee

October 2, 2026Reporting

Vancouver Secondary Teachers' Association

Our Union and the October 2026 Municipal Election

The secondary teachers' union says its executive council endorsed nine School Board candidates from COPE and OneCity, Cardwell among them.

Our Union and the October 2026 Municipal ElectionReporting · Vancouver Secondary Teachers' Association

Research / 36 linked sources

Check the evidence

Sources checked October 4, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.

Official record 9 sources

Election dates and voting information
City of Vancouver
Where to vote
City of Vancouver
VSB Trustees Appoint Acting Superintendent of Schools
Vancouver School Board · September 29, 2016
Welcome to our new Superintendent of Schools
Vancouver School Board · December 3, 2009
Three B.C. educators honoured with Queen's Medal
Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education · February 21, 2013
Order in Council 340/2025: appointments to college boards
Province of British Columbia · July 14, 2025
Board of Governors members
Vancouver Community College
Board
Institute for Public Education
ArtStarts Board of Directors
ArtStarts in Schools

Campaign 12 sources

Steve Cardwell candidate page (stopped answering on October 4, 2026; the same text is on the OneCity candidates page)
OneCity Vancouver
OneCity platform
OneCity Vancouver
Steve Cardwell candidate profile
VoteMate
OneCity home page
OneCity Vancouver
Steve Cardwell campaign website, home page
Steve Cardwell campaign
Why page, Steve Cardwell campaign website
Steve Cardwell campaign
Issues page, Steve Cardwell campaign website
Steve Cardwell campaign
Story page, Steve Cardwell campaign website
Steve Cardwell campaign
Perspectives page, Steve Cardwell campaign website
Steve Cardwell campaign
Candidates page, School Board team, #328 Steve Cardwell
OneCity Vancouver
OneCity's School Board Team Announces Better Schools
OneCity Vancouver · September 29, 2026
Bluesky posts by myphronesis.bsky.social
Steve Cardwell (Bluesky, myphronesis.bsky.social)

Reporting 10 sources

OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates
The Georgia Straight · May 11, 2026
OneCity confirms 13 candidates for Vancouver civic election
Daily Hive · May 12, 2026
KPU vice president of students running for Vancouver School Board trustee
The Runner · May 14, 2022
VDLC Endorsed Candidates: City of Vancouver
Vancouver and District Labour Council · June 25, 2026
Vote for Here: Vancouver
Vancouver and District Labour Council
Our Union and the October 2026 Municipal Election
Vancouver Secondary Teachers' Association · October 2, 2026
OneCity, COPE choose candidates for council, school board, park board
Vancouver Is Awesome · May 14, 2026
Where Do Vancouver Parties Stand on AI?
The Tyee · August 11, 2026
As Classroom Pressures Grow, VSB's Increase in Management Staff Sparks Criticism
The Tyee · May 7, 2026
Steve Cardwell to leave Vancouver School Board
Vancouver Courier (Vancouver Is Awesome archive) · June 18, 2014

Interview 2 sources

Candidates Questionnaire Week 1: Meet Your School Board Candidates, And Find Out Why They're Running
The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper) · September 22, 2026
Candidates' Questionnaire Week 2: Generative AI in Schools
The Griffins' Nest (Eric Hamber Secondary student newspaper) · September 28, 2026

Event organizer 1 sources

Parents Talk Climate and AI with Vancouver School Board Trustee Candidates
For Our Kids Vancouver and PACES Vancouver · September 25, 2026

Event listing 2 sources

Candidate debates happening in Vancouver
Women Transforming Cities · September 17, 2026
2026 civic election: candidate forums and town halls
CityHallWatch

The doctorate in educational leadership is stated by the campaign and by the boards he sits on; voche.me did not check it with Simon Fraser University. The 2015 BC School Superintendents' Association Distinguished Service Award, the Learning Forward board presidency and the UBC top 100 alumni listing are stated only by the campaign and by board pages he likely supplied. The Steve Cardwell Education Bursary at KPU is stated by the campaign and the Institute for Public Education board page; KPU's own listing was not opened. His Bluesky post calls him chair of ArtStarts in Schools; ArtStarts' own board page lists him as a director without naming a chair. His Instagram account, read through its public embed page on October 4, 2026, holds campaign videos from September 25 to October 3, 2026 with no captions or only hashtags; the spoken words were not transcribed, so nothing from them is recorded. CityHallWatch lists an all candidates meeting for Park Board and School Board at Britannia Community Centre on September 28, 2026; no source names Cardwell as present. He did not answer the Vote4Tomorrow climate questionnaire. No interview or forum appearance from the 2026 campaign beyond the written answers above was found, and no forum on or after October 4, 2026 that names him was found. No court, regulator or election office record about Cardwell was found by voche.me on October 4, 2026.

Research status

What voche.me has checked

Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: OneCity's candidates page and Better Schools release, The Griffins' Nest questionnaires, his campaign website, Bluesky and Instagram accounts, VoteMate, labour endorsements, Vancouver School Board and provincial records, and independent reporting.

Positions in his own words come from his campaign website, his VoteMate statement, his answers to The Griffins' Nest, his quote in OneCity's release and his own Bluesky post. Party plans that do not quote him are marked as OneCity text.

Checks still to do: confirm the doctorate with Simon Fraser University, and request a specific school funding, facilities or governance commitment with a named Board decision, a number and a date.

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

2007 to 2009

Superintendent of Schools and Chief Executive Officer, Delta School District

The Vancouver School Board's December 2009 announcement said Cardwell had held this role in Delta since 2007 and had worked in Delta schools since 1991.

Welcome to our new Superintendent of Schools (Vancouver School Board)

January 2010 to the end of 2014

Superintendent of Schools, Vancouver School Board

The Vancouver School Board announced the appointment on December 3, 2009. The Vancouver Courier reported in June 2014 that Cardwell started in January 2010 and would leave at the end of December 2014; the board's 2016 announcement says he served five years until his departure in early 2015.

Steve Cardwell to leave Vancouver School Board (Vancouver Courier archive)

Appointed September 29, 2016

Acting Superintendent, Vancouver School Board

The Vancouver School Board announced that trustees had appointed Cardwell Acting Superintendent of Schools effective immediately, while he was Director of the Transformative Educational Leadership Program and a professor at UBC.

VSB Trustees Appoint Acting Superintendent of Schools

More than 40 years, dates not given

Public education

The candidate's own account on OneCity's candidates page and VoteMate says more than four decades in public education. The Vancouver School Board's 2009 announcement said he had been an educator since 1980.

OneCity · candidates page

Retired September 2022, after a five-year term

Vice President, Students, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

The Runner, KPU's student newspaper, reported in May 2022 that Cardwell planned to retire from the role after completing a five-year term, saying it was time to retire and spend more time serving the community. The campaign website dates the retirement to September 2022.

KPU vice president of students running for Vancouver School Board trustee

2022

School board candidate, Vision Vancouver

Ran for school trustee and was not elected, with 31,045 votes recorded in the Wikipedia results table.

2022 Vancouver municipal election results

2026

OneCity School Board candidate

Confirmed on OneCity's slate on May 11 and May 12, 2026, and listed on the final ballot on September 22, 2026.

OneCity Vancouver announces council, school board, and park board candidates

July 31, 2025 to July 31, 2026

Member, Vancouver Community College Board of Governors

A provincial order in council approved on July 14, 2025 appointed Cardwell to the college board for a term ending July 31, 2026. The college no longer listed him as a member on October 4, 2026.

Order in Council 340/2025 (Province of British Columbia)

As of October 2026

Chair, Board of Directors, Institute for Public Education

The Institute for Public Education's own board page names Cardwell as the Chair of its Board of Directors. The page gives no start date.

Board (Institute for Public Education)

04 / Questions & answers

Questions for the candidate

Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.

What would you do differently as an elected trustee than you did as a superintendent?

No response has been submitted.

How would you balance student learning support, facilities and staffing within the district’s available funding?

No response has been submitted.

Have your own question?

Ask Steve Cardwell directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one.

05 / About this page

Questions about this page

Facts voche.me can state about Steve Cardwell's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.

How did Steve Cardwell do in the 2026 Vancouver municipal election?

Steve Cardwell was elected to School Board with 58,198 votes, 9th of 31 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 Steve Cardwell?

No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Steve Cardwell's own campaign.

What is Steve Cardwell's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?

Steve Cardwell is number 328 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for School Board.

What party did Steve Cardwell run with?

Steve Cardwell ran for School Board with OneCity.

Does Steve Cardwell currently hold public office?

Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Steve Cardwell.

How many sources does this Steve Cardwell profile cite?

This profile lists 2 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.

Has Steve Cardwell filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?

voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Steve Cardwell. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.

Why do some questions on Steve Cardwell's page show no answer?

The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Steve Cardwell 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 Steve Cardwell ran in?

The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the School Board race, was decided on October 17, 2026.

06 / Candidate contributions

Space for campaign updates

October 4, 2026

Added questionnaire answers, his Better Schools quote, endorsements and records of his past roles; corrected the VCC board line

Added Cardwell's answers to The Griffins' Nest questionnaires of September 22 and 28, 2026, his quote in OneCity's Better Schools release of September 29, and his own Bluesky posts. Added eleven commitments in his own words, seven OneCity party commitments from the release marked as party text, the endorsements by the Vancouver and District Labour Council and the Vancouver Secondary Teachers' Association, two Tyee reports and a Vancouver Is Awesome slate report that name him, and the October 6 online forum. Closed the gap on his superintendent term: the Vancouver School Board's December 2009 announcement and a June 2014 Vancouver Courier report show he served from January 2010 to the end of 2014, after leading the Delta district from 2007. A February 2013 provincial release confirms his Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. Corrected the Vancouver Community College line: the record said the college's board list did not include him, which read as doubt about the campaign's claim. A provincial order in council shows he was appointed to that board from July 31, 2025 for a term that ended July 31, 2026. OneCity's old candidate page stopped answering on October 4, 2026, so links now point to the party's candidates page, which carries the same text and portrait. Removed two past calendar items: the Britannia all candidates meeting, because no source shows Cardwell took part, and the October 3 advance voting day. Removed family details and the location of a family property from the saved copy of his campaign Story page.

Read the update

September 26, 2026

Read Cardwell's full campaign website, corrected two party pledges, and tagged the dossier for scoring

An earlier pass of this record checked only the home page of Cardwell's campaign site, myphronesis.com, and said it carried no content beyond links to OneCity. Reading the site's Why, Issues, Story and Perspectives pages found a detailed platform and biography, added below. Removed the "party-position-school-meals" entry: it cited a OneCity platform page that now redirects to the party's home page, and no page voche.me could open mentions school meals. Corrected the child care entry, which had said OneCity would open "thousands" of spaces "on school sites"; the current home page text says only that the party will create child care spaces across the city, with no number and no mention of school sites. Tagged every remaining commitment with an issue and whose words it is, added ten new commitments from Cardwell's own campaign website, and added an independently confirmed, dated program: the Vancouver School Board's own September 2016 announcement appointing Cardwell Acting Superintendent, which also gives the only confirmed date bearing on the end of his earlier five-year superintendent term (early 2015). Also checked Vancouver Community College's public Board of Governors list, which does not include Cardwell despite the campaign's claim of a recent appointment there.