[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":346},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fnews\u002Fvancouver-parties-platform-comparison-september-25":3,"news-list":225},{"id":4,"title":5,"aiMetadata":6,"author":22,"body":23,"candidates":143,"category":149,"date":150,"description":151,"extension":152,"faq":153,"image":181,"imageAlt":182,"imageCheckedAt":183,"imageCredit":184,"linkedin":185,"linkedinPostUrl":192,"meta":193,"metaDescription":201,"navigation":202,"path":203,"primarySourceUrl":204,"publishedAt":183,"seo":205,"seoTitle":206,"sourceId":207,"sourceIsPaywalled":208,"sources":209,"stem":218,"storyType":219,"tags":220,"topicKey":223,"updated":192,"__hash__":224},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fvancouver-parties-platform-comparison-september-25.md","Five Vancouver parties' campaign platforms compared on housing, safety and the economy",{"summary":7,"keyTopics":8,"semanticKeywords":15},"On September 25, 2026, Daily Hive examined the published platforms of five Vancouver mayoral candidates and their parties: Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver, Rebecca Bligh and Vote Vancouver, Kareem Allam and the Vancouver Liberals, Pete Fry and the Green Party of Vancouver, and Colleen Hardwick and TEAM for a Livable Vancouver. On housing, ABC Vancouver's initial platform did not include housing. Vote Vancouver promised affordable homes for middle-income earners on public land. Vancouver Liberals said they would replace the Vancouver Building bylaw with the B.C. Building Code and merge 12 approvals departments into one. The Green Party promised pre-approved housing designs and streamlined permitting. TEAM argued upzoning causes speculation and committed to housing governments and the private sector can work on together. On public safety, the Green Party proposed a 24\u002F7 non-police CROW Team. ABC promised to ban hard drug use in public and push for 100 involuntary treatment beds. Vancouver Liberals planned to increase VPD funding. TEAM promised a residents' safety action plan. Vote Vancouver did not include public safety promises in its platform.",[9,10,11,12,13,14],"Vancouver 2026 party platforms comparison","ABC Vancouver Ken Sim platform housing safety","Pete Fry Green Party CROW Team housing","Kareem Allam Vancouver Liberals building code","Rebecca Bligh Vote Vancouver affordable housing","Colleen Hardwick TEAM platform housing economy",[16,17,18,19,20,21],"Vancouver 2026 election party platform comparison","Ken Sim ABC Vancouver platform promises","Pete Fry Green Party pre-approved housing","Kareem Allam BC Building Code housing","TEAM Colleen Hardwick fiscal framework","Vote Vancouver small business concierge","voche.me editors",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":135},"minimark",[26,55,60,67,74,81,88,95,99,102,105,108,112,115,119],[27,28,29,30,35,36,40,41,40,45,49,50,54],"p",{},"Daily Hive compared the housing, public safety and economic platforms of five Vancouver parties on September 25. The parties are ",[31,32,34],"a",{"href":33},"\u002Fparties\u002Fabc-vancouver","ABC Vancouver",", ",[31,37,39],{"href":38},"\u002Fparties\u002Fvote-vancouver","Vote Vancouver",", the ",[31,42,44],{"href":43},"\u002Fparties\u002Fvancouver-liberals","Vancouver Liberals",[31,46,48],{"href":47},"\u002Fparties\u002Fgreen-party-of-vancouver","Green Party of Vancouver"," and ",[31,51,53],{"href":52},"\u002Fparties\u002Fteam-for-a-livable-vancouver","TEAM for a Livable Vancouver",". Each position is that party's own stated commitment, as reported by Daily Hive.",[56,57,59],"h2",{"id":58},"housing","Housing",[27,61,62,66],{},[31,63,65],{"href":64},"\u002Fcandidates\u002Fpete-fry","Pete Fry"," and the Green Party promised to launch pre-approved housing designs, partner with Build Canada Homes and streamline permitting for several housing types.",[27,68,69,73],{},[31,70,72],{"href":71},"\u002Fcandidates\u002Fken-sim","Ken Sim"," and ABC Vancouver did not include housing in their initial platform, according to Daily Hive.",[27,75,76,80],{},[31,77,79],{"href":78},"\u002Fcandidates\u002Frebecca-bligh","Rebecca Bligh"," and Vote Vancouver said they will create affordable homes for middle-income earners on public land, with not-for-profit childcare included in all new developments.",[27,82,83,87],{},[31,84,86],{"href":85},"\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcolleen-hardwick","Colleen Hardwick"," and TEAM said governments and the private sector would work together to deliver housing middle-income households can afford, while also prioritizing low-income and secure rental housing. TEAM argues upzoning increases land values, which they say causes speculation.",[27,89,90,94],{},[31,91,93],{"href":92},"\u002Fcandidates\u002Fkareem-allam","Kareem Allam"," and the Vancouver Liberals said they would replace the Vancouver Building bylaw with the B.C. Building Code and merge the 12 departments that approve housing into one.",[56,96,98],{"id":97},"public-safety","Public safety",[27,100,101],{},"Pete Fry and the Green Party announced the CROW Team (Community Response Outreach Workers), a 24\u002F7 non-police, non-medical mobile response for non-emergency calls involving homelessness, addiction, public intoxication and mental health crises.",[27,103,104],{},"Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver said they would ban hard drug use in public spaces and push for at least 100 involuntary treatment beds in Vancouver. They also said overdose prevention sites should be located away from public parks and schools.",[27,106,107],{},"Kareem Allam and the Vancouver Liberals said they would increase Vancouver Police Department funding. Colleen Hardwick and TEAM promised a residents' safety action plan targeting repeat offenders. Rebecca Bligh and Vote Vancouver did not include public safety promises in their platform, according to Daily Hive.",[56,109,111],{"id":110},"economy-and-other-promises","Economy and other promises",[27,113,114],{},"ABC Vancouver promised a property tax freeze in 2027, the removal of residential parking permit fees, and a 50-metre pool at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre. Vote Vancouver said it would create a small business concierge for permits and city processes. TEAM announced a fiscal framework with a line-by-line budget review.",[56,116,118],{"id":117},"what-a-voter-can-do","What a voter can do",[27,120,121,122,126,127,130,131,134],{},"Voting day is October 17. voche.me's ",[31,123,125],{"href":124},"\u002Fparties","parties section"," lists all 11 parties running in the Vancouver 2026 election with links to their platforms. Candidate profiles for every mayoral candidate are at ",[31,128,129],{"href":129},"\u002Fnominations",". Voting-day places and hours are at ",[31,132,133],{"href":133},"\u002Fwhere-to-vote",".",{"title":136,"searchDepth":137,"depth":137,"links":138},"",2,[139,140,141,142],{"id":58,"depth":137,"text":59},{"id":97,"depth":137,"text":98},{"id":110,"depth":137,"text":111},{"id":117,"depth":137,"text":118},[144,145,146,147,148],"ken-sim","rebecca-bligh","kareem-allam","pete-fry","colleen-hardwick","Election news","2026-09-25","Daily Hive examined the published platforms of ABC Vancouver, Vote Vancouver, Vancouver Liberals, Green Party of Vancouver and TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, covering housing, public safety and economic promises.","md",[154,157,160,163,166,169,172,175,178],{"question":155,"answer":156},"What is ABC Vancouver's housing plan?","According to Daily Hive's review of the platforms published September 25, 2026, Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver did not include housing in their initial platform. Daily Hive reported this directly, noting the absence. For ABC Vancouver's full current platform, see the party's own page at \u002Fparties\u002Fabc-vancouver and Ken Sim's candidate profile at \u002Fcandidates\u002Fken-sim. The platform published by any party is that party's own stated position, not a commitment this site has independently verified.",{"question":158,"answer":159},"What does the Green Party of Vancouver promise on housing?","Daily Hive reported that Pete Fry and the Green Party of Vancouver promised to launch pre-approved housing designs, including prefabricated options, partner with Build Canada Homes to attract investment and fast-track qualifying projects, require Canadian procurement and employment, use mass timber and wood-frame construction, and streamline permitting for several housing types. The party also said it would support the Vancouver Building bylaw and preserve existing affordable homes. These are the Green Party's own platform promises as reported by Daily Hive.",{"question":161,"answer":162},"What does the Vancouver Liberals platform say about housing?","Daily Hive reported that Kareem Allam and the Vancouver Liberals said they would replace the Vancouver Building bylaw with the B.C. Building Code and merge the 12 departments that approve housing into one. The party's own platform page is at \u002Fparties\u002Fvancouver-liberals. Kareem Allam's candidate profile is at \u002Fcandidates\u002Fkareem-allam. These are the party's own stated positions.",{"question":164,"answer":165},"What does TEAM for a Livable Vancouver say about housing?","Daily Hive reported that Colleen Hardwick and TEAM for a Livable Vancouver said governments and the private sector would work together to deliver housing that middle-income households can afford, while also prioritizing low-income, supportive and secure rental housing. TEAM argues that upzoning land increases the development value on it, which they say causes speculation and makes completed homes more costly. These are TEAM's own stated positions. Colleen Hardwick's candidate profile is at \u002Fcandidates\u002Fcolleen-hardwick.",{"question":167,"answer":168},"What does ABC Vancouver promise on public safety?","Daily Hive reported that Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver said they would ban hard drug use in public spaces, simplify the process for police to seize drugs, and push for at least 100 involuntary treatment beds in Vancouver. The party also said it wants overdose prevention sites to be required by the province to be located away from public parks and schools, and committed to closer oversight of non-profit organizations and good neighbour agreements for public housing affected by street disorder. These are the party's own stated positions.",{"question":170,"answer":171},"What is the Green Party's CROW Team proposal?","Daily Hive reported that Pete Fry and the Green Party of Vancouver announced the CROW Team, which stands for Community Response Outreach Workers. Under the proposal, CROW would be a 24\u002F7 non-police, non-medical mobile response team that would attend non-emergency calls involving people experiencing homelessness, street-level addiction, public intoxication and mental health crises. The party said police and paramedics currently respond to situations that do not require their level of response. The party also proposed creating an Office of Community Safety to coordinate the City's approach to safety across all departments. These are the Green Party's own stated positions.",{"question":173,"answer":174},"What does Vote Vancouver say about public safety and the economy?","Daily Hive reported that Rebecca Bligh and Vote Vancouver did not include public safety promises in their platform. On the economy, Vote Vancouver said it would create a small business concierge to give local businesses a single point of contact for permits, regulations and city processes. The party also said it would work to establish Vancouver as the western headquarters for growing sectors including critical minerals, defence and technology. On transit, Vote Vancouver promised to work with TransLink and the province to make transit free for Vancouver youth under 18 and to deliver an all-electric passenger ferry service. These are Vote Vancouver's own stated positions.",{"question":176,"answer":177},"What economic promises did TEAM make?","Daily Hive reported that TEAM for a Livable Vancouver announced a fiscal framework promising to invest in core services, ensure property tax increases do not exceed inflation, and conduct a line-by-line budget review. These are TEAM's own stated positions. For TEAM's full platform, see \u002Fparties\u002Fteam-for-a-livable-vancouver and Colleen Hardwick's profile at \u002Fcandidates\u002Fcolleen-hardwick.",{"question":179,"answer":180},"When is voting day and where can I compare all the parties?","Voting day for the Vancouver 2026 municipal election is October 17. Advance voting, voting-day places and hours, and vote-by-mail rules are listed at \u002Fwhere-to-vote. voche.me's parties section at \u002Fparties lists all 11 parties running in this election, with links to each party's platform where available. Candidate profiles for every mayoral candidate are at \u002Fnominations. Daily Hive noted that 130 names are on the ballot in total across all four races.","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F07\u002Fabc-vancouver.jpg?format=auto","Vancouver City Hall building exterior","2026-09-25T17:44:00-07:00","Diego Grandi \u002F Shutterstock, via Daily Hive",{"short":186,"long":187,"hashtags":188},"Daily Hive compared what five Vancouver parties are promising on housing, public safety and the economy, three weeks before the October 17 vote.","With three weeks until the October 17 Vancouver municipal election, Daily Hive compared the published platforms of ABC Vancouver, Vote Vancouver, Vancouver Liberals, Green Party of Vancouver and TEAM for a Livable Vancouver. Housing plans range from streamlined permitting and pre-approved designs (Greens) to replacing the building bylaw with the provincial code (Vancouver Liberals). On public safety, the Green Party proposed a non-police response team for mental health and addiction calls. ABC Vancouver promised to push for 100 involuntary treatment beds. Vote Vancouver did not include public safety in its platform. On the economy, ABC offered a property tax freeze and the removal of residential parking fees. TEAM promised a line-by-line budget review. These are each party's own stated positions.",[189,190,191],"Vancouver2026","VanElection","HousingBC",null,{"parties":194,"sourceName":200},[195,196,197,198,199],"abc-vancouver","vote-vancouver","vancouver-liberals","green-party-of-vancouver","team-for-a-livable-vancouver","Daily Hive Vancouver","Daily Hive compared platforms from five Vancouver 2026 parties on housing, public safety and economic promises. 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(Hanna Hett, 25 September 2026)",{"label":213,"url":214},"voche.me: Parties","https:\u002F\u002Fvoche.me\u002Fparties",{"label":216,"url":217},"voche.me: Where to vote","https:\u002F\u002Fvoche.me\u002Fwhere-to-vote","news\u002Fvancouver-parties-platform-comparison-september-25","announcement",[221,34,39,44,48,53,59,222],"Mayor 2026","Platform","vancouver-parties\u002Fplatform","_LIvvlvnqQSKG6c6eFkbBx5Wsd6jFMzpnRakrkZy1Qk",[226,234,244,252,259,261,270,280,290,298,306,314,322,330,338],{"path":227,"title":228,"description":229,"date":150,"publishedAt":230,"author":22,"category":149,"tags":231,"image":233,"updated":192,"linkedinPostUrl":192},"\u002Fnews\u002Fken-sim-family-threats-video-september-25","Ken Sim posts video about threatening messages to his family","Mayor Ken Sim, running for re-election on October 17, released a video saying his wife received a threatening Instagram message, and citing a 2024 bomb threat and Halloween graffiti at their home, The Canadian Press reported through CTV News.","2026-09-25T15:15:00-07:00",[221,34,232],"Harassment","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FIHYV4DCQFRR3PC4YJ52NQ45O3Q.jpg?auth=0d6aba714dbe18de75f8ac929ce909c0bacb43f09bebf575b4e87252c68e3e90&width=1600",{"path":235,"title":236,"description":237,"date":150,"publishedAt":238,"author":22,"category":149,"tags":239,"image":243,"updated":192,"linkedinPostUrl":192},"\u002Fnews\u002Fqueer-town-hall-mount-pleasant-september-25","Six Vancouver 2026 candidates take questions at Mount Pleasant queer town hall","Six candidates in the October 17 Vancouver election took questions on housing, AI, the arts and safety at a queer town hall at The Birdhouse in Mount Pleasant, The Tyee reported.","2026-09-25T15:05:00-07:00",[221,240,241,242],"City Council 2026","Park Board 2026","Forum","https:\u002F\u002Fthetyee.ca\u002FNews\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F24\u002FTakeBackYourCityPanel.jpg",{"path":245,"title":246,"description":247,"date":150,"publishedAt":183,"author":22,"category":149,"tags":248,"image":251,"updated":192,"linkedinPostUrl":192},"\u002Fnews\u002Fvancouver-candidates-online-harassment-september-25","Three Vancouver candidates describe online harassment targeting their race, religion and gender","Kareem Allam, Andy Lin and Iona Bonamis (陶思穎) spoke to The Tyee about hateful comments they have received on social media during the 2026 Vancouver municipal election campaign.",[221,240,44,249,250,232],"Bright Future Vancouver","OneCity","https:\u002F\u002Fthetyee.ca\u002FNews\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F23\u002FCandidateHarassmentCollage.jpg",{"path":253,"title":254,"description":255,"date":150,"publishedAt":256,"author":22,"category":149,"tags":257,"image":258,"updated":192,"linkedinPostUrl":192},"\u002Fnews\u002Fvancouver-liberals-economic-agenda-september-25","Vancouver Liberals release five-point economic agenda for the city","Kareem Allam's Vancouver Liberals released a five-point 'Vancouver Economic Agenda' proposing UBC SkyTrain, demolition of the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts, absorbing UBC and the University Endowment Lands, adopting the B.C. 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What each one does, why they sit in different parties, and what the family link does and does not mean for the October 17 ballot.","2026-09-24","2026-09-24T07:00:00-07:00","Election analysis",[221,48],"\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fpete-fry-hedy-fry-related.webp",{"path":271,"title":272,"description":273,"date":274,"publishedAt":275,"author":22,"category":267,"tags":276,"image":279,"updated":192,"linkedinPostUrl":192},"\u002Fnews\u002Fvote-splitting-2026-vancouver-mayor","Why 8 mayoral candidates could split Vancouver's progressive vote","How an April agreement among three parties, two September withdrawals and a mid-September poll changed the shape of Vancouver's mayoral race, and what it means for how you mark a ballot with 8 names on it.","2026-09-23","2026-09-23T07:00:00-07:00",[221,48,277,278],"OneCity 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who elected Ken Sim and now runs against him","A sourced profile of the Vancouver Liberals’ founder: his Richmond upbringing, 40 campaigns, three months as the mayor’s chief of staff, the defamation suit Sim filed against him, his lobbying work, and his 2026 promises.","2026-09-17","2026-09-17T07:00:00-07:00",[221,44],"\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fkareem-allam-profile-2026.webp",{"path":299,"title":300,"description":301,"date":302,"publishedAt":303,"author":22,"category":286,"tags":304,"image":305,"updated":192,"linkedinPostUrl":192},"\u002Fnews\u002Famauri-caliman-mayoral-candidate-profile","Amauri Caliman: the independent who wants City Hall to publish its own scorecard","A sourced profile of the independent mayoral candidate: what reporting says about him, what he has submitted himself, his housing and accountability proposals, and how much remains 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