--- title: "ABC Vancouver platform: all ten issues | Vancouver 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:59.920Z" meta: description: "What ABC Vancouver has published on housing, homelessness, public safety, transport, parks, schools, taxes, climate, culture and child care, and what it ha..." "og:description": "What ABC Vancouver has published on housing, homelessness, public safety, transport, parks, schools, taxes, climate, culture and child care, and what it ha..." "og:title": "ABC Vancouver platform: all ten issues | Vancouver 2026" "twitter:description": "What ABC Vancouver has published on housing, homelessness, public safety, transport, parks, schools, taxes, climate, culture and child care, and what it ha..." "twitter:title": "ABC Vancouver platform: all ten issues | Vancouver 2026" --- ABC Vancouver · Vancouver 2026 # The ABC Vancouver platform 28 published commitments across 9 of 10 issues. Where nothing is published, this page says so and gives the date we looked. [Compare with other parties ](https://voche.me/parties/compare) [**24**Candidates](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/candidates) [**9/10**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform) [**8**Sources on file](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/money) **9**Questions answered ALL TEN ISSUES ## Pick an issue Each issue below is a real responsibility of Vancouver City Council, the Board of Parks and Recreation, or the Board of Education. Every party on this site is covered on the same ten, so a party cannot look complete by choosing which subjects to appear on. [

Housing

ABC’s published platform commits to making City Hall permitting faster and easier.City Council1 commitmentRead the detail](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/housing) [

Homelessness and drugs

ABC addresses homelessness and drugs inside its public safety heading, through involuntary care beds, drug site locations and oversight of public housing.City Council2 commitmentsRead the detail](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/homelessness) [

Public safety

ABC would ban hard drug use in public spaces, push the province for more than 100 involuntary care beds, and move drug consumption sites away from schools and parks.City Council5 commitmentsRead the detail](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/public-safety) [

Transport

ABC’s transport commitments are about parking and road repair.City Council2 commitmentsRead the detail](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/transport) [

Parks

ABC commits $400 million to rebuild or revamp five community centres, with another five in the next capital plan, plus a rebuilt Aquatic Centre with a 50 metre pool.Park Board5 commitmentsRead the detail](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/parks) [

Schools

ABC would fight to keep provincial school tax collected in Vancouver in Vancouver schools, increase classroom teaching assistance, and bring swimming lessons into the school day.School Board3 commitmentsRead the detail](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/schools) [

Taxes and budget

ABC’s published platform commits to a 0% property tax increase in 2027, removing pay parking at beaches and community centres, and ending residential parking permit fees.City Council5 commitmentsRead the detail](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/taxes-and-budget) [

Climate

Nothing published on this subject. We checked on September 22, 2026.City CouncilRead the detail](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/climate) [

Culture

ABC commits to revitalising Granville Street and its pedestrian zone, and to a new funding model for major events.City Council2 commitmentsRead the detail](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/culture) [

Child care

ABC commits to "doubling down on childcare", which its platform defines as doubling the 2,000 new spaces it says it created.City Council3 commitmentsRead the detail](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/child-care) ## Sources A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true. 1. [ABC Vancouver home page ](https://abcvancouver.ca/)SAYS SO ITSELFABC Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 2. [ABC Vancouver platform ](https://abcvancouver.ca/platform)SAYS SO ITSELFABC Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 3. [Council adds plebiscite question to Vancouver election ballot ](https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/council-adds-plebiscite-question-to-vancouver-election-ballot-august-2026.aspx)City of Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 4. [Vancouver mayor says he will not try to eliminate the park board if re-elected ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-park-board-stays-9.7268871)CBC News · checked September 22, 2026 5. [Who is running: official 2026 candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidate-information.aspx)City of Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 6. [Local elections disclosure statement search ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/LESearch.aspx)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 7. [Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting duties ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/elector-organizations/)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 8. [Making a campaign contribution ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/making-a-campaign-contribution/)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.