The COPE platform
32 published commitments across 9 of 10 issues. Where nothing is published, this page says so and gives the date we looked.
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Housing
COPE’s published platform would tax properties above $5 million at 1% to fund ending homelessness, buy apartments as permanent public housing, close the vacancy loophole and stop demovictions.
Homelessness and drugs
COPE ties its homelessness commitment directly to a funding source: a 1% tax on property values above $5 million.
Public safety
COPE would prioritise pools, recreation and social infrastructure over policing, and support peer-assisted care teams that respond to mental health crises without police.
Transport
COPE would work toward fully funded free public transit, restore bus routes 17 and 25, and support protected bike lanes.
Parks
COPE would strengthen the independence of the elected Park Board and make more than 100 parks it describes as temporary into permanent ones.
Schools
COPE is running four School Board candidates and campaigns on defending public education, with library funding and food programmes alongside.
Taxes and budget
COPE would establish a lobbyist registry, defend the Integrity Commissioner’s independence, and states it rejects donations from developers and big business.
Climate
COPE’s published platform would expand free transit to everyone under 18, rejoin the Sue Big Oil lawsuit, restore bus routes 17 and 25, and exceed IPCC emissions targets.
Culture
Not yet researched for this party.
Child care
COPE would expand affordable child care in Vancouver, specifically $10 a day spaces.
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.
- COPE home page SAYS SO ITSELFCOPE · checked
- COPE platform (April 2025 by-election platform, still published September 2026) SAYS SO ITSELFCOPE · published · checked
- Who is running: official 2026 candidate list City of Vancouver · checked
- Local elections disclosure statement search Elections BC · checked
- Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting duties Elections BC · checked
- Making a campaign contribution Elections BC · checked