Public education, libraries and food programmes
COPE is running four School Board candidates and campaigns on defending public education, with library funding and food programmes alongside.
SCHOOLS AND STUDENT SUPPORT
COPE on schools
COPE’s published platform addresses public education in general terms and does not set out school-specific commitments. Its related commitments are on libraries and food security.
2 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS
What they say they will do
Increase library funding, hours and wages
COPE would increase funding, hours and wages and add worker representation to the Vancouver Public Library board.
Defend public education
COPE campaigns on fighting for public education.
What is not published
- No school capacity, catchment or budget commitment is published.
IN THE FULL PLATFORM
More on schools in the Fight for Vancouver
The party's full platform document covers this issue in 3 chapters. Each chapter page lists every commitment with its PDF page and says which government would have to act.
Don't Force A.I. on Vancouver
COPE on AI: pause AI chat tools in schools, protect city data, oppose AI data centres
Make Groceries More Affordable
COPE on food costs: a public grocery pilot, an edible food recovery law, free school meals
Put Students First at Vancouver School Board
COPE at the School Board: universal meals, counsellors in schools, open meetings
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
- Fight for Vancouver: COPE 2026 Platform (PDF) SAYS SO ITSELFCOPE · checked