COPE Vancouver 2026

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.

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  • Defend public education

    COPE campaigns on fighting for public education.

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What is not published

  • No school capacity, catchment or budget commitment is published.

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. COPE home page SAYS SO ITSELFCOPE · checked
  2. COPE platform (April 2025 by-election platform, still published September 2026) SAYS SO ITSELFCOPE · published · checked
  3. Who is running: official 2026 candidate list City of Vancouver · checked
  4. Local elections disclosure statement search Elections BC · checked
  5. Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting duties Elections BC · checked
  6. Making a campaign contribution Elections BC · checked