A lobbyist registry, and no developer donations

CITY TAXES AND THE CAPITAL PLAN

COPE on taxes and budget

COPE and TEAM both commit to a lobbyist registry, from opposite ends of the political range. That makes it one of the few commitments with support across this ballot.

COPE’s donation position is a claim about its own conduct: it says it always rejects donations and gifts from developers and big business, and that it returned three $1,000 cheques from Concord Pacific in 2022. That is the party’s own account. Elections BC filings are the place to check it.

4 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS

What they say they will do

• Establish a lobbyist registry

  COPE would establish a lobbyist registry and push fossil fuel and big business lobbyists out.

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• Defend the Integrity Commissioner

  COPE would defend and restore the independence and authority of the Integrity Commissioner.

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• Refuse developer and big business donations

  COPE states it always rejects donations and gifts from developers and big business, and that it returned three $1,000 cheques from Concord Pacific in 2022. This is the party’s own account of its conduct.

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• Expand public participation at council

  COPE would increase council comment time and follow-up questions and hold town halls throughout the city.

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IN THE FULL PLATFORM

More on taxes and budget in the Fight for Vancouver

The party's full platform document covers this issue in 1 chapter. Each chapter page lists every commitment with its PDF page and says which government would have to act.