A lobbyist registry, and no developer donations
COPE would establish a lobbyist registry, defend the Integrity Commissioner’s independence, and states it rejects donations from developers and big business.
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.
Defend the Integrity Commissioner
COPE would defend and restore the independence and authority of the Integrity Commissioner.
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.
Expand public participation at council
COPE would increase council comment time and follow-up questions and hold town halls throughout the city.
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