[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1762},["ShallowReactive",2],{"party-green-party-of-vancouver":3,"platform-green-party-of-vancouver-2026-platform":406,"platform-chapter-green-party-of-vancouver-2026-platform-economic-development-main-streets-first":724,"platform-outline-green-party-of-vancouver-2026-platform":797,"party-roster-Green Party of Vancouver":982},{"id":4,"aliases":5,"checkedAt":6,"declaredColour":7,"extension":12,"founded":13,"headline":14,"history":15,"leadership":25,"logo":13,"meta":31,"money":32,"name":47,"news":48,"overview":54,"palette":59,"platform":64,"questions":312,"record":347,"registeredName":13,"rosterLabel":353,"slug":354,"sources":355,"stem":403,"summary":404,"website":358,"wordmark":13,"__hash__":405},"parties\u002Felections\u002Fbc-vancouver-2026\u002Fparties\u002Fgreen-party-of-vancouver.json",[],"2026-09-26",{"hex":8,"note":9,"cites":10},"#a9c94f","Read from the party website on September 22, 2026.",[11],"green-home","json",null,"Pete Fry for mayor, with a housing plan built on faster approvals",{"state":16,"indexable":17,"checkedAt":18,"searched":19,"gaps":22,"entries":24},"unresearched",false,"2026-09-22",[20,21],"The party website","A web search for the party name with past Vancouver election results",[23],"Founding, past results and any name changes have not been checked for this party yet.",[],[26],{"role":27,"name":28,"cites":29},"Mayoral candidate","Pete Fry",[11,30],"city-candidates",{},{"state":33,"indexable":17,"checkedAt":18,"searched":34,"gaps":37,"searchUrl":39,"filings":40,"notes":41},"researched",[35,36],"The Elections BC local elections disclosure system","The Elections BC elector organization reporting rules",[38],"This party's own filings have not been retrieved and transcribed yet, so this page explains where to look rather than showing the figures.","https:\u002F\u002Fcontributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca\u002Fpcs\u002FLESearch.aspx",[],[42,43,44,45,46],"Registered parties in British Columbia are called elector organizations. Only a registered elector organization can endorse candidates, take campaign contributions and spend money on an election.","Each one files a report within 90 days after general voting day, another by March 31 for every calendar year, and a final one within six months of closing down.","General voting day is October 17, 2026, so this election’s filing is due by about mid-January 2027. It is not on the public record during the campaign.","What is on the record now: the reports filed for each calendar year, and the full filings from the 2022 Vancouver election.","Anyone who gives $100 or more to a party or a candidate has their name and the amount published.","Green Party of Vancouver",{"state":16,"indexable":17,"checkedAt":18,"searched":49,"gaps":51,"entries":53},[50],"A web search for the party name, September 2026",[52],"No dated coverage index has been compiled for this party yet.",[],[55,56,57,58],"The Green Party of Vancouver is running 10 candidates: Pete Fry for mayor at ballot number 51, 4 for City Council, 3 for Park Board and 2 for School Board.","Pete Fry is a two-term sitting Vancouver city councillor.","The party released a housing plan on September 16, 2026. It had not published a full platform document on its website when we checked on September 22, 2026.","Its housing position is notably close to parties on the other side of this ballot on approvals and prefabrication, and splits from them on keeping Vancouver’s own building bylaw.",{"accent":60,"onAccent":61,"tint":62,"ink":63},"#667D26","#FFFFFF","#F2F7E4","#607524",[65,122,139,163,183,213,243,256,283,296],{"issue":66,"paragraphs":67,"proposals":72,"questions":105,"state":33,"indexable":115,"checkedAt":18,"searched":116,"gaps":119,"headline":120,"summary":121},"housing",[68,69,70,71],"Pete Fry released this plan on September 16, 2026. Its shape is faster approvals and cheaper construction methods rather than a supply target or a spending number.","Pre-approved designs mean the city approves a set of building plans in advance, so a builder using one skips much of the permit process.","The clearest difference from other parties is on the Vancouver Building By-law. Vancouver is the only city in British Columbia with its own building bylaw, under the Vancouver Charter. The Greens would keep it, arguing it allows climate, mechanical and built-form solutions including mass timber. The Vancouver Liberals would abolish it and adopt the provincial code instead.","No dollar figures, numerical targets or deadlines were stated in the plan as reported.",[73,79,84,88,93,97,101],{"title":74,"detail":75,"cites":76,"authority":78},"Launch pre-approved housing designs","The party would launch pre-approved housing designs including prefabricated options, so qualifying projects skip much of the permit process.",[77],"green-housing","The city controls its own permit process.",{"title":80,"detail":81,"cites":82,"authority":83},"Partner with Build Canada Homes","The Greens would partner with Build Canada Homes to attract investment and fast-track qualifying projects.",[77],"Build Canada Homes is a federal programme.",{"title":85,"detail":86,"cites":87},"Streamline permitting for low-rise construction","Permitting would be streamlined for low-rise apartments, row homes, townhomes, infill and wood-frame construction.",[77],{"title":89,"detail":90,"cites":91,"authority":92},"Keep the Vancouver Building By-law","The Greens would support Vancouver’s own building bylaw and allow innovative climate, mechanical and built-form solutions including mass timber and decarbonisation.",[77],"Vancouver holds this power under the Vancouver Charter.",{"title":94,"detail":95,"cites":96},"Champion Canadian procurement on major developments","The party would champion Canadian procurement and employment requirements for major developments.",[77],{"title":98,"detail":99,"cites":100},"Secure rental and non-market homes from new value","The Greens commit to ensuring some of the value created by new development comes back as secured rental and non-market homes.",[77],{"title":102,"detail":103,"cites":104},"Fund retrofits through federal and provincial accelerators","The party would partner with the federal Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative and the BC Retrofit Accelerator to fund climate-smart retrofits.",[77],[106,111],{"question":107,"answer":108,"cites":109},"What is the Vancouver Building By-law, and why does it matter?","Vancouver is the only city in British Columbia allowed to write its own building rules, under the Vancouver Charter. Every other city follows the provincial code. The Greens would keep this power. The Vancouver Liberals would give it up and adopt the provincial code instead. It is one of the sharpest splits on this ballot.",[77,110],"liberals-home",{"question":112,"answer":113,"cites":114},"What are pre-approved housing designs?","The city approves a set of building plans in advance. A builder who uses one of those plans skips most of the design review, which makes the project faster and cheaper. It works best for repeatable buildings such as townhomes and small apartment blocks.",[77],true,[117,118],"The Green Party of Vancouver home page","News coverage of the September 16, 2026 housing plan release",[],"Pre-approved designs, mass timber and Build Canada Homes","The Green housing plan would launch pre-approved and prefabricated housing designs, partner with Build Canada Homes, streamline permitting for low-rise construction, and keep the Vancouver Building By-law.",{"issue":123,"paragraphs":124,"proposals":126,"questions":133,"state":33,"indexable":115,"checkedAt":18,"searched":134,"gaps":136,"headline":128,"summary":138},"homelessness",[125],"The party published a call for rapid shelters on its own website. We have recorded the call itself; the detail of how many shelters, where and at what cost has not been transcribed onto this page.",[127],{"title":128,"detail":129,"cites":130,"cost":132},"Rapid shelters ahead of the World Cup","Pete Fry called for rapid shelters to address rising homelessness in Vancouver ahead of the World Cup.",[131],"green-shelters","Not published",[],[135],"The Green Party of Vancouver news page",[137],"The number, locations and cost of the proposed shelters have not been transcribed onto this page.","Pete Fry has called for rapid shelters to address rising homelessness in Vancouver ahead of the World Cup.",{"issue":140,"paragraphs":141,"proposals":144,"questions":155,"state":33,"indexable":115,"checkedAt":6,"searched":156,"gaps":160,"headline":162},"public-safety",[142,143],"The party's clearest public-safety position is at the School Board: it opposed reinstating police liaison officers in Vancouver schools and calls for civilian oversight, training and clear rules for the program the Board did approve.","Its City Council priorities describe safety in terms of harm reduction for addiction and mental health, without naming a police budget position or a specific bylaw.",[145,150],{"title":146,"detail":147,"cites":148},"Civilian oversight of the School Liaison Officer program","The party says it voted against reinstating School Liaison Officers, which the ABC-led Board approved, and calls for comprehensive SLO training and clear, enforced rules for the program, with civilian oversight as recommended by a provincial all-party police reform report.",[149],"green-school-board",{"title":151,"detail":152,"cites":153},"Harm reduction for addiction and mental health","The party commits to harm reduction strategies for addiction and mental health so community members feel safe and supported.",[154],"green-city-council",[],[157,158,159],"The party website at https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vangreens.ca\u002F","The party's Priorities page and its three linked sub-pages: city_council_priorities, park_board_priorities, school_board_priorities","The City of Vancouver official candidate list",[161],"The priorities page states party positions with no candidate named as their author, and no dollar figure or date for any of them.","Civilian oversight of school liaison officers, and safe, supported neighbourhoods",{"issue":164,"paragraphs":165,"proposals":168,"questions":179,"state":33,"indexable":115,"checkedAt":6,"searched":180,"gaps":181,"headline":182},"transport",[166,167],"The party's clearest transport commitment is restoring the protected bike lane on Stanley Park Drive, a road the Park Board controls.","For the city at large, it backs a mix of slower streets, more bike lanes, dedicated transit lanes and pedestrian infrastructure, without a route, a budget or a completion date.",[169,175],{"title":170,"detail":171,"cites":172,"authority":174},"Bring back the Stanley Park bike lane","The party would restore a protected active transportation lane on Stanley Park Drive and across the city's parks.",[173],"green-park-board","The Park Board decides the roads and paths inside its own parks, including Stanley Park Drive.",{"title":176,"detail":177,"cites":178},"A multimodal city transportation approach","The party backs slower, safer streets, more bike lanes, dedicated transit lanes and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure across the city.",[154],[],[157,158,159],[161],"A rebuilt Stanley Park bike lane, and a multimodal city",{"issue":184,"paragraphs":185,"proposals":188,"questions":209,"state":33,"indexable":115,"checkedAt":6,"searched":210,"gaps":211,"headline":212},"parks",[186,187],"The party's Park Board priorities cover coastal flooding, pollinator habitat, and keeping parks and community centres affordable and useful for children, families and seniors.","None of the six priorities on this page states a dollar figure or a date.",[189,193,197,201,205],{"title":190,"detail":191,"cites":192},"A 100-year plan for Vancouver's coastal parks","The party would develop a 100-year plan for the city's 28 kilometres of coastal parks to address sea-level rise and biodiversity loss, rather than repeatedly rebuilding the seawall after storms.",[173],{"title":194,"detail":195,"cites":196},"Protect pollinator corridors and bird migration pathways","The party would strengthen the urban tree canopy, community gardens and rainwater capture zones to protect pollinator corridors and migratory bird pathways.",[173],{"title":198,"detail":199,"cites":200},"Disclose the carbon cost of Park Board budgets","The party would require every Park Board operating and capital budget to disclose the carbon dioxide cost of city operations and construction, with new staff tools to make the analysis and reporting simpler.",[173],{"title":202,"detail":203,"cites":204},"Expand community food gardens and Indigenous healing gardens","The party would expand community food gardens and forests and Indigenous healing gardens on Park Board land.",[173],{"title":206,"detail":207,"cites":208},"Keep parks and community centres affordable and accessible","Parks, facilities and services would stay available, accessible, affordable and welcoming, with programs prioritized for children, families and seniors.",[173],[],[157,158,159],[161],"A 100-year coastal plan, pollinator corridors, and parks that meet daily needs",{"issue":214,"paragraphs":215,"proposals":218,"questions":239,"state":33,"indexable":115,"checkedAt":6,"searched":240,"gaps":241,"headline":242},"schools",[216,217],"The party's School Board priorities track the Board's own Education Plan, push to expand child care on school property, and look for funding the province has not provided.","It repeats its opposition to reinstating police liaison officers here as a School Board matter, in addition to the public-safety area above.",[219,223,227,231,235],{"title":220,"detail":221,"cites":222},"Monitor the Education Plan and student achievement gaps","Green trustees would track the Education Plan using both system data and qualitative feedback, to assess student success and identify and close achievement gaps.",[149],{"title":224,"detail":225,"cites":226},"Expand child care on school sites","The party would explore expanding child care spaces on school sites, including before and after school and ages 0 to 5, and monitor the district's Seamless Day child care pilot.",[149],{"title":228,"detail":229,"cites":230},"Find alternative funding for capital projects and operations","Facing what it calls inadequate provincial funding, the party would look for other ways to fund capital projects and school operations.",[149],{"title":232,"detail":233,"cites":234},"Expand Universal Design for Learning","The party would further develop Universal Design for Learning practices in every school and press the province for more support and funding for students with diverse learning needs.",[149],{"title":236,"detail":237,"cites":238},"Build a universal school food program","Green trustees would build on the district's Food Framework Vision and look for ways to bring food systems, and food and nutrition education, into every Vancouver school.",[149],[],[157,158,159],[161],"Monitor the Education Plan, expand child care on school sites, and creative capital funding",{"issue":244,"paragraphs":245,"proposals":247,"questions":252,"state":33,"indexable":115,"checkedAt":6,"searched":253,"gaps":254,"headline":255},"taxes-and-budget",[246],"The party's one specific city-wide budget position is a disclosure rule, not a tax or spending figure.",[248],{"title":249,"detail":250,"cites":251},"Disclose the carbon cost of every city budget","The party would require every city operating and capital budget to disclose the carbon dioxide cost of city operations and construction projects, with new staff tools to make the reporting simpler.",[154],[],[157,158,159],[161],"Disclose the carbon cost of city budgets",{"issue":257,"paragraphs":258,"proposals":262,"questions":275,"state":33,"indexable":115,"checkedAt":18,"searched":276,"gaps":278,"headline":281,"summary":282},"climate",[259,260,261],"The Green climate position published so far runs through buildings rather than through a separate climate plan.","Keeping the Vancouver Building By-law is the mechanism: it is what lets the city set its own energy and emissions rules for new buildings, which no other BC city can do.","The party had not published a full climate platform when we checked on September 22, 2026.",[263,267,271],{"title":264,"detail":265,"cites":266,"authority":92},"Keep Vancouver’s own building bylaw for climate rules","The Greens would support the Vancouver Building By-law and allow innovative climate, mechanical and built-form solutions including mass timber and decarbonisation.",[77],{"title":268,"detail":269,"cites":270},"Fund retrofits through the federal and provincial accelerators","The party would partner with the federal Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative and the BC Retrofit Accelerator.",[77],{"title":272,"detail":273,"cites":274},"Use mass timber and wood-frame construction","The party describes mass timber and wood-frame construction as faster and more cost-effective, and would use them.",[77],[],[117,277],"News coverage of the September 16, 2026 housing plan",[279,280],"No emissions target is published.","No transport emissions commitment is published.","Keep the building bylaw, and fund retrofits","The Greens would keep Vancouver’s own building bylaw to allow decarbonisation measures, and partner with federal and provincial programmes to fund building retrofits.",{"issue":284,"paragraphs":285,"proposals":287,"questions":292,"state":33,"indexable":115,"checkedAt":6,"searched":293,"gaps":294,"headline":295},"culture",[286],"The party's culture-adjacent position sits inside a broader \"complete communities\" priority about urban design, rather than a dedicated arts or nightlife policy.",[288],{"title":289,"detail":290,"cites":291},"Public amenities in every neighbourhood","The party backs urban design that includes green space and community-oriented streets, and wants public amenities such as parklets, plazas and libraries accessible in every neighbourhood, alongside active transportation infrastructure.",[154],[],[157,158,159],[161],"Public amenities as part of complete, livable communities",{"issue":297,"paragraphs":298,"proposals":300,"questions":308,"state":33,"indexable":115,"checkedAt":6,"searched":309,"gaps":310,"headline":311},"child-care",[299],"The party's child care position for the city appears inside its \"complete communities\" priority. Its clearer, more specific commitment is at the School Board, on child care sited at schools.",[301,305],{"title":302,"detail":303,"cites":304},"Child care as a public amenity in every neighbourhood","The party lists childcare facilities among the public amenities it wants accessible in every neighbourhood.",[154],{"title":224,"detail":306,"cites":307},"The party would explore expanding child care spaces on school sites, including before and after school and ages 0 to 5.",[149],[],[157,158,159],[161],"Child care as part of complete communities, and on school sites",[313,317,321,325,329,333,337,341],{"question":314,"answer":315,"cites":316},"Who is the Green Party of Vancouver’s mayoral candidate?","Pete Fry, a two-term sitting Vancouver city councillor, at ballot number 51.",[11,30],{"question":318,"answer":319,"cites":320},"How many candidates are the Greens running?","10: Pete Fry for mayor, 4 for City Council, 3 for Park Board and 2 for School Board.",[30],{"question":322,"answer":323,"cites":324},"What is in the Green housing plan?","Pre-approved and prefabricated designs, a partnership with the federal Build Canada Homes programme, streamlined permitting for low-rise buildings, mass timber construction, and keeping Vancouver’s own building bylaw. It was released on September 16, 2026.",[77],{"question":326,"answer":327,"cites":328},"Do the Greens publish a housing target?","No. The plan is about how homes get approved and built rather than how many. No dollar figures, targets or deadlines were stated.",[77],{"question":330,"answer":331,"cites":332},"What is the split over the Vancouver Building By-law?","Vancouver is the only BC city that writes its own building rules. The Greens would keep that power, arguing it allows mass timber and decarbonisation. The Vancouver Liberals would give it up and adopt the provincial code.",[77,110],{"question":334,"answer":335,"cites":336},"Have the Greens published a full platform?","Not when we checked on September 22, 2026. A housing plan had been released on September 16 and a call for rapid shelters was published on the party site.",[11],{"question":338,"answer":339,"cites":340},"What have the Greens said about homelessness?","Pete Fry called for rapid shelters to address rising homelessness ahead of the World Cup. The number, locations and cost were not published.",[131],{"question":342,"answer":343,"cites":344},"Where can I see the Green Party’s campaign finances?","Search the Elections BC local elections disclosure system for Vancouver. The 2026 filing is due by about mid-January 2027.",[345,346],"ebc-search","ebc-org",{"state":16,"indexable":17,"checkedAt":18,"searched":348,"gaps":350,"entries":352},[20,349],"The City of Vancouver council and board decision records",[351],"No decision, vote or funded-work record has been checked for this party yet.",[],"Green","green-party-of-vancouver",[356,360,363,369,373,378,381,384,388,391,394,397],{"id":11,"label":357,"url":358,"publisher":47,"kind":359,"checkedAt":18},"Green Party of Vancouver home page","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vangreens.ca\u002F","subject",{"id":131,"label":361,"url":362,"publisher":47,"kind":359,"checkedAt":18},"Pete Fry calls for rapid shelters to address rising homelessness ahead of World Cup","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vangreens.ca\u002Fpete_fry_calls_for_rapid_shelters_to_address_rising_homelessness_in_vancouver_ahead_of_world_cup",{"id":77,"label":364,"url":365,"publisher":366,"kind":367,"publishedAt":368,"checkedAt":18},"Pete Fry unveils Green Party of Vancouver housing plan","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fpete-fry-green-party-vancouver-housing","Daily Hive","news","2026-09-16",{"id":110,"label":370,"url":371,"publisher":372,"kind":359,"checkedAt":18},"Vancouver Liberals home page","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vancouverliberals.com\u002F","Vancouver Liberals",{"id":30,"label":374,"url":375,"publisher":376,"kind":377,"checkedAt":18},"Who is running: official 2026 candidate list","https:\u002F\u002Fvancouver.ca\u002Fyour-government\u002F2026-candidate-information.aspx","City of Vancouver","government",{"id":345,"label":379,"url":39,"publisher":380,"kind":377,"checkedAt":18},"Local elections disclosure statement search","Elections BC",{"id":346,"label":382,"url":383,"publisher":380,"kind":377,"checkedAt":18},"Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting duties","https:\u002F\u002Felections.bc.ca\u002Flocal-elections\u002Felector-organizations\u002F",{"id":385,"label":386,"url":387,"publisher":380,"kind":377,"checkedAt":18},"ebc-contrib","Making a campaign contribution","https:\u002F\u002Felections.bc.ca\u002Flocal-elections\u002Fmaking-a-campaign-contribution\u002F",{"id":154,"label":389,"url":390,"publisher":47,"kind":359,"checkedAt":6},"Green Party of Vancouver: City Council Priorities","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vangreens.ca\u002Fcity_council_priorities",{"id":173,"label":392,"url":393,"publisher":47,"kind":359,"checkedAt":6},"Green Party of Vancouver: Park Board Priorities","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vangreens.ca\u002Fpark_board_priorities",{"id":149,"label":395,"url":396,"publisher":47,"kind":359,"checkedAt":6},"Green Party of Vancouver: School Board Priorities","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vangreens.ca\u002Fschool_board_priorities",{"id":398,"label":399,"url":400,"publisher":47,"kind":359,"publishedAt":401,"checkedAt":402},"green-platform-2026","Platform 2026, Green Party of Vancouver (72-page PDF, last updated September 29, 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fassets.nationbuilder.com\u002Fvangreens\u002Fpages\u002F6122\u002Fattachments\u002Foriginal\u002F1790718545\u002FPlatform_2026_-_Green_Party_of_Vancouver_%281%29.pdf?1790718545","2026-09-29","2026-09-30","elections\u002Fbc-vancouver-2026\u002Fparties\u002Fgreen-party-of-vancouver","The Green Party of Vancouver is running 10 candidates behind mayoral candidate Pete Fry, a sitting city councillor. Its published housing plan centres on faster approvals, prefabricated designs and Canadian-built construction.","23mzjAQTDXDak-5_dBNbVtM5j5UO08kexqHfz6FLHhw",{"id":407,"title":408,"checkedAt":402,"context":409,"corrections":410,"extension":12,"headline":417,"intro":418,"meta":422,"pageCount":423,"party":354,"pillars":424,"questions":698,"slug":717,"sourceId":398,"sourceIds":718,"stem":719,"summary":720,"tagline":721,"updatedAt":401,"url":400,"__hash__":723},"platforms\u002Felections\u002Fbc-vancouver-2026\u002Fplatforms\u002Fgreen-party-of-vancouver.json","Platform 2026",[],[411,414],{"page":412,"note":413},7,"The party updated the wording of \"Moratorium on micro-units\" for clarity.",{"page":415,"note":416},11,"The party fixed a typo under \"Decarbonizing new builds\". It once read \"keep fossil gas heating\" and now reads \"ban fossil gas heating\".","The Green Party of Vancouver 2026 platform, chapter by chapter",[419,420,421],"The Green Party of Vancouver calls its 2026 platform \"A City That Works For You.\" The party published it as one PDF, with sections for City Council, the Park Board and the School Board, and a page listing its candidates for each board.","These pages split the document into its chapters. Each chapter page lists every commitment in the party's own order, with the PDF page it comes from, so you can check the wording yourself. We added one thing the PDF does not give: which government would have to act for each commitment, and why.","The council sections cover growth and housing, the cost of living, safety and health, the local economy, and how City Hall is run. The Park Board section covers nature in parks, fees and recreation programs. The School Board section covers funding, student support, school buildings and safety, and how the board makes decisions.",{},"72",[425,468,502,546,579,621,662],{"slug":426,"title":427,"race":428,"order":429,"pages":430,"aim":433,"headline":434,"summary":435,"intro":436,"questions":440,"context":459},"sustainable-growth","Sustainable Growth","City Council",1,{"from":431,"to":432},4,16,"Responsible development that promotes livability, housing options, greenspaces, and resilient neighbourhoods while preparing Vancouver for the future.","Green Party of Vancouver on growth: housing, streets, trees, climate and waste","Sustainable Growth is the first section of the Green Party of Vancouver's 2026 platform. It proposes dynamic zoning, a pause on micro-suites, city land for co-ops, 30 km\u002Fh streets, converting 11% of streets to community use, a 3-30-300 tree goal and a gas heating ban in new buildings.",[437,438,439],"The Green Party of Vancouver opens its 2026 platform with Sustainable Growth, a section on pages 4 to 16. Its chapters cover city planning, housing, transportation, green buildings, trees and nature, infrastructure, and waste, and every chapter is aimed at decisions made by City Council. The party states the aim of the section as \"Responsible development that promotes livability, housing options, greenspaces, and resilient neighbourhoods while preparing Vancouver for the future.\"","The largest commitments are spread across the chapters. On housing, the Greens would use city-owned land for affordable housing and co-ops, pause micro-suites as small as 250 sq ft, and offer pre-approved home designs. On streets, they would expand 30 km\u002Fh limits, add bike lanes on Broadway and convert at least 11% of streets from car use to community use. On climate, they would bring back a ban on fossil gas heating in new buildings, adopt a 3-30-300 goal for trees and green space, and end raw sewage outflows.","Most of these steps sit with City Council, which controls zoning, permits, city streets, Vancouver's own building bylaw and the capital plan. Several depend on others: TransLink runs buses and plans the SkyTrain line to UBC, the Province set the housing targets the party wants changed, BC Hydro runs the electrical grid, and the separately elected Park Board runs parks. On those points the party can only ask, negotiate or work alongside another body.",[441,444,447,450,453,456],{"question":442,"answer":443},"What is the Green Party of Vancouver's Sustainable Growth platform?","Sustainable Growth is the first section of the Green Party of Vancouver's 2026 platform, with chapters on planning, housing, transportation, green buildings, ecosystems, infrastructure and zero waste. The party describes its aim as responsible development that promotes livability, housing options, greenspaces and resilient neighbourhoods (platform, page 4).",{"question":445,"answer":446},"What are the Vancouver Green Party's biggest housing promises for 2026?","The Greens would use city-owned land for affordable housing, co-ops and community land trusts, pause micro-suites as small as 250 sq ft, and offer pre-approved home designs. They also support 4 to 6 storey wood-frame apartments in all neighbourhoods (platform, pages 6 to 7).",{"question":448,"answer":449},"What does the Green Party of Vancouver propose for streets and transit?","The party would expand 30 km\u002Fh limits near parks and schools, add bike lanes on Broadway while the subway is built, and convert at least 11% of streets from car use to community use. It would work with TransLink on faster buses and seek a binding timeline for rapid transit to UBC (platform, pages 8 to 10).",{"question":451,"answer":452},"What are the Vancouver Greens' climate policies for buildings?","The Green Party of Vancouver would re-establish a ban on fossil gas heating for heat and hot water in new buildings, require green roofs on larger buildings, make solar easier to permit and return a standalone Sustainability and Climate Office to City Hall (platform, page 11).",{"question":454,"answer":455},"What is the Green Party of Vancouver's plan for trees?","The Greens would strengthen tree protection bylaws, create a municipal arborist office, make occupancy permits depend on tree health reviews and require rezonings to add canopy. Their goal is the 3-30-300 rule: 3 trees in view of every home, a 30% canopy and a green space within 300m (platform, pages 12 to 13).",{"question":457,"answer":458},"Who would have the power to carry out the Green Party of Vancouver's Sustainable Growth plan?","Most of it is City Council's to decide, since Council controls zoning, permits, city streets, the building bylaw and the capital plan. The Greens' plans for buses and a UBC line depend on TransLink, their grid plans depend on BC Hydro, which the Province owns, and the housing targets they want changed were set by the Province (platform, pages 4 to 16).",[460,464],{"label":461,"url":462,"publisher":463,"checkedAt":402},"Millennium Line UBC Extension","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.translink.ca\u002Fplans-and-projects\u002Fprojects\u002Frapid-transit-projects\u002Fmillennium-line-ubc-extension","TransLink",{"label":465,"url":466,"publisher":467,"checkedAt":402},"BC Hydro: about us (provincial Crown corporation)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bchydro.com\u002Ftoolbar\u002Fabout.html","BC Hydro",{"slug":469,"title":470,"race":428,"order":471,"pages":472,"aim":475,"headline":476,"summary":477,"intro":478,"questions":482,"context":501},"affordable-living","Affordable Living",2,{"from":473,"to":474},17,22,"A city that works for everyone starts with affordability. We'll make it easier to find a home, get around, access services, and build a good life in the communities people love.","Green Party of Vancouver on affordability: housing, transit, childcare and food","The Green Party of Vancouver's affordable living plan covers housing, transit costs, childcare and recreation, and food. It proposes a Vancouver Affordability Index, housing targets based on 30% of median household incomes, a public housing bond, a restored Renter's Office and cheaper childcare space.",[479,480,481],"Affordable Living is the second part of the Green Party of Vancouver's 2026 platform, on pages 17 to 22. It opens with one proposal for the whole section: a Vancouver Affordability Index that would track real household costs against local incomes. The party says this data would guide decisions on housing, transportation, taxes and planning, and that city policies should be judged by whether they make life more affordable for residents.","Housing is the largest chapter, and it opens with the Affordability Index. The Greens would base affordability targets on 30% of median household incomes, create a Vancouver Public Housing Bond, require affordable homes in large developments, and restore a Renter's Office paid for by the Empty Homes Tax. The other chapters cover cheaper transit and safer streets, childcare and recreation, and food security through food hubs, food recovery and community gardens.","City Council would act on most of these, because it controls zoning, permit fees, city staff and city-owned land. Some commitments depend on other bodies. TransLink, a regional body the city does not control, runs the buses, so the party can only press it for lower fares. Community centres belong to the separately elected Park Board. The platform also asks the Province and the federal government for housing money, including $2 billion from the federal government.",[483,486,489,492,495,498],{"question":484,"answer":485},"What is the Green Party of Vancouver's Affordability Index?","The Green Party of Vancouver would create a Vancouver Affordability Index that tracks real household costs against local incomes. The party says the city would use this data to guide housing, transportation, taxation and planning decisions, and would judge its policies by whether they make life more affordable for residents (platform, page 17).",{"question":487,"answer":488},"What does the Green Party of Vancouver promise on the cost of living?","The Green Party of Vancouver's affordable living section covers housing, transit, childcare and recreation, and food. They include housing targets based on 30% of median household incomes, a public housing bond, low-income transit fares, below-market rent for childcare in City-owned buildings, and neighbourhood food hubs (platform, pages 17 to 22).",{"question":490,"answer":491},"What are the Vancouver Greens' biggest housing promises?","The Green Party of Vancouver would base affordability targets on 30% of median household incomes, create a Vancouver Public Housing Bond, require large developments to provide affordable homes or contribute land, homes or cash, and restore the Renter's Office using Empty Homes Tax money (platform, pages 17 to 19).",{"question":493,"answer":494},"Could Vancouver City Council deliver the Green Party's affordability plan alone?","Most of it, yes, because Council controls zoning, permit fees, city staff and city-owned land. Transit fares belong to TransLink, community centres belong to the Park Board, and the Green Party of Vancouver says it would ask the Province and the federal government for housing funding, including $2 billion from the federal government (platform, pages 19 to 21).",{"question":496,"answer":497},"What would the Green Party of Vancouver do for renters?","The Green Party of Vancouver would restore a Renter's Office at City Hall, strengthen the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy when rental housing is redeveloped, and create a fund to buy at-risk rental buildings. It says the Empty Homes Tax would pay for the Renter's Office (platform, pages 18 and 19).",{"question":499,"answer":500},"Which parts of the Green Party of Vancouver platform cover childcare and food?","Childcare, families and public recreation are on page 21 of the Green Party of Vancouver's platform, with faster approvals, lower permit fees and City-owned space for licensed childcare. Food security is on page 22, with neighbourhood food hubs, food recovery and community food gardens in every neighbourhood (platform, pages 21 and 22).",[],{"slug":503,"title":504,"race":428,"order":505,"pages":506,"aim":509,"headline":510,"summary":511,"intro":512,"questions":516,"context":538},"safety-and-wellbeing","Safety and Wellbeing",3,{"from":507,"to":508},23,31,"That means places for people to go, care people can actually reach, and public spaces that are maintained and managed, clean and vibrant, so they stay usable and welcoming for everyone.","Green Party of Vancouver on safety, health and homelessness","The Green Party of Vancouver's safety and wellbeing plan includes a 24\u002F7 outreach team called CROW, independent reviews of police spending, restored Sex Worker Safety Coordinators, a wellbeing index, stricter mould rules for rentals, 30 km\u002Fhr streets and micro-cabin shelter villages.",[513,514,515],"Pages 23 to 31 of the Green Party of Vancouver's 2026 platform hold its plans for safety, health and homelessness. The party opens by saying people are worried about safety and disorder, and that ABC achieved little in its four years. The section's chapters cover community safety, clean streets and greenery, wellbeing, health, accessibility, and people without homes.","The largest chapter covers safety. The Greens would create an Office of Community Safety, a 24\u002F7 outreach team called CROW for non-emergency calls, city permit conditions for health and shelter sites aimed at fewer overdoses, and regular independent reviews of police spending, which the party says is 24% of the city budget. They would restore funding for Sex Worker Safety Coordinators and support the MMIWG2S+ Calls for Justice, the recommendations of the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people. Other chapters propose a wellbeing index, a stricter Standards of Maintenance By-law on mould in rentals, public washrooms, 30 km\u002Fhr streets, and small shelter villages of locking micro-cabins.","Most of these commitments fall to City Council, which sets the city budget, permits and bylaws. Some need other bodies. The Vancouver Police Board directs the police, the Park Board runs parks, community centres and street trees, and the province runs health services and sets school funding. Each chapter page names, for every commitment, the body that would have to act on it.",[517,520,523,526,529,532,535],{"question":518,"answer":519},"What is the Green Party of Vancouver's plan for public safety?","The Green Party of Vancouver would create an Office of Community Safety, a 24\u002F7 outreach team called CROW for non-emergency calls, and de-escalation and restorative justice programs. It would also require regular independent reviews of police performance and more reporting from the Vancouver Police Board to Council (platform, pages 23 to 25).",{"question":521,"answer":522},"What does the Green Party of Vancouver say about the police budget?","The Green Party of Vancouver says police services take 24% of the city budget. It would require regular independent reviews so that police spending is based on evidence and open to the public, and wants the Police Board to report to Council on budgets and results (platform, page 25).",{"question":524,"answer":525},"How would the Vancouver Greens deal with homelessness and encampments?","The Green Party of Vancouver would provide places for unhoused people to gather and rest, expand daytime spaces and lockers, and build small shelter villages of locking micro-cabins with support staff. It would also reverse what it calls Sim's ban on supportive housing (platform, pages 23 and 31).",{"question":527,"answer":528},"What would the Green Party of Vancouver do about overdoses?","The Green Party of Vancouver would write city licence, zoning and permit conditions for health and shelter sites that aim to reduce public drug use and overdose risk and connect people to health care. The party would also create the CROW outreach team for non-emergency calls about people with addictions (platform, page 24).",{"question":530,"answer":531},"What are the Green Party of Vancouver's commitments on MMIWG2S+ and sex worker safety?","The Green Party of Vancouver would restore funding for Sex Worker Safety Coordinators, which the platform says ABC cut this year, and support the MMIWG2S+ Calls for Justice and the Red Women Rising recommendations. MMIWG2S+ stands for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people (platform, page 25).",{"question":533,"answer":534},"Which parts of the Green Party of Vancouver's safety plan can City Council do on its own?","Council approves the city budget, permits and bylaws, so it could fund CROW, the safety office, shelter villages and street changes, and update the Standards of Maintenance By-law. The Green Party of Vancouver's police reviews need the Vancouver Police Board, park washrooms need the Park Board, and mental health services and school food funding depend on the province (platform, pages 23 to 31).",{"question":536,"answer":537},"What does the Green Party of Vancouver promise for seniors and people with disabilities?","The Green Party of Vancouver would bring back the Older Persons Planner job, make Vancouver an age-friendly city, and add curb cuts, tactile surfaces and audible crossings in every neighbourhood. It would also expand public washrooms through a citywide strategy (platform, page 30).",[539,543],{"label":540,"url":541,"publisher":542,"checkedAt":402},"National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and its final report","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca\u002Feng\u002F1448633299414\u002F1534526479029","Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada",{"label":544,"url":545,"publisher":376,"checkedAt":402},"City of Vancouver street tree guidelines: Street Tree By-law No. 5985 places care, custody and control of boulevard trees with the Board of Parks and Recreation","https:\u002F\u002Fvancouver.ca\u002Ffiles\u002Fcov\u002FStreetTreeGuidelines.pdf",{"slug":547,"title":548,"race":428,"order":431,"pages":549,"aim":552,"headline":553,"summary":554,"intro":555,"questions":559,"context":578},"economic-development","Economic Development",{"from":550,"to":551},32,41,"Our job is to protect our businesses and industries, our arts and culture, and grow the next generation of local opportunity.","Green Party of Vancouver economic plan: small business, main streets, arts and food","The Green Party of Vancouver's economic plan, chapter by chapter. It would give small businesses one contact at City Hall, require redevelopments to replace affordable shop space, restore arts grants, protect industrial land and plan a Future Food Hub.",[556,557,558],"Economic Development is the fourth part of the Green Party of Vancouver's 2026 platform, on pages 32 to 41. It opens with the party's view that Vancouver leads in creativity, innovation, resilience and quality of life amid global economic disruption. It then covers City Hall service for business, main streets, arts and culture, employment land, new economies, food, and community wealth building.","The largest commitments are a Business Navigator Service that gives each small business one contact person at the city, a \"no net loss\" rule that would make major redevelopments replace the affordable commercial space they remove, and the return of arts staff and grants that the party says ABC's council cut. The Greens would also let qualified venues hold up to eight events a month for up to 60 people, write new zoning rules for large AI data centres, and plan a regional Future Food Hub.","Most of these items use powers City Council holds: zoning, business licences, permit fees, the city budget and city purchasing. A few depend on other governments. Property tax flexibility and commercial tenant protections would need the Province, which the party says it would work with or ask. Night transit is run by TransLink, and the Future Food Hub is described as regional infrastructure.",[560,563,566,569,572,575],{"question":561,"answer":562},"What is the Green Party of Vancouver's plan for the economy?","The Green Party of Vancouver's economic plan, chapter by chapter. It includes a Business Navigator Service for small businesses, a no net loss rule for affordable commercial space, restored arts grants, protection for industrial land, new zoning rules for large data centres and a Future Food Hub (platform, pages 32 to 41).",{"question":564,"answer":565},"What would the Vancouver Greens do for small businesses?","The Vancouver Greens would cut red tape and permit costs, speed up approvals and give each small business one contact person through a Business Navigator Service. They would also require major redevelopments to replace affordable commercial space, and ask the Province for commercial tenant protections and property tax flexibility (platform, pages 32 to 34).",{"question":567,"answer":568},"Does the Green Party of Vancouver want to restore arts funding?","Yes. The Green Party of Vancouver would restore and expand the arts and culture staffing and grants that it says ABC cut, create a City-funded Festival Fund and support Cultural Land Trusts that keep buildings for arts use (platform, page 36).",{"question":570,"answer":571},"What are the Vancouver Greens' plans for AI and data centres?","The Vancouver Greens would create new land use and zoning rules for hyperscale data centres, the large computer facilities that make extraordinary demands on power, water and local infrastructure. The party says these facilities must meet higher standards and give greater benefits to residents (platform, page 38).",{"question":573,"answer":574},"How would the Green Party of Vancouver protect jobs on industrial land?","The Green Party of Vancouver would protect employment and industrial lands from speculative conversion and keep them for manufacturing, logistics, marine industries and food processing. It would also grow jobs in building retrofits, clean technology and a circular economy (platform, page 37).",{"question":576,"answer":577},"Which parts of the Green Party of Vancouver's economic plan need another government?","Most of the plan uses City Council's own powers over zoning, licences, fees, the budget and purchasing. The Green Party of Vancouver says it would work with or ask the Province for property tax flexibility and commercial tenant protections. More night transit would need TransLink, and the Future Food Hub is described as regional infrastructure (platform, pages 34 to 40).",[],{"slug":580,"title":581,"race":428,"order":582,"pages":583,"aim":586,"headline":587,"summary":588,"intro":589,"questions":593,"context":612},"good-government","Good Government",5,{"from":584,"to":585},42,47,"A City Hall that's transparent, accountable, and works for the people it serves, not political interests, so every dollar and every decision earns the public's trust.","Vancouver Greens on City Hall: open budgets, ranked ballots, elected Park Board","The Green Party of Vancouver's Good Government plan would publish line-item budgets, support a voluntary lobbyist registry, work toward ranked ballots for mayor, pay city workers a Living Wage, keep an elected Park Board, and restore trust in the Police Board.",[590,591,592],"Good Government is the part of the Green Party of Vancouver's 2026 platform about how City Hall itself works. It runs from page 42 to page 47 and covers service to the public, open decision-making, the city budget, and relations with other governments. The party's stated aim is a City Hall that is transparent, accountable and earns the public's trust with every dollar and decision.","Most of the commitments are ones Council could carry out alone, because Council sets its own meeting rules, approves the budget and directs city staff. Among them, the Greens would pay city workers and major contractors a Living Wage, publish line-item budgets, set up a voluntary lobbyist registry, hold fewer closed meetings, reveal the final costs and revenues of FIFA, and let residents decide how a portion of city money is spent.","Some commitments depend on other governments. Ranked ballots for mayor, stronger integrity laws and the future of the elected Park Board are matters for the Province, which writes the Vancouver Charter. The Police Board is set up under the provincial Police Act. The platform also criticises Mayor Ken Sim and ABC on budget detail, public access, the Integrity Commissioner and the Police Board, and commits the party to work with the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.",[594,597,600,603,606,609],{"question":595,"answer":596},"What is the Green Party of Vancouver's plan for City Hall?","The Green Party of Vancouver's Good Government plan would pay city workers a Living Wage, publish line-item budgets, support a voluntary lobbyist registry, hold fewer closed meetings and expand public performance dashboards. It also backs ranked ballots for mayor and an elected Park Board (platform, pages 42 to 47).",{"question":598,"answer":599},"Does the Green Party of Vancouver support ranked ballots for mayor?","Yes. The Green Party of Vancouver says it would work with partners to bring ranked ballots to future mayoral elections, so voters can choose without worrying about vote-splitting. The Vancouver Charter, a provincial law, would have to change first (platform, page 44).",{"question":601,"answer":602},"Which parts of the Vancouver Greens' good government plan need the Province?","Ranked ballots, stronger integrity laws and the future of the elected Park Board all depend on the Province, which writes the Vancouver Charter. The Police Board is set up under the provincial Police Act, so Council cannot reform it alone. Budgets, meeting rules and a voluntary lobbyist registry are within Council's own powers (platform, pages 43 to 47).",{"question":604,"answer":605},"What do the Vancouver Greens say about Ken Sim's budgets?","The platform says that under Ken Sim, budget documents that once ran to hundreds of pages were reduced to two dozen. The Green Party of Vancouver would publish clear line-item budgets and reveal the final costs and revenues of FIFA (platform, page 46).",{"question":607,"answer":608},"Does the Green Party of Vancouver want to keep an elected Park Board?","Yes. The Green Party of Vancouver would maintain an independent, elected Park Board with clear authority over parks, beaches, recreation, urban forestry and community facilities, and says major governance changes should go to public consultation (platform, page 47).",{"question":610,"answer":611},"Would the Vancouver Greens pay city workers a living wage?","Yes. The Green Party of Vancouver would require the City and its major contractors to pay a Living Wage, so the people who deliver public services can afford to live in Vancouver. Council sets the pay rules in the city's own hiring and contracts (platform, page 43).",[613,617],{"label":614,"url":615,"publisher":616,"checkedAt":402},"Vancouver Charter, Part I, section 108: declaration of official election results","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bclaws.gov.bc.ca\u002Fcivix\u002Fdocument\u002Fid\u002Fcomplete\u002Fstatreg\u002Fvanch_02","BC Laws, Province of British Columbia",{"label":618,"url":619,"publisher":620,"checkedAt":402},"Meet the Board: composition of the Vancouver Police Board under the Police Act","https:\u002F\u002Fvancouverpoliceboard.ca\u002Fabout\u002Fmeet-the-board\u002F","Vancouver Police Board",{"slug":622,"title":623,"race":623,"order":624,"pages":625,"aim":628,"headline":629,"summary":630,"intro":631,"questions":635,"context":654},"park-board","Park Board",6,{"from":626,"to":627},48,50,"Enhance urban ecosystems. No one priced out of public facilities.","Green Party of Vancouver Park Board platform: trees, fees, pools and budget","The Green Party of Vancouver's Park Board platform, pages 48 to 50, promises 5,000 new trees in place of old stumps, lower fees for swimming lessons and ice time, talks on co-managing parkland with three Nations, a new 50m pool, and $6m more city money for parks.",[632,633,634],"The Green Party of Vancouver sets out its plan for the elected Park Board on pages 48 to 50 of its 2026 platform. The Park Board is the body Vancouver voters elect separately to run parks, beaches, community centres, pools and rinks. The Greens split the section into chapters on urban ecosystems and fees, programs for all ages and abilities together with reconciliation, and facilities together with the board's budget.","The largest numbers in the section are the party's own. The Greens say they would remove 5,000 stumps and replant toward a 30% tree canopy, pilot three Miyawaki forests, build a new 50m pool at Hastings or Kensington, and return $6m to the Park Board budget. The platform puts the board's dependence on user fee revenue at 56% under ABC and calls it excessive.","Park Board commissioners could carry out most of these commitments, since the board controls parks and recreation sites. Others need City Council, which approves the capital plan and the city budget that funds the board, and some need the Province or the three Nations. The elected board exists under the Vancouver Charter, a provincial law. Mayor Ken Sim's ABC party campaigned to end it, and the Province withdrew a 2025 bill that the plan needed. In July 2026 ABC said it would run Park Board candidates and no longer seek to abolish the board.",[636,639,642,645,648,651],{"question":637,"answer":638},"What is in the Green Party of Vancouver's Park Board platform?","The Green Party of Vancouver's Park Board section has chapters on urban ecosystems and affordable access, programming for all generations and abilities, and facilities for the future. It covers tree planting, recreation fees, sports field bookings, reconciliation with three Nations, pools, community centres and the Park Board budget (platform, pages 48 to 50).",{"question":640,"answer":641},"Does the Green Party of Vancouver want to keep the elected Park Board?","Yes. The Green Party of Vancouver says it would celebrate and honour the independent elected Park Board and its 136 year role in local democracy. In July 2026 ABC also said it would run Park Board candidates and no longer seek to abolish the board (platform, page 50).",{"question":643,"answer":644},"What would Vancouver's Greens do about park and recreation fees?","The Greens say they would subsidize fees for swimming lessons, field permits and ice rentals and expand the Leisure Access Program for seniors and low income families. They would also cut what they call excessive dependence on user fee revenue, which the platform puts at 56% under ABC (platform, pages 48 and 50).",{"question":646,"answer":647},"What would the Green Party of Vancouver build for the Park Board?","The Green Party of Vancouver says it would renew Hastings, Kensington and Renfrew community centres, keep working on Britannia, and renew the Vancouver Aquatic Centre, Kitsilano Pool, Kerrisdale and Britannia pools. It would also build a new 50m pool at Hastings or Kensington (platform, page 50).",{"question":649,"answer":650},"What do the Vancouver Greens promise on trees and green space?","The Greens say they would remove 5,000 existing stumps and plant new trees toward 30% tree canopy city-wide, starting with Strathcona, and pilot three Miyawaki forests. They would work with City Council on the 3-30-300 rule: three trees visible from every home, 30 per cent neighbourhood canopy, and green space within 300 metres (platform, page 48).",{"question":652,"answer":653},"Who has the power to carry out the Green Party of Vancouver's Park Board plan?","Park Board commissioners control parks, community centres, pools and rinks, so they could act on most items. City Council approves the capital plan and the budget that funds the board, so pool rebuilds and the $6m the Greens promise need Council's vote. The Green Party of Vancouver also names City Council, the School Board and three Nations as partners (platform, pages 48 to 50).",[655,658],{"label":656,"url":657,"publisher":366,"checkedAt":402},"ABC Vancouver will run Park Board candidates and no longer seek to abolish the board; the Province withdrew the 2025 Vancouver Charter bill (13 July 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fabc-vancouver-park-board-mayor-ken-sim-2026-election-approach",{"label":659,"url":660,"publisher":661,"checkedAt":402},"Vancouver mayor says he won't try to eliminate the park board if re-elected (13 July 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fca.news.yahoo.com\u002Fvancouver-mayor-says-won-t-222419316.html","CBC News, via Yahoo News Canada",{"slug":663,"title":664,"race":664,"order":412,"pages":665,"aim":668,"headline":669,"summary":670,"intro":671,"questions":675,"context":697},"school-board","School Board",{"from":666,"to":667},51,70,"Vancouver's public schools should give every student the opportunity to learn, belong and succeed.","The Green Party of Vancouver's plan for the Vancouver School Board","The Green Party of Vancouver's school board platform asks the Province for stable, multi-year school funding, puts classroom staff first in budgets, keeps seismic upgrades at the top of building priorities, requests a pause on AI chatbots in schools, and opens schools to child care and community use.",[672,673,674],"The school board section of the Green Party of Vancouver's 2026 platform runs from page 51 to page 70 and sets out what the party's candidates for the Vancouver Board of Education would do. The party states its aim as 'Vancouver's public schools should give every student the opportunity to learn, belong and succeed.' It names four guiding principles: student success, equity, reconciliation and environmental stewardship. Its chapters cover school funding and budgets, support for students, safe and climate-ready buildings, schools as community spaces, and governance and reconciliation.","The party's own summary on page 52 lists its largest commitments. The Greens would press for stable, multi-year provincial funding, put teachers, educational assistants and counsellors first in budget decisions, and review school fees that keep students out. They would keep seismic safety at the top of capital priorities, citing 43 of 106 VSB buildings at high seismic risk, request a pause on AI chatbots in schools for a review, expand child care on school sites, and make board decisions easier for the public to follow.","The party says it would focus on what the board can deliver directly and be clear when provincial action and funding are needed. The Board of Education runs Vancouver public schools, sets catchment boundaries and approves the district budget. The Province sets teacher pay and the funding formula, and the platform itself looks to the Province for seismic and other capital funding. Street safety near schools depends on City Council, and several items are shared with the Park Board.",[676,679,682,685,688,691,694],{"question":677,"answer":678},"What is in the Green Party of Vancouver's school board platform?","The Green Party of Vancouver's school board platform, on pages 51 to 70, covers school funding and budgets, support for every student, safe and climate-resilient buildings, schools as community spaces, and governance and reconciliation. The party says its aim is for every student to have the opportunity to learn, belong and succeed (platform, page 51).",{"question":680,"answer":681},"What are the Vancouver Greens' top priorities for the Vancouver School Board?","The Greens' summary lists these priorities: fully fund public education and spend it responsibly, support the people who make schools work, remove barriers so every student can take part, make schools safe, healthy and climate-resilient, turn schools into community resilience hubs, and govern transparently while advancing reconciliation (platform, page 52).",{"question":683,"answer":684},"Does the Green Party of Vancouver want to pause AI chatbots in schools?","Yes. The Green Party of Vancouver would request a pause on AI chatbots in schools so students, parents and educators can be consulted, with a full review of policy and procedures, including ethics and effects on thinking and learning (platform, pages 52 and 63).",{"question":686,"answer":687},"Can the Vancouver School Board fix school funding by itself?","The Province sets the funding formula and teacher pay, so the board can only ask for more. The Green Party of Vancouver says it would focus on what the board can deliver directly and be clear when provincial action and funding are required (platform, page 51).",{"question":689,"answer":690},"What would Green school trustees do about earthquake safety in Vancouver schools?","The Green Party of Vancouver would keep seismic safety at the top of the board's capital priorities, saying 43 of 106 VSB buildings remain at high seismic risk at an estimated $1.63 billion. It would ask the Province to approve and fund outstanding seismic projects (platform, page 61).",{"question":692,"answer":693},"How would the Vancouver Greens connect schools with the wider community?","The Greens would expand child care and after-school care on school sites, open more school gyms, fields, libraries and kitchens to community use outside class hours, and work with City Council and the Park Board on safer walking and cycling routes to school (platform, pages 64 and 65).",{"question":695,"answer":696},"How does the Green Party of Vancouver sum up its school board plan?","The Green Party of Vancouver closes with five aims: fund the classrooms, support the students, take care of our schools, connect schools to the community, and govern openly and responsibly. It says that when a solution sits outside the board's authority, it will say so clearly and build the partnerships required (platform, page 70).",[],[699,702,705,708,711,714],{"question":700,"answer":701},"What is in the Green Party of Vancouver's 2026 platform?","The Green Party of Vancouver's 2026 platform, titled \"A City That Works For You\", has City Council sections on Sustainable Growth, Affordable Living, Safety and Wellbeing, Economic Development and Good Government. It also has a Park Board platform and a School Board platform. Each section is split into chapters, and this site has a page for every chapter.",{"question":703,"answer":704},"When was the Green Party of Vancouver platform last updated?","The party's PDF says it was last updated on September 29, 2026. That update reworded the micro-units commitment on page 7 and fixed a typo on page 11, where the text on new buildings once read \"keep fossil gas heating\" and now reads \"ban fossil gas heating\" (platform, page 72).",{"question":706,"answer":707},"Who are the Green Party of Vancouver candidates in the 2026 Vancouver election?","Pete Fry is the Green Party of Vancouver's candidate for mayor. Annette Reilly, Bridget Burns, Camil Dumont and Stephanie Smith are running for City Council. Breanne Smart, Spencer van Vloten and Tom Digby are running for Park Board, and Alisha Masongsong and Julie Strilesky for School Board, according to the City of Vancouver's official candidate list.",{"question":709,"answer":710},"Where can I read the Green Party of Vancouver platform PDF?","The party publishes the PDF on its own website, vangreens.ca. On this site, every commitment links to the exact page of that PDF, so you can read the party's own wording next to our summary.",{"question":712,"answer":713},"Could the Greens carry out their whole platform if they win?","Some commitments are within the power of City Council, the Park Board or the School Board. Others ask the province, the federal government or TransLink to act, and the party can only press them. A council decision also needs six of the eleven votes. Each commitment on these pages is labelled with the body that would have to act.",{"question":715,"answer":716},"Who wrote these pages about the Green Party of Vancouver platform?","voche.me, an independent guide to the 2026 Vancouver election, wrote these pages from the party's own PDF. The Green Party of Vancouver did not write or approve them. Every commitment is reported as something the party says it would do.","2026-platform",[],"elections\u002Fbc-vancouver-2026\u002Fplatforms\u002Fgreen-party-of-vancouver","Every commitment in the Green Party of Vancouver's 2026 platform, sorted by chapter, with the PDF page for each one and the government that would have to act. 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The party says rising rents and redevelopment are pushing out local shops, social enterprises and arts groups. The chapter mixes city rules that council can change with requests to the Province, which holds some of the powers the party wants to use.","Two items depend on the Province. The Greens would work with the Province to give Vancouver more freedom to protect small businesses from large property tax increases. They would also ask the Province for protections for commercial tenants. The platform itself names the Province for both items, so a Green council could ask for these changes but would need the Province to make them.","The rest are city tools. The party's \"no net loss\" policy would require major redevelopment projects to replace the affordable commercial space they remove. The Greens would change zoning so buildings can have narrow storefronts, small shop spaces and businesses on upper floors. They would also give Business Improvement Areas, the local business groups that council approves, more flexibility and support.","For downtown, the party says remote work is here to stay. It would encourage offices to become homes, attract schools and colleges, expand arts programs, add family amenities and loosen zoning. The Greens would also explore fair payments from high-volume e-commerce delivery and logistics companies, to help maintain the public streets that support them. The platform gives no amount for these payments, and council, which controls city streets, would have to decide on them.",[743,748,753,758,762,766,770],{"title":744,"detail":745,"page":735,"authority":746,"authorityNote":747},"Progressive Property Tax Relief","The Greens would work with the Province to give Vancouver more flexibility to protect small businesses from disproportionate property tax increases, while still paying for the services and infrastructure the city needs.","province","The Vancouver Charter sets how the city may tax property, and only the Province can change it, so council can only ask for this power.",{"title":749,"detail":750,"page":735,"authority":751,"authorityNote":752},"Empowered and responsive Business Improvement Areas","The party would strengthen partnerships with Business Improvement Areas (BIAs), give them more flexibility and support for local projects, and help them build shared, local solutions for safety, economic activity, public spaces and communities.","city-council","Council approves Business Improvement Areas under the Vancouver Charter and decides how the city works with them.",{"title":754,"detail":755,"page":735,"authority":756,"authorityNote":757},"Commercial rent protection advocacy and local retention strategies","The Greens say independent businesses, social enterprises and arts groups are being pushed out by rising rents and redevelopment. The party would ask the Province for commercial tenant protections, and would use tax incentives, land-use policies, transition supports and targeted financial help to keep affordable commercial space for local businesses.","city-with-others","The platform says tenant protections would come from the Province, while the land-use tools and city funding it names are council's.",{"title":759,"detail":760,"page":735,"authority":751,"authorityNote":761},"Protect local businesses from displacement","The party would adopt a \"no net loss\" policy for affordable commercial space, requiring major redevelopment projects to replace the affordable commercial space they would otherwise remove.","Council approves rezonings and development permits, which is where the city sets conditions on major redevelopments.",{"title":763,"detail":764,"page":735,"authority":751,"authorityNote":765},"Human-scale mixed use","The Greens would support building patterns with narrow storefronts, small spaces and flexible mixed use, so homes, shops, studios, offices and services can share a street. They would update zoning to support active ground floors, small shop frontages and business uses on upper storeys.","Council sets zoning, which decides what can be built and used on each piece of land.",{"title":767,"detail":768,"page":736,"authority":751,"authorityNote":769},"Downtown reinvention","The party says remote work will continue and downtown must change with it. It would encourage office-to-housing conversions, attract educational institutions, expand arts and cultural programming, support family-friendly amenities and update zoning to allow more flexibility.","Council controls downtown zoning and city arts programs, and can invite schools and colleges to locate there.",{"title":771,"detail":772,"page":736,"authority":751,"authorityNote":773},"Fair Curbside Contributions","As delivery volumes grow, the Greens say they would explore fair contributions from high-volume e-commerce delivery and logistics operations to help maintain the public streets and curbs those operations use.","The city owns its streets and sets curb and parking rules, so any charge would start with a council decision.",[775,778,781,784,787,790],{"question":776,"answer":777},"What is the Green Party of Vancouver's no net loss policy for commercial space?","The Green Party of Vancouver would require major redevelopment projects to replace the affordable commercial space they would otherwise remove. The party says independent businesses, cultural groups and local retailers deserve a place in the city's future (platform, page 34).",{"question":779,"answer":780},"Would the Vancouver Greens bring in commercial rent control?","The Vancouver Greens say they would ask the Province for commercial tenant protections. At the city level they would use tax incentives, land-use policies, transition supports and targeted financial help to keep affordable commercial space for local businesses (platform, page 34).",{"question":782,"answer":783},"How would the Green Party of Vancouver lower property taxes for small businesses?","The Green Party of Vancouver would work with the Province to give Vancouver more flexibility to protect small businesses from disproportionate property tax increases. 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