Vancouver Liberals on health: washrooms, supportive housing, clinics and rats
Health and Environment in the Vancouver Liberals' 2026 plan proposes new public washrooms, 24-hour bathrooms and showers in new supportive housing, reversing what the party calls a supportive housing ban, half property tax for clinics, Downtown Eastside Wi-Fi, a rat panel and more recycling depots.
CITY COUNCIL
The aim of Health and Environment, in the party's words
Our city streets and parks are covered with animal and human poop, a clear sign of how City Hall is failing to do its basic job.
The Vancouver Liberals' Health and Environment topic opens with the state of the streets. The party says streets and parks are covered with animal and human waste, and that Vancouver has the fewest public bathrooms of any major city in North America. Its answer is new public washrooms across the city, and a rule that every new supportive housing project include public bathrooms and showers open 24 hours a day.
The topic also covers housing and local services. The party would reverse on day one what it calls a ban on new supportive housing, cut property taxes in half for family doctors and walk-in clinics, help bring free public Wi-Fi to the Downtown Eastside, oppose cuts to the public library, form an expert panel on rats and open more recycling depots. It raises noise from loud vehicles and a shrinking tree canopy, but gives no action for either.
Council funds city facilities, sets the property tax rate and decides where supportive housing is approved, so most of these items are city decisions. Health services, treatment and drug policy belong to the Province and the federal government.
2 CHAPTERS
Every chapter in Health and Environment
Public Washrooms and Supportive Housing
Vancouver Liberals: new public washrooms and reversing the supportive housing ban
- Build new public washrooms across the city
- 24-hour public bathrooms and showers in new supportive housing
- Reverse the ban on new supportive housing on day one
Clinics, Libraries, Wi-Fi, Rats and Recycling
Vancouver Liberals: half property tax for clinics, a rat panel, more recycling depots
- Cut property taxes in half for family doctors and walk-in clinics
- Free public Wi-Fi in the Downtown Eastside
- Oppose cuts to the Vancouver Public Library
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Who holds the power for these 8 commitments
Each chapter page names the body for every commitment and gives the reason in one sentence.
ON THE BALLOT
The Vancouver Liberals candidates behind this
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about Health and Environment
What is the Vancouver Liberals' health platform?
The Vancouver Liberals would build new public washrooms, require 24-hour public bathrooms and showers in new supportive housing, reverse what they call a supportive housing ban, and cut property taxes in half for family doctors and walk-in clinics (party issues page).
How would the Vancouver Liberals help people find a family doctor?
The Vancouver Liberals would cut property taxes in half for family doctors and walk-in clinics in Vancouver, which they say would help practices stay open and draw new doctors. Doctor supply and health care funding are provincial and federal (party issues page).
What do the Vancouver Liberals propose on the environment?
The Vancouver Liberals would open more recycling depots, starting where they are most needed, and say Vancouver recycles only 51% of its beverage containers. They name a tree canopy strategy but give no target or action for it (party issues page).
What would the Vancouver Liberals do for the Downtown Eastside?
The Vancouver Liberals would work with Downtown Eastside organizations to help deploy free public Wi-Fi. They would also require public bathrooms and showers open 24 hours a day in new supportive housing (party issues page).
Can City Council build more supportive housing in Vancouver?
Council decides where supportive housing is approved, so it can allow new projects and attach conditions, as the Vancouver Liberals propose. Health services and treatment come from the Province and the federal government (party issues page).
Sources
Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it.
- Kareem's Plan for a Better Vancouver (Issues page) SAYS SO ITSELFVancouver Liberals · checked