Cancel the $800 million second city hall and hire 400 staff
The Vancouver Liberals would cancel an $800 million project they call the "Second City Hall" and hire 400 new front-line unionized staff.
CITY TAXES AND THE CAPITAL PLAN
Vancouver Liberals on taxes and budget
These two commitments sit together because one is a saving and the other is a cost, and the party has published a figure for the saving but not for the hiring.
The 400 staff would work on garbage pickup, road maintenance and parks and recreation facilities. The party has not published what they would cost.
The $800 million figure and the name "Second City Hall" are the party’s own description of the project. We have not checked it against the city capital plan.
2 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS
What they say they will do
Cancel the $800 million second city hall
The party commits to cancelling what it calls the "$800-Million Second City Hall" project.
- Cost
- $800 million, as described by the party
- Who has the power
- Council approves capital projects.
Hire 400 new front-line unionized staff
The 400 staff would improve garbage pickup, road maintenance and parks and recreation facilities.
- Cost
- Not published
IN THE FULL PLATFORM
More on taxes and budget in the Kareem's Plan for a Better Vancouver
The party's full platform document covers this issue in 4 chapters. Each chapter page lists every commitment with its PDF page and says which government would have to act.
Spending, Services and Housing Approvals
Vancouver Liberals: 400 city workers, no $800m second city hall, one housing office
Facility Oversight and Capital Renewal
Vancouver Liberals: Park Board control of its buildings, a new community centre each cycle
An Elected Park Board and a Better Budget Process
Vancouver Liberals: keep the Park Board elected, raise its share to 9% of the budget
Pools, Parking, Festivals and the PNE
Vancouver Liberals: $1.35B for parks and pools, no beach parking meters, a PNE audit
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.
- Vancouver Liberals home page SAYS SO ITSELFVancouver Liberals · checked
- Pete Fry unveils Green Party of Vancouver housing plan Daily Hive · 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
- Kareem's Plan for a Better Vancouver (Issues page) SAYS SO ITSELFVancouver Liberals · checked
- Vancouver Liberals: Our Plan for Parks and Recreation Facilities (PDF) SAYS SO ITSELFVancouver Liberals · checked
- Vancouver Liberals: Intimate Partner Violence Policy (PDF) SAYS SO ITSELFVancouver Liberals · checked