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No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"I'm forever out shopping and supporting small independent businesses, supporting the arts, and making sure that people have whatever mode of transportation that they can use to get around the city and feel that it's easy.","source":{"label":"Q&A: Frances Bula On Covering Urban Issues And Running For Vancouver City Council","url":"https://howardchai.substack.com/p/frances-bula-journalist-onecity-vancouver-council-election"},"steps":7},{"slug":"stephanie-smith","name":"Stephanie Smith","ballot":147,"party":"Green Party of Vancouver","colour":"#667D26","photo":true,"score":1,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":1,"note":"Party platform; candidate not quoted. 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