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No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"Launch pre-approved housing designs, including prefabricated options, and partner with Build Canada Homes to attract investment and fast-track qualifying projects.","source":{"label":"September 16 housing proposals","url":"https://www.vangreens.ca/vancouver_greens_building_the_housing_we_need_at_home"},"partyReference":{"name":"Green Party of Vancouver","proposals":7,"statesNumber":false},"steps":6},{"slug":"rebecca-bligh","name":"Rebecca Bligh","ballot":52,"party":"Vote Vancouver","colour":"#7A3D9E","photo":true,"score":8,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"cost","earned":1,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":1,"note":"Vote reported by The Ubyssey and CBC News, July 28, 2026."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. 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No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"A Muhammad Ahmad administration will modernize and strengthen empty homes enforcement so homes are used for people, not portfolios.","source":{"label":"Detailed infrastructure and property-levy proposal","url":"https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/blueprint/pure-vancouver"},"partyReference":{"name":"Bright Future Vancouver","proposals":2,"statesNumber":true},"steps":6},{"slug":"ken-sim","name":"Ken Sim","ballot":54,"party":"ABC Vancouver","colour":"#0D6068","photo":true,"score":7,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":1,"note":"City-reported results, June 9, 2026."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"He outlined continued efforts to accelerate development approvals through his party’s established “3-3-3-1” permitting framework, which represents approval timelines of three days for home renovations, three weeks for single-family detached homes/townhouses, three months for multi-family projects, and one year for high-rise towers.","source":{"label":"Vancouver mayor vows 0% tax hike in 2027, $400 million for new community centres","url":"https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-mayor-ken-sim-property-tax-community-centres-board-of-trade-announcement"},"partyReference":{"name":"ABC Vancouver","proposals":1,"statesNumber":false},"steps":6},{"slug":"amauri-caliman","name":"Amauri Caliman","ballot":55,"party":null,"colour":null,"photo":true,"score":4,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. 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No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"We must replace Vancouver’s separate building by-law with the BC Building Code, which is used by all the other municipalities across the province.","source":{"label":"Vancouver Liberals commit to faster, cheaper housing construction","url":"https://www.vancouverliberals.com/press_release_vancouver_liberals_commit_to_faster_cheaper_housing_construction"},"partyReference":{"name":"Vancouver Liberals","proposals":1,"statesNumber":false},"steps":6},{"slug":"scott-gilbert","name":"Scott Gilbert","ballot":57,"party":null,"colour":null,"photo":true,"score":8,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"cost","earned":1,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"timeline","earned":1,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. 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No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"he's running to make Vancouver homes permanently affordable for those who live and work here.","source":{"label":"Candidates page, City Council team, #100 Jarrett Hagglund","url":"https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/candidates"},"partyReference":{"name":"OneCity","proposals":2,"statesNumber":true},"steps":6},{"slug":"joyce-gillespie","name":"Joyce Gillespie","ballot":101,"party":"ABC Vancouver","colour":"#0D6068","photo":true,"score":2,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":0,"note":"No instrument the office controls is named."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"keep approvals moving so Vancouver builds more of the homes families need","source":{"label":"Joyce Gillespie for Vancouver City Council, campaign website","url":"https://joycegillespie.com/"},"partyReference":{"name":"ABC Vancouver","proposals":1,"statesNumber":false},"steps":6},{"slug":"annette-reilly","name":"Annette Reilly","ballot":102,"party":"Green Party of Vancouver","colour":"#667D26","photo":true,"score":2,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":0,"note":"No instrument the office controls is named."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"That means building enough housing that people can actually afford to live here.","source":{"label":"Opinion: I lost my house to cancer. Sort of.","url":"https://www.straight.com/city-culture/opinion-i-lost-my-house-to-cancer-sort-of"},"partyReference":{"name":"Green Party of Vancouver","proposals":7,"statesNumber":false},"steps":6},{"slug":"mike-klassen","name":"Mike Klassen","ballot":103,"party":"ABC Vancouver","colour":"#0D6068","photo":true,"score":5,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":1,"note":"Rejected, July 28, 2026."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"I supported cancelling the proposed Villages Plan because I believe Vancouver can accommodate growth while respecting neighbourhood character, listening carefully to residents, and ensuring infrastructure keeps pace.","source":{"label":"July 2026: A Summer of Global Celebration and Local Progress","url":"https://mikeklassen.ca/2026/08/july-2026-a-summer-of-global-celebration-and-local-progress/"},"partyReference":{"name":"ABC Vancouver","proposals":1,"statesNumber":false},"steps":6},{"slug":"john-jones","name":"John Jones","ballot":104,"party":null,"colour":null,"photo":true,"score":7,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"cost","earned":1,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"John will push Council to help them stay in their homes.","source":{"label":"Platform (text as read on September 25, 2026)","url":"https://johnjonesvancouver.netlify.app/platform/"},"steps":6},{"slug":"geoff-teoli","name":"Geoff Teoli","ballot":105,"party":"Vote Vancouver","colour":"#7A3D9E","photo":true,"score":1,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":1,"note":"Party platform; candidate not quoted. 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No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"There is a better way: launch pilot projects in one or two willing communities, measure the results, and learn from the experience.","source":{"label":"Opinion: Vancouver should pilot the Villages Plan before reshaping 17 neighbourhoods","url":"https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-villages-plan-neighbourhood-testing"},"partyReference":{"name":"Vote Vancouver","proposals":9,"statesNumber":true},"steps":6},{"slug":"iona-bonamis","name":"Iona Bonamis (陶思穎)","ballot":113,"party":"OneCity","colour":"#DE2E3A","photo":true,"score":5,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":1,"note":"City minutes name her as a speaker in opposition, December 9, 2025."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. 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Vancouver Liberals publishes 1 commitment on this issue."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":0,"note":"Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"partyReference":{"name":"Vancouver Liberals","proposals":1,"statesNumber":false},"steps":7},{"slug":"frances-bula","name":"Frances Bula","ballot":146,"party":"OneCity","colour":"#DE2E3A","photo":true,"score":4,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"Now she's running to bring that clear-eyed pragmatism to topics like housing and good governance at the council table.","source":{"label":"Candidates page, City Council team, #146 Frances Bula","url":"https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/candidates"},"partyReference":{"name":"OneCity","proposals":2,"statesNumber":true},"steps":7},{"slug":"stephanie-smith","name":"Stephanie Smith","ballot":147,"party":"Green Party of Vancouver","colour":"#667D26","photo":true,"score":4,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"to make Vancouver a city where everyday people can afford to stay. Stephanie Smith has spent her career solving that problem one person at a time. At City Hall, she'll work to solve it for everyone.","source":{"label":"Stephanie Smith candidate page","url":"https://www.vangreens.ca/stephanie_smith"},"partyReference":{"name":"Green Party of Vancouver","proposals":7,"statesNumber":false},"steps":7},{"slug":"ibrahima-cisse","name":"Ibrahima Cisse","ballot":148,"party":"Bright Future Vancouver","colour":"#0E7EA7","photo":true,"score":2,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":0,"note":"No instrument the office controls is named."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"Housing and homelessness, mental health and addiction, and the state of public spaces and services are issues he believes need more attention and a stronger connection between residents and government.","source":{"label":"Candidate-submitted VoteMate profile","url":"https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13689"},"partyReference":{"name":"Bright Future Vancouver","proposals":2,"statesNumber":true},"steps":7},{"slug":"caitlin-stockwell","name":"Caitlin Stockwell","ballot":149,"party":"OneCity","colour":"#DE2E3A","photo":true,"score":4,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"I want our city to build neighbourhoods that everyone can live in","source":{"label":"Caitlin Stockwell campaign site","url":"https://www.caitlinstockwell.ca/"},"partyReference":{"name":"OneCity","proposals":2,"statesNumber":true},"steps":7},{"slug":"josh-gordon","name":"Josh Gordon","ballot":150,"party":"TEAM for a Livable Vancouver","colour":"#162B6F","photo":true,"score":3,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":0,"note":"No instrument the office controls is named."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":1,"note":"Study published in Canadian Public Policy, March 1, 2020."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"TEAM is the only party that wants to ensure that residents are empowered in relation to big land use decisions","source":{"label":"Josh Gordon for Council","url":"https://www.voteteam.ca/candidates-2026/josh-gordon-for-council"},"partyReference":{"name":"TEAM for a Livable Vancouver","proposals":9,"statesNumber":true},"steps":7},{"slug":"guy-dube","name":"Guy Dubé","ballot":151,"party":null,"colour":null,"photo":true,"score":0,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":0,"note":"No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"steps":7},{"slug":"mohadeseh-gharib-p-arasi","name":"Mohadeseh Gharib P. Arasi","ballot":152,"party":"Bright Future Vancouver","colour":"#0E7EA7","photo":true,"score":1,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":1,"note":"Party platform; candidate not quoted. Bright Future Vancouver publishes 2 commitments on this issue."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":0,"note":"Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"partyReference":{"name":"Bright Future Vancouver","proposals":2,"statesNumber":true},"steps":7},{"slug":"noi-soudarack","name":"Noi Soudarack","ballot":153,"party":null,"colour":null,"photo":true,"score":0,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":0,"note":"No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"steps":7},{"slug":"naomi-chocyk","name":"Naomi Chocyk","ballot":154,"party":"TrueBlue Vancouver","colour":"#1D4ED8","photo":true,"score":2,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":0,"note":"No instrument the office controls is named."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"faster approvals and decisions that help families, workers and seniors stay in the city.","source":{"label":"Naomi Chocyk campaign website","url":"https://naomichocyk.com/"},"partyReference":{"name":"TrueBlue Vancouver","proposals":1,"statesNumber":false},"steps":7},{"slug":"solomon-yi-kieran","name":"Solomon Yi-Kieran","ballot":155,"party":"COPE","colour":"#E71010","photo":true,"score":6,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"COPE is pushing for 20,000 new units of affordable publicly owned rental housing, including 4,000 units built on city land, so that we can bring rents down and supply affordable housing to the people who need it.","source":{"label":"Solomon Yi-Kieran candidate profile","url":"https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13103?riding=794"},"partyReference":{"name":"COPE","proposals":7,"statesNumber":true},"steps":7}]}]}