"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy Pride Weekend, Vancouver! COPE candidates & volunteers had a great time at Saturday's Dyke March on the Drive.

Beautiful night for the Trans March! COPE will always fight for trans rights, and work to provide material resources to make Vancouver a just, joyful, and inclusive city. @seanorr.bsky.social @devyani.bsky.social @stephanieformayor.bsky.social

"Joy is such a necessary practice within liberation efforts. Joy says 'you can’t take my humanity' to those who are bent on stealing everything from us. It’s resistance to a system that only seeks to extract and exploit." - @stephanieformayor.bsky.social www.votecope.ca/news/happy-p...

Happy Pride Weekend and Happy Emancipation Day — COPE Vancouver

Hey friends, Happy Pride Weekend and Happy Emancipation Day! I’m looking forward to seeing folks at events over the weekend, celebrating freedom and the people who fought relentlessly for us to hav...

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Its time we accept that our governments don’t view housing as a human right. They do respect property rights, as we saw when ABC councillors expressed empathy for home owners facing negative impacts from the Villages Plan. But in the same week, renters at Myron Manor were given zero consideration.

Today ABC voted to displace a building of renters for hotel, many of whom are low income seniors who will not find replacement housing in their n’hood. A community who looks out for each other, gone. Like so many before them. This is not the Council decision causing the most angst on my timeline.

NEW at City Hall: Ken Sim and ABC just voted against restoring the Renters Office. ABC eliminated this office dedicated to supporting at-risk tenants back in January 2023. We're going to restore the Renters Office after we evict ABC in October.

NEW: ABC just voted to demovict and displace working class tenants in Mt Pleasant. They voted to destroy Myron Manor, replacing affordable rental homes with a boutique hotel. @stephanieformayor.bsky.social

A few months ago ABC defeated a motion from Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social to study options for a publicly-owned or community-operated grocery store on City land in Vancouver. Election Day is October 17th. Volunteer: www.evictkensim.ca Chip in: www.votecope.ca/donate

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Today Zohran is announcing that the New York City-owned grocery stores his administration is piloting will discount staple items 30%. Core groceries like produce, meat, seafood, pasta, bread, yogurt, butter, nuts, rice and beans will all receive this price cut.

A toxic beach is bad for everyone - homeowners, renters, tourists, and obviously our wildlife. Don’t let big oil ruin Vancouver. Let’s join the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and COPE Councillor @seanorrofficial and RESIST development without protections for our residents and our environment.

Here's today's feature-length episode of This is Vancouver in which @jmcelroy.bsky.social and I question the three "Progressive" candidates hoping to run for Mayor of Vancouver. William Azaroff, Stephanie Allen and Pete Fry. It's good stuff! Tell a friend! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

Mayoral candidate mini-forum: the progressive candidate edition

Podcast Episode · This is Vancouver · July 21 · 46m

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“With so many experienced public servants gone, is this about better services, or about replacing them with politically aligned insiders at City Hall?” - Stephanie Allen vancouversun.com/news/an-extr...

'An extraordinary spike': Vancouver spent $6 million on severance agreements last year, newly obtained document reveals

The way city hall is now slashing jobs, through both voluntary buyouts and involuntary layoffs, is costly and reckless, ABC's political opponents say.

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This morning CBC’s Early Edition invited Stephanie Allen, William Azaroff, and Pete Fry on the show for the first mayoral debate of the People's Primary. Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

Mayoral candidate mini-forum: the progressive candidate edition | This is Vancouver | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen

With less than three months before local elections the race is opening up. Perfect time for Stephen Quinn and Justin McElroy to stir the pot. This episode is the first of two exclusive candidate mini-...

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Didn't think I'd ever see it but finally some responsible framing of the story. It really is that simple: we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.cbc.ca/news/science...

'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News

Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.

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"We need to elect the exact opposite of Ken Sim and ABC, clean up city hall, and fight for our city." @stephanieformayor.bsky.social dailyhive.com/vancouver/ab...

'Undemocratic': ABC Vancouver and Ken Sim face blowback | Daily Hive | Urbanized

ABC Vancouver and Mayor Ken Sim are facing blowback on a couple of key issues that were revealed this week.

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We need a Mayor who is focused on the needs of the people, not on their junkets and crypto investments. This October we're going to Evict Ken Sim and elect Stephanie Allen, a mayor who will show up to work every day to fight for Vancouver. @stephanieformayor.bsky.social @seanorr.bsky.social

We need people. If you live in BC, and have an hour or two to spare in a month, we need your help! We need help with: - putting up posters - writing emails - doing online research - making posters, leaflets - making videos If you can do any of them, please reply/DM

Amazing night talking to voters before the new Boots Riley film ‘I Love Boosters’ and then meeting the genius himself. Cuz when art meets the political moment, powered by the people, we will change the world. ✊🏽❤️✌🏽

“We really have to press the Province to make transit free. Let’s get people out of their cars.” @stephanieformayor.bsky.social dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...

We had a great turnout last night for our Town Hall meeting on AI data centres in Vancouver. This October we're going to Evict Ken Sim and elect a Mayor and Council majority who will give power back to the people. www.evictkensim.ca @stephanieformayor.bsky.social @seanorr.bsky.social

Thank you to all of our members who contributed to building an incredible platform today at our Policy Conference. This year's fight for Vancouver is just getting started. We can't wait to win a Vancouver for all! @seanorr.bsky.social @stephanieformayor.bsky.social

You're invited to a Town Hall on Wednesday evening. Come learn from political candidates and speakers about how we can organize to resist AI data centres at the municipal level in Vancouver. RSVP: www.evictkensim.ca/stop-ai-data... @seanorr.bsky.social @stephanieformayor.bsky.social

Stop AI Data Centres Townhall - COPE Vancouver

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"COPE is a party that rocks the boat ... We know that none of the gains we’ve experienced as a society, whether it’s human rights, fair treatment or shared prosperity, have been won without fighting for it." - @stephanieformayor.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/07... #FightForVancouver

Stephanie Allen Wants to Be Vancouver’s Next Mayor | The Tyee

The former BC Housing exec pledges to use her research and building bona fides to serve the whole city.

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“Let’s talk about the journey to get where we’re going, but let’s keep values as the guiding force.” @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...

Stephanie Allen Wants to Be Vancouver’s Next Mayor | The Tyee

The former BC Housing exec pledges to use her research and building bona fides to serve the whole city.

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Lenny deleted this on Bluesky but not Twitter. That really speaks volumes.

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Which councillor Lenny?

This is an incredible resource, showing the huge untapped potential for building permanently affordable housing at scale. Imagine what we can build once we evict ABC and make City Hall work for the people. @seanorr.bsky.social @stephanieformayor.bsky.social dailyhive.com/vancouver/ub...

How $50 billion in public land could help solve B.C. housing crisis | Daily Hive | Urbanized

A "first-of-its-kind" tool from UBC's HART suggests there's massive potential in fixing the housing crisis with public B.C. land.

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Lowering the costs to market developers/builders *without* making it a requirement that these savings are passed on to renters/buyers will just create a better profit margin for investors. I havent seen any such requirements from city/provincial/federal cost cutting programs.

"Sorry developers, but that's fair." @stephanieformayor.bsky.social @seanorr.bsky.social

ABC cuts road safety, headlight motion passes at FCM, and Stephanie Allen has a plan for the Mayor’s Office Read all about it in this month's Orr Report: www.votecope.ca/news/orr-rep... @seanorr.bsky.social

ORR Report: ABC cuts road safety, my headlight motion passes at FCM, and Stephanie’s Plan for the Mayor’s Office — COPE Vancouver

Wow, I can’t believe it’s been a month since my last Orr Report ! Time really flies when you’re having fun! I’m being facetious of course, because Ken Sim’s Vancouver can often feel anything but fu...

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Ken Sim and ABC's list of failure, betrayals, and controversies is too big for a single video. @stephanieformayor.bsky.social , @seanorr.bsky.social , and COPE are going to go the opposite direction.