Amauri Caliman
Amauri Caliman is running for Mayor of Vancouver as an independent candidate. His campaign is organized around H.O.M.E. Housing, Opportunity, Mobility and Everyone. His priorities include housing delivery and affordability, opportunities for residents and small businesses, a safer and more connected transportation system, public safety, accessible City services, and measurable accountability for City Hall.
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I strongly support faster, simpler housing approvals while maintaining necessary safety and public-interest reviews. I want Vancouver to measure homes completed and occupied, not just applications processed. An approval is not a front door.
Existing neighbourhood scale should not become a permanent ceiling on housing. I support thoughtful growth, including low-rise housing and greater density near transit, while considering infrastructure, heritage, services and neighbourhood impacts.
I support new supportive housing where it is professionally operated, properly staffed and connected to mental-health, addiction and recovery services. Location, safety, operator capacity and measurable outcomes should be part of every approval.
I do not support automatic tax freezes or automatic annual increases. The City should first reduce duplication, improve procurement and demonstrate value. Any increase should be transparent, justified and tied to maintaining measurable services.
Keeping increases at or below inflation should be the goal where responsibly possible. Inflation is a useful benchmark, but I would not impose an arbitrary ceiling if essential services genuinely require more after efficiencies have been pursued.
Police are essential for violence, serious crime and immediate danger, however, not every call requires police. I support using the right resource for the right problem, including health-led crisis teams, while funding police positions where evidence shows they are needed.
I support extending SkyTrain to UBC, subject to a clear scope, funding plan and partnership with TransLink, UBC, the Province and federal government. It should advance alongside improvements to bus reliability and other mobility gaps across Vancouver.
I would assess parking by location, demand, accessibility, transit options and neighbourhood impacts. Some busy destinations may need pricing to manage turnover, but parking policy should not unnecessarily penalize families, seniors or people without practical alternatives.
I strongly support expanding Vancouver’s tree canopy where feasible, especially in low-canopy, high-heat and park-deficient neighbourhoods. Trees are only part of the climate solution. Nearly 60% of Vancouver’s carbon pollution comes from buildings, primarily from burning natural gas for heat and hot water. We need to accelerate building and facility electrification, improve energy efficiency, and reduce fossil-fuel emissions as much as possible while continuing to grow and maintain a healthy urban canopy.
I support one clear path through City permits and licences, with published service standards, predictable timelines and a single point of guidance. Necessary rules should protect the public; unnecessary delay is simply another cost for local businesses.
I support keeping an independently elected Park Board while improving coordination and accountability between the Board and City Council. Residents should be able to see who is responsible for decisions, spending and results.
I support targeted investment where asset condition, safety, accessibility, demand and long-term value justify it. I would not commit to a blanket increase in capital spending without first reviewing priorities, costs and the condition of facilities citywide.
I support a citywide network of accessible public washrooms with dependable hours, clear wayfinding and service levels based on demand. Public washrooms are basic civic infrastructure, particularly around parks, transit and busy commercial areas.
I support reviewing funding and increasing targeted support where there is a clear public benefit, demonstrated need or connection to the City’s reconciliation commitments. I would not support an automatic across-the-board increase without defined outcomes. Reconciliation must be more than a signed agreement, it has to be visible in the City’s actions and in the way we work with Indigenous communities.
I support Indigenous-led development and additional housing, but I would not endorse every detail of a major project simply because it is currently proposed. I would consider housing, infrastructure, transit, public benefits, phasing and community impacts.