Where the candidates stand, issue by issue

Pick an issue to see every mayoral candidate’s position side by side. Each position links to the public source it comes from.

Housing
3 questions: Vancouver should simplify and speed up approvals for new housing; New housing should only be approved where it fits the existing scale and character of the neighbourhood; Vancouver should reverse the pause on new supportive-housing projects.
Taxes & spending
2 questions: Vancouver should end the zero per cent property tax freeze and return to regular annual increases; Vancouver should generally keep annual property-tax increases at or below inflation.
Public safety
1 question: Improving public safety in Vancouver depends mainly on funding more policing.
Transportation
2 questions: Vancouver should advocate for extending SkyTrain from Arbutus to UBC; The City should make parking cheaper and easier for drivers, including removing meters at beaches and community centres.
Climate
1 question: Vancouver should strengthen its tree canopy strategy.
Economy
1 question: Vancouver should simplify City permitting and regulation for businesses.
Parks & recreation
3 questions: Vancouver should keep an independently elected Park Board; Vancouver should substantially increase capital spending on parks, pools and recreation facilities; Vancouver should build more public washrooms.
Reconciliation
2 questions: The City should review and increase its funding for Indigenous organizations; The City should support the Jericho Lands and Heather Lands developments as currently planned.