Vancouver City Councillor. Fighting corruption and greed. UBCM Director, urban issues, arts/culture, dog-guy. Green. https://xitter.cf/t.co/5WnUI5ZTq5
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Pete Fry retweeted
Remember when you cancelled an entire council meeting because you didn’t want to hear motions from opposition councillors?
You can support the plebiscite. You can oppose it.
But if you participate in the debate, you should have the courage to stay in the room and vote.
Vancouverites elected us to make decisions — including the difficult ones — and they deserve to know where we stand. #vanpoli
ABC lackeys feigning disappointment w/ 8sec gotcha from 1 hour meeting - yet couldn't answer basic questions on law/jurisdiction, explain $500k cost, meet a reasonable standards of notice/evidence, and cut me off from comment on their non-binding, performative election stunt 😐
Disappointing to see councillors from the Greens, COPE & Vote Vancouver walk out of the special council meeting today instead of voting for or against adding a ballot question on stronger enforcement against open-air, hard drug use in Vancouver. #vanpoli
But where is Sim? Not in chambers. Last seen stateside and hasn't been attending these marathon hearings.
At tonight’s public hearing, there were numerous individuals obstructing Council business. It is clear that this is foreign interference. Only those affected by land use decisions should speak before Council, not those calling in from Southern California.
We will be reporting this immediately to the appropriate authorities for a proper investigation.
I have organized an emergency meeting with the City Manager, VPD Chief Steve Rai and other relevant officials to discuss immediate actions to protect our democratic institutions.
Foreign interference bad.
BUT As the councillors who bothered to show up for public hearing still here at midnight: ever-absent “mayor” tweets outrage from..?
#wheresken
At tonight’s public hearing, there were numerous individuals obstructing Council business. It is clear that this is foreign interference. Only those affected by land use decisions should speak before Council, not those calling in from Southern California.
We will be reporting this immediately to the appropriate authorities for a proper investigation.
I have organized an emergency meeting with the City Manager, VPD Chief Steve Rai and other relevant officials to discuss immediate actions to protect our democratic institutions.
Pete Fry retweeted
Today: Full speed, inside the swim markers.
I’m calling on all Commissioners to support my motion tonight @ParkBoard to prohibit and severely restrict sea-doos in Burrard Inlet.
parkboardmeetings.vancouver.…
Pete Fry retweeted
That sounds great! elected @ParkBoard will be very happy to work with @chipyvr and LULU on how to spend that money to benefit the iconic Kits beach!
Lululemon's founder and majority owner, Chip Wilson, has been vocal about the company's leadership and brand direction.
globalnews.ca/news/11871635/…
It’s a toxic workplace characterized by knee jerk partisan pettiness - though I would highlight the thoughtful and attentive words of my colleagues Bligh, Maloney and Orr. Lost in this mess : council majority voted to ignore and abandon some if our city’s most vulnerable
Watched City Council last night. While everyone was waiting for the natural gas motion, a different one—about reinstating sex worker support—highlighted exactly how council has been operating lately
straight.com/city-culture/ho… @PtFry @seanorr @Lucyincanada
The thing about conflict of interest is *perception*.
A normal taxpayer-funded plaza takes 6-10 months to approve, but if you are a neighbour in the employ of the mayor Ken Sim's office it takes less than four?
🤔
*perception*
A newly constructed temporary plaza built next to an East Vancouver restaurant is raising questions as to whether it was accelerated due to the business’ connection to the mayor’s office.
ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article…
Trevor, with (every modicum I can possibly muster of) due respect, you've no position to lecture on cheap political stunts, respectful workplace, or harassment. Your office literally trumped up defamatory lies about an elected councillor. Your entire brand built on disrespect 1/2
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Speaking of cheap political stunts @Trev_Ford_North
Bringing cameras into work areas to film non political city staff (and especially in context of mass "zero means zero" layoffs) is very intimidating and disrespectful indeed.
This you? It's not us.
xitter.cf/KenSimCity/status/2019…
We're excited to be moving forward with piloting VanStat, a new operational system that breaks down silos between City departments to deliver a more efficient, effective City Hall.
VanStat is built off of CompStat, an evidence-based reporting program used to identify challenges and improve accountability through data and cross-department collaboration.
VanStat will ensure City resources are deployed where they're needed the most.
Yesterday, an adversarial City Councillor leaned into my office uninvited to call me a “f#@!ng donkey” I think he meant it as an insult.
But donkeys are intelligent, loyal, tough as heck, and regularly deployed to protect livestock from predators.
checks!
#donkey 🚫ABC
ALT Split image: top shows a donkey standing amongst a flock of sheep. Deployed by ranchers as livestock guardian the donkey appears taller and larger amongst the sheep. The second image shows a donkey holding aloft the limp body of a dead coyote in its mouth. Third image is a donkey close up of face
While voting as an ABC block, Cllr Zhou - quoted in the article -- professed to be solidly "pro housing," but his voting record suggests he's "solidly" voted against new supportive housing, rentals in Shaughnessy, and now, social housing city-wide #notallhousing
Vancouver council rejects move to fast-track social housing towers, citing public opposition theprovince.com/news/vancouv…
Today, as Trump awarded new "FIFA Peace Prize" his militarized ICE agents are targeting football-loving racialized migrants
Wednesday, I ask Vancouver to affirm our commitment to Sanctuary City: Access Without Fear as part of our FIFA Human Rights Plan.
council.vancouver.ca/2025121…
ALT PHOTO: Donald Trump celebrates 'great honour' of winning FIFA peace prize, shaking hands with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, with cup in foreground
The beautiful game, used as a cover for deportation and breaking up families, while FIFA strokes Trump's ego with some symbolic prize. Please let's do something meaningfully symbolic and stand for Sanctuary & Access without Fear in Vancouver's FIFA plan hrw.org/news/2025/12/03/us-i…
'Twas weeks before Christmas
And staff at the City
Checked stockings for pink slips
Such a Holiday pity...
"'Tis best for our budget!" laughed our malevolent hero
"More layoffs to come, 'cause Zero Means Zero!"
ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article…
ALT AI generated Grinch in front of cartoon rendering of Vancouver skyline. Grinch is smiling as snow falls lightly around and red Dr Seuss style lettering at top right reads "Zero Means Zero!"
Zero Means Zero Meets FIFA
Staff report Dec 9 recommends terminating 10/11 Advisory Committees. As World Cup looms and we've yet to see a Human Rights Plan, volunteer-led citizens advisories are scrapped.
Eliminating Committees saves $160k @ department targeted by #zeromeanszero
ALT Vancouver logo atop a staff report dated Dec 1, 2025. Reads in part: Recommendations THAT Council change the term of all Council Advisory Committees (Type A Civic Agencies), except for the Urban Indigenous Peoples’ Advisory Committee, to end on January 30, 2026. Purpose To seek Council approval to change the term for 10 of the 11 “Type A” Council Advisory Committees to end on January 30, 2026, to address timing constraints and capacity pressures arising from the simultaneous scheduling demands of an intense Council and Public Hearing meeting schedule due to significant volume of public hearing referrals, FIFA World Cup 2026, and the 2026 general local election.
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❌Children, Youth and Families
❌Older Persons and Elders
❌Persons with Disabilities
❌Racial and Ethno-Cultural Equity
❌Renters
❌Transportation Advisory
❌Food Policy Council
❌Women’s Advisory
#zeromeanszero