Disussion points in VanMag on BC by-election running for Vancouver – Mount Pleasant
Conservation, Wildlife, and Animal Welfare
As Greens, how we treat our planet and its inhabitants reflect our fundamental values. As a Green MLA, I will fight to push those values into provincial decisions and lend my voice to those who have none. An Endangered Species Act for B.C.Currently, our conservation efforts here in B.C. are woefully inadequate, and reflect a last-century mindset …
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I promise big change in the Vancouver-Mount Pleasant by-election
On Tuesday (February 2), voters in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant will head to the polls and mandate a big change for our riding.
The big change coming to Vancouver-Mount Pleasant isn’t just the replacing of Jenny Kwan’s 20-year career as MLA since she stepped aside six months ago.
The big change will be electing me as Vancouver’s first Green MLA, and sending a strong signal that East Van is ready to do things differently.
There are other changes coming like the removal of the viaducts, the relocation of St. Paul’s Hospital, Broadway Subway, eastern expansion of downtown Vancouver, vanishing Chinatown, or even the ever-increasing property values that threaten to displace many long-time residents.
Broadway Subway and Public Transit
development has come at the expense of housing affordability and led to extreme property speculation, even in advance of actual city re-zonings. It is critical that the Broadway Subway development is not a trigger for massive displacement, and that transit-oriented development is concurrent with senior government investments in publicly owned housing stock.
Byelection Battle: Meet Candidates Vying for Vancouver Mount-Pleasant
— NDP’s Mark dreams of minister role, while Greens’ Fry keen to surprise in long-orange riding.
Active in civic politics, Fry won 47,000 votes when he ran for city council in 2014. Not quite enough to win a seat, but he noted he was the top vote-getter in the Strathcona, Mount Pleasant and Britannia neighbourhoods, all of which are within Vancouver-Mount Pleasant. “I know I have solid support in this riding,” he said.