Vancouver Civic Election 2026 - Page 5

csbvan · #81 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 4:47 AM**

OneCity is stacking up quite the slate. I expect they have our next mayor.

Migrant_Coconut · #82 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 6:13 AM**

Meanwhile, Orr's thinking about legal action over Kenny's fib.

WarrenC12 · #83 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 4:25 PM**

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OneShitty? That’s disappointing. Too bad ABC has made so many errors and maybe handed back control of council to another band of vapid virtue signallers.

So you basically hate 2 of the biggest parties in Vancouver on both sides of the spectrum. Who exactly are you supporting?

WarrenC12 · #84 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 4:26 PM**

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Meanwhile, Orr's thinking about legal action over Kenny's fib.

Sim looks like a fool here but Orr is better off taking the high road and just ignoring it.

The funny part is that I'm sure nobody would be surprised if he was doing what was alleged, or something similar.

whatnext · #85 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 7:01 PM**

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So you basically hate 2 of the biggest parties in Vancouver on both sides of the spectrum. Who exactly are you supporting?

How about the Vancouver Liberals? Too bad Bula didn't sign up with them. Now she stuck with the Lucy the Bike Lady and their totally unknown mayoral candidate.

I'll probably vote Pete Fry for mayor and a mix of Liberals, TEAM and the odd ABC councillor. Maybe Orr just for the shit-disturber factor.

WarrenC12 · #86 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 9:03 PM**

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I'll probably vote Pete Fry for mayor and a mix of Liberals, TEAM and the odd ABC councillor. Maybe Orr just for the shit-disturber factor.

Resulting in the most dysfunctional council in the history of Vancouver.

whatnext · #87 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 9:15 PM**

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Resulting in the most dysfunctional council in the history of Vancouver.

Gasp, they might even have to compromise instead of bulldozing over residents' concerns.

WarrenC12 · #88 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 9:16 PM**

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Gasp, they might even have to compromise instead of bulldozing over residents' concerns.

How did that work out with Stewart at the helm?

MalcolmTucker · #89 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 9:50 PM**

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How about the Vancouver Liberals? Too bad Bula didn't sign up with them. Now she stuck with the Lucy the Bike Lady and their totally unknown mayoral candidate.

I'll probably vote Pete Fry for mayor and a mix of Liberals, TEAM and the odd ABC councillor. Maybe Orr just for the shit-disturber factor.

On Radio Canada this morning Bula said after meeting with the Liberals that they're just one guy--no organization.

GenWhy? · #90 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 9:52 PM**

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How did that work out with Stewart at the helm?

I mean not too bad really, once ABC took over and started to claim things happening during their term was their idea all along.

Only bad thing I really remember from Stewart era is the joint multi-government body / department fail on the encampments (that goes for pro and anti removal positions)

Migrant_Coconut · #91 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 11:19 PM**

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On Radio Canada this morning Bula said after meeting with the Liberals that they're just one guy--no organization.

Specifically, the one guy who was happy managing ABC until they booted him. We'll see if they can become any more viable by October, but right now they're kind of a joke.

Feathered Friend · #92 Posted **Mar 9, 2026, 11:34 PM**

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Glow Fun City · #93 Posted **Mar 10, 2026, 8:11 PM**

Vancouver Coun. Sean Orr sues Mayor Ken Sim for defamation

Vancouver Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for allegedly defamatory comments Sim made at an event for members of Chinese-language media in February.

Orr filed a civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver Tuesday.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c...-sim-defamation-suit-vancouver-9.7122809

chowhou · #94 Posted **Mar 11, 2026, 5:29 AM**

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Vancouver Coun. Sean Orr sues Mayor Ken Sim for defamation

Vancouver Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for allegedly defamatory comments Sim made at an event for members of Chinese-language media in February.

Orr filed a civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver Tuesday.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c...-sim-defamation-suit-vancouver-9.7122809

It's an interesting idea I guess. It's ironic that Sean Orr will be arguing in court that saying someone is providing free drugs to addicts is a defamatory statement! i.e. his court case depends on him arguing a reasonable person hearing about someone handing out drugs would damage that person's reputation. Would he argue that it's reasonable to look down on Jean Swanson because she's on record doing it?

bluefox · #95 Posted **Mar 11, 2026, 6:46 AM**

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It's an interesting idea I guess. It's ironic that Sean Orr will be arguing in court that saying someone is providing free drugs to addicts is a defamatory statement! i.e. his court case depends on him arguing a reasonable person hearing about someone handing out drugs would damage that person's reputation. Would he argue that it's reasonable to look down on Jean Swanson because she's on record doing it?

The argument wouldn't be that "someone provided free drugs!" is a defamatory statement. It's that Sim alleged that an elected official, who a reasonable person would expect to possess a stronger moral and ethical compass than the average voter, was engaging in illegal activity while in office, without evidence to support the allegation. Drug trafficking is still illegal, despite any decriminalization that's occurred over the past several years. Drug use is still stigmatized and shamed, especially among the community to which Sim was targeting that message, and he absolutely knew that when he chose to make the allegation against Orr.

It's up to Orr to decide whether he feels he needs to defend his character through legal means. I don't have a problem with it.

Politically? Giving the story a second wind might be the smarter move, keeping a spotlight on the mayor's poor conduct as more voters start "tuning in" to municipal politics.

chowhou · #96 Posted **Mar 11, 2026, 7:13 AM**

The way I see it, it would be like if Chrystia Freeland sued someone for defamation if they said to a bunch of conservative voters she smoked marijuana pre-legalization when Trudeau himself was a self admitted smoker and the Liberal Party was clearly in favour of legalization.

Sean Orr and COPE have long been pro decriminalization and pro destigmatization so it's ironic to me that he'd sue for someone saying he did something that he would himself support, yet hasn't done (yet), and is saying that reasonable people would consider it a bad thing.

bluefox · #97 Posted **Mar 11, 2026, 3:03 PM**

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The way I see it, it would be like if Chrystia Freeland sued someone for defamation if they said to a bunch of conservative voters she smoked marijuana pre-legalization when Trudeau himself was a self admitted smoker and the Liberal Party was clearly in favour of legalization.

Sean Orr and COPE have long been pro decriminalization and pro destigmatization so it's ironic to me that he'd sue for someone saying he did something that he would himself support, yet hasn't done (yet), and is saying that reasonable people would consider it a bad thing.

That's not quite the right comparison -- in that case, Freeland smoking would be a personal activity, possibly done in private. Perhaps if the allegation had been that she operated an unlicensed dispensary selling illegal cannabis products prior to legalization.

Either way, there's a clear gap between supporting something and doing that something yourself, and in this case the gap is pretty wide. Just because a politician doesn't want people to be stigmatized for using drugs, doesn't want people to arrested or charged for using drugs, may have used drugs themselves, etc., doesn't mean they traffic drugs.

Tysonbrown · #98 Posted **Mar 11, 2026, 4:57 PM**

(Sean Orr and COPE have long been pro decriminalization and pro destigmatization so it's ironic to me that he'd sue for someone saying he did something that he would himself support, yet hasn't done (yet), and is saying that reasonable people would consider it a bad thing.)
Missing the point...
The Mayor of Vancouver committed public defamation and liable. He broke the law.

RedArbutus · #99 Posted **Mar 11, 2026, 5:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tysonbrown

(Sean Orr and COPE have long been pro decriminalization and pro destigmatization so it's ironic to me that he'd sue for someone saying he did something that he would himself support, yet hasn't done (yet), and is saying that reasonable people would consider it a bad thing.)
Missing the point...
The Mayor of Vancouver committed public defamation and liable. He broke the law.

100%. The (hilarious, in my mind) irony is that Sean Orr legitimately is the most likely councilmember to hand out free drugs on Christmas Day. That doesn't change the fact that a) doing so is a crime and b) insinuating that it happened is defamatory and c) the person doing the insinuation is a public official, meaning they are held to higher moral standard of conduct and that their words are de facto on the public record.

MIPS · #**100** Posted **Mar 11, 2026, 5:38 PM**

I'd like the see the photo that apparently set this all off, or if it's simply disappeared.