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Press Release - Announcement of Campaign Co-Chairs
August 27, 2026
27 August 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Announcement of Campaign Co-Chairs KAREEM ALLAM, VANCOUVER LIBERALS ANNOUNCE MICHELLE MUNGALL AND ARMINDER RANDHAWA AS HONOURARY CO-CHAIRS FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN Vancouver, BC - Mayoral Candidate Kareem Allam and the Vancouver Liberals today announced that Michelle Mungal and Arminder...
Read More唐人街商業爆竊案激增275%，沈觀健（Ken Sim）公共安全策略未見成效
August 21, 2026
2026年8月19日 即時發布 溫哥華，卑詩省——溫哥華警察局最新統計數據顯示，唐人街商業爆竊案增加了275%，溫哥華自由黨表示，這證明溫哥華需要採取更全面、更有效的社區安全策略。 商業爆竊案由去年上半年的8宗，增加至今年同期的30宗。
Read MorePress Release - Chinatown Break-Ins Up 275% as Ken Sim’s Public Safety Strategy Falls Short
August 19, 2026
19 August 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chinatown Break-Ins Up 275% as Ken Sim’s Public Safety Strategy Falls Short Vancouver, BC — New VPD statistics showing a 275 per cent increase in commercial break-ins in Chinatown demonstrate that Vancouver needs a broader and more effective...
Read MoreSitka Media | Mayoral candidate proposes ward system in Vancouver — but only if voters want it
August 19, 2026
Kareem Allam has vowed to put together a citizens assembly to democratically explore the implementation of a ward system in Vancouver if elected. This could lead to a plebiscite during the 2030 election asking residents to vote on the idea of a ward system.
Read MorePress Release - Amanda Bains
August 19, 2026
19 August 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Liberals Announce Small Business Owner, Healthcare Worker, and Community Advocate Amanda Bains as Candidate for Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Amanda Bains joins Kareem Allam’s team to deliver meaningful change to the Vancouver Park Board Vancouver, BC –...
Read MoreSitka Media | ALLAM: Vancouver is the slowest place on Earth to approve housing — and it's costing us all
August 17, 2026
Eight years is also about the amount of time it takes to build one high-rise in Vancouver — the slowest place for housing approval on planet Earth. The Vancouver Liberals know what must be done to fix it.
Read MorePress Release – Ken Sim's Public Safety Plebiscite "Won't Solve Anything”
August 13, 2026
13 August 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ken Sim's Public Safety Plebiscite "Won't Solve Anything” Vancouver – Vancouver Liberals mayoral candidate Kareem Allam today rejected ABC Vancouver's proposed non-binding public safety plebiscite, calling it political theatre that fails to address the serious challenges facing the...
Read MoreSitka Media | ABC Vancouver calls for public safety plebiscite on ballot — opps decry 'glorified opinion poll'
August 13, 2026
VANCOUVER — Mayor Ken Sim and the ruling ABC party have expressed their desire to see two plebiscite questions added to the ballot on election day in October. "A plebiscite won't solve anything, and neither will Ken Sim," he told Sitka Media. "He's had...
Read MoreVancouver Sun | Vancouver's ABC party calls for drug-use plebiscite on October ballot
August 13, 2026
The ruling civic party wants to ask people if the city should crack down on open drug use and open a secure facility for involuntary care. “Residents don’t need another survey. They need a city that works.” Kareem Allam, Vancouver Liberals. Read our press...
Read MoreWhere Do Vancouver Parties Stand on AI?
August 11, 2026
AI data centres and chatbot accounts in schools are hot election topics. The Tyee asked municipal parties for their positions. Vancouver Liberals Party founder and mayoral candidate Kareem Allam told The Tyee he supports Canada having its own AI data centres as a matter...
Read MoreMayoral Candidate Kareem Allam To Address Food Insecurity
August 10, 2026
Vancouver Liberals’ Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam sits down with Will Lich, founder of UBC’s Community Food Hub, to discuss food insecurity, and what might be done to address the issue
Read MorePress Release - John Coupar
August 06, 2026
6 August 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Liberals Announce Former Park Board Chair & 11-year veteran of Park Board John Coupar as Candidate for City Council Prominent Civic Leader, Business Executive, and Practical Environmental Advocate joins Kareem Allam’s team to deliver meaningful change at...
Read More3 Vancouver mayoral candidates debate why they should lead city
July 28, 2026
With less than three months before Vancouver's municipal election, CBC B.C. has hosted two debates between the six main challengers to incumbent Mayor Ken Sim. In this debate, This is Vancouver host Stephen Quinn and municipal affairs reporter Justin McElroy talk with Rebecca Bligh,...
Read MorePress Release - Three Part Plan On Accountability & Integrity
July 28, 2026
KAREEM ALLAM, VANCOUVER LIBERALS PLEDGE LOBBYIST REGISTRY, CHEAPER PUBLIC RECORDS ACCESS, AND A STRONGER INTEGRITY WATCHDOG. VANCOUVER, BC (July 28, 2026) – Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam and the Vancouver Liberals today announced a three-part plan to strengthen accountability and transparency at City Hall, focused...
Read MoreKareem Allam and the Vancouver Liberals' response to the City of Vancouver's Villages Plan
July 14, 2026
The Vancouver Liberals today warned that the Villages Planning Program has serious gaps in infrastructure planning, phasing, retail viability, and public transparency that Council has failed to address before pushing the plan to adoption. "This plan has no credible infrastructure strategy. It has no...
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