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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · 2d

Under Ken Sim and ABC, the cost of community festivals, events, and parades has risen. Dozens of iconic events celebrated for years are at risk of disappearing. This must change. Balancing the city budget on the backs of volunteer organizations is unacceptable.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 2d

My breaking file on the province requiring a referendum to kill Vancouver's Park Board.

Sim is avoiding criticism of the province on this decision — but he was originally hopeful to get rid of the park board in six months.

But he lost political capital, and the province wasn't inclined to help.

B.C. government says Vancouver requires a referendum to eliminate its park board | CBC News

The B.C. government has put forward legislation that would only allow the City of Vancouver to eliminate its independently elected parks board if it is approved by local voters in a referendum.

www.cbc.ca

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parkboardscott.bsky.social @parkboardscott.bsky.social · 2d

Well said!

Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · 2d

Premier Eby strongly rebukes Ken Sim’s plan to eliminate Vancouver’s elected Park Board. All parties in the Legislature—BC Greens, BC Conservatives, and BC NDP—unanimously oppose abolishing the Park Board without public input. Now let’s apply this to the Integrity Commission.

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: B.C. Municipalities Minister Christine Boyle has put forward an amendment to the Vancouver Charter that will only allow the city to eliminate the Vancouver Park Board through a referendum.

Buckle your seatbelts, folks.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · 2d

Premier Eby strongly rebukes Ken Sim’s plan to eliminate Vancouver’s elected Park Board. All parties in the Legislature—BC Greens, BC Conservatives, and BC NDP—unanimously oppose abolishing the Park Board without public input. Now let’s apply this to the Integrity Commission.

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: B.C. Municipalities Minister Christine Boyle has put forward an amendment to the Vancouver Charter that will only allow the city to eliminate the Vancouver Park Board through a referendum.

Buckle your seatbelts, folks.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, @tomdigby1.bsky.social , for your motion to legalize sunsets at Sunset Beach. Thank you, @parkboardscott.bsky.social and @brennanbastyo.bsky.social , for your acknowledgment, and @laura-christensen.bsky.social for supporting this motion. Vancouver thrives when we collaborate. #vanpoli

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · 5d

Vancouver needs more public bathrooms to reduce street waste. Hiring additional frontline service workers is essential to address service gaps. The most basic function of a city is to deal with waste.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks for your knowledge and advice Sam. Looking forward to seeing you for our regular policy chats. Thanks OPS for reconnecting us!

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parkboardscott.bsky.social @parkboardscott.bsky.social · 14d

I was proud to take part in the 17th Annual Hunters Cup fundraiser in support of the Chris Lesanko Rehabilitation Fund. This event is a reminder of how sport can bring people together for something bigger than the game itself.

Also great to see PoCo Councillor Glenn Pollock supporting this event.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · 15d

Ken Sim’s ABC cut library hours, ended living wage pay & closed the renters’ office. Meanwhile they raised property tax 26% to pay for junkets to Junos & $14 mn in World Cup tix. We'll fight for fair taxes, protect frontline services, and prioritize renters, workers & families.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · 18d

Ken Sim’s plan to get rid of industrial lands means more people have to travel to Richmond and Surrey for work.

We’ll create the first Industrial Land Reserve to help keep good jobs here in Vancouver.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · 23d

Homelessness in Vancouver has increased 12% under ABC. On day one, the Vancouver Liberals will reverse ABC’s cruel ban on supportive housing for seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and people with low-barrier needs. In my Vancouver, we don’t ban any kind of housing!

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parkboardscott.bsky.social @parkboardscott.bsky.social · 26d

I believe everyone has the right to enjoy our public spaces. Few things are more beautiful than watching the sunset at Sunset Beach on a warm summer night in Vancouver.

Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · 26d

Vancouver Liberals will MAKE SUNSETS LEGAL at Sunset Beach.

During the summer months, the sun sets AFTER the police clear the beach at 10pm. We’ll change this during the summer months so that everyone can enjoy our beautiful sunsets.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · 26d

Vancouver Liberals will MAKE SUNSETS LEGAL at Sunset Beach.

During the summer months, the sun sets AFTER the police clear the beach at 10pm. We’ll change this during the summer months so that everyone can enjoy our beautiful sunsets.

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parkboardscott.bsky.social @parkboardscott.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thank you Kareem for your leadership in protecting our parks and recreational facilities. Your commitment highlights why having an elected Park Board is so important, ensuring our public spaces are cared for and defended with accountability to the people who use them.

Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · Sep 11

The Vancouver Liberals strongly support a democratically elected Park Board. Our parks are not a land bank for development— or a home for corporate renaming.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · Sep 11

The Vancouver Liberals strongly support a democratically elected Park Board. Our parks are not a land bank for development— or a home for corporate renaming.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · Sep 8

Bitcoin is how drug cartels operating in Vancouver move and launder money. The crime and safety issues in our city are a direct result of this. We need to make it harder for criminals to move money with Bitcoin–not heating pools with it.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · Sep 4

The younger generation must be able to succeed - that’s the social contract Canada is based on. In Vancouver, this means better-paying jobs, and cheaper housing. Getting young people back to Vancouver has to be our number 1 goal!

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · Sep 2

We will build housing faster, cheaper, and smarter under the @vanliberals by eliminating the Vancouver Building Code and adopting the BC Building Code, as all other cities do. We will also merge the twelve departments approving new housing developments into one.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy Labour Day!

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · Aug 29

From potholes, parks, and missed garbage pick up. Vancouver deserves better.

Quality city upkeep and great city services start with front-line workers.

On day one a Vancouver Liberal govt will requisition 400 new front-line CUPE workers to get things back on track.

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · Aug 26

There is a level of integrity and accountability that people expect of their leaders, by all counts ABC has failed. And now that ABC has been found to have broken the law, they state they will continue to break it. Vancouver deserves A Better Council.

Carol Reardon @caroltreardon.bsky.social · Aug 26

Its Integrity Commissioner has found that Mayor Ken Sim and (what were then) his seven ABC Vancouver Party councillors repeatedly breached the Vancouver Charter’s most basic requirement: that the people’s business must be done in the open. #VanPoli
www.biv.com/news/comment...

Kirk LaPointe: Integrity commissioner slams Vancouver mayor and council for breaking open meeting law

Council members argue meetings were merely caucus discussions, where no votes were taken.

www.biv.com

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parkboardscott.bsky.social @parkboardscott.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Concord Pacific DragonBoat Festival is a cornerstone of summer in Vancouver. I know how hard both Alexis Gall and Dominic Lai have been working to save this event and I truly appreciate them both for their dedication.

I am there for them.

#DragonBoatFestival

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

2026 Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival cancelled due to FIFA World Cup: organizer

Organizers of Vancouver’s Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival say the event won’t be going ahead next year due to the FIFA World Cup.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · Jul 16

IT'S TIME
IT'S TIME
IT'S BRACKET TIME

The Coastal section for the Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol is here!

low key nanaimo bars versus pirate packs may be the most emotional vote of the week

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol: Round 1 — Coastal | CBC News

Nanaimo bar or pirate pack? Canucks jerseys or yoga pants? Today's vote is about human creations from the coast.

www.cbc.ca

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Kareem Allam @kareem42.bsky.social · Jul 16

Anna’s Hummingbird for our biggest city. 😇? PS. Love this bracket.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Jul 15

Kareem Allam — the veteran political strategist who came up with the 100 cops, 100 nurses pledge that helped get Mayor Ken Sim elected — has become one of the mayor’s most outspoken critics.

Now, he’s out to unseat him. @harrisonmooney.bsky.social writes.

Ken Sim Has a Shedding Problem | The Tyee

Vancouver’s mayor keeps losing allies. Now his former chief of staff wants his job.

thetyee.ca

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