Politics

Two key questions have come to shape what could be a defining moment in Surrey’s history: whether the city’s next mayor and council will support TransLink’s 10-year investment plan, and whether it’s time for the city to have its own police force.

The City of Richmond is investigating accusations that two posts on Chinese social media Wechat about this year's municipal elections are crossing the line into vote buying.

After 10 years leading British Columbia's largest city, Gregor Robertson is preparing to step away from the helm.

So why does diversity matter? For Sanjay Jeram, a senior lecturer in political science at Simon Fraser University, the arguments in favour of more diversity among elected officials can be divided into two distinct pieces: policy and philosophy.

There are plenty of reasons to be happy or upset with the actions of a municipal government. With this in mind, Research Co. recently asked Vancouverites about the performance of the current city hall on 10 different issues.

In Metro Vancouver alone, more than half of mayors will not see their name on the ballot this year – including those in the two most populous municipalities: Vancouver and Surrey.

The racial makeup of the Burnaby fire department sparked a tense exchange between bitter rivals Mayor Derek Corrigan and mayoral candidate Mike Hurley Saturday during the only real debate that will be held during the local election campaign.

Four out of five of the mayoral candidates who participated.

Aubichon, Maynard – Independent/Weed Party A former manager of a moving company, Aubichon says his top three priorities are to open more supervised injection sites, build more co-op housing and to legalize marijuana shops.

Across B.C., 47 per cent of residents say they are dissatisfied with the first-past-the-post system currently used to elect members of the legislative assembly. But there's a generational divide in who wants change.