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Patrick reports from OneCity's nomination meeting as to who their council and school board candidates will be. Raymond Louie becomes the latest Vision Vancouver councillor to announce his plans not to run for reelection, leaving Heather Deal as the sole remaining Vision councillor seeking re-election. The BC Civil Liberties Association and Union of BC Indian Chiefs launched a complaint against the Vancouver Police Department following reports of street checks disproportionately targeting black and indigenous communities. Here's the Daily Xtra article Matthew mentioned. And we take a look at the newly released Vancouver housing strategy. And for this week's Vancouveratta, we look at the Arbutus Greenway. Support us on Patreon

Announcement: We're launching a Patreon! You can now support the show at patreon.com/cambiereport. In our first segment, Squamish Nation Councillor Khelsilem (@khelsilem) joins us to talk about Squamish nation politics, Jean Swanson's latest rally, the COPE nomination meeting, Ian Campbell's acclamation as the Vision mayoral nominee and randomized ballots. Then sitting city councillor Andrea Reimer (@andreareimer) and past councillor Ellen Woodsworth (@ellenwoodsworth) come to talk about the work of city councillors, advancing gender equity policies and some Vancouveratta. Thanks to everyone who came out! Stay tuned to our Twitter and Facebook pages for our next live show (sometime in July).

Live Show: We're doing a live show on Monday, June 11 at 7pm (doors at 6) at The Emerald (555 Gore). RSVP on Facebook or Eventbrite In a surprising result, Ken Sim won the NPA mayoral nomination defeating sitting Park Board Commissioner John Coupar and populist Glen Chernen. We break down who Sim is, what this means for the NPA and where Chernen may end up. Then we discuss a mixer held by the Bremner team on the day after and try to read the tea leaves about who was there and what it means. On the progressive side, the VDLC has reached agreements with the various parties and it's somewhat of a mess. We try to sort out what happened and why pretty much everyone is disappointed (which might mean it's a good compromise). Justin McElroy (@j_mcelroy), CBC's municipal affairs reporter, joins us. Find Justin at justinmcelroy.com Note: Apologies for the short bits of electronic noise in the first few minutes of the podcast. We're planning to upgrade our mics in the near future (or at least properly shield them).

This week we look at the race for Vision Vancouver's mayoral nomination between Chief Ian Campbell and former federal Liberal candidate Taleeb Noormohamed. Then we have an interview with Hector Bremner and discuss the possibly YesVancouver slate he's pulling together. Finally, we speak to some Vancouveratta about Stanley Park. Glen Chernen (and Ken Sim), if you're listening, we'd still love to talk to you. And mark June 11 in your calendar's as we're planning to host a live show that evening. Links mentioned in the show: Bringing the Squamish Nation into the global market An unnatural history of Stanley Park Send tips and corrections to us at cambiereport@gmail.com and leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Ken Sim, John Coupar and Glen Chernen are the final three vying for the NPA mayoral nomination but who are these men who would be mayor? It turn out it can be a bit hard to find out! We look at a new video from Ken Sim, Ian spoke with John Coupar and we try to figure out what's up with Glen Chernen. But first, we speak with data analyst, political scientist and pro-housing activist Jennifer Bradshaw about her hopes for the Vancouver municipal election. Follow Jennifer @amoraexcyna Finally, we follow up with the latest from Hector Bremner, the VDLC negotiations and end with some Vancouverrata about Japantown. As always, keep telling your friends about us and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. We loved FO's review that said we're better than the last Star Trek movie.

Non-profit developer and Hogan's Alley advocate Stephanie Allen (@builtjustice) joins the podcast to talk about her work, Hogan's Alley and racial justice in Vancouver housing. Then we get into the ongoing pickle that is the NPA mayoral race as the #SupplyBros and Gregory Baker continue to get into public fights over Hector Bremner's declined mayoral bid. Plus we spend some time on how racist the NPA is and who little Jenna might be. We then talk about the state of the progressive race (prior to any rumours we may have leaked last night about Vision kiboshing talks with the other parties) and include an interview Matthew did with Shauna Sylvester (apologies for the background noise). Finally, we introduce a new segment: Vancouverrata, where we bring in a historical and less political fact from Vancouver's history. Today's story comes from Stephanie about Vie's Chicken & Steaks. Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_khoX5h2FkQ Also: Our mistake, there were 4 women on the NPA board and 2 re

Right after finishing recording our next episode we heard a rumour that Vision Vancouver has walked away from Vancouver District & Labour Council talks with COPE, OneCity, Greens and Team Jean. We wanted to get this out right away as this is shocking news that suggests a very divided field going into this fall's municipal election. We'll have a full episode (recorded before this news) that we recorded with Stephanie Allen tomorrow (May 14).

Burnaby South NDP MP Kennedy Stewart announced this afternoon that he'll be resigning as a Member of Parliament and is launching an independent bid for Mayor of Vancouver. Stewart is hoping progressive parties will line up behind him and support his bid. Ian and Matthew were there at his press conference to record his introductory remarks and ask a few questions. Ian then spoke with ResearchCo pollster Mario Canseco about the state of the increasingly fractured Vancouver mayoral race and a couple of his latest releases. We realize this is our third episode in a week and we really don't plan to be doing this so frequently. If this is too much content coming at you (or not enough?) let us know. Get at us on Twitter @cambiereport or email us cambiereport@gmail.com

Hector Bremner announced today that the NPA board had rejected his bid to run for mayor, despite the green light committee recommending he be approved. Ian spoke with Hector by Skype and then calls in Patrick for reactions. This is an ongoing story, so expect more soon.

Vancouver's progressive parties jockeyed in advance of the Vancouver District & Labour Council's meetings to try to reach a unity consensus. Ian reports from Jean Swanson's The City We Need platform launch and Patrick reports from the Crossroads conference where he spoke with mayoral hopefuls Shauna Sylvester and Kennedy Stewart. Then we take a preliminary crack at the state of the NPA race - hours before the entire thing fell apart. Nevertheless we presciently discussed what the possible ramifications of a premature end to Hector Bremner's NPA mayoral bid might be. Finally, we touch on the School Tax revolt, changes to the city's liquor laws, some local podcast recommendations (SOLD! and Metro Conversations) and how you can work on the Vancouver election. Please rate and review us, Follow us on Twitter (@cambiereport), tell a friend and look forward to another episode within the week (given the pace of #vanpoli this week).

Ian Bushfield and Patrick Meehan are joined by StarMetro's Jen St Denis (@jenstden) to catch up on the latest news in Vancouver politics. First, we look at the conflict of interest claims filed against NPA councillor Hector Bremner and how the party says it won't not use a loophole in municipal campaign finance laws. Then we go into the latest independents to come forward for the "progressive" side and how close Adriane Carr is to announcing her own bid for mayor. Finally, we touch on some electoral mechanics changes including randomized ballots, a request to the province to let permanent residents vote and a weird story about a Facebook poll that purports to tell you who your ideal mayoral candidate would be. As always, please keep telling your friends about us, share our episodes on social media, leave a review where you found us and send any feedback to us at cambiereport@gmail.com

Frances Bula has been covering urban issues and city politics in Vancouver since 1994. From drug policy to bike lanes to billion-dollar development projects to homelessness to garbage debates and more, Frances has covered it. Today her work can be found in the Globe and Mail and she's previously written for Vancouver Magazine, BCBusiness and over 20 years at the Vancouver Sun (plus many, many other publications). She's also prolific on Twitter @fabulavancouver We spoke with Frances about her career as a journalist, covering city hall, how the city has changed in her time covering it, how this election is different and we ask a number of questions from our Twitter followers. Find more of Frances' work at www.francesbula.com We know there's a ton of news about campaign finance laws, the NPA's newest mayoral candidate and electoral system, Morgane Oger's possible mayoral bit and more. We'd actually planned to talk about all of this but we ended up covering so much with Frances that we'll have to get back to it i

Mario Canseco (@mario_canseco) is a pollster with the new company Research Co. His first poll looks at the popularity of several potential mayoral candidates. Ian, Matthew and Patrick talk with Mario about polling, his new company and the state of the race.

Shauna Sylvester has launched an independent bid for mayor of Vancouver but is she a Vision plant? Meanwhile on the left, COPE is reportedly urging UBC urban designer Patrick Condon to seek their nomination. And on the right, John Coupar seems to be sucking all the air out of the NPA nomination race. Finally, we revisit the ongoing remuneration row going on at the Metro Vancouver board and we look once again into our mailbag. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @CambieReport Email us: cambiereport@gmail.com And please tell others about the show and leave a five-star review wherever you found us.

Ian, Patrick & Matthew look at the state of the Vancouver mayoral election, the Metro Vancouver board's decision to vote themselves a pension increase, more mayors who aren't running again and finish off by responding to the incredible feedback from episode 1!

In the first full episode of Cambie Report, Ian Bushfield and Patrick Meehan are joined by Erin Reddekopp (@reddekoppter) from The Tipsy Archives (@TipsyArchives) podcast to dive into the history of Vancouver politics, break down how municipal elections work in the city and look at the state of the race. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Send us an email: cambiereport@gmail.com Follow Ian Follow Patrick Find Ian's ongoing spreadsheet of declared candidates