Man that graph just says it all though

We’re just going to say it: this Vancouver community is AMAZING. When we found out about Mayor Sim’s austerity budget and sneaky plan to pass it, we weren’t sure we could respond effectively in time. Turns out, we didn’t need to worry. 🧵

Pretty proud of this one

NEW: Vancouver city councillor @seanorr.bsky.social proposes giving renters the first chance to buy their buildings dailyhive.com/vancouver/va... #vanpoli #HomesForAll

dying listening to @mikeklassen.bsky.social say that @seanorr.bsky.social picture of the city will be "no fun". No fun as in, public services funded and public infrastructure maintained? www.youtube.com/watch?v=HayF...

Ken Sim’s “Zero Means Zero” budget is reckless austerity dressed as leadership. It guts services while hiding the real impacts. At City Hall, not one of the seven Park Board Commissioner spoke in support because they know these cuts will damage community centres, parks, and programs across Vancouver

Over 600 Vancouver residents signed up to speak about the city’s 2026 draft austerity budget, but we still need your voice! Sign our open letter urging council to protect public health, climate resilience, and essential services. Deadline: Sunday EOD.

1/ Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, a day we honour and mourn the lives taken by transphobic violence.

Vancouver’s draft budget stinks: we demand a change! 👶💩 On Nov 25 from 9-10:30 am join WTC and friends at a diaper “change-in” at Vancouver City Hall as council prepares to vote on the draft operating budget.

The number of people speaking to Vancouver council simply asking for *an actual budget* rather than a vague budget outline should in itself enough to stop council from passing it. The bare minimum should be saying what you're going to cut.

VANCOUVER: “Over 60!businesses have signed an open letter to council, asking the city not to make a controversial budget cut to the Department of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability.” See my comments to Council today in the thread below. This budget won’t save money. It’ll cost FAR too much.

And that’s it! Thanks so much to everyone for speaking. We will hear debate and decision on November 25.

631: thanks to be last. Opposed. Homeowner. Raise our taxes. Shocked and disappointed to read everything from sustainability to baby change tables being cut. Lucky her child didn’t die in heat dome. Appeals to klsssen, Meizner and Dominato. I’ve seen you vote w conscious before. City should be 4 all

Speaker #631 - the last word from public speakers to Council! There's still time to take action to stop Ken Sim's cuts! Send a letter: www.votecope.ca/stopsim Budget vote coming up Nov. 25th. #StopTheCuts #vanpoli

“My name is Brent Toderian. I’m a resident of Vancouver. I’m also a city planner, a former chief planner for Vancouver, and now an advisor to cities across Canada & around the world. Council knows I don’t make a habit of this. I can count on one hand the times I’ve spoken to council as a citizen.”

NOW: Likely final day of 600+ speakers addressing Council on Ken Sim's Awful Budget. Watch live or follow Councillor Orr's prolific updates! www.youtube.com/live/nW7nFWE...

363: property owner. First time speaking. Opposed. Brittania is my community centre. I see wealth disparity everywhere. We see people who are struggling. We need more programs that lifts people out of desperation. Artificial conditions of austerity. Modest increase would prevent cuts.

Day 4! Here we go…

NEW: Over 60 Vancouver businesses have signed an open letter to council, asking the city not to make cuts to the Department of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability. vancouver.citynews.ca/video/2025/1... #StopTheCuts #vanpoli

there's a change-in being staged at Vancouver City Hall next week, coinciding with the vote on a proposed budget that may see change tables removed from city facilities to "save money" www.instagram.com/p/DRNu5kYksgu/

195: homeowner and biz owner. On paper I should support. Happy to live in a city where city provides services. Property owners are not struggling the most. Can’t understand how this move makes sense. Huge mistake. I’d be so disappointed if we cut services to homelessness and women and children

189: opposed. 190: lawyer, mother. Grateful for speakers. Pleading with you to vote no. Affront to democracy. Not a waste of time. This is a test. Privilege of holding this office. Affront to common sense. Blind budget with nothing but cuts to community. Goes against our own data.

NOW: If you missed your speaking slot to Council last week, they are calling through all speakers again now. Get on the line. Councillor Orr continues to document this remarkable grassroots opposition to Ken Sim's cuts. #vanpoli

464: opposed. Zero means zero is irresponsible gimmick. Maintain staffing and critical infrastructure. Higher fees and barriers hurt Vancouver. Participated in budget consultation, why ignore? Rent is going up whether she likes it or not. Possible we don’t know what we’re choosing to cut.

Ok back from break. 542: what is not in front us. Like getting a novel with half the pages missing. We aren’t employees told it’s balanced but the pages that tell us how are missing. It’s not a budget it’s an outline. You can’t debate what you can’t see. We don’t need the best slogan we need best

510: Aaron Jasper. Former PB commissioner. 2 teenagers. Opposed. 2009 we went through recession but we were transparent. Took feedback from people. Close bloedel conservatory? No, we went back to drawing board. It’s too abstract. It’s not real. Can’t believe that cuts to PB won’t happen

498: so many friends priced out. ABC is choosing to bail out the rich. It’s bizarre considering the feedback. Insult to democracy. Cites 500+ pages previous budget drafts. Leaves no room for debate. Democratic backslide in US, don’t want that in Canada. But turnout is a good sign.

Listening to Ken Sim’s @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social interview and it’s kind of surprising his team doesn’t prepare him better for this tough interviewer. He says the police board has said no to some budget asks and the police have cut back their spending - but can’t name examples. #vanpoli

My rent is going up regardless of property tax increases.

Over 600 people signed up to speak to Vancouver council on the proposed 2026 budget, demanding transparency & protections for health, climate safety, & community wellbeing. Sign your name to the open letter from CAPE BC & our friends at @cane-bc.bsky.social & @womentcities.bsky.social !

Reminder: council will continue to hear from speakers on the proposed budget. There’s a non zero chance we will get to speakers we missed the first time around.

Stop Ken Sim's budget cuts. Protect our community's services and programs. I've added my voice to the outcry and you should too. Send a letter to city council: share.nwmd.social/s/TFTIr1NR Seeing this city finally mobilize against its own inertia is invigorating! #StopSim #Vancouver #YVR #VanPoli

Mayor Sim and his allies thought they could sneak through an austerity budget that would gut climate, arts and other crucial programs, but Vancouver residents proved him wrong with thousands of letters and historic turnout to speak in person on the issue. 🔥

After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity

City Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social was on CBC Radio today speaking with Gloria Macarenko about ABC's austerity budget. The segment also included independent Cllr Bligh and ABC Cllr Klassen. LISTEN: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #vanpoli #StopTheCuts

Takes 2 minutes or 120 seconds any way you measure it Ken Sim and the ABC must be stopped #vanpoli #stopsim #evictkensim

The fight back against Ken Sim's cuts continues this week. Your response has been incredible, with over 2300 letters sent to Council in less than 3 days. Add your voice today - it only takes a minute to send a letter to Council here: www.votecope.ca/stopsim #StopTheCuts #vanpoli

If you live in Vancouver, please take a moment and use this link COPE has put together to send our ABC councillors and the mayor an email opposing their budget. www.votecope.ca/stopsim

If you love libraries, community centres, parks, arts and culture in Vancouver, and don't want to see them cut in order to increase the police budget by half a BILLION dollars, send a message to let city council know that their cuts are not what people voted for: www.votecope.ca/stopsim

Reminder: Ken Sim’s budget will make food trucks more expensive. Or with a 25x increase in permit fees, put your favourite one out of business.

Stop Ken Sim’s Cuts! Use our letter-writing tool to 'barrage' ABC with opposition to this disastrous budget. This budget: Cuts Arts & Culture Cuts Community Services Mistreats city staff Under-funds Libraries Cuts Millions from Parks and Rec Cuts baby changing tables(?!) votecope.ca/stopsim

My full story on the “people’s filibuster:” how Ken Sim and the ABC councillors got an earful this week from people opposed to their zero tax increase budget. #vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

Reminder: Ken Sim wants to make your Evo more expensive

It just takes a minute to email ABC's City Councillors. Ask them to reject their backroom handlers, show some courage, and oppose Ken Sim's Cuts. Also there's an election next year. Now's a great time to join the Coalition of Progressive Electors. www.copevancouver.ca/join #vanpoli

If a Vancouver resident, add your voice and send a letter to Sim and VCR City Council before the NoV 25 budget vote. #StopTheCuts

“As with the proposed gas ban reversal decision exactly one year ago, it is not transparent whose interests Sim’s proposed budget is serving,” Vancouver resident Tarlan Razzaghi told @theenergymix.com . “And that feels very uncomfortable as a resident and a parent in the current political climate.”

Ken Sim and ABC are facing huge opposition to their opaque, undemocratic, and detailless budget that will bring huge cuts to city staff, services, and programs. It only takes 2 minutes to add your voice. Write to Council: www.votecope.ca/stopsim #vanpoli #StopTheCuts

Congratulations, Seattle! Across North America, a new era is underway.  People are tired of politics as usual, and are ready to vote for courageous leaders who will fight for the cities we need.

“This budget is basically just ’Trust me bro.’” Vancouver city councillors got an earful Wednesday and Thursday from residents opposed to a proposed budget that would freeze property taxes and is expected to increase fees and cut services. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli

If Ken Sim, CPA, would have delivered a budget like this to one of his clients he would have been fired. Let’s hope Vancouver fires him next year. Also to be clear what he and ABC delivered was an election pamphlet. Nothing more. #vanpoli