What is a plebiscite? A plebiscite is a non-binding question, or series of questions, put directly to voters on the ballot, giving residents the opportunity to have their say on an important public issue. This October 17, we are proposing that Vancouver residents be asked two questions about public safety: PUBLIC SAFETY PLEBISCITE QUESTIONS: Vancouver has experienced unprecedented levels of street disorder, open-air hard drug use, and disruption to community safety and individual health. Therefore, 1. Are you in favour of the City of Vancouver strengthening its laws to forbid open-air hard drug (Heroin, Meth, Fentanyl, and Crack) use in public spaces? AND 2. Should the City of Vancouver formally ask the Province of BC to convert portions of the old St. Paul’s Hospital, or another similar site, into a secure medical facility that provides acute voluntary and 100-plus involuntary care beds for individuals posing a serious risk to themselves or others due to severe substance use and mental health disorders? While a plebiscite is non-binding, voters can give the next City Council a clear democratic mandate to strengthen municipal bylaws where the City has authority and advocate for action from the Province where it does not. It would help re-establish social expectations around how we behave in shared public spaces, while supporting compassionate interventions that get people who pose a serious risk to themselves or others into appropriate care — helping reduce the revolving door of severe mental health and addiction crises and relieve pressure on our emergency rooms. This is about giving Vancouver residents a voice and building a safer, more compassionate city. We can be kind. We can be compassionate. We can be caring. A press conference will be held today to release further details. For inquiries email: media@abcvancouver.ca

The BC Conservative problem (in terms of a divided caucus) on full display. How many leadership candidates/caucus member back Neufeld? #bcpoli

It's for finding dumbtards who don't realize Alberta is already 'Landlocked' and so are some of the wealtheist freest countries on earth. To let you keep embarrassing yourself. This grassroots movement doesn't have "Leaders". Commies have "Leaders". One of the organizations doing great work is called 'The Alberta Prosperity Project' (not a member myself) nor are they 'The Leaders', however, Like 1000s of non-American non-governmental organizations aka 'NGOs' some from this particular NGO were invited to Washington to speak with members of the US government. This is very normal, routine, done 1000s of times a year. Why are you pretending it was something unusual or alarming or you're 'demanding answers' as if some secretive thing happened?

BC won't be convening a citizens' assembly or re-considering changing the electoral system to proportional representation, despite an all-party legislative committee's recommendation. My latest in @BIVnews: biv.com/news/commentary/rob-…

NEW - All-party committee of #bcleg MLAs recommends a peoples' assembly to examine electoral reform models and make recommendations to gov. If @Dave_Eby agreed, would be the FOURTH attempt in BC to overhaul the first past the post system. BC had a citizens' assembly in 2001.

I wonder if the Liberals would reconsider if we start calling it “American-style birthright citizenship”