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godless dustbin 👻 @godfrey.work · 29/09/2026

BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out. she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A message from Stephanie Allen. (1/3)

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

“People know this is a city that’s being run for the super-rich. We can all feel that the system is rigged." @stephanieformayor.bsky.social Vancouver doesn't have to be this way. Today @seanorr.bsky.social & Stephanie Allen announced plans for the People's Audit. dailyhive.com/vancouver/co...

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COPE Vancouver announces ambitious plan to clean up Ken Sim's 'mess' with audit | Daily Hive | Urbanized

"A Vancouver you can afford."

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Here are the motions Sean has introduced to City Council in the past year.

Sean's Motions
Honouring Trey Helten: Renaming "Ashtrey Alley" - May 21, 2025
Increasing Funding for Vital Community Libraries - May 21, 2025
Declaring Housing as a Human Right - June 4, 2025
(with Pete Fry)
Closing a Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy Loophole to Protect More Tenants - July 23, 2025
Improving Public Safety by Protecting Supportive Modular Housing - July 23, 2025
Identifying Progressive Revenues to Protect Public Services - July 23, 2025
Removing Obstacles Preventing Sustainable Food Systems in Vancouver - Sept 17, 2025 (with Lucy Maloney)

Sean's Motions
Improving the Empty Homes Tax to Curb Speculation - Sept 17, 2025
Prioritizing Accessibility and Public Participation at City Council - Oct 8, 2025
Next Stop UBC: A Call to Accelerate the Completion of the Broadway SkyTrain - Oct 8, 2025 (with Lucy Maloney)
No More Developer Handouts: Requiring the Full Replacement of Waived SRA Conversion Fees - Oct 29, 2025
Giving Effect to Cooling Rights in a Climate Emergency Through the Standards of Maintenance By-Law - Nov 5, 2025 (with Lucy Maloney)
Right of First Refusal: Building Pathways to Affordable Non-Market Housing - Nov 26, 2025

Sean's Motions
Supporting a Fare-Free Transit Route Pilot in Vancouver - Dec 10, 2025
Assessing Motor Vehicle Speeding Risk at Vancouver's Most Dangerous Intersections - Dec 10, 2025
Blinded by the Light: Improving Public Safety by Looking at Headlight Glare - Jan 21, 2026
Reducing Business-Generated Organic Waste to Meet Vancouver's Climate Emergency Action Plan Targets - Feb 4, 2026 (with Pete Fry)
Advancing Democratic Innovation in Vancouver Muncipal Elections to Increase Voter Turnout and Improve Democratic Legitimacy - Feb 4, 2026
ICE Out of the Beautiful Game and Vancouver's World Cup - Feb 25, 2026 (with Pete Fry)

Sean's Motions
Meeting the Moment: FIFA Public Safety and Local Readiness Working Group - Feb 25, 2026 (with Rebecca Bligh)
Recommitting to $10 a Day Childcare - Feb 25, 2026
Urgent Action to Save Car Free Days March 10, 2026 (with Lucy Maloney)
Advancing the Right to Food and Public Food Infrastructure - March 11, 2026
Cheap, Easy and Everywhere: Unlocking the Full Potential of Shared Mobility to Reduce Traffic Congestion Across Metro Vancouver - March 11, 2026 (with Lucy Maloney)
Fostering Inclusive and Diverse Democracy Through Harrassment Prevention - April 1, 2026
Funding Our Services with Taxes on Major Landholders and Investors - April 1, 2026

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Now imagine what COPE could do with a progressive majority.

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

One year of fighting for Vancouver.

FIGHTING FOR PUBLIC SERVICES
Passed a motion to increase funding for cut library hours under ABC
Opposed ABC's "Zero Means Zero" austerity budget that cuts public services to give the rich a tax break
Mobilized over 600 people to speak out against Sim's austerity budget
Moved to tax wealthy landholders and investors to fund public services

FIGHTING FOR HOUSING
Passed a motion to declare housing as a human right. (With Pete Fry)
Passed a motion to close a loophole in the Tenant Relocation and Protection Plan (TRPP)
Passed a motion to direct staff to create for a by-law that prevents landlords from prohibiting air conditioners (With Lucy Maloney)
Proposed a Public Land Strategy that would give tenants the right to buy their own buildings
Opposed Mayor Ken Sim's cruel ban on new supportive housing
Blocked ABC's plan to have the city develop for-profit housing on public land

FIGHTING FOR ROAD SAFETY & PUBLIC TRANSIT
Proposed a fare-free transit pilot
Passed a motion with Lucy Maloney to push the federal government to speed up the extension of SkyTrain to UBC
Passed a motion to assess speed risk at the most dangerous intersections
Passed a motion against extra-bright American headlights, creating a national conversation in Canada
Passed a motion with Lucy Maloney to expand bike share and integrate it with TransLink.

FIGHTING FOR PEOPLE
Moved an amendment to have the city audit accessibility for families, to make a strategy to keep people from leaving the city
Moved to recommit to a public $10/day child care strategy, and stop the erosion of public benefit childcare under ABC
Moved a motion with Pete Fry to ban ICE agents from being used as U.S. security in Vancouver during FIFA
Moved a motion to bring Vancouver towards a
ranked ballot for Mayoral elections by 2030
The only councillor to vote against: a tacky $1 Million 'Vancouver' Sign; retroactively giving VPD millions beyond their budget in 2025; and the 'rental development relief program' that slashed affordable rental requirements.

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

A year ago today on April 15th, Sean Orr was sworn in. Let's go over some of his achievements in the past year on council 👇

Sean Orr was sworn in one year ago today on April 15, 2025. Here's his first year in review >>

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

One year ago today, Vancouver, you elected Sean Orr! The historic by-election win was made possible by hundreds of dedicated volunteers and tens of thousands of you who stood in line for hours to vote.

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sam smart @uglyblender.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Maybe I'd be happier if I posted here more instead of other places. Or maybe I wouldn't be

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Ken Sim and ABC voted down Councillor Bligh’s motion to reverse the ban on new supportive housing. Housing is a human right and vital for health and wellbeing. As Councillor Orr said: Supportive housing, while not a silver bullet, remains one of the most effective tools we have.

The vote results for Councillor Bligh's motion on reversing the ban on supportive housing, showing ABC councillors voting against it, and Councillors Bligh, Fry, Orr, and Maloney in favour, with Meiszner and Dominato absent.

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

We stand with trans people in the City of Vancouver and beyond. With visibility must also come protection. Trans rights are human rights.

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Ken Sim and ABC are slashing our services to give a handout to the rich. Sign this CUPE 1004 petition to bring back lifeguards to Vancouver beaches and fight back. ✊ actionnetwork.org/petitions/va...

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Bring back lifeguards to Vancouver beaches

Add your name to tell Vancouver City Council that public safety at Vancouver's beaches matters.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Sean Orr has filed legal action against Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim for saying to media without evidence that Orr was dealing drugs on Christmas Day

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sam smart @uglyblender.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

It's a dangerous precedent that Yves Engler is facing any penalty for an email campaign, a very standard tactic that everyone from activists to unions to political parties use. Regardless of your opinions on Engler or the circumstances surrounding this, this outcome is ridiculous

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Yves Engler Sentenced To Probation & Community Service For Letter Writing Campaign

Montreal-based author and activist Yves Engler has been sentenced to 50 hours of community service and two years of probation following a conviction related to his role in promoting an email petition ...

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sam smart @uglyblender.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I can't shitpost in these conditions

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Stephanie Smith @spkr118.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Just watched Ken Sim's news conference about the lies he told about Sean Orr (and, via Lenny Zhou, about all non-ABC councillors) We are one press conference and a media availability in, yet no closer to answers or accountability. Sim took three questions and bolted from the mic 🧵

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

“COPE warned that Ken Sim’s jacked-up permit fees are going to make community events more expensive - or stop them from happening at all. This is the impact of austerity." Save Car Free Days! @lucymaloney.bsky.social @seanorr.bsky.social dailyhive.com/vancouver/va... #vanpoli #CarFreeDays

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'If ABC agrees': Urgent motion proposes to save Vancouver Car Free Days | Urbanized

In the wake of the revelation that Car Free Days would be cancelled in Vancouver this year, two councillors are hoping to save it.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Worth noting that on a different website, multiple ABC Vancouver officials follow accounts that post constantly about how Sean Orr is a terrible human being and make all sorts of unproven claims, including one account that creates AI videos of Orr doing all sorts of illegal or evil acts

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

It’s a good day to join Vancouver’s working class party, because every day is a good day to join COPE.

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

"As we have consistently maintained, we're prepared to finalize a limiting agreement as well as a non-aggression agreement, and to begin structured discussions on a 'people’s primary' process ... Let’s give people time to consider which candidate is best for the city." www.biv.com/news/economy...

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OneCity issues ultimatum to COPE, Greens to unite behind one leader

William Azaroff: 'We have seen too much vote splitting in the past, and I think this is an opportunity for progressives to come together, unite behind a single leader and elect a progressive mayor in ...

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Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Altostratus undulatus #YVR

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sam smart @uglyblender.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Logged on here to see what the Brazilians are saying and I’m not disappointed in the slightest

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Camarada Hidalgo @camaradahidalgo.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

O Brasil vai virar exemplo para o resto do mundo

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SEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Does the mayor understand the meaning of the word politics? Because I’m pretty sure a political party violating policy is inherently political

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sam smart @uglyblender.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

The best way to use bluesky is to open it once a month and close it once you see something that makes you roll your eyes (takes about 1-3 minutes)

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CUPE SCFP @cupescfp.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

CUPE’s National President Mark Hancock – YYZ – August 16th 2025

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sam smart @uglyblender.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I’m sorry for neglecting bluesky. It will happen again

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sam smart @uglyblender.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

logging on

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sam smart @uglyblender.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Here's the mushroom bourguignon recipe I like to make when it's cold and sad outside and I'm too poor to buy beef www.samsmart.online/p/this-mushr...

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This Mushroom Bourguignon is perfect for a cold November evening and for lunch the next day

For my vegetarians and vegans out there.

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zupa grochowa @grochowa.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

the one true pope

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sam smart @uglyblender.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The first of many recipes to come on my Substack. Here's an easy, adaptable, and quick pantry-ish pasta I love to make. www.samsmart.online/p/endlessly-...