E3-530 Byelection: ABC ate shit

We mourn with everyone who lost friends and loved ones at the recent Lapu Lapu tragedy. In the coming months, we’ll be sure to follow the ongoing political fallout of the failures that led to this event. In the meantime, support the Kapwa Strong fundraiser. Looking back at the byelection, it should probably have been quite clear what was going to happen but few (besides Peter Meiszner) would have predicted Vancouver’s elections to be run so poorly. Plus we have a trove of fundraising data from the 2024 annual reports and the VPD are in the news for all the wrong reasons. Plus we remember the McBarge. Links Filipino BC – Kapwa Strong fundraiser ‘Hard to accept’ festival attack suspect was under mental health care: Vancouver mayor – CTV News City of Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival planning called into question compared to other events High interest and 62% cut in staffing lead to major lines in Vancouver byelection | CBC News Chief Election Officer declares candidates elected | City of Vancouver By-election results Anonymous ballot marking — City of Vancouver Open Data Portal Vancouver mayor to reflect on resident satisfaction following party’s byelection defeats | CBC News Vancouver’s byelection a story of big lines, big passion, and ABC coping with a big loss | CBC News ‘We got our butts handed to us:’ ABC Vancouver pledges to learn from byelection defeat – Dan Fumano What can we learn from the 2024 annual reports – Cambie Report VPD whistleblower alleges ‘Task Force Barrage’ arrest quotas – BC | Globalnews.ca Unredacted email from alleged anonymous VPD officer Vancouver Police Department to be over budget by millions: report Former Vancouver Police Board member questions budget approval process for $5M crackdown on DTES crime – CTVNews Vancouveratta – McBarge Iconic Expo 86 ‘McBarge’ capsizes in Fraser River | CBC News Justin McElroy : “i had to say goodbye with one drawing and one song” — Bluesky Abandoned BC Ferry on fire in Mission