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Mayor Ken Sim proposes plebiscite on public safety and launches policy paper “Building A Safer Vancouver: The 2026 Public Safety Plebiscite Proposal”

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NP View: Vancouver must vote to end disorder on its streets

National Post | Oct 10

Block after block of death and despair. This is Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, where all hope is now lost

National Post | Oct 8

B.C. pulls out of plan for downtown Vancouver overdose prevention site

CBC | Aug 25

Province cancels plans for downtown Vancouver overdose prevention site

CityNews | Aug 25

B.C. government cancels Vancouver overdose prevention site

Global News | Aug 24

B.C. government cancels planned Helmcken Street overdose prevention site in Downtown Vancouver

DailyHive | Aug 24

Province cancels plans for overdose prevention site in Vancouver’s downtown core

Global News | Aug 24

Vancouver’s Public Safety Plebiscite Is Not Political Theatre. It Is Long Overdue

604 Now | Aug 24

Q&A: Mayor Ken Sim on adding public drug use, involuntary care questions to election ballot

BIV | Aug 21

Vancouver mayor puts drug use questions on upcoming October ballot

CTV News | Aug 20

Olivia Chow's drug playbook already failed in Vancouver

Toronto Sun | Aug 19

Property tax restraint and public safety are among the top municipal concerns for Metro Vancouver businesses: survey

Daily Hive | Aug 18

Will Vancouver’s plebiscite vote change anything

CBC Listen | Aug 18

Opinion: Vancouver's public safety plebiscite is a chance to show where municipal candidates stand on mental illness

Daily Hive | Aug 17

Op-Ed:Vancouver's public safety plebiscite is a chance to show where municipal candidates stand on mental illness

Daily Hive | Aug 17

Public Safety Is a Serious Issue. Sim’s Plebiscite Is Unserious Theatre

The Tyee | Aug 17

Vancouver Council adds plebiscite questions to October ballot

North Shore Daily Post | Aug 17

Ken Sim Wants a Vote on Drug Laws. Which Ones?

Podcast Rex | Aug 15

Premier David Eby questions need for Vancouver's public safety plebiscite

Daily Hive | Aug 14

Drama at Vancouver City Hall over plebiscite

CTV News | Aug 14

Vancouver council’s ABC majority approves public safety plebiscite on fall ballot

CityNews Vancouver | Aug 14

Is Vancouver’s plebiscite necessary? B.C. premier says province supports involuntary care proposal

CTV News | Aug 14

It's official: Vancouver public safety plebiscite approved after heated opposition to ABC plan

Daily Hive | Aug 14

Public safety plebiscite question to be added to ballot for Vancouver election

Voice Line | Aug 14

City of Vancouver to hold public safety plebiscite

CBC on the Coast | Aug 14

Council adds plebiscite question to Vancouver Election Ballot

City of Vancouver | Aug 14

Vancouver council approves ABC's public-safety plebiscite questions for October ballot

Vancouver Sun | Aug 14

Vancouver mayor says public safety plebiscite lets voters share views they fear expressing publicly

Daily Hive | Aug 13

Vancouver Mayor proposes public safety plebiscite

CityNews | Aug 13

Vancouver mayor wants plebiscite on strengthening drug use laws — but doesn't say which ones

CBC News | Aug 13

Vancouver mayor calls special council meeting to approve public safety plebiscite

CityNews Vancouver | Aug 13

Vancouver mayor pitches plebiscite

CTV News | Aug 13

Vancouver plebiscite this October to ask voters about public use of hard drugs and turning the old St. Paul's Hospital into a major addictions and mental health treatment facility

Daily Hive | Aug 13

Politics or policy? Vancouver mayor pushes ‘public safety’ plebiscite, attacks premier

CityNews | Aug 13

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim calls for two plebiscite questions on drug use on October municipal election ballot

Global News | Aug 13

Vancouver's ABC party calls for drug-use plebiscite on October ballot

Vancouver Sun | Aug 13