Mo Amir

Showing a name in non-Latin script on the ballot should be about a candidate's identity, 'not their desire to appeal to an ethnic community,' says columnist Mo Amir.

With surging offshoot parties, Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association (NPA) may be on the brink of irrelevance heading into the October election.

The recent decision by B.C.’s Director of Police Services that forces the City of Vancouver to add $5.7 million to its policing budget is an undemocratic overreach by the province which should be overturned.

Vancouver city council should not spend city funds to support the legal challenge of discriminatory laws in Quebec or for any other cause – no matter how worthy – outside its own jurisdiction.

It's her most definitive answer yet on if she will run to be the City of Vancouver’s next mayor. But she still might wield influence over the 2022 civic election. 

Political donations for municipal candidates and parties in B.C. are not – and have never been – eligible for tax credits… because there isn’t a municipal tax that can simply be deducted.

Two identical gaffes from two different BC Liberal leadership candidates serve as a reminder that categorizing others as “tokens” is counterproductive to any real aspirations for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Despite proof-of-vaccination requirements and most indoor venues returning to full capacity, dancing in British Columbia is still banned in restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, and indoor organized gatherings under COVID-19 restrictions.

His late, albeit unofficial, entry in the race raises questions about the Liberal party's acceptance of social conservatives and federal Conservative voters.

The former BC Liberal cabinet minister faced repeated attacks on his personal commitment to the BC Liberal Party during its leadership debate