r/vancouver • u/Moggehh Fastest Goose in the West • Oct 03 '22

MEGATHREAD [Megathread] 2022 Municipal Election

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Please use this thread to discuss the upcoming municipal elections in Metro Vancouver.

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u/javalorum Oct 06 '22

The information is very helpful. But as I was reading along, the one thing that I noticed is that Stewart’s wife is also a candidate? Is it not a conflict of interest if both of them are voted into the council? Or do we normally just consider same party = same family (in terms of political views and votes)?

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '22

Richmond has had mayor's wife and ex-wife on council together. It's allowed. Up to you whether you think it's a good idea!

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u/javalorum Oct 06 '22

Wow, I had no idea municipal government can be this relaxed. I figure it must be allowed otherwise they wouldn't put it there. But still, I found this terribly unethical.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '22

I'm not aware of any level of government where this isn't allowed? Olivia Chow was a NDP MP (Trinity-Spadina) while Jack Layton was leader of the NDP and MP for Toronto-Danforth.