ABC Vancouver boots Rebecca Bligh from council caucus – BC

Vancouver’s governing municipal political occasion has booted one in all its metropolis councillors from caucus.

In a press release issued Friday, ABC Vancouver mentioned it had expelled Coun. Rebecca Bligh.

“Whereas she stays a Vancouver Metropolis Councillor, it has turn into clear that she isn’t aligned with the shared priorities and team-oriented strategy that defines ABC Vancouver,” occasion president Stephen Molnar wrote.

1:55Vancouver political events name for motion on unresolved 2022 marketing campaign

“Again and again, Councillor Bligh has proven that she isn’t a core worth match with ABC Vancouver. Slightly than working with caucus to search out widespread floor and advance options, she has chosen to place her personal views forward of the collective work of the staff.”

Bligh confirmed her ejection in a social media publish, and mentioned she would supply remark later Friday afternoon.

Get day by day Nationwide information

Get the day’s prime information, political, financial, and present affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox as soon as a day.

1:05Tense moments after Vancouver metropolis councillor drops F-bomb throughout assembly

Bligh, together with ABV Coun. Lisa Dominato, just lately raised issues about Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plan to freeze new supportive housing within the metropolis.

In November, Bligh reversed her place on an ABC proposal to scrap town’s ban on the set up of pure fuel for heating and sizzling water in new properties. Her flipped vote resulted in a 5-5 vote at council, defeating the initiative.

Bligh was first elected to council in 2018 with the Non-Partisan Affiliation (NPA), however give up that occasion together with caucus colleagues Lisa Dominato and Sarah Kirby-Yung to hitch Mayor Ken Sim’s upstart ABC Vancouver.

1:04Vancouver council votes to maintain pure fuel heating ban for brand new properties

Sim’s occasion swept into energy with a commanding majority within the 2022 municipal election however has seen important inner division since then.

In late 2023, it expelled three ABC Vancouver Park Board commissioners over opposition to the mayor’s plan to abolish the elected physique, regardless of campaigning on retaining and enhancing it.

Final summer season, ABC Vancouver School Board Chair Victoria Jung quit the party, citing issues about transparency because the ABC majority pushed for a assessment of town integrity commissioner’s scope of authority.

Extra to return…

&copy 2025 International Information, a division of Corus Leisure Inc.