On Wednesday, the mayor of the largest city in the region announced he would boycott Metro Vancouver meetings.
A day after a Richmond city councillor called on other local politicians to say no to stipends for Metro Vancouver meetings during workdays, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he will no longer attend them.“Moving forward — I will not be attending metro meetings and supporting a system that lacks accountability,” Sim added.“ Metro Vancouver ’s costs to taxpayers and Vancouverites are out of control. We need real, meaningful change more than ever.
The mayor’s comments come a day after Richmond City Councillor Kash Heed called on other regional elected officials to join him in saying no to extra pay they receive for attending Metro Vancouver meetings during the work day.More ballooning budgets for Metro Vancouver meetingsThe mayor’s office said ABC councillors, who sit on various Metro Vancouver committees, must decide for themselves how to engage with the regional district.
Sim’s presence at Metro Vancouver was already sporadic, with the mayor attending about a quarter of the meetings last year.Trump orders Elon Musk to ‘go get’ Starliner astronauts, despite return planWho is Karoline Leavitt? White House’s youngest press secretary makes debutBusiness Matters: Most Canadian business leaders support dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs
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