Opinion: Navigating civic politics has become increasingly complex

The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association recently held an all-candidates forum to bring together some of Vancouver’s mayoral candidates. We were joined by Hector Bremner, David Chen, Ken Sim, Kennedy Stewart, Shauna Sylvester and Wai Young.
Moderator Frances Bula is quoted as calling Vancouver an “endlessly-changing city”, and this year’s mayoral race definitely speaks to that. The city is facing a unique set of circumstances in this election. Established p