VANCOUVER *Note: survey responses will be updated as candidate results are submitted. Check back regularly! MAYOR Name Q1) Zoos & Aquariums Q2) Animals In Entertainment Q3) Factory Farming Q4) Plant-based Foods Q5) Meatless Monday Q6) Pet-friendly Housing Q7) Animal-Related Bylaws Wild and exotic animals (including Public sentiment surrounding the use More than 100 million animals are raised and There is growing consensus among experts that Meatless Monday is an international Amidst an unprecedented affordable Municipalities have the ability to those who are captive-bred) have of animals for entertainment (e.g. slaughtered for food every year in British Columbia. significantly reducing or eliminating our movement that aims to help protect housing crisis and historically low regulate concerns related to animals. If unique biological and behavioural circuses, dog-sledding, rodeo events The vast majority are confined in unnatural and consumption of animal products is a necessary animal welfare, the environment and vacancy rates across British elected will you ensure that standards needs that cannot be met when kept in like calf-roping, steer-wrestling and intensive conditions and a number of undercover step in mitigating climate change, addressing public health by encouraging people to Columbia, affordable pet-friendly of care are outlined in your animal- captivity. These animals can suffer team-roping, use of wild or exotic investigations in recent years have revealed factory farming and protecting public health. If skip meat one day a week. This housing is in dramatically short supply. If related bylaws, ensuring that nuisance greatly when confined in unnatural animals for tv/film) has shifted in recent widespread issues of animal cruelty. Growing elected, will you support efforts at the municipal initiative to reduce our collective elected, will you support ending the ‘no and welfare issues are addressed environments. If elected, will you years, due to increased awareness public concern for animal welfare has resulted in level to increase availability of plant-based foods? overconsumption of animal products pets’ rental policies? together? support ending the keeping of wild surrounding animal welfare concerns. If calls for stronger on-farm regulations, as well as on- has seen significant growth in Metro and exotic animals in permanent elected, will you support ending the farm government oversight and enforcement, as in recent years. If elected, captivity, in favour of genuine rescue, use of animals for entertainment opposed to leaving the animal agriculture industry will you support the local Meatless rehab and release programs and purposes in favour of animal and to self-regulate. If elected, will you support Monday movement? wildlife conservation efforts? family-friendly events? government regulation and oversight of the animal farming industry?

Hector Bremner Golok Z Buday "There is a certain reality that even to No. "This is too arbitrary, a lot like sled No. "I don't want Factor Farms in my city, I live near No. "It is not the place of Government to tell No. "Nor would I say support Saladless Yes. "I don't think a Building "I find this question vague and poorly most wise a resilient species that have dogs love these excercises. It's part of Hallmark Chicken, it sickens me. No, to regulation, people what they can or can not buy or sell as Sunday as a movement, a rabble Management Company should be written. I find no interest in any animal the abilities for survival are born to bonding with a master. There are because I think you either tell them they should food or put in their bodies. As fond as I of most shouldn't be going around pushing allowed to deny pets. They offer being treated with torture, nor any their natural environment. It may be a humain ways of animal handling, as move or you let them go on, I favor not allowing it, Animals a cow would be uselss without hamburger around individuals living their lives." compnionship, morale, and protection in human being. If that is what you want problem that Zoologists treat them like there are cruel ways. I love animals, bylaws need to end it. I am a libertarian but it's a meat and steak. I am not changing my eating cases. I own a Shep. and I know the to know, as I said, it seems unclear, if they are born outside inside, and in fact but one can get to distant from them by collectively owned business. Usually individuals habits. I find more environmental hazard in some hardship and in a time where adoptions my cuts go through, I'd be willing to see mess up the situation." going to far and even suffer from it. A run humain farming and harvesting practices. I methods of growing vegetables and beans and are very hard to manage and costs go up 2 more Park Rangers added." woodsman may kill or trap one or two, prefer Free Range." other Vegetarian foods. GMO has effected more with shelters, it is just landlords putting but he is much closer cattle and problems over their plant life and gene costs on the Government. I wouldn't to most. I never favor guilt manipulations. I am not against people growing push it on individual property owners presumptions." vegetables in their back yards, or smoking meats with self managed units. Shelters should in them.. It's up to the individual to govern their have to allow them to. If harm diets." comes to them, I have plans to make things better for Animal Control Agents dealing with this. Presuming I get other cuts through."

Sean Cassidy Ping Chan David Chen

Connie Fogal Yes. Yes. Yes. "I do not eat factory farmed products." Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Mike Hansen No. No. No. "personal pref." "personal pref." Yes. Yes. Fred Harding Sophia C. Kaiser Jason Lamarche Katy Le Rougetel Tim Ly Lawrence Massey Rollergirl (Angela Dawson)

Satwant Shotta Ken Sim Kennedy Stewart Shauna Sylvester John Yano

CITY COUNCIL Name Gerald "Spike" Peachy Yes. "I don’t think that it is right to keep Yes. "Even when motives may be pure, Yes. "It is important that someone is looking out for Yes. "I am at present unfamiliar with efforts to this "Of course, it sounds like a healthy Yes. "Damage deposits are in place for "Whenever there is a discussion around wild animals in captivity. The only forcing animals to follow a script cannot these animals that are bred strictly to feed us. end, but it looks like I have some reading to do. " option." an occasion when there might be bylaws relating to animals, I will exception to this, by me is when we are be healthy for the animal." Already they have been given a poor lot in life, can damage incurred as a pet owner/tenant. advocate strongly for animal’s rights. providing necessary medical support." we not make their stay on earth as pleasant as As long as tenant agrees to accept the cannot speak for themselves, so we possible? " financial responsibility, they should be must!" welcome."

Kelly Alm Brinder Bains Nycki Basra Taqdir Kaur Bhandal Rebecca Bligh Sarah Blyth Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Christine Boyle Yes. "We absolutely agree with the Yes. "We believe that there are plenty Yes. "The results of these investigations should be Yes. Yes. Yes. "We believe that the norm should Yes. rationale above. Wild animals aren’t of options for entertainment that don’t a clear call to action for increased regulation and be that rental housing is pet-friendly. pets, and every effort should be made involve animals, or that treat animals oversight. " We believe that the city should work to to return them to their habitats. " respectfully, and we support this. " massively increase the supply of non- market rental housing, and purpose- built rental - and much of that rental could be pet-friendly, with some floors or sections of buildings reserved for people with severe allergies. "

Barbara Buchanan Yes. "I am in favour of rescue, rehab Yes. "I have done Occupational Health Yes. "As long as it is in the municipal responsibilies. Yes. "Variety is great for all." Yes. "Meatless Mondays are a personal "I will look into it. " Yes. and release programs and wildlife and Safety for the Yukon Quest dog " choice and I support it. " conservation." sled race. The dogs were under international vet care. If there is going to be a problem with that race it will be the humans. I am in favour of animal and family- friendly events. "

Diego Cardona Adriane Carr Justin Caudwell Glynnis Chan Ken Charko Glen Chernen Graham Cook Cord "Ted" Copeland Breton Crellin Adrian Crook Melissa De Genova Heather Deal Lisa Dominato Hamdy El-Rayes Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Catherine Evans Larry Falls Marlo Franson Yes. "I am familiar with people keeping Yes. "Technology has changed the way Yes. "There have been new laws related to this Yes. "I have seen several new methods of growing No. " I do not think creating a day is an Yes. "It is a great feeling having a pet Yes. "As far as I know we already have exotic pets that should not be kept in a we do things including how we can use industry I believe that prevent our viewing or substitute meat out of plant based technology, I appropriate way to spend tax payers around, in fact, we have therapy pets the rules in place for how animals home environment but I am unaware digital version of animals for film, reporting of such abuse or the way whistle blowing am also aware that Vancouver is becoming more money, I think more of an education now for people who are in need of that should be treated on a Federal level. I of how big this problem is in robots and how 3D holograms have is allowed, making it more illegal for the citizen to green in our eating habits already. I support any model should be enacted to our youth. uplifting experience. I am support of am not sure there is much more we can Vancouver. I think as we look into this started to become popular, we can report on this. I also know the industry is huge and move to plant-based foods as a need, this The youth can be made more aware of ending this no pets rule, however, dogs contribute at City Hall to the already stance, Vancouver itself should declare easily make the switch and have done we keep our meat industry away from the public technology can spread to other countries that animal treatment and plant life are a bit of a different issue. They bark protection of animal rights that is not it’s stance against keeping exotic so for the entertainment industry. I eye so they do not see how we are continuously have no meat to eat anyways so to feed more substitution. It is the youth that change and annoy neighbours and also produce already out there. I agree we need to animals in the home. We must keep know Calgary stampede has also moved killing animals to live. I have seen new methods of people. However, to some Plants have a nervous the way we move forward, as we move a smell that can be stronger than what make people aware of how they treat people aware this is not the way we towards less animal and events that growing lab meat, creating plant substitutes that system, are connected and are alive as well and to less meat society, it will be them neighbours want in their habitat. So we their pets in a safe manner but if you should be treating and caring for exotic harm the animal or make the sport of taste like meat that are in development. This is a though we can not see their sentient-ship we can’t who look for alternatives to food. The must be careful at what constitutes a fair are referring to those who are animals. I look forward to keeping our animal roping etc. I think as we move similar issue to Fossil Fuels, where we replace the ignore how things are grown and what we eat. So older generation will be hard to Pets welcome in this home rules we homeless and own pets needs to be city free of exotic animal issues." forward into the future technology need for meat (aka fuel) with new technology and we are in a dubious ideology of what is actually convince and with lobby groups for the allow. I and others do not want a dog addressed than maybe so but ripping developments will steer us towards move away from the need for have slaugherhouses alive, remember animals (aka pest) do die to animal industry it can be hard to barking day and night as a neighbour so, pets from people is not a great idea no using live animals and using the new all together to save the animal. In the meantime, ensure the growth of plant based life. We are in a convince the older generation to this is a careful discuss we need to have, matter what their life is like. I think models of approach to replace live there is powerful players who will prevent vicious circle of logic when it comes to food and it change, especially with a no meat day. but overall pets should be allowed with more professional Animal Rescue animals. I can definitely say I support awareness of this industry away from the public can be hard to debate right from wrong. " Let’s focus more on the new some restrictions. " Groups will ensure the safety of ending this practice and I know there is eye which will make it extremely hard to push this technologies, teaching youth, and animals than what City Hall can do for replacement models to change the way out in the public concern. We will definitely have to eating more harmless products. " hands on approach. I will review what we treat animals. " discuss this in city hall but I am not sure how easily City Hall has about animal rights and this will be able to get off the ground or move see if there is room for improvement forward and it might be more of a battle for the but for now I can not ascertain what provincial government than one for the City of really more needs to be done that is Vancouver. We probable could develop more not already out there. " policies to make people more aware of the industry practices than to enact regulation, on realistic level. " Pete Fry Yes."However, closing Vancouver Yes. "My current companion is a sled Yes "This isn’t especially the purview of Vancouver Yes. "I would be agreeable to seeing plant based Yes. "I know Vancouver has officially Yes. "Yes, while recognizing that tenancy Yes. Aquarium would not be a priority for dog rescue, and I wholeheartedly reject City Council – though I am personally opposed to food options incorporated into targets and goals supported Meatless Mondays, though law is provincial issue, I support the me at this time, and while it is the the animals for entertainment factory farming and would lend my voice to for our Greenest City Strategy." I’m not sure that support has been goals of Pets OK BC and would recognize jurisdiction of Park Board – I would examples articulated here. However, I support this cause. Further, I would request staff especially effective in supporting the pet-friendly housing as a public benefit expect a fulsome transition plan that do see a distinction where animals are look into amending the City’s Procurement Policy goal of increased plant based foods. I when negotiating public benefits in re positions VanAqua as a leading used for TV/Film — I believe this can be (ADMIN-008) the Ethical Purchasing Policy (AF-014- thik we can do more to support this." zonings, and would ask staff to look into research and advocacy organization." done under proper regulations and 01) to ensure suppliers are BCSPCA Certified, or codifying this notion as part of CAC and certification, with full consideration for Welfare Approved/Certified Humane as applicable. inclusionary zoning policy." animal health and welfare." " Hsin-Chen Fu Justin P Goodrich "As a Council Candidate, I don’t believe Yes. "I am so opposed to the use of Yes. "One of my closest buddies actually had a farm "Again, I don’t think this would call under the Yes. "“Support” is a subjective word. I Yes. 'This one is such an easy ‘Yes’. Yes. "This is a “soft” yes only because this would be in my jurisdiction. animals for entertainment I have never in Abbotsford called “Roam & Roost” that was all jurisdiction of City Council. The only scenario I can would be prepared to commit to Anyone who follows me on Facebook or I’m not knowledgeable about / not Rather, it would be in the jurisdiction of once attended a circus, rodeo, or about the ethical treatment of animals. I think if think of is zoning for land parcels to grow such Meatless Monday’s and let people Twitter (@justinpgoodrich) knows that entire sure about what it is you’re the Park Board. " anything of that sort. I absolutely most people knew how awful the conditions are foods? Again, I may need to learn more! " know I’m doing it. So, in that sense, I’m a cat guy. My cat, Schatzi, actually asking. But I do believe standards of support ending the use of animals for they would be shocked!! " leadership by example." turned 10 on September 23rd. In my care for animals should be addressed entertainment purposes in favour of post I talk about the special bond her as part of ethical and humane animal and family-friendly events." and I have – she was instrumental in my treatment. " recovery from having a brain tumour removed in January 2016. Animals are family, and they play a huge role in the lives of many!!"

Wade Grant David Grewal Collen Hardwick Ashley Hughes Jesse Johl Gordon T Kennedy Yes Yes Yes Yes "I think we would be better to have a "I think it is unfair to keep a pet locked Yes. "Protection of animals is first as all no waste week. We throw out too up all day. We need more affordable living creatures have a right to live in a much food. Meatless Monday I fear housing to address this issue." good environment." will go the way of fish on Friday."

Abubakar Khan Sarah Kirby-Yung Anastasia Koutalianos Lisa Kristiansen Morning Li James Lin Ken Low John Malusa Rob McDowell Herschel Miedzygorski Raza Mirza Yes. "We are lucky to live so close to Yes. "Unpopularity of these event Yes. "Although, I’m not sure if that industry still Yes. "As a person with dietary restriction, having Yes. "My focus will primarily on Yes. "Yes, my focus is to increase Yes. "But to provide an honest, answer nature, and there is no reason for us to speaks to public sentiment, and with exists in City of Vancouver itself at scale and would access to 100% plant based food specially at public education, and helping public vacancy rate to a healthy 3%. At the I’m not well versed on such bylaws and keep animals in captivity when we can the use of modern animation there is love to know more specifically in context of City of place\events is important. It enable many understand of benefits. At the same level landlords cannot discriminate, as will look at organization likes yours to see them easily." very little need to use real animal in Vancouver." residents to enjoy with friends and colleagues time it provides a creative opportunity renters will have options. Second help me understand where deficiencies TV\Film nowadays." without having a guilt of ruining others plans, and for business for new experimentation." priority of housing is to build purpose are." important for overall social integration." built rentals, where such rules can be part of permitting agreements. Third, I will advocate to province to have pet insurance, which will further alleviate non-institutional landlords concern about damage."

Michelle Mollineaux Penny Mussio Penny Noble Derrick O'Keffe Stephanie Ostler Tanya Paz Elishia Perosa Franco Peta Elke Porter "If elected, I am in favour of supporting Yes. "I do see the dog shows and other Yes. "Since Christmas, my daughter has adopted Yes. "As stated, my daughter is vegan and at the Yes. "We pretty much already do this in No. "I believe in small animals like fish or Yes. "People might not like this, but I genuine rescue, rehab & release animal shows at the PNE, which I enjoy the vegan diet and we have all started eating vegan moment, the only thing she can eat in her school our family, and I would be happy to see gerbils are ok, but having dogs or cats in would advocate that in the City, only programs, as well as wildlife watching. But it is not the same as a at least 3 or 4 times a week to support her. I do cafeteria is hashbrowns. I would like to see more families doing this. But I also feel small apartments, especially for those small dogs (below the knee) are conservation efforts. I would still rodeo or a circus. This is where owners support regulating how farm animals are treated, students getting more options in schools. " that the transition between a meat and who work 8 hours a day, can be cruel allowed. It is getting too crowded out support a smaller aquarium, with no practice for hours with their own pets. and not throwing baby chicks into those blender plant-based diet can be a challenge for and unnatural. " there! " large animals, such as dolphins and There is also a 4H Club, which things that grind them alive. etc. or the ones that some families and there has to be more whales and maybe moving it to the represents four personal development take baby calfs away from their mothers." information, recipes, & support out ocean, like the Victoria Aquarium. I areas of focus for the organization: there" think Vancouver did a good job closing head, heart, hands, and health. " down their small zoos and farmyard. As a scuba diver, I still see the importance of keeping a healthy ecosystem under the sea. "

Jojo Quimpo Katherine Ramdeen Yes. "Non-domesticated wild and exotic Yes. "I am a very passionate advocate Yes. " I am 100% in favour of rigorous government Yes. "Although out of municipal jurisdiction, I will Yes. "I also believe that any food Yes. "Ask any person in Vancouver that Yes. animals (including those who are for the welfare of animals, and if regulation and oversight of the animal farming and petition the provincial and federal governments to provided by the city at any events has pets. Most people consider their captive-bred) should not be held in elected I would support and make husbandry industry. stop farm subsidies, grants, and rebates to animal should be plant-based, so as to set an pets as “fur babies”, “dependants” or captivity unless it is for genuine rescue, cases for council to end the use of agriculture and husbandry farms. Not only is the example for the rest of the city of what their “children” - by this logic, if a rental rehab and release programs and animals for entertainment purposes. systematic collecting of semen to forcibly healthy, delicious and cheap foods look has a ‘no pets’ policy, that is wildlife conservation efforts. This Having worked in the local film and TV impregnate animals barbaric, but then to have like - plant-based!" discriminatory towards a person's stance is the rational and empathetic industry, I know first hand how far them live in torturous conditions their entire life dependent, and therefore human response to the animal welfare of the technology and animation have come in only to be killed when they are no longer children should not be allowed either. animals held captive in zoos & representing animals virtually. There is productive, is not only inhumane, but destructive Obviously, this is outlandish and aquariums. There should be a phasing zero reason to continue to exploit for our health, the environment, and our tax nonsensical, which, by this rationale, is out where no new animals are added, animals for any purpose, whatsoever. " dollars." the very nature of ‘no pets’ rental and the current captive animals are policies. Outlandish and nonsensical. " transported to sanctuaries, where they can live out the rest of their lives in the best possible circumstances. This can also be used as a way to help current sanctuaries with funding, as well as can be seen as an educational opportunity for Vancouver’s youth. They will gain an understanding and respect for animals not through an entertainment medium but through a compassionate and equally if not more educational “sanctuary” atmosphere. "

Francoise Raunet Rohana Rezel Anne Roberts Erin Shum John Spark Jean Swanson Phyllis Tang Elizabeth Taylor Jaspreet Virdi Michael Wiebe Yes. "I was the chair of the Vancouver Yes. "Again as Chair of the Park Board, Yes. "I will support animal agriculture regulations Yes. "I support the Local Food Action Plan that Yes. "We will work to ensure we can Yes. "This is a major issue in Vancouver Yes. "We just completed the People, Park Board that lead the charge to we added that the performances of that improve animal welfare. supports local agriculture and the promotion of provide delicious and affordable plant that has increase the amount of dogs places and Dogs Strategy which I will remove cetaceans from the Vancouver cetaceans would no longer be an local plant-based foods." based options to ensure Meatless that get sent away and I will ensure that ensure to fund properly if elected." Aquarium yet support rescue, rehab acceptable practice. I will also continue Mondays. We have a concession we review our rental policies, patio and release programs. I have also to support animal & family friendly strategy coming this Monday that policies and more to encourage dog champion watershed and biodiversity events." should look to address our gap in plant- accessibility in the city." management to increase the health of based foods." our shoreline and natural areas."

David HT Wong Jason Xie Brandon Yan Yes. "We absolutely agree with the Yes. "We believe that there are plenty Yes. "The results of these investigations should be Yes. Yes. Yes. "We believe that the norm should Yes. rationale above. Wild animals aren’t of options for entertainment that don’t a clear call to action for increased regulation and be that rental housing is pet-friendly. pets, and every effort should be made involve animals, or that treat animals oversight. " We believe that the city should work to to return them to their habitats. " respectfully, and we support this. " massively increase the supply of non- market rental housing, and purpose- built rental - and much of that rental could be pet-friendly, with some floors or sections of buildings reserved for people with severe allergies. "

Wei Qiao Zhang

PARK BOARD Name Q1) Cetaceans in Captivity Q2) Zoos & Aquariums Q3) Animals in Entertainment Q4) Plant-based Foods Q5) Meatless Monday Public sentiment regarding the ethics of Wild and exotic animals (including Public sentiment surrounding the use of animals There is growing consensus among experts that Meatless Monday is an international keeping cetaceans (whales, dolphins those who are captive-bred) have for entertainment (e.g. circuses, dog-sledding, significantly reducing or eliminating our movement that aims to help protect and porpoises) in captivity has unique biological and behavioural rodeo events like calf-roping, steer-wrestling and consumption of animal products is a necessary animal welfare, the environment and undergone a significant shift in recent needs that cannot be met when kept in team-roping, use of wild or exotic animals for step in mitigating climate change, addressing public health by encouraging people to years. A recent survey indicates that captivity. These animals can suffer tv/film) has shifted in recent years, due to factory farming and protecting public health. If skip meat one day a week. This Canadians support banning cetacean greatly when confined in unnatural increased awareness surrounding animal welfare elected, will you support efforts at the municipal initiative to reduce our collective captivity by a two-to-one margin. If environments. If elected, will you concerns. If elected, will you support ending the level to increase availability of plant-based foods? overconsumption of animal products elected, will you support the growing support ending the keeping of wild and use of animals for entertainment purposes in has seen significant growth in Metro movement to ban the practice of exotic animals in permanent captivity, favour of animal and family-friendly events? Vancouver in recent years. If elected, keeping cetaceans in permanent in favour of genuine rescue, rehab and will you support the local Meatless captivity? release programs and wildlife Monday movement? conservation efforts?

Tricia Barker Pall Beesla Ray En-Jui Chang Ann-Marie Copping Casey Crawford Victor Cuevas Dave Demers Yes. "I am proud to represent the Yes. "Keeping animals in captivity fuels Yes. "I think that the use of animal for Yes. Yes. , the party a general objectification of lives that is entertainment (specifically calf-roping, steer- that successfully brought a motion to harmful to both the animals and our wrestling, team-roping) is an abusing and ban cetaceans in captivity in this city." society in general. Focusing on rescue- unnecessary phenomenon. I, however, recognize rehab-release and, most importantly, the traditional use of dog-sledding as a vital mean on in-situ conservation efforts, of transportation for some Northern communities rightfully puts the emphasis on the and I would personally refrain to intervene on this, holistic nature of the biosphere and our except for ensuring that animal welfare standard place in it." are duly respected."

Camil Dumont Yes. Yes. Yes. "Mistreating animals for entertainment is Yes. "This is of particular interest to me. I feel we Yes. "Also meatless other days!" wrong." can take a leap forward in food system sustainability and animal welfare issues if we prioritize certain food options. Plant-based options are a key part in this." Greg Edgelow Yes. "My role will be listening to the Yes. "There is considerable debate on Yes. "The welfare of these animals and increasing Yes. "There are so many opportunities and ideas Yes. "I will promote that my Mondays public pulse, of which it is my sincere whether release programs work. I public sentiment against, outweighs the public that spawn off of this topic that will create are meatless for sure! Effective hopes that the public’s needs or wishes would though like to see more data on appetite to see this activities." opportunity for the public to be the architects and communications that educates the are in alignment with what is right. It release studies that is not biased and developers of a local plant based food economy public on the features and benefits as appears this way." gives us a clearer picture of these and society " well as the tremendous value of programs success or not. I am giving it a reducing over consumption and lifeline and believe it is better than to incorporating plant based diets is not have a rescue, rehab and release at imperative to a knowledge based buy- all if there is a chance of success, in which will see more long lasting compared to alternative." habits and lifestyle changes."

Chris Fuoco Jason Galloway Gwen Giesbrecht Ray Goldenchild Jamie Lee Hamilton Margaret Haugen Yes. "This issue is near and dear to my Yes. "Again, I believe that animals Yes. Yes. "While I am not a vegetarian, I support efforts Yes. heart. I love cetaceans and I find their should not be kept in cages for human to reduce meat consumption, and I am a firm social systems, brains, and culture entertainment or ‘education.’ I support believer in eating your veggies! " fascinating. It saddens me deeply to see rehabilitation centres for wild animals how these amazing animals suffer in who, for whatever reason, cannot captivity for human entertainment. survive in the wild, but I do not support There is no excuse for it and we need keeping animals locked in cages for to do better. I would wholeheartedly solely human benefit. " support a ban on cetaceans in captivity. "

Leo Heba Yes. "I support the Park Boards decision Yes. "In terms of what the Park Board Yes. Yes. "With a new Park Board that can hopefully Yes. "With the idea of transitioning to Yes. "Our whole team at YES Vancouver Yes. "One of the reasons for running to not allow cetaceans in captivity at has jurisdiction over, yes. " change or update by-laws, this is something I am only local and plant based foods this supports advocating the provincial was to support education, innovation the Vancouver Aquarium. I wish there in support of in the Park Board owned facilities. I should be easy to not only promote but government to change the rules and and an increase in the number of dog was more dialogue and communication would want to work with our vendors to transition do at all venues create a more pet friendly rental parks in Vancouver. I am very keen to with the Aquarium so they could have our menus to more local and plant based foods. " (all week)." environment. " learn about more issues, and bring avoided the law suit but will stand by forth progressive and sustainable the previous board`s decision motions in my term as commissioner if (strongly). I believe the PB & Aquarium elected. With a city of over 75,000 dogs can still move forward to provide a at least, and 36 out of 250 parks and great educational, innovative and beaches being dog friendly, I believe rescue based facility, or work together Vancouver can do better." with other partners in developing a true sanctuary site for rehab, rescue and release programs. " Rick Hurlbut Yes. "The Aquarium seems to have Yes. "I’m especially concerned that the Yes. "For a variety of reasons – gambling in a city Yes. "The Park Board is landlord to a number of Yes. "Through the Park Board’s existing given up on retaining cetaceans onsite, aquarium will attempt use rehab as an park, the need for green space in NE Vancouver – restaurants, concessions and, on occasion, food public education and social media but it still retains “ownership” of a excuse to retain wildlife on the basis I’m on record for wanting the removal of Hastings trucks. Although it will require waiting until some outreach. We can also work with the number of animals. I don’t want to see that it would quickly die in the wild. Racecourse from Hastings Park. Horse racing itself lease agreements come up for renewal, a policy network of Community Recreation them returned to Vancouver, and Once an animal has been removed is cruel; but now to garner positive public relations, needs to be in place which includes earth-friendly Associations, which run programming would seek input from the public and from its natural environment, for all the facility is doing cutesy dog races. " menus. This is preferable to mandating a change in our community centres, to introduce stakeholders on whether it makes practical purposes it is already dead in immediately, as it would likely result in litigation Meatless Mondays to their food sense to require the Aquarium to that it will no longer contribute to the from tenants; if the cetaceans experience is programs. " relinquish ownership of the remaining continuance of the natural population. " anything to go by, this could mean potentially whales. The tragedy lies with knowing millions of dollars in court costs, money better that, whether it’s here or elsewhere, spent on education, consultation and research. the fate of these animals seems irreversible. As with your question below, I sense that the Aquarium will now concentrate on Pinnipeds for its shows, which is little better than the old whale shows. "

John Irwin Yogi Johl Mathew Kagis Yes. "I only support Cetaceans in Yes. Yes. "The film industry is important to Vancouver & Yes. "It’s the central plank of my platform, more Yes. "Although I am a meat eater, I captivity if it is for the purpose of to BC’s economy overall. I would like to see a community gardens." enjoy several vegetarian meals every rescue/rehabilitation & release." system for case by case decisions on animal use week. When I do eat meat, I try (as put in place. That, of course, would come with much as I can afford) to purchase free STRICT regulations around animal welfare & care. range, organic meats." And not just voluntary, as we often see. I would want on scene oversight."

Stuart Mackinnon Yes. "It was my motion at Park Board Yes. "No wild animal should be kept in "Dog-sledding is still a cultural mode of Yes. "I am moving more and more toward a plant- Yes. "The school I teach at embraced that ended captivity in Vancouver captivity for show or amusement." transportation in some Inuit communities. I respect based diet and am feeling the better for it. this after students asked for it!" parks." their right to cultural self-determination. Dog- sledding and other use of animals for sport or entertainment should be ended."

Juan Carlos Maldonado Kathy McGarrigle Steven L Nemetz Cliff Relph No. "Some animals can’t be released No. "Much like my previous comment, Yes. "In general, yes. There are a lot of intricacies Yes. "I grew up on a farm with an expansive Yes. "I already do this personally back into the wild. For those animals, there are some animals that can’t go around it, but we should not be using animals for garden. I was even keeping a log of where to get (Though I don’t do it on Mondays), and releasing them would likely end with back into the wild, particularly when it entertainment in the ways you listed." the best veggie burgers, and shared with with my Vancouver is an place where there’s a them swiftly dying, or slowly starving to comes to injury, or animals that have friends. And when I was at a Keep Vancouver strong social movement around this. death. I support keeping those animals, been rescued at an age and without a Spectacular event, I was happy to see Veggie dogs While I don’t know much of what Parks so long as it’s done humanely." parent to teach them how to survive. If there." Board can do to help out with it, I have we’re going to rescue these animals, no problem to champion meatless which we do and I support doing, we options." have to take care of animals. But, for those animals that can exist and thrive out in the wild, we do not need to keep these animals in permanent captivity. "

Massimo Rossetti Taran Kaur Sangha Shamim Shivja Winnie Siu Jennifer Yeung Olga Zarudina Cameron Zubko John Coupar

SCHOOL TRUSTEE Name Q1) Plant-Based Foods Q2) Meatless Monday Q3) Animal Dissection In Schools There is growing consensus among Meatless Monday is an international As effective and low-cost alternatives to animal experts that significantly reducing or movement that aims to help protect dissection have become widely available, a growing eliminating our consumption of animal animal welfare, the environment and number of school districts are enacting student products is a necessary step in public health by encouraging people to choice policies that allow students the ability to opt mitigating climate change, addressing skip meat one day a week. This out of animal dissections and be given non-animal factory farming and protecting public initiative to reduce our collective alternatives. Meanwhile, a recent survey indicates health. If elected, will you support overconsumption of animal products that 72% of British Columbians agree that school efforts within your school district to has seen significant growth in Metro boards should have written student choice policies increase availability of plant-based Vancouver in recent years. If elected, to this effect. If elected, will you support the foods? will you support the local Meatless inclusion and implementation of a student choice Monday movement? policy for animal dissection within your school district?

Kelly Alm BK Barbara Anderson Yes. "I am a vegetarian myself." Yes. Yes. "The already has an alternative to dissection policy."

Erin Arnold Fraser Ballantyne Bruno Baronet Carrie Bercic Yes. "Yes, we would. Ample evidence "We support the core values of Yes. "Teachers have professional autonomy in shows that plant-based food is better Meatless Mondays, but aren’t able to classrooms, but yes, we support student choice for people and the planet, and we think mandate what students eat in school. policy. This is a decision that students and their that education around better food We believe that schools should be families should be free to make should they have choices can start in schools. We’re also places where children learn about ethical concerns about dissection." encouraged by the proliferation of healthy, sustainable eating. However, school gardens and would be very we don’t think that the School Board supportive of schools that want to can or should mandate what families pursue gardening and farming on choose to feed their children." school sites. Access to plant-based foods is also a justice issue. Our most vulnerable students are least likely to have regular access to fresh fruits and vegetables. We would support any efforts coming from students, parents, and staff to ensure students receiving school meals have plant-based choices. "

Lois Chan-Pedley Carmen Cho Diana Day Ken Denike Stephanie Descoteaux Tony Dong Fairnia Farrokhi Janet Fraser Yes. Yes. Yes. "The VSB already has an administrative procedure AP 258 Alternatives to Dissection."

Pratpal Kaur Gill Estrellta Gonzalez Nadine C Goodine Oliver Hanson Erica Jaaf Yes. "Yes, we would. Ample evidence "We support the core values of Yes. "Teachers have professional autonomy in shows that plant-based food is better Meatless Mondays, but aren’t able to classrooms, but yes, we support student choice for people and the planet, and we think mandate what students eat in school. policy. This is a decision that students and their that education around better food We believe that schools should be families should be free to make should they have choices can start in schools. We’re also places where children learn about ethical concerns about dissection." encouraged by the proliferation of healthy, sustainable eating. However, school gardens and would be very we don’t think that the School Board supportive of schools that want to can or should mandate what families pursue gardening and farming on choose to feed their children." school sites. Access to plant-based foods is also a justice issue. Our most vulnerable students are least likely to have regular access to fresh fruits and vegetables. We would support any efforts coming from students, parents, and staff to ensure students receiving school meals have plant-based choices. "

Gordon T Kennedy Tiffiny Kindrid Marco Lee Aaron Leung Morgane Oger Barb Parrott Julian Prieto Chris Qiu Jennifer Reddy Yes. "Yes, we would. Ample evidence "We support the core values of Yes. "Teachers have professional autonomy in shows that plant-based food is better Meatless Mondays, but aren’t able to classrooms, but yes, we support student choice for people and the planet, and we think mandate what students eat in school. policy. This is a decision that students and their that education around better food We believe that schools should be families should be free to make should they have choices can start in schools. We’re also places where children learn about ethical concerns about dissection." encouraged by the proliferation of healthy, sustainable eating. However, school gardens and would be very we don’t think that the School Board supportive of schools that want to can or should mandate what families pursue gardening and farming on choose to feed their children." school sites. Access to plant-based foods is also a justice issue. Our most vulnerable students are least likely to have regular access to fresh fruits and vegetables. We would support any efforts coming from students, parents, and staff to ensure students receiving school meals have plant-based choices. "

Christopher JK Richardson Allan Wong Sophia Woo Ying Zhou