Category: Ken Sim

BC Premier Says He Met CSIS Regional Director Over Alleged Chinese Interference in Vancouver Election

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he has met with the regional director of Canada’s spy agency over allegations of Beijing meddling in the 2022 Vancouver municipal election. Speaking at a press conference on May 8, Eby said he was told that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) could not share information with him as…


Former Vancouver Mayor Says He Was Informed of Chinese Consulate Interference in City’s Election

Former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, who lost his re-election bid in the city’s 2022 municipal election, says he was previously informed by a media outlet of what he judged to be “illegal” interference by the Chinese consulate in that election. Stewart appeared on an episode of the podcast “This is VANCOLOUR” on March 24 to elaborate…


Trudeau Says Claim of CCP Interference in Vancouver Elections ‘Uncorroborated, Unverified’

Canadians should “be careful” about reacting to allegations the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interfered in Vancouver’s municipal elections last year, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, because the claims are based on “uncorroborated, unverified information.” Leaked intelligence information reported on by the Globe and Mail March 16 said then-Chinese consul general Tong Xiaoling attempted to elect…


Vancouver Residents, Pundits Offer Diverse Views on Mayor-Elect Ken Sim’s Landslide Victory

When Ken Sim competed with Kennedy Stewart in Vancouver’s municipal elections in 2018, he lost to Stewart by fewer than 1,000 votes. When the two vied for the same position of Vancouver mayor on Oct. 15, voters sent Sim and his ABC Vancouver party to a landslide victory, a development some are seeing as a…


Vancouver, Surrey Voters Elect New Mayors; Bring Promises of More Police, RCMP Stays

VANCOUVER—Voters in British Columbia ushered in a wave of sweeping political change throughout the province in municipal elections Saturday that saw new mayors elected in Vancouver and Surrey and other major communities. Vancouver businessman Ken Sim defeated Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, posting an overwhelming victory after losing the mayor’s race to Stewart in 2018 by…