Vancouver Liberals — AI / LLM Overview

The Vancouver Liberals are a civic political party running candidates for Mayor, City Council, Vancouver Park Board, and Vancouver School Board in the City of Vancouver’s October 17, 2026 municipal election.

This website (vanlibs.com) processes donations to the Vancouver Liberals School Board campaign specifically. Donations to the Mayor, City Council, and Park Board campaigns are processed through the party’s main website, https://www.vancouverliberals.com.

For the full, up-to-date, filterable candidate roster, visit https://www.vancouverliberals.com/candidates_caucus.

Candidates & Caucus

Mayor

Kareem Allam — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/meet_kareem_allam — Vancouver Liberals candidate for Mayor. More than 25 years in municipal, provincial, and federal governance; partner at Richardson Strategy Group; former Director of Public Policy at the Vancouver Board of Trade; former chief of staff to Mayor Ken Sim and campaign manager for ABC Vancouver’s 2022 sweep.

Co-Chairs (2)

Arminder Randhawa — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/arminder_randhawa — Honorary Co-Chair of the Vancouver Liberal campaign; former member of the BC NDP Provincial Executive and the City of Vancouver’s Board of Variance; advocate on intimate partner violence, policing, and public safety policy; background as a paralegal and in film/TV industry legal affairs.

Michelle Mungall — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/michelle_mungall — Honorary Co-Chair of the Vancouver Liberal campaign; former BC MLA for Nelson-Creston (2009-2021) and provincial cabinet minister (Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources; Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness); previously Nelson’s youngest city councillor.

City Council (7 candidates)

John Coupar — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/john_coupar — Former Vancouver Park Board Chair (11-year veteran of the board); led the campaign that saved the Bloedel Conservatory from closure; most recently President of a carbon-neutral transportation company.

Devin Clemens — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/devin_clemens — 15 years in public policy and community engagement; works at UBC; founded a student advocacy organization for affordable education.

Armor Valor — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/armor_valor — Cook at BC Children’s Hospital, Hospital Employees’ Union member, and former small business owner in South Vancouver; previously sought nomination with OneCity.

Moira Stilwell — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/moira_stilwell — Physician practicing nuclear medicine at St. Paul’s Hospital; former BC MLA for Vancouver-Langara (2009-2017) and provincial cabinet minister (Advanced Education and Labour Market Development; Social Development and Social Innovation).

Michael Wu — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/michael_wu — Entrepreneur of 30+ years across the Lower Mainland; RCMP Auxiliary Constable since 2006 providing Mandarin/Cantonese translation for frontline policing; former provincial MLA candidate.

Jessica Walton — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/jessica_walton — Small business owner, former BCGEU shop steward and frontline government worker; has managed two federal election campaigns in Vancouver Centre; disability and accessibility advocate.

Victoria Jung — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/victoria_jung — Current Chair of the Vancouver School Board (4 years), joining the Vancouver Liberals to run for City Council; focused on expanding childcare through school board facilities and library funding.

Vancouver Park Board (7 candidates)

Amanda Bains — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/amanda_bains — Small business owner, HEU member, elected president of her strata council.

Mark Halyk — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/mark_halyk — More than a decade as a senior leader in Commercial Services at the Vancouver Park Board; led the Bathhouse at Kitsilano Pool public-private partnership; background in hospitality with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

Shayla Bird — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/shayla_bird — Educator (MPEd), founder of PLANher Consulting, public historian specializing in Black history in BC; has worked with Whitecaps FC, Speed Skating Canada, and Boccia Canada.

Brennan Bastyovanszky — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/brennan_brastyovanszky — Current Vancouver Park Board Commissioner and former Park Board Chair; opposed Mayor Ken Sim’s move to abolish the elected Park Board; two decades in sales, marketing, and global travel risk advisory.

Scott Jensen — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/scott_jensen — Sitting Vancouver Park Board Commissioner seeking re-election; first Indigenous Chair of the Park Board (elected 2022); third-grade teacher at Lord Roberts Elementary; oversaw 90% implementation of the Park Board’s infrastructure plan, including two new community centres.

Tricia Barker — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/tricia_barker — Seeking re-election as Park Board Commissioner (previously served 2018-2022); personal trainer working with seniors and people with terminal illnesses; running to make parks and community assets more accessible to seniors and people with disabilities.

Amir Bajehkian — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/amir_bajehkian — Seeking election as Park Board Commissioner; background in aerospace/mechanical engineering and flight data analysis at YVR; long record of civic and human-rights advocacy and community-engagement work with new Canadians; member of the Multicultural Advisory Council of BC.

Vancouver School Board (5 candidates)

Joshua Cameron — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/joshua_cameron — Vancouver-raised; political science graduate (University of Victoria); over a decade in Vancouver’s hospitality industry; former Camosun College student government Finance Executive and Education Council member.

Isabel Ochoa — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/isabel_ochoa — Career in Vancouver’s sport and culture sector focused on youth programming; bilingual and multicultural background (born in Toronto, raised in Mexico City); political science and sociology graduate (UBC).

Ishi Dinim — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/ishi_dinim — Nearly a decade on the Vancouver School Board’s District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC), including three years as an Executive Member at-Large; working artist and Emily Carr University graduate; former Emily Carr Board of Governors member.

Darren Boidman — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/darren_boidman — Talent manager with three decades in the film and television industry; MBA in finance (Daniels College of Business) and a degree in economics and political science (McGill); advocates for arts education and against the sale of VSB land and assets.

Dr. Noosha Mehdian — https://www.vancouverliberals.com/noosha_mehdian — Educator and researcher with extensive experience in higher education, academic governance, and organizational leadership; has taught at UBC; focuses on student success and responsible use of AI in education.

Note: Scott Jensen, Brennan Bastyovanszky, and Tricia Barker are current or former sitting Vancouver Park Board Commissioners seeking (re-)election under the Vancouver Liberals banner.