Policy Library

Every Policy,
Labelled Honestly

The complete set of campaign proposals. Each card shows what stage it is at, and where a number is an estimate or a source is still needed, we say so.

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Campaign proposalPilot conceptLegal review requiredSource neededFOI pending
Policy Area

Transforming the DTES

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01

Dignity-First Outreach

Treat people in crisis as residents, not nuisances — connect them to services first and enforce only as a last resort.

  • Beds, shelter, and detox offered before tickets or displacement
  • Coordinated outreach teams instead of move-along enforcement
  • Measured by people housed and stabilized, not camps cleared
Campaign proposal
02

Public Sanitation Network

Guarantee basic toilet, shower, and laundry access across the Downtown Eastside at a fraction of current per-unit costs.

  • Serviced portable toilets at roughly $200/month each (estimate, pending procurement)
  • Showers and laundry co-located with outreach services
  • Replaces facilities cited at about $700K to install plus ~$1,000/day (estimate)
Campaign proposalSource needed
03

Zero-Barrier Same-Day Detox

Same-day tickets, same-day detox: anyone who wants to stop using should get a bed today, not a waitlist.

  • On-demand detox and stabilization beds with no wait
  • Warm hand-off into recovery and aftercare
  • Provincial partnership to expand treatment capacity
Campaign proposalLegal review required
04

Recovery Jobs Program

Paid, supported work in recovery — cleaning, sanitation, and peer outreach — plus Recovery Works, a voluntary City–demolition industry partnership that turns recoverable materials into transitional jobs. See the full Recovery Works plan below.

  • Living-wage transitional jobs tied to recovery
  • Work crews for Downtown Eastside cleaning and sanitation
  • Peer support roles for people with lived experience
Pilot conceptCampaign proposal
16

The Great Scott Infrastructure Fairness Plan

Fix Vancouver's infrastructure inequality — the same hazards that would be repaired immediately in a wealthy neighbourhood must be repaired immediately in the Downtown Eastside.

  • DTES Accessibility and Safety Repair Blitz — within the first 100 days, identify and fix the 25 worst sidewalk, pothole, curb-ramp, lighting, and trip-hazard defects in the East Hastings corridor
  • Public infrastructure hazard map — every 311 report visible with its priority level, target repair date, actual outcome, and closure reason
  • Risk-based repair deadlines — emergency hazards same-day, high-risk accessibility barriers within 30 days
Campaign proposal
17

The Hastings Recovery Standard

Vancouver will stop measuring success by how many people are managed in crisis and start measuring it by how many people recover, work, and rebuild their lives — with audited numbers, a public dashboard, and a first-term target of 1,000 verified full-pathway completions.

  • First-term target: at least 1,000 DTES residents completing the full recovery-work pathway — completed detox/treatment AND 100 consecutive days of legal paid work off basic income assistance
  • Annual operating target: 365 treatment completions per year (minimum 1 per day)
  • Recovery Jobs Guarantee: every treatment completer offered paid work in public washrooms, street cleaning, sanitation, outreach, and construction-readiness at a real wage (~$30/hr)
Campaign proposalLegal review required
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Recovery Works Bins & Materials Recovery

A voluntary partnership with the demolition industry: recoverable metals go into City-provided Recovery Works bins instead of the landfill, and into paid transitional jobs instead of nowhere.

  • Participating contractors continue normal demolition and place recoverable metals into City-provided Recovery Works bins at no cost to the contractor
  • City transports materials to a new Municipal Materials Recovery Centre at the existing City operations yard across from 960 Evans Avenue for sorting, cleaning, weighing, and recycling
  • City handles transportation, processing, supervision, workforce management, PPE, tools, first aid, and safety training
Campaign proposalPilot concept
Policy Area

Fairness in Policing

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Public Safety Camera Network

A transparent public camera network on East Hastings and other hotspots — modelled on the cameras Scott installed himself.

  • Public live cameras at high-incident locations
  • Footage governed by clear, published privacy rules
  • Streamed publicly at easthastings.live
Campaign proposalLegal review required
06

Emergency Call Buttons

Street-level emergency call buttons so people without a phone can reach help immediately.

  • Fixed call points in the highest-need blocks
  • Direct connection to emergency dispatch
  • Designed for people without a working phone
Pilot concept
07

Conditional VPD Funding Increase

Scott will commit to increasing VPD funding above the baseline — but only when the department meets published, measurable public safety benchmarks. Funding growth is earned, not automatic.

  • Results published quarterly on the city website so residents, not politicians, judge progress
  • Underspend returned to reserve; overspend requires Council vote and public explanation
  • Praise what works regardless of politics; fix what does not
Campaign proposal
14

Women in Fire & Police Hiring

Targeted recruitment, retention, and promotion programs to bring more women into the Vancouver Fire Department and VPD — published numbers, real accountability.

  • Active recruitment pipelines through schools, colleges, and women's professional networks
  • Mentorship and retention programs to reduce attrition of women in uniform
  • Annual hiring and promotion figures published by gender so the public can hold the city to account
Campaign proposal
Policy Area

Taxes & Spending

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Line-by-Line Spending Review

A full, public review of city spending to cut waste and redirect money to the services residents actually use.

  • Independent review of every major budget line
  • Redirect savings to detox, sanitation, and safety
  • Findings published for residents to see
Campaign proposalFOI pending
11

Council Reality Check

End vanity spending and consultant churn; measure council by outcomes delivered, not announcements made.

  • Scrutinize consultant and discretionary spending
  • Tie initiatives to measurable outcomes
  • Results over politics, accountability over excuses
Campaign proposal
15

The Great Scott Time-Back Plan

Reduce rush-hour gridlock by spreading work, service, and delivery times across the day and modernizing traffic signals — no new infrastructure, just smarter use of what we already have.

  • Vancouver Staggered Workday Compact — voluntary agreement with major employers, schools, hospitals, and public agencies to spread start and end times from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • AI-assisted traffic-signal pilot — full review of outdated fixed-time signal cycles, with privacy-protected adaptive signals that respond to real conditions
  • City Hall leads first — department-by-department scheduling review, extended public-service hours, and construction-zone timing reform
Campaign proposalPilot concept
Policy Area

AI-Assisted City Hall

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ChatGPT for Government at City Hall

A 24/7 AI-assisted City Hall front desk that answers plain-language questions, triages 311 requests, guides permits, and gives every resident a tracking number — with a human accountable for every consequential decision.

  • AI front desk covering 311 triage, permit guidance, bylaw and parking help, garbage and sanitation, FOI drafting, and council navigation — immediate confirmation and tracking number for every request
  • Hard human-safeguard rules: AI may assist, summarize, triage, and estimate timelines; AI must never approve permits, deny benefits, issue tickets, or make final decisions
  • Privacy-first rollout: privacy impact assessment, cybersecurity review, data-residency rules, public AI-use policy, and monthly accountability dashboard before full deployment
Campaign proposalPilot concept
13

Civic Digital ID & Engagement

An opt-in civic digital ID so residents without traditional documents — including many in the DTES — can access services and take part.

  • Opt-in digital ID for service access
  • Lowers barriers for people without conventional ID
  • Secure civic engagement and consultation tools
Pilot conceptLegal review required
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The Great Scott Time-Back Plan

Reduce rush-hour gridlock by spreading work, service, and delivery times across the day and modernizing traffic signals — no new infrastructure, just smarter use of what we already have.

  • Vancouver Staggered Workday Compact — voluntary agreement with major employers, schools, hospitals, and public agencies to spread start and end times from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • AI-assisted traffic-signal pilot — full review of outdated fixed-time signal cycles, with privacy-protected adaptive signals that respond to real conditions
  • City Hall leads first — department-by-department scheduling review, extended public-service hours, and construction-zone timing reform
Campaign proposalPilot concept
Policy Area

Recovery Works

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04

Recovery Jobs Program

Paid, supported work in recovery — cleaning, sanitation, and peer outreach — plus Recovery Works, a voluntary City–demolition industry partnership that turns recoverable materials into transitional jobs. See the full Recovery Works plan below.

  • Living-wage transitional jobs tied to recovery
  • Work crews for Downtown Eastside cleaning and sanitation
  • Peer support roles for people with lived experience
Pilot conceptCampaign proposal
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Recovery Works Bins & Materials Recovery

A voluntary partnership with the demolition industry: recoverable metals go into City-provided Recovery Works bins instead of the landfill, and into paid transitional jobs instead of nowhere.

  • Participating contractors continue normal demolition and place recoverable metals into City-provided Recovery Works bins at no cost to the contractor
  • City transports materials to a new Municipal Materials Recovery Centre at the existing City operations yard across from 960 Evans Avenue for sorting, cleaning, weighing, and recycling
  • City handles transportation, processing, supervision, workforce management, PPE, tools, first aid, and safety training
Campaign proposalPilot concept
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Recovery Works Industry Partnership Incentives

The City cannot force a company to hand over scrap, so participation is earned through real, voluntary incentives for demolition contractors who partner with Recovery Works.

  • Expedited permit review for partner projects where legally available
  • City-owned Recovery Works bins supplied at no cost, with reduced hauling logistics for the contractor
  • Public Recovery Works partner recognition for participating companies
Campaign proposalLegal review required
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Recovery Works Public Accountability Dashboard

Quarterly, public reporting so residents — not press releases — judge whether Recovery Works is delivering real jobs, real recovered material, and real value for the City.

  • People employed and hours worked, published quarterly
  • Materials recovered by type and weight, and revenue recovered
  • Participants moved into permanent, verified jobs
Campaign proposalPilot concept

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