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MEDIA RELEASE Burnaby Mayoral Candidate Heymann Yip Signs Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter Yip challenges Mayor Mike Hurley to join growing regional coalition for reform FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Metro Vancouver, B.C. (August 26, 2026) - Burnaby mayoral candidate Heymann Yip has signed the Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter, adding Burnaby to the growing coalition of mayoral candidates seeking significant reform to the governance and financial ov

MEDIA RELEASE Coquitlam Mayoral Candidate Madhavee Inamdar Signs Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter Growing coalition of mayoral candidates calls for greater transparency, accountability and financial discipline at regional government FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Metro Vancouver, B.C. (August 25, 2026) - Coquitlam mayoral candidate Madhavee Inamdar has signed the Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter, adding another major Metro Vancouver municipality to

MEDIA RELEASE White Rock Councillor and Mayoral Candidate Susan Bains Signs Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter Bains becomes eighth mayor or mayoral candidate to back growing regional push for reform FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Metro Vancouver, B.C. (August 18, 2026) - White Rock City Councillor and mayoral candidate Susan Bains has signed the Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter, becoming the eighth mayor or mayoral candidate to support the growing re

MEDIA RELEASE Former NDP MLA and Surrey Mayoral Candidate Mike Starchuk Signs Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter Fontaine and Starchuk say regional accountability transcends partisan politics FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Metro Vancouver, B.C. (August 12, 2026) Surrey mayoral candidate and former BC NDP MLA Mike Starchuk has signed the Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter, adding his voice to the growing number of civic leaders calling for significant re

MEDIA RELEASE Delta Mayoral Candidate Coun. Dylan Kruger Signs Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter Growing coalition of mayoral candidates commits to governance reform, greater accountability and refusing additional Metro Vancouver compensation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Metro Vancouver, B.C. (July 30, 2026) Delta City Councillor and mayoral candidate Dylan Kruger has become the latest municipal leader to sign the Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter,

MEDIA RELEASE Former Vancouver Councillor & Mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick Endorses Charter for Better Local Government Growing coalition of mayoral candidates commits to governance reform, greater accountability and refusing additional Metro Vancouver compensation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Metro Vancouver, B.C. (July 22, 2026) Former Vancouver City Councillor and current TEAM for a Livable Vancouver mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick has signed the Ch

MEDIA RELEASE West Vancouver Mayoral Candidate Kirk LaPointe Signs Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter Growing coalition of mayoral candidates commits to governance reform, greater accountability and refusing additional Metro Vancouver compensation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Metro Vancouver, B.C. (July 15, 2026) – West Vancouver mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe has become the latest municipal leader to endorse the Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter, j

MEDIA RELEASE A Single Element of Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter Will Save Taxpayers $5 Million “With One Stroke of a Pen” Fontaine and Heed challenge mayors to back accountability plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Metro Vancouver, B.C. (Feb 10, 2026) With one stroke of a pen and a single governance reform, New Westminster NWP mayoral candidate Coun. Daniel Fontaine and Richmond independent mayoral candidate Coun. Kash Heed estimates Metro Vancouver m