Mayor of Vancouver to boycott Vancouver meetings about the ‘broken’ government – BC

Prime Minister David Eby faces greater pressure to intervene in the Vancouver subway Regional District in the midst of continuous criticisms about spending.

On Wednesday, the mayor of the largest city in the region announced that Vancouver metro meetings would boycott.

In a statement to Global News, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim He said “The Government of Metro Vancouver is broken.”

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The politician rejects the stipend of Metro Vancouver

“In the future: I will not attend subway meetings and support a system that lacks responsibility,” Sim added.

“The costs of Metro Vancouver for taxpayers and Vancouveritas are out of control. We need a real and significant change more than ever. “

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The mayor’s comments occur a day after Richmond City Councilor Kash Heed, asked other regional elected officials to join him to say no to the additional salary they receive for attending subway meetings Vancouver during the work day.

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More balloon budgets for Vancouver metro meetings

However, SIM has not addressed his ABC Vancouver Caucus companions to withdraw from meetings.

The mayor’s office said that the councilors of ABC, who sit in several Vancouver Metro committees, must decide for themselves how to commit to the regional district.

The presence of SIM in Metro Vancouver was already sporadic, and the mayor attended approximately a quarter of the meetings last year.

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