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Pete Fry

@PtFry

Vancouver City Councillor. Fighting corruption and greed. UBCM Director, urban issues, arts/culture, dog-guy. Green. https://t.co/5WnUI5ZTq5

Strathcona, Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories Katılım Mayıs 2012
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Pete Fry
Pete Fry@PtFry·
It’s a toxic workplace characterized by knee jerk partisan pettiness - though I would highlight the thoughtful and attentive words of my colleagues Bligh, Maloney and Orr. Lost in this mess : council majority voted to ignore and abandon some if our city’s most vulnerable
Nathan Caddell@ncaddell

Watched City Council last night. While everyone was waiting for the natural gas motion, a different one—about reinstating sex worker support—highlighted exactly how council has been operating lately straight.com/city-culture/h… @PtFry @seanorr @Lucyincanada

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Pete Fry@PtFry·
@The22Chronicles It is tax payer funded so there should be some rigour. But no, I'm not cheering 6-10 months - I'm questioning the *perception* that the system is fair, transparent, and free from influence -- so that whatever the wait time is, it is equally applied regardless of who you know.
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Big Van Guy@The22Chronicles·
@PtFry Do you think it’s reasonable that it takes 6-10 months to approve such a simple project? Why are you cheering on bureaucratic gridlock?
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Pete Fry@PtFry·
The thing about conflict of interest is *perception*. A normal taxpayer-funded plaza takes 6-10 months to approve, but if you are a neighbour in the employ of the mayor Ken Sim's office it takes less than four? 🤔 *perception*
Isabella Zavarise@izavarise

A newly constructed temporary plaza built next to an East Vancouver restaurant is raising questions as to whether it was accelerated due to the business’ connection to the mayor’s office. ctvnews.ca/vancouver/arti…

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Pete Fry@PtFry·
@markeburge there's no BIA at this location either - so extra weird *perception*
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Mark Burge
Mark Burge@markeburge·
@PtFry So yeah then- in theory this would be directly between the plaza team and presumably the BIA? but looking at it, what a weird spot for a plaza otherwise- there's no other food or drink places nearby
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Pete Fry@PtFry·
@markeburge The alcohol-permitted plazas come to us for approval, usually after a 'dry-run' pilot. Notwithstanding business adjacent selling food and offsales, this kind of plaza only gets reported (or not) to us. I don't have any record of this one reported to us, but wouldn't need approve.
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Mark Burge
Mark Burge@markeburge·
@PtFry Are other temporary plazas communicated to council prior to install? Or is it just streets talking to BIA on where the BIA want it? Which would explain why similar plazas don’t seem to make it out my way. Just most city funding going to the west and north of the city.
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Pete Fry@PtFry·
@Beefshaver Vanshitty isn't just a lazy sock puppet, though. In fact, Vanshitty Trevor & team are dangerous purveyors of Ai slop and foreign funded propaganda. #Vanpoli isn't unique to rife ubiquitous political misinformation on Musk's platform, but Cambridge Analytica roots are still here.
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Spencer Powell@Beefshaver·
I only amplify this and Vanshitty and the other lazy sockpuppets to point out what they're doing. I think it's going to make it obvious for anyone who's curious.
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Pete Fry@PtFry·
Speaking of cheap political stunts @Trev_Ford_North Bringing cameras into work areas to film non political city staff (and especially in context of mass "zero means zero" layoffs) is very intimidating and disrespectful indeed. This you? It's not us. x.com/KenSimCity/sta…
Mayor Ken Sim@KenSimCity

We're excited to be moving forward with piloting VanStat, a new operational system that breaks down silos between City departments to deliver a more efficient, effective City Hall. VanStat is built off of CompStat, an evidence-based reporting program used to identify challenges and improve accountability through data and cross-department collaboration. VanStat will ensure City resources are deployed where they're needed the most.

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Pete Fry@PtFry·
Trevor, with (every modicum I can possibly muster of) due respect, you've no position to lecture on cheap political stunts, respectful workplace, or harassment. Your office literally trumped up defamatory lies about an elected councillor. Your entire brand built on disrespect 1/2
Trevor Ford@Trev_Ford_North

Very disappointed in @PtFry @rebeccaleebligh @seanorr - Your cheap political stunts end up intimidating and harassing non-political city staff, who are just trying to do their job. You know better than to bring cameras into staff work areas. #electrespect

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Pete Fry@PtFry·
Yesterday, an adversarial City Councillor leaned into my office uninvited to call me a “f#@!ng donkey” I think he meant it as an insult. But donkeys are intelligent, loyal, tough as heck, and regularly deployed to protect livestock from predators. checks! #donkey 🚫ABC
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Pete Fry@PtFry·
@henryyaormd @thebaddestpitt Except this IS about one individual - Cllr Zhou chose to spread deliberate and malicious untruths - at worst he’s guilty of defamatory libel, at best he’ s grossly incompetent and unfit for the job. He issued a non apology in English media has he posted a retraction on WeChat? No
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Henry Yao 姚君憲
Henry Yao 姚君憲@henryyaormd·
@thebaddestpitt From Little Red Book to WeChat, inaccurate and intentionally framed content has been circulating for years. This isn’t about one individual. That’s why, as a society, we all need to be more vigilant and prioritize verified information across all language platforms.
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Henry Yao 姚君憲
Henry Yao 姚君憲@henryyaormd·
For muni election, we must confront a larger issue: misinformation across language platforms. Language diverse voters need accurate information. Exploiting translation gaps or cultural trust erodes public confidence. Integrity must be the standard for anyone seeking public office
Cecilia 🎤@ceciliahuatv

Vancouver Councillors Bligh, Fry, Orr and Maloney say a video shared on Chinese social media by Councillor Lenny Zhou characterizes non-ABC councillors as drug users and drug dealers #vanpoli

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Pete Fry@PtFry·
@parksboardfacts @COPEVancouver @seanorr As a city government we have invested a significant amount of capacity and capital into the success of FIFA World Cup in Vancouver - if that is put at risk of boycott, protest, or disruption because ICE are deployed for security in our city it is very much our lane.
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Pete Fry@PtFry·
The beautiful game, used as a cover for deportation and breaking up families, while FIFA strokes Trump's ego with some symbolic prize. Please let's do something meaningfully symbolic and stand for Sanctuary & Access without Fear in Vancouver's FIFA plan hrw.org/news/2025/12/0…
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Pete Fry@PtFry·
Today, as Trump awarded new "FIFA Peace Prize" his militarized ICE agents are targeting football-loving racialized migrants Wednesday, I ask Vancouver to affirm our commitment to Sanctuary City: Access Without Fear as part of our FIFA Human Rights Plan. council.vancouver.ca/20251210/docum…
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Pete Fry@PtFry·
'Twas weeks before Christmas And staff at the City Checked stockings for pink slips Such a Holiday pity... "'Tis best for our budget!" laughed our malevolent hero "More layoffs to come, 'cause Zero Means Zero!" ctvnews.ca/vancouver/arti…
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Pete Fry@PtFry·
@jeremyomand1 The report clearly states to continue supporting the advisory committees through the year would cost $160,000. That’s the regularized budget for this work regardless of FIFA or volume of hearings. Corporate Services are being cut by $8m. They are reprioritizing existing resources
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Jeremy Omand
Jeremy Omand@jeremyomand1·
@PtFry It states in the report that it’s due to time demands of significant volume of public hearings referrals. You framing it as budget cutting is completely disingenuous, but the public has learned to expect that of you, Pete.
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Pete Fry@PtFry·
Zero Means Zero Meets FIFA Staff report Dec 9 recommends terminating 10/11 Advisory Committees. As World Cup looms and we've yet to see a Human Rights Plan, volunteer-led citizens advisories are scrapped. Eliminating Committees saves $160k @ department targeted by #zeromeanszero
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Pete Fry@PtFry·
❌2SLGBTQ+ ❌Arts and Culture ❌Children, Youth and Families ❌Older Persons and Elders ❌Persons with Disabilities ❌Racial and Ethno-Cultural Equity ❌Renters ❌Transportation Advisory ❌Food Policy Council ❌Women’s Advisory #zeromeanszero
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