July 4, 2025, Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver mayor’s former chief of staff launches new political party in mayoral run
Excerpt from CTV News. Read the full article here:
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s former chief of staff has started a political party in his bid to be the city’s next top politician.
Kareem Allam previously worked for Sim’s ABC party as a campaign manager, and credits himself for the party’s success in 2022.
He’s now vying for his former boss’s job, and is behind a new civic party called the Vancouver Liberals.
“I wanted to put my name forward because I’m not happy with the direction of the city,” he said.
“I think Vancouverites deserve a mayor that walks into city hall every day and asks themselves one simple question: ‘How am I going to make things better in the City of Vancouver?’ And right now, I don’t think that’s happening.”
