July 4, 2025, Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver has a new civic party — the Vancouver Liberals
Excerpt from Vancouver is Awesome. Read the full article here:
Mayor Ken Sim’s former chief of staff Kareem Allam to seek party’s mayoral nomination
Vancouver has a new civic party — the Vancouver Liberal Electors Association, or what the founders of the fledgling entity more commonly refer to as the Vancouver Liberals.
The main person behind the party’s registration with Elections BC is Kareem Allam, who is the only contender — so far — to become the Liberals’ mayoral candidate in the 2026 civic election.
Allam ran ABC Vancouver’s successful civic election campaign in 2022 and served as Mayor Ken Sim’s chief of staff until he was fired in February 2023. Neither the mayor’s office nor Allam have released details on the departure.
