About Mayor Kennedy Stewart:

Kennedy Stewart was elected the 40th Mayor of Vancouver on October 20, 2018, and is the City's first independent Mayor in three decades. Elected as a Member of Parliament in 2011, he served in Ottawa for seven years working to fight climate change and increase federal investment in affordable housing. Stewart served at SFU's School of Public Policy where, as a tenured professor, he wrote, taught, and provided advice to governments and the United Nations about cities and housing. 

• Vancouver Sun Op-ed in support of decriminalization by VCH Vancouver Coastal Health Chief Medical Health Officer Dr.Patricia Daly:
  • https://vancouversun.com/opinion/dr-patricia-daly-decriminalization-in-vancouver-a-step-in-the-right-direction
• Globe and Mail: City of Vancouver makes final submission seeking federal exemption to decriminalize simple drug possession
  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-city-of-vancouver-makes-final-submission-seeking-federal-exemption-to/
• CBC News: Vancouver mayor says no time to argue over details of drug decriminalization plan
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-mayor-drug-decriminalization-urgent-1.6024249
• City of Vancouver: Decriminalizing simple possession of illicit drugs in Vancouver
  • https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/decriminalizing-simple-possession-of-illicit-drugs-in-vancouver.aspx
• CCSA Decriminalization: Options and Evidence [Policy Brief]:
  • https://www.ccsa.ca/decriminalization-options-and-evidence-policy-brief