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Related Readings:
- ABC Vancouver calls for drug-use plebiscite on October ballot (David Carrigg, Vancouver Sun, 13-Aug-2026) – https://vancouversun.com/news/abc-vancouver-drug-use-plebiscite-october
- Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim calls for two plebiscite questions on drug use on October municipal election ballot (Global News Staff, Global News, 13-Aug-2026) – https://globalnews.ca/video/12021134/vancouver-mayor-ken-sim-calls-for-two-plebiscite-questions-on-drug-use-on-october-municipal-election-ballot/
- Vancouver plebiscite this October to ask voters about public use of hard drugs and turning the old St. Paul’s Hospital into a major addictions and mental health treatment facility (Kenneth Chan, Daily Hive, 13-Aug-2026) – https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-public-safety-plebiscite-2026-mental-health-addictions
- Public Safety Is a Serious Issue. Sim’s Plebiscite Is Unserious Theatre (Stewart Prest, The Tyee, 17-Aug-2026) – https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/08/17/Public-Safety-Serious-Issue-Sim-Plebiscite-Unserious/
- What can Ken Sim’s plebiscite actually do? (Stephen Quinn & Richard Johnston, CBC, 17-Aug-2026) – https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition/clip/16232143-what-ken-sims-plebiscite-actually-do
