Christine Boyle, Incumbent Councillor
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Christine Boyle (she/her) was elected to Vancouver City Council with OneCity in 2018 and has been the leading progressive voice on Council, regularly achieving big wins on important issues.
Christine has led Council’s work on addressing the Climate Emergency with a strong equity lens. She led Council to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. She has supported life-saving responses to the poisoned drug crisis. She has worked to strengthen tenant protections, especially for our most housing insecure neighbours. And she has been instrumental in protecting and expanding non-market, co-op and rental housing in every neighbourhood.
Get to know Christine
What neighbourhood do you live in?
Grandview-Woodland
Who is your favourite musician?
William Prince, Sarah Harmer, Allison Russell, so many more!
Which is your favourite Vancouver restaurant?
Ahn and Chi
Where is your favourite spot in Vancouver that hardly anyone else knows about?
New Brighton Pool, Charleston Park, Everett Crowley Park, Hinge Park labyrinth, Third Beach Swims
Name one book you’ve read that had a profound influence on you.
This year: Ministry for the Future & Five Little Indians
Who is your political hero or role model?
Libby Davies, JWR, Valérie Plante, Michelle Wu, AOC, Ilhan Omar, Ada Colau, Anne Hidalgo
It's the end of your first term (on Council, SB, PB). What three achievements are you most proud of?
1) A climate emergency plan that embeds equity and reflects the scale of the crisis;
2) Making it easier and faster to build non-market, co-op and rental housing in every neighbourhood;
3) Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.
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