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Vancouver’s city council just approved two controversial ballot questions for the next election — one to tighten rules on public drug use, and another to force the province to build a 100-bed facility for addiction and mental health care. Led by Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC party, the move won a majority vote but sparked fierce backlash from opposing councilors who call it a costly political stunt designed to energize voters and distract from deeper systemic failures. Critics accuse the administration of using social issues as a tool to divide the city and divert attention from urgent needs like housing and mental health funding. Meanwhile, ABC supporters argue the plebiscites empower residents to demand real change and hold the province accountable for its sluggish response to the crisis. The debate is far from settled — and tensions are rising as Vancouver braces for a heated civic reckoning.

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