Livable CRD is a coalition, not an organization. The groups below already work on transit, housing, climate, arts, walking, cycling, healthcare access and governance in this region, year round and mostly with volunteers. For the municipal election they pooled the one thing none of them could do alone: put the same questions to every candidate in thirteen municipalities and publish the answers in one place.
Livable CRD is a registered local elections advertising sponsor with Elections BC. Election advertising on this site is authorized by Livable CRD, [email protected]. Elections BC explains what that means in its Guide for Local Elections Third Party Sponsors in B.C. (PDF).
What partners do
Each partner writes the questions in its own area of focus and grades the answers to those questions, using a published methodology. A transit group does not grade the housing answers, and no partner grades the whole questionnaire: the grade a candidate carries on a topic comes from the people who work on that topic. The full question set is public, so anyone can see which questions were asked before seeing what anyone scored.
Partners are not endorsing anyone by taking part, and neither are we. Listing an organization here says it helped build the questionnaire — nothing about who it wants you to vote for.
Partner organizations
14 organizations from across the Capital Regional District. The pill on each card is the policy area that organization writes and grades questions in.
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Walking
Walk On, Victoria
The CRD's local pedestrian advocacy organization which works to improve walking conditions and encourage walking activity.
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Transit
Better Island Transit
Activists, researchers and citizens lobbying for convenient and affordable public transportation on Vancouver Island.
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Climate
Climate Justice Victoria
Climate Justice Victoria is a grassroots group organizing on Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ lands, championing the climate justice movement on the front lines.
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healthcare
Family Doctors for Saanich
Neighbours, parents, students, workers, and seniors from across Saanich who want to help improve access to primary care in our community.
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Arts
Victori'us Arts
Victori'us Arts is a volunteer-led, non-partisan arts advocacy group working to bring arts and culture into civic conversations and decision-making across Greater Victoria.
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Transit
Better Transit YYJ
Better Transit YYJ is a grassroots group of residents advocating for better public transit in Greater Victoria.
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Housing
Homes for Living
Homes for Living is a registered BC Society dedicated to advocating for more, and more affordable, housing in Greater Victoria and across BC.
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General
Better Columbia
Urbanist news and commentary on transit, housing, and city-building across British Columbia.
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General
Greater Victoria Acting Together (GVAT)
A broad-based alliance using community organizing to advocate for systemic change on housing, climate, and other community issues across Greater Victoria.
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Governance
Strong Towns Victoria
A grassroots organization focussed on good governance, fiscal responsibility, livable cities, and all things in between!
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Climate
Common Horizon Victoria
Common Horizon is a mass movement of working people who are coming together to take power away from the billionaire class.
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Climate
Resilient Urban Systems & Habitat (RUSH)
An interactive mapping platform that assimilates local social, environmental, and health data to help individuals and communities identify risks and opportunities to build stronger, more resilient communities.
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Governance
Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria
A non-partisan citizens advocacy group for municipal taxpayers, monitoring spending and governance across the region's 13 municipalities and the Capital Regional District.
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Governance
Defund VicPD
A movement calling for defunding the Victoria Police Department (VicPD) and reallocating resources to community supports and services.
Joining
The coalition is open to organizations working on livability in the Capital Regional District. If your group wants to add questions in its area of focus, or to help with the work of collecting and publishing answers, email [email protected]. Donations from individuals pay for the site and the outreach; partners contribute time rather than money.
Already a partner and need logos or wording for your own channels? Everything is on the brand assets page.