How to read this page. Each row below is one policy area, with Bella Lee's mark for it on the right; the key underneath says what each mark means. Open a row for the questions behind that mark, what they answered, and why each answer scored as it did. The control above the list opens all of them at once. At the foot of the page you can print this scorecard or share it as an image.
General
What Bella Lee said
- Not graded GEN-01
If you could change one policy, bylaw, feature, or municipal asset (i.e, facility or infrastructure) in your municipality, what would it be and why?
We are in an affordability crisis and the last thing that we need is for the City to stand in the way of getting affordable housing built. 926-930 Pandora was announced in 2021, and has only just broken ground. The Evergreen Terrace project approval, which promises to add 900 homes by utilizing provincial funding, has been delayed. I would change city policy to cut permitting times with guaranteed on-time application reviews for non-profit housing, and by working with community partners, including BC Housing and the Province. - Not graded GEN-02
Your municipality has received $10 million in new annual funding and must spend all of it. How would you allocate it across the following areas? Your answers must total $10 million.
Bella Lee's allocation of ten million dollars Housing $2,500,000 Transit $1,000,000 Walking Infrastructure $600,000 Rolling & Cycling Infrastructure $600,000 Roadway Infrastructure $600,000 Policing $0 Fire & Emergency Services $300,000 Parks & Recreation $500,000 Arts & Culture $400,000 Climate Action & Environment $500,000 Unhoused Resident Services $1,500,000 Community-Based Clinics $1,500,000 - Not graded GEN-GEN
If you have anything you'd like to communicate about your region, generally, feel free to share your thoughts here.
Victoria. My partner and I plan to raise a family in Victoria, but every time we do the math, our dreams feel out of reach given how expensive this city is. I want this to be a city my kids and yours can grow up in, find a job in, and not be priced out by inflating costs.
We need to build housing that people can actually afford by investing in co-op and non-profit housing. Make everyday life more affordable by lowering recreation fees and expanding free transit. Lower your food costs through supporting local farmers and good food boxes. Support free community spaces and events. Victoria is paying more than our fair share. We need to work with other municipalities to take on some of the costs in our region. Victoria is an incredible place to live and I will fight to make it affordable, so people can thrive here.
Healthcare access
What Bella Lee said
- Not graded HLT-01
What role should your municipality play in establishing new primary care clinics?
Why we ask this
Ungraded. Mainly curious about how you'd approach expanding healthcare access in your region.
Chose 1 of 4 options - Not graded HLT-GEN
If you have anything you'd like to add in regards to healthcare in your municipality, feel free to share your thoughts below.
Healthcare should not be a municipal issue, but when people in our community go without family doctors for decades, someone needs to step in. The Colwood Clinic is a success story that should serve as a model for municipalities in delivering healthcare to those left behind. Colwood is recruiting family physicians and connecting them with Colwood patients, and we need to strive for bold solutions here in Victoria too. Healthcare is a right, and every elected leader should act like it. More of the same is no longer acceptable.
Transit
A- 20% of this topic TRN-01 A
Which fare measures would you actively advocate for at the VRTC? Select all that apply.
Why this grade: Backs the full slate of free travel for under 19s, cheaper fares for seniors, cheaper fares for people on income or disability assistance and a lower cost regional monthly pass. Backing every measure on the list is the widest commitment the question allows.
How this question is graded
A count of ticks, because no option here is cheaper than the others in the way CLI-06's are. Four or more = A. Three = B. Two = C. One = C-. None = F. The rows graded before this rubric was written are not perfectly consistent with it at three and two ticks; they were left as typed and the majority letter was taken. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 4 of 6 options (up to 4 allowed) - 30% of this topic TRN-02 A
Do you support removing general on-street parking (excluding accessible parking spaces) from frequent transit corridors and main arterial streets in your municipality, and reallocating that space to bus lanes, loading zones, and walking and cycling infrastructure?
Why this grade: Would reallocate kerbside parking across an entire corridor rather than in selected blocks, handing the space to buses, loading and active travel. This is the strongest option the question offers and carries no limit on where it applies. Note: Victoria is home to the highest number of FTN corridors of any municipality in the region, chief among them the Douglas Corridor which will be seeing substantial redevelopment and transit priority in the coming years. This question is of critical importance to Victoria, and the CRD at large with respect to tranist priority.
How this question is graded
Yes, across the whole corridor = A. Yes, only during peak hours = B. Kind of, only when a specific project requires it = C. No = F. Peak hours only is a real, testable limit on a yes, so it takes the conditional-yes B. Only when a specific project requires it names no project and commits to nothing in advance, which is the case-by-case answer CLI-08 puts at C. A No is F because the question is about street space, which is infrastructure. Eight of the earlier rows put the case-by-case option at B and nineteen put it at C; the nineteen were followed. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 6 options - 30% of this topic TRN-03 A
Do you support rapid deployment of transit priority measures on frequent transit corridors, even where this requires removing on-street parking or a general-purpose traffic lane?
Why this grade: Would deploy transit priority at pace on frequent corridors, accepting the loss of parking or a traffic lane where it is needed. The yes is given without conditions, which is the full commitment the question asks for. Note: Victoria is home to the highest number of FTN corridors of any municipality in the region, chief among them the Douglas Corridor which will be seeing substantial redevelopment and transit priority in the coming years. This question is of critical importance to Victoria, and the CRD at large with respect to tranist priority.
How this question is graded
Yes = A. Yes, but not at the cost of a general-purpose travel lane = C-. No = F. The question asks specifically about giving up a traffic lane, so a yes that rules the lane out withholds the one thing being asked for and cannot take the conditional-yes B. C- rather than F because the rest of the toolkit is still on the table. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 6 options - 10% of this topic TRN-04 A
Do you support the creation of a regional transportation authority?
Why this grade: Would establish a regional transportation authority covering the whole area. The answer is a plain yes with nothing attached to it.
How this question is graded
Yes = A, No = C-. A No is C- rather than F because this asks who should decide, not what should be built or funded, which puts it on the governance side of the CLI-03 split. Three earlier rows typed F and two typed C-; the governance rule was followed over the count. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 3 options - 10% of this topic TRN-05 B
Do you support building new bus-only and bike-only connections through parks, golf courses or public land when doing so would substantially shorten transit and cycling trips?
Why this grade: Would build new bus and bicycle routes through parks and public land so long as no mature tree is felled. Keeping mature trees is a named and checkable condition rather than an open ended one, which makes this a qualified yes.
How this question is graded
Yes = A. Yes, if no mature trees are lost during construction = B. No = F. Losing no mature trees is a named and checkable condition, so it takes the conditional-yes B. A No is F because the question is about building a connection, which is infrastructure. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options
Also shared, ungraded
- Not graded TRN-GEN
If you have anything you'd like to add in regards to transit in your region, feel free to share your thoughts below.
Transit is for everyone and it should be fast, reliable and affordable. While transit is under a shared governance model, I am dedicated to advocating for transit that works for everyone. Transit needs to be built into our infrastructure and not an afterthought. We need to push for light-rail to connect our region, and expand free transit.
One issue that isn’t brought up enough is that while there is a student seat on the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, they are not a voting member. This is despite the fact that the U-Pass represents the largest share of transit riders (~22 thousand) in our region. The student representative ought to be a full voting member.
Housing
B- HFL-01 6 / 8
What kinds of housing could your municipality use more of? Select all that apply.
How this question is graded
1 point per selected type to max of 8. Housing exists on a continuum and different types are appropriate for different households. All housing is needed and positively affects other types via vacancy chains
Bella Lee chose 6 of 10 options (up to 8 allowed) - HFL-02 7 / 8
Which of the following items do you support to minimize tenant displacement and maintain/grow the supply of affordable housing? Select up all that apply.
How this question is graded
1 point per strategy to max of 8. To tackle tenant displacement local governments must take an all of the above approach to reduce the impacts associated with renovictions and evictions.
Bella Lee chose 7 of 10 options (up to 8 allowed) - HFL-03 4 / 6
Do you think your municipality should have target approval times for multifamily housing?
How this question is graded
6 points for 30/180 days, prorated for longer timelines. Housing delayed is housing denied. Long delays drive us costs for housing, increase the chance that they will be cancelled, and indicate a lack of clear published guidelines. A time limit on decisions prioritizes housing action and reforms.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - HFL-04 4 / 5
If there was a type of housing you wanted to see more of (e.g., affordable, non-market, family-sized, townhouses, etc.), what do you think are effective methods of getting more of it? Select all that apply.
How this question is graded
1 point for each option, but -1 for choosing mandated requirements (d). To increase the building of certain desireable types of housing (affordable, family sized, etc), cities need to pursue a broad approach of both removing barriers and targetted incentives. Mandated requirements (or inclusionary zoning) have a track record of acting like a tax and therefore reducing housing construction or increasing costs.
Bella Lee chose 6 of 8 options - HFL-05 3 / 3
Do you believe that the municipality should pre-zone to the uses, heights and densities outlined in the Official Community Plan, so that OCP-compliant projects can be built without rezoning or public hearing?
How this question is graded
3 points for yes, 0 for no. An OCP sets out the direction and vision for a municipality with broad input from the community and council. Matching zoning to long term consensus-based plans reduces scarcity and allows incentivizes OCP compliant housing to be built quickly.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 3 options - HFL-06 5 / 6
Beyond the three to four units Bill 44 already requires, what is the most housing you think should be legal to build by-right (i.e. without rezoning) in traditional single-family areas of your municipality?
How this question is graded
a) 0 points b) 1 points c) 2 points d) 5 points e) 6 points. With little room for new single family developments, housing abundance relies on density. People unable to afford a single family house should not be relegated to living only on busy arterials where high density is legal, but should have a diversity of housing options in every neighbourhood.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 6 options - HFL-07 0 / 3
A housing proposal has been reviewed by staff and they recommend approval. It requires rezoning because the existing zoning has not been updated. If it faces substantial neighbourhood opposition, how would you generally vote?
How this question is graded
3 points for a), 0 otherwise. Housing approval rules must be predictable and clear for those building housing, or it will lead to scarcity. If municipal planning staff have adequately considered objections to a project and still recommend approval it should be approved. If unanticipated issues are raised, policies should be clarified to ensure staff can work with applicants on future projects.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - HFL-08 2 / 2
Do you support eliminating minimum parking requirements for new developments or suites?
How this question is graded
1 point for yes, 2 points for yes with transportation demand management measures, 0 points for no. A single additional parking space can add tens of thousands to the cost of a home. However, a development without parking and without offsetting remedies can impact livability for the eventual occupants of a home.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 4 options - HFL-09 4 / 6
Non-market housing often faces additional challenges getting approved. Which of the following measures do you support to improve the prospects for below-market housing construction? Select all that apply.
How this question is graded
1 point for each option, but -1 for choosing mandated requirements (d). Building homes is hard, building non-market homes is substantially harder. This has serious socio-economic consequences for certain members of society. With the exception of mandated requirements (or inclusionary zoning), which have a track record of acting like a tax and therefore a deterrent to new construction, a broad and flexible approach is needed to help non-market housing across the approval finish line.
Bella Lee chose 6 of 9 options (up to 7 allowed) - HFL-11 6 / 6
The BC government set a housing target for Victoria at 4,902 homes over five years, which represents 75% of the estimated housing need for that period. Regardless of provincial requirements or penalties, do you believe the city should strive to build:
How this question is graded
6 points for too low, 1 for about right, 0 for too high. By definition, the provincial housing targets, being set as only 75% of estimated housing need is too low of a target to meet local housing needs.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 4 options - HFL-12 6 / 6
Municipal asset-management plans have identified substantial gaps between current funding and the amount needed to maintain and replace roads, water and sewer systems, public buildings, and other infrastructure. In Victoria, the 2024 Corporate Asset Management Strategy identified $570 million worth of infrastructure in poor or very poor condition. Which approaches would you prioritize to address this infrastructure problem? Select up to two.
How this question is graded
5 points for selecting more housing and commercial development, 1 for seeking additional provincial or federal funding, 0 points for increasing taxes or reducing infrastructure projects, and -2 points for increasing development charges, amenity contributions, and other fees imposed on new houses.
Bella Lee chose 2 of 6 options - HFL-10 6 / 7
If elected, what do you hope to have accomplished on the housing file at the end of your first year, and end of your four-year term?
How this question is graded
To receive full marks, candidates receive a point up to 7 for referencing impactful housing ideas in their answer including but not limited to: a rental vacancy rate target, a quantitative target regarding annual homes built, pre-zoning commitments / OCP alignment, non-profit by right commitment, commitment to tenant production aligned with platform, commitment to regulate and enforce Airbnb rules, delegate more rezoning / variance decisions to staff, a continuation of policies that have been working, developing a pre-approved catalog of housing designs, loosening design guidelines or other restrictive regulations, minimizing tenant displacement, increasing the regional housing fund, enhancing partnerships with other levels of government, the private sector, co-ops, and non-profit housing developers, streamlining regulations, and shorten requirements.
Bella Lee's answerWe are in a housing crisis, and we need to come at it from all angles to make sure people in our city can continue to live here. At the end of my first year I would like to see more homes for families and not investors. My priority is to encourage the building of three and four-bedroom units where families have space to build a life in Victoria. I would also like to see a continued increase in our housing supply. Not building will only worsen this housing crisis. I will support and advocate for housing projects that encourage mixed-use spaces, factory built homes, and multi-story dwellings.
After four years I will have worked to get homes built that people can afford. We need more purpose-built co-ops and below-market housing. Speed up permitting times, encourage modular homes, and work with the federal government to fund co-op homes.
In a city of 65% renters, I think we should have better renter protections. One way I will accomplish this will be by bringing in renter-focused policies and initiatives. For example; if your unit requires a necessary repair that your landlord is not doing, the city should step in and provide these repairs, and bill the party that is responsible for fixing them with an included service charge.
Climate
A- 8% of this topic CLI-01 A
Would you support ending fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship on property, media and events controlled by your municipality, to the extent the law allows? And would you advocate for the same at the Victoria Regional Transit Commission for BC Transit vehicles and shelters?
Why this grade: Ends the promotion the municipality controls and advocates for the rest. Neither half is left as a maybe.
How this question is graded
Two commitments in one question, so the menu answer alone cannot reach the top. The menu sets a base and a Yes on the follow-up about advocating at the Victoria Regional Transit Commission raises it one step. Yes, both advertising and sponsorship = B, and A with the follow-up. Yes, advertising only or Yes, sponsorship only = C, and B with the follow-up. No = F, because ending the advertising is something the municipality controls outright. A follow-up written as free text rather than ticked is a judgement about the candidate and is graded by hand. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 6 options Follow-up: Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 8% of this topic CLI-02 A
The Capital Regional District declared a climate emergency in 2019. How should your municipality treat climate action in its next four-year plan?
Why this grade: Climate sets the terms for everything else in the plan. No other priority is placed above it.
How this question is graded
The overriding priority, other decisions should be tested against it = A. One of the top three priorities, with a dedicated budget = B. One priority among many, addressed where affordable = C-. Not a municipal priority = F. The ladder skips C on purpose: a dedicated budget is the line between a priority and a sentiment, so addressing climate only where affordable drops two steps rather than one. Handing the file to another order of government is F. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 8% of this topic CLI-03 A
Will you pledge to never take meetings from fossil fuel company lobbyists?
Why this grade: Yes, without qualification. A standing refusal spares the candidate from deciding each request on its own merits.
How this question is graded
Yes = A, No = C-. The No is C- rather than F because of the split the grading settled on: a plain No is C- where the question is about governance or conduct and F where it is about infrastructure, land use or funding. This one asks a candidate to give up a channel of access to themselves, which is conduct. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 3 options - 8% of this topic CLI-04 B
Climate-related damage and adaptation costs increasingly fall on municipal budgets. Would you vote to have your municipality join other BC local governments in legal action to recover a share of those costs from major fossil fuel producers?
Why this grade: Would take part if exposure is capped. The position favours recovery while reserving control of the budget.
How this question is graded
Yes = A. Yes, if municipal costs are capped = B, because a conditional yes is B wherever one appears and a cap on municipal exposure lands there. No = F, because the question is about spending to recover costs, which is the funding side of the split CLI-03 sits on the other side of. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 8% of this topic CLI-05 A
Will you support a zoning bylaw amendment that prohibits the approval of any new or expanded commercial gas stations within municipal boundaries?
Why this grade: A direct yes to the zoning prohibition. Nothing is left to be worked out case by case afterwards.
How this question is graded
Yes = A, No = F. A land use question, so a No is F rather than C-. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 3 options - 8% of this topic CLI-06 A
Extreme heat, wildfire smoke and wildfire risk all affect people living in existing homes. What would you have your municipality do to protect them? Select all you support.
Why this grade: Selects the full set of measures. Nothing that costs money has been quietly dropped.
How this question is graded
Up to five measures may be ticked. Four or more ticks including at least two of the three the municipality has to pay for (subsidized home assessments, grants or financing for retrofits, designated centres with guaranteed opening hours) = A. Three or more ticks = B. Two = C. One = C-. None of the above = F. The funding floor is there because a straight count of ticks would let a candidate reach the top on the two cheapest options, a vegetation bylaw and an information campaign, while committing no money to anyone actually living in an overheating home. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 5 of 7 options (up to 5 allowed) - 8% of this topic CLI-07 A
Are you supportive of phasing out fossil fuel powered tools such as leaf blowers (following the lead of Oak Bay and other municipalities across the country)?
Why this grade: Agrees to the phase out. The answer treats replacement equipment as available rather than hypothetical.
How this question is graded
Yes = A, No = F. A regulatory phase-out, graded on the same footing as CLI-05. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 3 options - 8% of this topic CLI-08 A
Large data centres can add substantial electricity and water demand. Under what conditions, if any, would you support a new data centre in your municipality?
Why this grade: Opposes new data centres across the board. The municipality would not take on the load at all.
How this question is graded
Oppose all new data centres = A. Support only with waste-heat recovery and no net increase in potable water use = B. Support only under conditions set case by case = C. Support without special conditions = F. The two conditional options are separated by whether the condition binds. Waste-heat recovery and no net potable water increase is a testable commitment, so it takes the conditional-yes B. Conditions set case by case name nothing and commit to nothing, so it takes the C that a depends-case-by-case answer gets everywhere else. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 8% of this topic CLI-09 A
What are the primary climate risk(s) facing your community, and what actions would you take to support adaptation and resilience in your community?
Why this grade: Clearly identifies climate risks and concrete strategies to mitigate them in the context of Victoria.
How this question is graded
Free text. A = names a climate risk specific to the municipality and specific actions against it, usually tied to data or a programme already running. B = one half only, a risk with no action or actions with no risk named, or backing an existing plan without either. C = general support with nothing local in it, a list of risks and nothing else, or the work handed to the region. C- = a risk gestured at and nothing more. F = an answer that is not about climate.
Bella Lee's answerWe have been facing extreme climate events like heat domes and atmospheric rivers as well as prolonged drought due to hotter and drier summers. This is happening because of climate change, full stop.
We need to mitigate how much we as a city are contributing to climate change, as well as prepare our infrastructure to adapt and protect us. There are a number of actions I want to explore on council.
I will ensure a new Crystal Pool is built, as the current pool is one of the largest carbon emitters in the city. I will bring in stronger regulations for developers and construction material disposal and higher penalties for those who break the law.
I will continue to invest in active transportation and bus infrastructure to reduce emissions.
In regards to resiliency we need to guarantee housing and especially non-profit housing has the appropriate measures to help people as our weather changes like heat pumps and air conditioning. We also need to be investing in cooling and warming centres to protect our most vulnerable populations.
We should push for better regional water storage and ways to encourage the reduction of household water use during drought months.
We are expected to have a dry winter, meaning an even drier summer. The work needs to start now to ensure we are prepared for the next extreme weather event. - 8% of this topic CLI-10 B
Ensuring ecosystem connectivity is an important adaptation strategy for climate change. How do you plan to maintain or increase ecosystem features across the urban landscape?
Why this grade: Shows strong support for ecosystem connectivity, but is light on the specifics of what strategies will help maintain and improve it.
How this question is graded
Free text. A = says what connectivity is and why it matters, with local examples, usually tied to data, a programme already running or the official community plan. B = practical examples with no local detail, or no link back to connectivity. C = general support with no project named, or an answer broad enough to fit any question. C- = agrees with the idea and offers nothing to do about it, or answers about something tangential. F is not used.
Bella Lee's answerI will work to encourage the beneficial use of boulevard gardens and try to switch from grass to native plant life where possible. We must do more to remove invasive plants like Scottish Broom and Ivy that eat away at our local greenery and erode our cliffsides.
Expanding our tree canopy would not only cool down our streets, but would also help wildlife populations, like the two owls I hear hooting outside my window, find a home. - 8% of this topic CLI-11 B
Do you see development as an opportunity to increase resilience to climate-related events, and if so, how?
Why this grade: Identifies the possibility for development to improve resiliency, but doesn't provide many specifics about strategies to work towards this.
How this question is graded
Free text. A = yes, with how and why, naming strategies or a local policy that ties development to resilience. B = yes with relevant examples but no account of how they build resilience or how they get built. C = general support and nothing past what the building code already requires. C- = a bare yes, or support that doubts it is possible. F = does not accept that development can make a community more resilient.
Bella Lee's answerYes, with new builds we have the opportunity to build better. New buildings can meet higher climate standards and be built for resiliency through heat pumps and double-glazed windows.
Density benefits climate resilience. We can build a city that is climate prepared at the same time that we make it more affordable for people who live here. While not directly related to a climate event, I believe that to better protect our ecosystem we must ensure that there are higher penalties for improper disposal of construction materials. - 8% of this topic CLI-12 A
The UBCM passed several resolutions saying municipalities should be able to have climate action lens and climate considerations in development and housing mandates. Do you support blue-green infrastructure upgrades as a requirement of developments for climate readiness?
How this question is graded
Yes = A, No = F. Graded by RUSH from 2026-09-01; the mapping is recorded so the remaining rows match the ones already typed. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 3 options
Also shared, ungraded
- Not graded CLI-GEN
If you have anything you'd like to add in regards to climate concerns with respect to your municipality or the region as a whole, feel free to share your thoughts below.
Our world is burning. Climate change affects everything and demands a response everywhere, from everyone. Building better transit isn’t just good for moving around but is also about reducing our footprint. Building a new pool isn’t just about a refresh but turns our largest carbon emitter into a leading climate resilient facility.
And no pipelines on our damn coast.
Arts
B- 6.67% of this topic ART-01 2 / 3
Do you consider arts and culture to be a core part of your municipality's economic development strategy?
Why this score: Identifies arts and culture as part of the City's long-term vision and names grants, events, promotion and cultural-space support, though the broader strategic commitment remains somewhat general.
How this question is graded
Bella Lee chose 1 of 4 optionsFollow-up: Arts and culture has to be a part of a city’s long term vision. Having a thriving arts community helps downtown, local neighbourhoods, and the overall vibrancy of our city. City Council has incredible opportunities to help support the arts community through grants, hosting events, and finding creative ways to promote arts in culture in our city like buying the CODA or filling empty storefronts with artistic pieces. My biggest priority is working to make Victoria more affordable, so artists can actually afford to live here, and support the Rock Bay revitalization project to create more spaces/accessible spaces for artists, and performers. - 16.67% of this topic ART-02 2 / 3
If elected, what specific action will you commit to in your first year to strengthen your municipality's arts and cultural sector, and what measurable outcome should residents expect by the end of your four-year term?
Why this score: Identifies reducing fees and implementing the Industry Arts and Innovation Action Plan as first-year actions, but does not provide a measurable four-year outcome.
How this question is graded
Bella Lee's answerMy first action will be to work with the CODA to reduce fees for local artists, which I believe is a critical step towards fostering our local arts and culture scene.
Council also needs to follow through on our commitments in the Industry Arts and Innovation Action plan to grow arts & culture in Rock Bay by revitalizing the neighbourhood. I want to see more artists studios, more live performances, and opportunities for local artists in our City. - 13.33% of this topic ART-03 3 / 3
Cultural strategies are often adopted and then not implemented. Would you support a cultural space implementation framework with defined tools, timelines and public reporting? Select up to three components you would prioritize. Select your top three options.
Why this score: Selects long-term affordability/stability tools, a cultural-space inventory and a cross-coordinated regional strategy, providing a strong implementation framework.
How this question is graded
Bella Lee chose 3 of 11 options - 10.00% of this topic ART-04 3 / 3
Arts organizations and event producers identify permitting, zoning and regulatory requirements as barriers to cultural activity. What would you commit to? Select all that apply.
Why this score: Selects a broad package of consequential permitting, event, coordination, zoning and disproportionate-cost reforms.
How this question is graded
Bella Lee chose 8 of 10 options (up to 8 allowed) - 16.67% of this topic ART-05 3 / 3
If preserving and securing long-term cultural space requires additional municipal support, which approaches would you support? Select up to five.
Why this score: Supports municipal infrastructure funding, nonprofit acquisition partnerships, cultural land trusts and long-term municipal leases—multiple substantive mechanisms for securing cultural space.
How this question is graded
Bella Lee chose 5 of 16 options - 10.00% of this topic ART-06 3 / 3
Municipal budgets require difficult choices. Would you support maintaining arts and culture investment alongside other core municipal services?
Why this score: Explicitly supports maintaining or growing arts and culture investment alongside other core municipal services.
How this question is graded
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 10.00% of this topic ART-07 3 / 3
When a major development project affects an existing cultural space, what should your municipality prioritize?
Why this score: Supports replacement cultural space or an equivalent community benefit when redevelopment affects existing cultural space.
How this question is graded
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 16.67% of this topic ART-08 2 / 3
Would you support municipal incentives to encourage private property owners and developers to provide affordable community & cultural space for nonprofits? Select all that apply.
Why this score: Supports requiring or incentivizing cultural space in major development, fee reductions and continuance of existing property-tax relief for eligible nonprofit-owned cultural properties.
How this question is graded
Bella Lee chose 3 of 7 options (up to 5 allowed)
Also shared, ungraded
- Not graded ART-GEN
If you have anything you'd like to add in regards to the arts in your municipality or the region as a whole, feel free to share your thoughts below.
With the Odeon and Capitol 6 at risk of closing, City Council should be exploring ways to keep a silver screen in our community, because having opportunities to experience art and joy isn’t something that we should let slip by easily.
Artistic endeavors, both in film production and theatre, are staples of Victoria and should be supported by council to protect and support local talent
Rolling & cycling
A- 15% of this topic ROL-01 A
Will you commit to funding and completing at least one 'missing link' in your municipality's Active Transportation Plan during your four-year term? If yes, which one would you prioritize?
Why this grade: Commits to Hillside from Blanshard to Shelbourne. A named gap on a busy east to west route, given without hedging.
How this question is graded
Yes + Project surfaced = A; Yes + No specific project in mind, or vague project = B; Combination of No and/or a lack of project ideas = C-F, depending on severity.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 4 optionsFollow-up: Hillside from Blanshard to Shelbourne. - 15% of this topic ROL-02 A
Will you commit (or continue to commit) to physical protection (not paint alone) as the standard for all new and upgraded cycling infrastructure on busy streets in your municipality?
Why this grade: Commits to physical protection as the standard for new and upgraded cycling infrastructure on busy streets. Nothing is carved out of the answer.
How this question is graded
Yes = A. Yes, except where physically impossible = B. No = F. Except where physically impossible is a condition that can be checked against a street, so it takes the conditional-yes B, and that is where the 19 rows graded before this rubric existed put it. A No is F because the question sets a construction standard, which is infrastructure. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 15% of this topic ROL-03 A
Will you oppose efforts (current and future) to remove, narrow or downgrade existing protected bike lanes and other all-ages-and-abilities (AAA) cycling infrastructure in your municipality during your term?
Why this grade: Will oppose efforts to remove, narrow or downgrade existing protected bike lanes and infrastructure built for all ages and abilities. A clear commitment with nothing attached.
How this question is graded
Yes = A. Depends, case-by-case = C. No = F. Depends case by case names no test and commits to nothing, which is the C it gets on CLI-08 and TRN-02; 13 of the 14 rows graded before this rubric existed agree. A No is F because the question is about keeping built infrastructure in place. An answer of N/A is a claim that the question does not apply to that municipality, which is a judgement about a candidate and is passed in by hand, like an excused decline. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 20% of this topic ROL-04 A
What is the most important active transportation project in the municipality that you will be focused on progressing? Please provide your reasoning.
Why this grade: Names finishing the connections between the city's cycling network and those of neighbouring municipalities, and making the existing lanes safer, better lit and better marked. The reasoning is that riding anywhere in the region depends on the links between municipalities existing first.
How this question is graded
A = Candidate is able to identify a project in their community and speak to its importance. B & C = Candidate has a general idea of something that can be improved but it isn't high on their priority list. F = Candidate does not think any improvements can/should be made.
Bella Lee's answerIn terms of an active project, we need to finish connecting our cycling infrastructure with surrounding municipalities and work on improvements to make those lanes safer, well-lit, and well marked. To accomplish our goal of making it possible for cyclists to go anywhere in our region, we need to build that infrastructure first. - 35% of this topic ROL-05 A
If you have previously served in local government, what did you do to advance walking, rolling, cycling or transit? If you have not, what in your record outside of council shows the same commitment?
Why this grade: Sits on the board of the region's cycling advocacy organisation, which runs the annual go by bike campaign, and rides to work, to volunteer and for errands. Board level work for the organisation that carries this file locally is a substantial record outside of council.
How this question is graded
Free text, graded by a person on what the record shows about advancing walking, rolling, cycling or transit. A = delivered work, meaning budgets moved, plans adopted, infrastructure built, or a sustained organisational role with results behind it. B = substantial relevant advocacy or a directly relevant role, with less account of what it produced. C = a record from a different office, or advocacy confined to one location or issue, or no previous term with nothing offered in its place. C- = personal experience or unrelated work with no advocacy behind it. F = nothing relevant offered, or a record that closed the question rather than advancing it. The bands come from the 79 rows graded before 2026-09-20. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee's answerI have not previously served in local government. I bike to work, to volunteer, to grab snacks or visit friends. I know the importance of our transit infrastructure because I use it everyday. I am a member of the Capital Bike board which advocates for active transportation in our region, and puts on amazing events like GoByBike week.
Also shared, ungraded
- Not graded ROL-GEN
If you have anything you'd like to add in regards to the rolling and cycling in your municipality or the region as a whole, feel free to share your thoughts below.
Our bike lanes have made it so much easier to get around our city without a car, but we can make them more accessible by allowing wheelchair users to roll down them as well. We should be advocating to the province to change regulation and make the bike lanes more accessible.
We have a great bike network in our community. The next steps should be prioritizing safe routes to school, and connecting to other municipalities while increasing signage and lighting so that bikelanes are more usable for all.
Walking
A- 10% of this topic WLK-01 A
Municipalities, the CRD and the Province have all adopted targets to shift trips away from driving. Do you support meeting your municipality's adopted mode-shift targets, and would you vote for the necessary street-space and budgetary changes?
Why this grade: Shows commitment to multimodal planning and transportation demand management.
How this question is graded
A = yes, even if it means removing driving lanes. C = yes, but not when it takes road space from drivers. F = no. Two steps between the two yeses because the adopted targets cannot be met without reallocating street space. Unsure and Decline to answer are both C- on this tab.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 20% of this topic WLK-02 B
Which pedestrian safety problem in your municipality concerns you most, and what is the one change you would commit to in your first term to make walking safer and more attractive than driving for short trips?
Why this grade: Sets the goal at no deaths and no crashes, notes that some of the province's most collision prone crossings are in this region, and commits to improving infrastructure to cut injuries. The commitment is to the goal rather than to a named change.
How this question is graded
Free text, graded by a person against the two things the question asks for: a named local problem, and one change committed to in a first term. A = both, with the change specific enough to be delivered and usually tied to funding, a named corridor or an existing plan. B = the problem is named and the response is concrete but soft, narrow, or a review rather than a change. C = a problem is named and nothing is committed to, or the framing of the question is declined. C- = no local problem is settled on, or the answer is a general gesture. F = nothing responsive is offered. The bands come from the 31 rows graded before 2026-09-20 and were applied to the remaining 51 on that date. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee's answerWe need to work towards zero deaths, and zero car crashes in our City. Council has made investments into our crossing and pedestrian infrastructure, as well as reducing speed limits across our City. However, by looking at ICBC’s data, you can see that our region still has some of the most accident-prone crossings in the province.
I am committed to improving our City’s infrastructure to reduce avoidable traffic injuries and deaths, and to help one day make them be a thing of the past. - 10% of this topic WLK-03 A
Sidewalk construction and maintenance is chronically underfunded across the region. Would you vote to increase the share of your municipality's transportation capital budget dedicated to pedestrian infrastructure?
Why this grade: Backs more than doubling what the transportation capital budget spends on walking infrastructure. A strong funding commitment.
How this question is graded
Yes, a substantial increase, meaning more than double what is currently spent = A. Yes, a modest increase, meaning more but less than double = B, because that is a real commitment with a ceiling on it. No, the current amount is sufficient = F, because the question is about money for infrastructure, which is the funding side of the split. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 20% of this topic WLK-04 A
Do you support expanding pedestrian-priority and car-free streets in your municipality's downtown, main street or village centre?
Why this grade: Would pursue a permanent expansion of pedestrian priority and car free streets downtown. A full commitment rather than a pilot.
How this question is graded
Yes, and I would pursue a permanent expansion or implementation = A. Yes, but only temporary, seasonal or pilot closures = B, because it is a yes with a stated limit on it. No = F, because the question is about street space, which is infrastructure. An answer of N/A is not on this list: it is a claim that the municipality has no downtown, main street or village centre, which is a judgement about a candidate and is passed in by hand. It has been left blank where that is true of the municipality and graded F everywhere the question plainly does apply. Unsure was typed C on two rows before 2026-09-13 and those rows were reset to blank on 2026-09-20, so the question now follows the shared policy. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 6 options - 20% of this topic WLK-05 A
How will you work with parent groups, school staff, and municipal staff to assure that children’s safety is prioritized over convenience and flow of motor traffic?
Why this grade: Meeting with parents and school staff, preferably at the school site, allows a Council member and municipal staff to see and hear their safety concerns. Communicating how concerns will be prioritized, setting timelines to get the work done, and assuring there's money in the budget to make necessary improvements are necessary to move from planning to actualizing safety.
How this question is graded
Free text. A = names parents, school staff and municipal staff and attaches something concrete: an audit, measures, funding, timelines, or work delivered. B = one half only, consultation without measures or measures without consultation. C = points at an existing programme as enough. C- = vague, deflects, or denies the problem. Blank only where Walk On cannot judge local conditions. F is not used.
Bella Lee's answerMy partner and I don’t have kids yet, but we plan to raise them in Victoria. The first thing we look for when we are looking at homes is how our kids will get to school safely. I know that as a parent, I would want my city to listen to what I know my child needs to be safe.
That is why I'm committed to working with PACs, school staff, and anyone else with a vested interest in keeping kids safe.
Playing hockey on the streets and yelling “CAR” is a part of the Canadian experience, but we need to strive to improve safety around schools and calm traffic on streets next to parks and playgrounds where children play.
Pick ups and drop offs should be safe, and have safe spaces for kids to walk and bike without having to dodge cars. - 20% of this topic WLK-06 A
What will you do, in a 4 year term, to identify, prioritize and set time-lines to assure that pedestrian infrastructure is improved to meet the needs of the older and disabled members of your community?
Why this grade: One factor contributing to the isolation some older adults and people with disabilities face is their anxiety of falling when they walk outdoors. Your answer identifies barriers to safe walking and demonstrates an understanding of the importance of safe pedestrian infrastructure that works for every demographic in our communities. When people are hesitant to go out because of barriers to safe walking, they miss out on contacts with others, which are important to mental health. And likewise, the community misses out on the contributions that many of those confined to their homes would like to make. Pedestrian advocates know that when barriers to walking are reduced, everyone in the community benefits.
How this question is graded
Free text. A = names what to fix and the order it gets fixed in: an audit, named priorities, consultation with older and disabled residents, a timeline inside the term. B = real improvements with no process behind them, or continuing existing work. C = states the need and defers it, or one fix with no plan. C- = a problem with no action, or an answer about something else. Blank only where Walk On cannot judge local conditions. F is not used.
Bella Lee's answerI believe the only way to understand an experience fully is to walk in someone’s shoes. As a city councilor I am committed to speaking with seniors, and walking around neighbourhoods with seniors, people with disabilities, and parents with buggies to help identify what improvements need to be made around their neighbourhood.
The Capital Region has one of the highest proportions of seniors in Canada. Many people depend on walking to reach the places they need to go. But broken and tilted sidewalk pavement, lips at curb cuts, missing or faded crosswalks, and the absence of engineered traffic calming all raise the risk of a fall. A bad fall can cause significant injury or even end the independence of a senior or a person living with a disability. Because of this, I believe that the city should be ensuring that we build all infrastructure with access in mind and maintain city property to a high standard, which will mean monitoring progress and results.
Also shared, ungraded
- Not graded WLK-GEN
If you have anything you'd like to add in regards to walking or pedestrian activity in your municipality, feel free to share your thoughts below.
I think that investing in our sidewalks and accessible paths are the best way to make Victoria feel more welcoming. It’s the only truly free form of transportation that the city has, and it’s important to ensure that people want to use it. Exploring our city on foot is one of the best ways to find new gems, restaurants, and things to do.
Governance
A- 17% of this topic GOV-01 A
Do you support expanding shared or regional delivery of municipal services in the Capital Region?
How this question is graded
Yes/Partly = A, Unsure = C, No = F.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 17% of this topic GOV-02 B
Do you support creating a regional service that designs, builds and maintains local municipal infrastructure shared across Capital Region municipalities?
Why this grade: Backs a regional service that designs, builds and maintains shared local infrastructure, as long as their municipality is made whole on cost. Support with a condition attached.
How this question is graded
Yes = A. Yes, only if full cost recovery is guaranteed for my municipality = B. No = C-. Full cost recovery is a named, checkable condition on a yes, so it takes the conditional-yes B. A No is C- rather than F because the question is about how services are organised and who runs them, which is the governance side of the split CLI-03 sits on the other side of. Unsure was typed C on three rows before 2026-09-13 and those rows were reset to blank on 2026-09-20, so the question now follows the shared policy. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 5 options - 17% of this topic GOV-03 A
If elected, what three steps would you take to put your region or municipality on a firmer financial footing?
How this question is graded
“Real financial resilience comes from increasing the productivity of land that's already served by infrastructure: letting neighborhoods incrementally thicken, encouraging redevelopment where roads and pipes already exist, building more value per acre instead of more acres that need public maintenance.” The Strong Towns approach thinks about revenue vs liabilities and the cost of replacing infrastructure as a key driver of municipal financial success. Next-increment intensification or better allows improved use of pipes, roads, and wires, increasing the economic base for the city while lowering vacancies (examples, strongtowns.org , archive.strongtowns.org ). No credit was given for/against for either a) sharing costs with neighbouring governments or b) asking for money from higher levels of government, both of which may have additional merit beyond the boundaries of the muncipality. A-level (excellent) answer: 1. a comment about density being linked to financial wellbeing (revenue side), 2. a comment about efficient use of that revenue (expenses side), 3. thinking about infrastructure liabilities and how to pay for them given the intergenerational problems. B-level (good) answer considers some of these principles, but likely doesn't consider both revenue and expenses. C-level (mixed) - may have other ideas about arbitrary efficiencies and doesn't provide a mechanism for doing the work they propose (e.g. "fill up the reserve fund" -- with what money?). F - working in the opposite direction of resilience (e.g. arbitrary property tax increase caps), or doesn't answer the question (e.g. "my municipality is on firm financial footing").
Bella Lee's answer1) Currently, Victoria subsidizes adjacent municipalities when it comes to emergency and social services. We need to work with other municipalities and the Province to ensure that everyone is paying their fair share, rather than leaving the burden entirely on Victoria taxpayers.
2) Victoria will be on firmer financial footing if we build more housing. More housing expands our tax base and contributes to greater Amenity Cost Charges. This funds the necessary infrastructure improvements and repairs we need to ensure that our City runs smoothly.
3) We need to take a birds eye view on construction and major projects in Victoria to ensure that the same roads are not dug up multiple times for different infrastructure improvements, thereby reducing costs and annoyance to people in our City. When major projects like Crystal Pool aren’t done on time they cost even more money. - 17% of this topic GOV-04 A
Do you commit to eliminating mandatory parking minimums for all land uses in your municipality by 2030?
How this question is graded
Yes = A, No/Decline = F. Parking minimums are pseudoscience that should be eliminated from city codes everywhere, and have been eliminated in Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina, Ottawa, and others across North America without any negative consequences (archive.strongtowns.org )
Bella Lee chose 1 of 3 options - 17% of this topic REC-01 A
Do you support ensuring that local First Nations are represented in transit governance, such as on the Victoria Regional Transit Commission and the CRD Transportation Commission?
Why this grade: Says yes to seating local First Nations in transit governance across the Capital Region. Support given without conditions.
How this question is graded
Yes = A. No = C-, on the same reasoning as GOV-02 and TRN-04: the question is about who sits at the table, not about what gets built or funded. No candidate has answered No, so that letter is a rule rather than a record of how anyone was graded. Decline to answer is F where nothing explains it, and the Grade is left blank where the candidate explained the decline in the topic's comment box or answered the rest of the topic solidly. Unsure is left blank. A blank Grade drops the row out of the category rollup entirely; N/A is reserved for a question that does not apply to a candidate and never means ungraded.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 3 options - 17% of this topic REC-02 B
Concerning our municipal government’s First Nations’ reconciliation and consultation practices, I support:
How this question is graded
A = significantly more consultation practices. B = somewhat more. C = the current amount is enough. Written answers take the same ladder: A commits to partnership with local First Nations, B wants better consultation without committing to a change, C questions whether more is wanted. Nothing here has been graded C- or F.
Bella Lee chose 1 of 7 options
Also shared, ungraded
- Not graded GOV-GEN
If you have anything you'd like to add in regards to governance, shared services, and municipal infrastructure, feel free to share your thoughts below.
There is so much opportunity in our region for cooperation on shared infrastructure projects. Whether it is sober recovery, bikelanes, libraries or recreation centres there is so much more we can do when we work together. - Not graded REC-GEN
If you have anything you'd like to add in regards to First Nation transit governance or consultation practices, feel free to share your thoughts below.
My career has taught me that it is not about working with nations, but working alongside First Nations. Too often First Nations are consulted after a decision has already been made, when they should be brought along from the start. This can lead to delays, gaps in understanding or unexpected situations as we may realize that we missed something important. Even if a project is fundamentally sound, it erodes trust when folks are treated not as partners but stakeholders.
This is to the betterment, not the detriment of major projects, as the more people we bring in, the more voices and perspectives we have to improve the final outcome.
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