October 13 to 19, 2024 is Homelessness Action Week in BC. This week is an opportunity for us all to learn about the causes and effects of homelessness in BC, and to share ideas for a path forward. In the spirit of Homelessness Action Week 2024, we reached out to all the candidates running in the Burnaby region for their responses to 5 questions regarding Homelessness in Burnaby (with the exception of one candidate, MichaelAngelo Abc RobinHood, whose contact information we were unable to find). Candidates were asked to give responses on the following questions:
Candidates were graded on the responses we received according the following criteria:
We would like to thank all the candidates who sent us a response to the 5 questions we sent out regarding Homeless in Burnaby. We have linked below the documents with the responses we have received.
Riding | Candidate Name | Affiliation | Response | Grade |
Burnaby Centre | Dharam Kajal | Conservative Party | No response | |
Anne Kang | BC NDP | BC NDP_Burnaby Task Force - Homelessness_Questionnaire Response_Oct. 9, 2024.pdf | B- | |
Burnaby East | Reah Arora | BC NDP | BC NDP_Burnaby Task Force - Homelessness_Questionnaire Response_Oct. 9, 2024.pdf | B- |
Simon Chandler | Conservative Party | No response | ||
Tara Shushtarian | BC Green Party | Tara Shushtarian - Candidate Response.pdf | B+ | |
Burnaby North | Martin Kendell | Independent | Martin Kendell - Candidate Response.pdf | D |
Janet Routledge | BC NDP | BC NDP_Burnaby Task Force - Homelessness_Questionnaire Response_Oct. 9, 2024.pdf | B- | |
Michael Wu | Conservative Party | No response | ||
Burnaby South-Metrotown | MichaelAngelo Abc RobinHood | Independent | – No contact info – | |
Meiling Chia | Independent | No response | ||
Paul Choi | BC NDP | BC NDP_Burnaby Task Force - Homelessness_Questionnaire Response_Oct. 9, 2024.pdf | B- | |
Han Lee | Conservative Party | No response | ||
Carrie McLaren | BC Green Party | No response | ||
Burnaby-New Westminster | Daniel Kofi Ampong | Independent | No response | |
Raj Chouhan | BC NDP | BC NDP_Burnaby Task Force - Homelessness_Questionnaire Response_Oct. 9, 2024.pdf | B- | |
Deepak Suri | Conservative Party | No response |