Vancouver city councillor Rebbeca Bligh booted from ABC
Vancouver’s ruling municipal party, A Better City (ABC), has expelled one of its councillors.
A press release from ABC on Friday afternoon confirmed that Rebecca Bligh was no longer part of its caucus.
“While she remains a Vancouver City Councillor, it has become clear that she is not aligned with the shared priorities and team-oriented approach that defines ABC Vancouver,” wrote ABC Vancouver president Stephen Molnar in a statement.
“Governing a city as complex as Vancouver requires a collaborative team that is united in its commitment to delivering real solutions. Time and again, Councillor Bligh has shown that she is not a core value fit with ABC Vancouver.”
Molnar added that Bligh chose to “put her own views ahead of the collective work of the team” rather than work with caucus to “find common ground and advance solutions.”
Bligh confirmed she had been ejected from ABC in a post on X this afternoon.
Confirming I have been ejected from A Better City.
Due to the volume of media inquiries I will be available to speak with media at City Hall today at 3:30 PM
— Rebecca Bligh, City Councillor (@rebeccaleebligh) February 14, 2025
Bligh recently voiced concerns about Mayor Ken Sim’s plans to put a hold on new supportive housing in Vancouver.
In the fall of 2024, she became the new president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).
ABC has experienced notable inter-party turbulence and controversy.
Last summer, Vancouver School Board Chair Victoria Jung announced her resignation from ABC in light of “events questioning the office of the Vancouver Integrity Commissioner.” She chose to sit as an independent member.
In 2023, Sim confirmed his proposal to abolish the Vancouver Park Board and announced a transition plan in November 2024.
With files from Kenneth Chan and Nikitha Martins