A CBC News analysis showed approximately 90 per cent of elected officials and people in senior leadership positions in the region's municipalities are white. Lum says more diverse leadership teams are critical. "Having monochromatic senior leadership tables means we're missing valuable perspectives that could really benefit decision making as a whole." Freelance Vancouver journalist Jagdeesh Mann has long argued that ward systems would greatly increase the chance people of colour get elected. Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart promised in his winning election campaign that he would bring in a ward system if B.C.

Source: CBC News June 20, 2020 12:56 UTC