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Across Metro Vancouver, candidates are pitching competing solutions to the issues that are top of mind for voters. Especially the soaring cost of living and rising public safety concerns.

We break down where the parties stand and what's actually at stake when you cast your ballot.

Coquitlam will elect a new mayor for the first time since 2008. That's because long-time Mayor Richard Stewart is not running for re-election. The CBC's Stephen Quinn and Justin McElroy spoke with three candidates for Mayor.

Craig Hodge has been a Coquitlam City Councillor since 2011. Before that, he was a photojournalist with the Vancouver Sun and community newspapers.

Madhavee Inamdar has worked in the public sector with numerous organizations including the Government of BC, Surrey RCMP, Fraser Health and the University of the Fraser Valley.

And Trish Mandewo has been a Coquitlam City Councillor since 2018, and is the former President of the Union of BC Municipalities.

The campaign is getting heated as voters in Vancouver prepare to head to the polls. Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver have released a new attack ad targeting Green Party leader Pete Fry, but much it focuses on COPE's Sean Orr. So what is the strategy here? Justin McElroy breaks down the ad, the political tactics and the battle for Vancouver City Hall.

Election campaigns often come with big promises. In the Lower Mainland, candidates are talking about building new pools, community centres, sports fields — even a concert hall and ice arena. But how realistic are those pledges, what could they cost, and should voters expect candidates to deliver? Our municipal politics panel breaks it down.

Seven candidates are running to be Surrey’s next mayor. Stephen Quinn and Justin McElroy talk to five of them about the biggest issues facing B.C.’s second-largest city.