# Anne Roberts

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**Anne Roberts** is a Canadian politician and retired journalism instructor. She served on [Vancouver City Council](/source/Vancouver_City_Council) from 2002 to 2005 as a member of the [Coalition of Progressive Electors](/source/Coalition_of_Progressive_Electors) (COPE).[1] Prior to entering politics, she taught journalism at [Langara College](/source/Langara_College).[2]

## Political career

Roberts served as a trustee on the [Vancouver School Board](/source/Vancouver_School_Board) from 1993 to 1996.[1] During her tenure, she also served as chair of the District Parent Representatives.

Roberts was elected to Vancouver City Council in the [2002 municipal election](/source/2002_Vancouver_municipal_election).[1] She served as chair of the Planning and Environment Committee and was appointed by council as a delegate to the [Greater Vancouver Regional District](/source/Metro_Vancouver_Regional_District).

During her tenure, Roberts advocated for the expansion of child care spaces and services,[3] and supported a $25-a-month subsidy for 600 daycare and preschool spaces.[4] In November 2003, she voted against [TransLink](/source/TransLink_(British_Columbia))'s ten-year plan, which included funding for the construction of Richmond–Airport–Vancouver (RAV) line (now known as the [Canada Line](/source/Canada_Line)).[5][6]

In January 2004, Roberts voted against allowing slot machines in the city.[7] In June 2005, she led the opposition to an application by [Walmart](/source/Walmart_Canada) to build a store in south Vancouver, citing concerns about [traffic congestion](/source/Traffic_congestion) and [land use](/source/Land_use); on June 28, council voted 8–3 to reject the application.[8][9][1] She also opposed the [2010 Winter Olympics](/source/2010_Winter_Olympics).

She was among the five left-wing councillors described as "COPE Classic" by Charlie Smith of *[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)*, in contrast to "COPE Lite",[10] a term used for Mayor [Larry Campbell](/source/Larry_Campbell_(Canadian_politician)) and the three councillors who left COPE to form the centrist [Vision Vancouver](/source/Vision_Vancouver) party ahead of the [2005 municipal election](/source/2005_Vancouver_municipal_election).[11]

Roberts ran for re-election in 2005; she placed 19th with 41,739 votes and was not re-elected.[1][12]

On April 27, 2018, Roberts announced that she would seek the party's nomination for the [municipal election that October](/source/2018_Vancouver_municipal_election).[1] She secured the nomination and was one of three COPE candidates for council in the general election, along with [Jean Swanson](/source/Jean_Swanson) and Derrick O'Keefe.[2][13][14] During her campaign, she advocated for free transit for children aged 18 and under, reduced fares for low-income individuals, and an expansion of the [U-Pass](/source/U-Pass_BC) program.[15] She also supported transitioning Vancouver to a [ward](/source/Ward_(electoral_subdivision))-based electoral system instead of [at-large](/source/At-large) representation.[16] She received 36,531 votes, placing 16th and losing the election by approximately 7000 votes.[17]

## References

1. Lupick, Travis (2018-04-27). ["Anne Roberts announces return to Vancouver politics ahead of COPE nominations meeting set for June 10"](https://www.straight.com/news/1067011/anne-roberts-announces-return-vancouver-politics-ahead-cope-nominations-meeting-set). *[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)*. Retrieved 2026-04-20.

1. Smith, Charlie (2018-10-14). ["Long read: How Jean Swanson, Derrick O'Keefe, and Anne Roberts plan to upend Vancouver's political status quo"](https://www.straight.com/news/1150371/long-read-how-jean-swanson-derrick-okeefe-and-anne-roberts-plan-upend-vancouvers). *[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)*

1. Smith, Charlie (2018-10-17). ["Women Transforming Cities applies an intersectional gender lens to the Vancouver election"](https://www.straight.com/news/1151601/women-transforming-cities-applies-intersectional-gender-lens-vancouver-election). *[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)*. Retrieved 2026-04-20.

1. Bula, Frances (2003-07-18). ["Vancouver mulls subsidizing child care \[CA-BC\]"](https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/03/07/vancouver-mulls-subsidizing-child-care-ca-bc). *[Vancouver Sun](/source/Vancouver_Sun)*

1. Smith, Charlie (2004-02-26). ["COPE advises politicos to support TransLink"](https://www.straight.com/article/cope-advises-politicos-to-support-translink). *[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)*

1. Cooper, Sam (2005-12-05). ["What's next for Jim Green and Vancouver's civic left"](https://thetyee.ca/News/2005/12/05/JimGreenNext/print.html). *[The Tyee](/source/The_Tyee)*

1. Smith, Charlie (2004-01-29). ["NDPers John Horgan, Ian Reid, and John Heaney played key roles in bringing slot machines to Vancouver"](https://www.straight.com/article/ndpers-campaigned-for-slots). *[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)*

1. ["Wal-Mart rejected"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wal-mart-rejected-1.566216). *[CBC News](/source/CBC_News)*. 2005-06-28.

1. ["No Wal-Mart for Vancouver"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/no-wal-mart-for-vancouver-1.543224). *[CBC News](/source/CBC_News)*. 2005-06-29.

1. Deveau, Scott (2005-02-08). ["Will Mayor Larry walk away?"](https://thetyee.ca/News/2005/02/08/WillMayorLarryWalk/). *[The Tyee](/source/The_Tyee)*

1. Mickleburgh, Rod (2004-12-15). ["Vancouver mayor splits council, forms own caucus"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/vancouver-mayor-splits-council-forms-own-caucus/article1008700/). *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*

1. ["Election Summary Report: November 19, 2005"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060913085540/http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/election2005/finalresults.htm#councillor). Archived from [the original](http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/election2005/finalresults.htm#councillor) on 2006-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-21.

1. Lupick, Travis (2018-06-11). ["COPE nominates left-wing rabble-rouser Derrick O'Keefe among 2018 candidates for Vancouver council"](https://www.straight.com/news/1088426/cope-nominates-left-wing-rabble-rouser-derrick-okeefe-among-2018-candidates-vancouver). *[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)*. Retrieved 2026-04-20.

1. Zimmer, Eric (2018-09-17). ["There are 158 candidates running in the City of Vancouver election"](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/city-of-vancouver-election-candidates-2018). *[Daily Hive](/source/Daily_Hive)*. Retrieved 2026-04-20.

1. Roberts, Anne (2018-10-04). ["Anne Roberts: Vancouver needs U-Pass for the working class"](https://www.straight.com/news/1146661/anne-roberts-vancouver-needs-u-pass-working-class). *[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)*. Retrieved 2026-04-20.

1. O'Connor, Naoibh (2018-06-11). ["Randomized ballot didn’t go over well in Vancouver’s 1993 election"](https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/courier-archive/news/randomized-ballot-didnt-go-over-well-in-vancouvers-1993-election-3077086). *Vancouver Is Awesome*

1. ["COPE 2018 Candidates"](https://www.copevancouver.ca/2018_candidates). *[Coalition of Progressive Electors](/source/Coalition_of_Progressive_Electors)*. Retrieved 2026-04-20.

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