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2026 Civic Election Candidate Interviews

Personal experiences. Public questions. Full conversations.

Host Sarah Yu speaks with candidates in Vancouver and Richmond about their experiences, community involvement and views on public affairs. Browse films, chapter links and bilingual transcripts. Lawrence Chen’s BC election collection is cross-listed because it also addresses his school trustee candidacy.

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4interview guests

12episodes · including cross-listed work

ZH / ENtranscripts and captions

2026.10.13page updated

The 12 episodes include Lawrence Chen’s four-part BC election interview. Episode 1 covers his Richmond school trustee run. Original video dates and series context appear on each person’s page.

Published interview productions

Listed alphabetically by surname: Chen, Jiang, Qiu and Zhou, with equal presentation. This collection covers published interviews; it is not a complete candidate list or a ranking.

Lawrence Chen 陈卫平, portrait from a Focus Media interview

Richmond

Lawrence Chen 陈卫平

Richmond school trustee candidate · also running in Richmond Centre in the BC election

Paid partnership

Across four BC election interviews, Lawrence Chen discusses his political experience and provincial issues. Episode 1 also covers his Richmond school trustee run, so the collection is cross-listed here. The full programmes remain on his BC interview page.

4 BC election episodes · Ep. 1 covers school trustee candidacy

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Jeff Jiang 蒋浩, portrait from a Focus Media interview

Richmond

Jeff Jiang 蒋浩

2026 candidate for Richmond City Council

Paid partnership

Jeff Jiang (蒋浩) is a 2026 Richmond City Council candidate, renovation business owner and former president of CCRAC. In three interviews with Sarah Yu, he recalls helping neighbours and paying workers after business losses, and discusses public safety, traffic and property tax. These accounts and assessments are his statements in the programme. Municipal voting day is October 17.

3 civic interview episodes

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Chris Qiu 仇云霞, portrait from a Focus Media interview

Vancouver

Chris Qiu 仇云霞

2026 candidate for Vancouver Park Board · ABC Vancouver

Paid partnership

Chris Qiu (仇云霞) is ABC Vancouver’s candidate for Vancouver Park Board in the October 17, 2026 municipal election. In two interviews, she recalls raising three children, volunteering and donating hair with her daughter. She discusses why she chose Park Board, access to public spaces, affordability and safety. Personal experiences and policy ideas are her statements in the programme.

2 civic interview episodes

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Lenny Zhou 周楠, portrait from a Focus Media interview

Vancouver

Lenny Zhou 周楠

Vancouver city councillor and 2026 council candidate · ABC Vancouver

Paid partnership

Lenny Zhou (周楠) is a Vancouver city councillor with ABC Vancouver, seeking re-election on October 17, 2026. Across three interviews, he recalls moving from Beijing to Vancouver as a student and later joining council. He discusses family, his workday, City Hall Express, Chinese names on ballots, public safety, property tax and renovation permits. Personal accounts and policy outcomes are his statements in the programme.

3 civic interview episodes

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About this collection

This collection presents paid-partnership interviews produced by Focus Media. Views expressed are the guests’ own and do not represent Canada Focus Media. Focus Media welcomes interviews with candidates of all backgrounds.

All programmes have Mandarin audio. English pages and transcripts provide translations. Video dates retain their original publication times. Personal accounts and policy assessments are attributed to the speakers; consult the full conversations and official sources for context.

Also explore: 2026 BC election interviews

Browse the published interviews by guest, with original films, bilingual captions and transcripts, and each guest’s context at recording.

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