US EditionVancouver Councillor Retracts Chinese Video Calling Rivals Drug Users, Distributors
Councillor Zhou apologized and removed a Mandarin WeChat video falsely accusing rivals of drug use while rallying opposition to supportive housing, non-ABC councillors said.
- Zhou apologized on Feb. 24, 2026, after deleting a WeChat video accusing non-ABC councillors of drug use, stating, `My comments were based on incorrect information, and for that I unequivocally apologize.`
- Last week, Zhou posted a WeChat video linking supportive housing to drugs and gangs while urging the Chinese community to oppose the motion later this week.
- At City Hall, Bligh said, `When statements like this spread widely, they shape how people understand city policy and how they view elected officials`,
- Three hours later, the mayor's office published Zhou's apology and Sim thanked him, but Zhou's apology was not immediately shared in Chinese on Zhou's WeChat account.
- Messaging apps like WeChat largely use encrypted groups of up to 500 users, complicating oversight, and researchers say federal monitoring efforts focus on foreign election interference, leaving a gap targeting Chinese-Canadian communities.
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Vancouver City Councillor Pulls Video Accusing Opponents of Being Drug Dealers
Vancouver City Councillor Lenny Zhou has removed a Mandarin-language video posted last week in which he accused his political rivals of being drug traffickers and drug users, saying his accusations were based on “incorrect information.” Zhou, who was elected to council in 2022 along with Mayor Ken Sim as part of the A Better City (ABC) Party, said in the video that some non-ABC city councillors “are drug users themselves” adding that “right befo…
ABC's Lenny Zhou apologizes for calling other Vancouver councillors 'drug users and dealers' in Chinese-language video
'I will continue to fight for Vancouverites, but in this case, I did not live up to the standards that I strive for' — Zhou said on Tuesday, after his post on WeChat last week
The Toronto Star
Vancouver councillor retracts Chinese video calling rivals drug users, distributors
VANCOUVER - Several Vancouver municipal councillors say they want a review and "unequivocal censure" of comments by council colleague Lenny Zhou, after he accused his party's rivals of being drug
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