Peter Gibbs
Victoria municipal election · 17 October 2026
Council candidate, Victoria For All launch 15 Aug 2026
No candidate-owned 2026 program. One scored commitment (rental pet clauses); fifty-four measures silent, not opposed.1/55 answered
Who they are
Peter Rose Gibbs is a parent, lifelong Victorian and community organizer with nearly two decades of experience pressing governments and institutions for change. His current professional profile identifies him as an organizing manager, and his campaign launch emphasizes relationship-building and collective action rather than prior elected experience. For voters, Gibbs offers a labour- and movement-organizing perspective and is running as part of Victoria For All, an openly working-class, democratic-socialist electoral organization; that shared slate identity is central to understanding both his policy programme and likely council alliances.
Where to check them
Every channel the framework read, in the candidate's own words, checked 1 Sep 2026. Opening one leaves this site.
How this grade was made
- The same 55 topics for every candidate.
- Actions beat words beat silence.
- A mark needs a URL and a date. Without both, the cell is a dash — unknown, not a fail.
- If they sat on Council this term, a sourced 2022–26 vote or decision beats a 2026 promise.
- A letter appears only after five scored answers.
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The five doors
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The 12 topics
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1. Housing that gets builtsilence
- M6 housing supply + composition
- M6b land bank + co-ops
- M7 permits + AI pre-screening
- M7b pattern-book housing
- M8/M8b 5% vacancy, DCC cuts, suite amnesty
2. Downtown ordersilence
- M26 Public Order Team
- M26b civilian crisis response
- M27 bylaw hours 6am–10pm
- M28 data-targeted enforcement
- M33 daytime sheltering bylaws
- M33b drug-use buffer (City: list + bylaw/DPOT + VicPD/CDSA; not City seizure)
- M34–M37 encampments, reclaiming spaces, night lighting
3. Household billsilence
- M66 tax glide path (capped on the residential rate)
- M66b/c over-collection refund + debt rule
- M66d the Household Bill
- M70/M70b provincial downloading ledger
- M70c CRD cost and the Goldstream plant
- M71–M73d business, downtown, one mandate not a new office
- M74/M75/M76 capital threshold, short-stay parking (15-min grace; first-hour gated Year 2), permit fees
4. Host Nationssilence
- M1–M5 Host Nations Foundation. Topic never drops out of the 12. A dash is still allowed on M1–M5.
5. Homelessness and waitlists1 scored
- M9/M9b/M64 tenant protections, STR, indoor heat (M9c struck; 26°C gated)
- M10 transparent algorithmic waitlists
- M11 Housing First + STEP throughput
6. Familiessilence
- M12/M13b/M13c childcare, doctors, youth (M13 school food is $0 → M13d)
- M13d standing School District 61 agreement
7. Streets and mobilitysilence
- M14/M16/M17/M18 cleanliness and the public realm
- M19/M22/M38/M40–M42b mobility + Vision Zero (M39 30 km/h struck; calming is M38)
- M20b/M23b walking and transit the City controls
- M24b/M25b accessibility and public washrooms
- M25 fix roads first
8. Policing and published safetysilence
- M28b business security cost-spreading
- M28d community paramedicine
- M29/M29b VicPD funding + regional review (convene-and-publish; no binding other force)
- M30 smart LED lights, no surveillance
- M31/M31b/M31c/M32 safety dashboard, published enforcement record, crime target
9. Beauty as a public goodsilence
- M43–M46b heritage and cultural venues
- M45b/c pedestrianisation and the signature project
- M47–M49 heritage incentives, lighting, parks
- M50/M50b/M51/M52 culture, sport, and the arts funding floor
10. A smaller scored Hallsilence
- M15 managed competition
- M65 rotating zero-based reviews
- M67 quarterly performance dashboard
- M68 overhead reduction by attrition
- M69 real-estate rationalisation
- M53/M53b/M53c GIS, AI consultation imagery, LIDAR
- M53d published municipal AI standard
- M54–M57 local-tech procurement, open data, Wi-Fi, EV charging
11. Climate and trees as operationssilence
- M58/M58b/M64b climate, district energy, seismic
- M59–M63 trees, mode share, ecosystems, emergency preparedness
12. Neighbourhoods and integritysilence
- M77/M78/M78b $25M referendum threshold, 5-step process, material-change rule
- M79/M79b Integrity Commissioner + 60-day consultation response
- M79c–f lobbyist registry, FOI fee, remuneration
- M80/M80b/M80c neighbourhoods, language access, Local Area Plans
- M82/M82b community surveys, turnout and ballot access
- M81 Saanich amalgamation (one line, not the whole topic)
Background
Evidence vintage (summary). Verified 1 Sep 2026 against the Victoria For All platform and candidate page, 15–17 Aug launch coverage, current personal Instagram, public professional profile and slate social channels. No separate personal campaign website or candidate-specific detailed platform was located.
Web, campaign & socials (checked 1 Sep 2026). Victoria For All · Candidate/slate page · Personal Instagram · LinkedIn · Slate Facebook · Slate Instagram · Slate TikTok · Slate Threads · Slate Bluesky
Profile. Peter Rose Gibbs is a parent, lifelong Victorian and community organizer with nearly two decades of experience pressing governments and institutions for change. His current professional profile identifies him as an organizing manager, and his campaign launch emphasizes relationship-building and collective action rather than prior elected experience. For voters, Gibbs offers a labour- and movement-organizing perspective and is running as part of Victoria For All, an openly working-class, democratic-socialist electoral organization; that shared slate identity is central to understanding both his policy programme and likely council alliances.
2026 campaign and social verification. Victoria For All formally launched Gibbs for City Council on 15 Aug alongside incumbent Susan Kim and school-board candidate Maiya Beech. Its four shared pillars are Housing for All, including doubled City spending on public, non-profit and co-operative housing and protection of affordable rentals; Care for All, including a 24-hour mental-health crisis response and expanded outreach and harm reduction; Safe Climate for All, including expanded free transit, heat pumps, green roofs and urban trees; and Community for All, including gathering places and arts, recreation and cultural events. Gibbs’s Instagram is current and explicitly identifies him as a parent and council candidate with Victoria For All. The slate’s Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky accounts are linked from its site. No personal Facebook, X, YouTube, Bluesky, Threads or TikTok account was independently verified.
Sources. Victoria For All, candidate/slate page, Times Colonist launch coverage, CHEK launch coverage, Victoria News coverage, personal Instagram and public professional profile.
Current evidence requiring first full score. The slate programme creates direct evidence around M6/M6b, M9, M11, M20b/M23b, M26b, M50, M58, M64 and M80. Missing are candidate-specific priorities, costs, housing and service baselines, transit jurisdiction, staffing, CRD funding, implementation dates, fiscal methods, permit standards, a performance dashboard and governance commitments. Shared slate promises should be scored as Gibbs’s current programme, while clearly identified as organizational rather than individually authored.
Updates / notes.
- 2026-09-01 — Launch, background, slate platform and personal/slate social channels verified.