Abolish Islands Trust News · 2026-09-11

A 2-1 win is not an adopted bylaw

The presenters in this report, Sienna Rodriguez and Zara Kim, are AI-generated characters, not real people, and their voices are synthetic. The script was written from the public documents listed under the video. It is a campaign broadcast that argues a position, not independent journalism. Published by Tony Aly, abolishislandstrust.org.

Your two elected trustees can win a land-use vote two to one. The bylaw still needs a yes from the Trust-wide Executive Committee before it can be adopted. One minute on who decides, and what the campaign asks for instead.

Sources

  1. Islands Trust Act, RSBC 1996, c. 239, ss. 8, 14-15, 17, 20-24 and 27
  2. Islands Trust: Local Trust Committees (committee composition)
  3. Who really decides: the campaign's sourced argument, with what we are not saying
  4. Keep existing plans and bylaws in force until the next elected body changes them
  5. The petition: the exact demand

Transcript

SIENNA RODRIGUEZ: Hello Islanders. Your local committee can vote two to one for a land-use bylaw and still not have an adopted bylaw. This is a private Abolish the Islands Trust campaign broadcast, not independent journalism.

ZARA KIM: The local majority is real: two elected island trustees when they agree. But every local bylaw then goes to the Trust-wide Executive Committee. It can approve it, return it with directions, or refuse it.

SIENNA RODRIGUEZ: Trust Council sets the budget, policy and common procedures, and appoints the shared staff. That is the democratic objection: a local majority inside Trust-wide gates.

ZARA KIM: Abolition should change who is accountable, not erase today's protections. Any abolition bill must keep existing official community plans and land-use bylaws in force until an elected successor lawfully changes them.

SIENNA RODRIGUEZ: We want planning with a municipality where residents choose one, or the regional district where they do not. Read the exact demand, add your name, and confirm your email. Abolish Islands Trust Dot Org.