Vancouver councillor sues Mayor Ken Sim over drug accusation

By Canadian Press on March 10, 2026.

VANCOUVER — Vancouver City Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation over comments in which he accused Orr of distributing illegal drugs.

The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says Sim acted “deliberately, maliciously and in bad faith” when he told Chinese-language reporters on Feb. 6 that Orr had handed out drugs on Christmas Day.

Orr says outside the court complex in Vancouver that Sim lied about him publicly and has “failed to provide any reasonable explanation.”

He says Sim’s comments caused serious harm to his reputation and damaged his ability to serve those who elected him.

Orr says Sim’s “lies spread across our city” and have potentially reached thousands of people who may not have heard Sim’s subsequent apology.

Municipal elections will be held this October in B.C. and the lawsuit says Sim made the remark with the “ulterior motive” of furthering a perceived political benefit.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 10, 2026.

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press

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