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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim Apologizes After Recording Shows He Falsely Alleged Councillor Handed Out Drugs

The retraction follows corroborated Feb. 6 remarks to Chinese-language media that prompted code-of-conduct and defamation warnings.

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Vancouver Coun. Pete Fry.
It has emerged that Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, right, accused Coun. Sean Orr, left, of distributing illegal drugs on Christmas Day — something Orr has flatly denied. It comes days after Sim praised a fellow councillor for retracting similar claims.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, left, talks to newly elected Vancouver council member Sean Orr at Vancouver City Hall on April 7, 2025.

Overview

  • A video provided to CBC by CityNews/OMNI confirms Sim told a Feb. 6 briefing that Coun. Sean Orr handed out illegal drugs on Christmas Day.
  • Sim told reporters Friday he phoned Orr on Thursday to apologize for the unfounded allegation but offered no further explanation.
  • Orr flatly denies the claim, says he was on the Sunshine Coast on Christmas Day, and calls the statement blatant disinformation.
  • COPE says the mayor’s comments may breach Vancouver’s code of conduct and could be defamatory, and Orr is weighing legal counsel.
  • Earlier, ABC councillor Lenny Zhou echoed similar accusations in a WeChat video before deleting it and apologizing, a move Sim had publicly praised.