He's coming up on his 10th year as an elected politician by Charlie Smith on April 5th, 2021 at 9:20 AM 1 of 1 2 of 1 For the first time in three elections, Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association will field a mayoral candidate with elected experience. The centre-right party nominated three-term park commissioner John Coupar to be its standard-bearer in the 2022 election. Coupar was president of the courier company Novex Delivery Solutions for nearly four years before leaving this position in April of last year. As a park commissioner, he played a key role in retaining and improving the Bloedel Conservatory. He also was among the commissioners that voted to phase out the public display of cetaceans in Stanley Park.