Opinion

Council Miscalculation: How the Ward Boundary Settlement Sets Council's Defeat at the OMB

By Joey Coleman | October 11, 2017

Council thinks their settlement means maintenance of the status-quo; instead their self-dealing has created the conditions for their defeat at the OMB.

Toronto Star Poll: Interesting Public Opinion Data on COVID, Education, and Policing

Joey's Notepad: Province announces $150-mil in one time Ontario-wide homelessness / housing funding

Joey's Notepad: A LRT Proxy Debate on Upper James Transit Studies

Independent Investigation into Police Response to 2019 Attack on Hamilton Pride Reveals a Broken Police Command

Coleman’s Notes: Is Hamilton Prepared for Commercial Tax Defaults on June 30?

By Joey Coleman, Editor | May 25, 2020

City Council needs to prepare for “mom and pop” and small investor defaults, and stop the ground crumbling small commercial off a cliff they can never climb.

COLEMAN: The Mayor’s Task Force Posturing All Around

By Joey Coleman, Editor | May 19, 2020

Council does a lot of fighting over a Task Force which has already served its purpose.

Is Hamilton’s Physical Distancing By-law Ultra Vires?

By Joey Coleman, Editor | April 7, 2020

Good laws are clear, concise, and limited to serving the purpose of their enactment.
Here is how Hamilton’s proposed physical distancing by-law fails this test.

Coleman’s Notes: Chris Parkinson 1965-2019

By Joey Coleman, Editor | June 1, 2019

I find comfort knowing that Chris’ contributions will continue in the legacy of all those he’s inspired to community engagement, all those he mentored, the agencies whose board of directors he volunteered upon, and the legacy of Erich’s Cupboard which he co-founded.

Coleman’s Notes: Hamilton LGBTQ Youth Tired of Being Ignored

By Joey Coleman, Editor | May 27, 2019

LGBTQ youth are being told they need to “coordinate and co-opt” to get their demands heard. It’s what they did, and City Hall ignored them. More context on the LGBTQ Committee’s flag motion.

Coleman’s Note: Naming or Not Naming Civic Managers

By Joey Coleman, Editor | April 16, 2019

All of us media covering City Hall generally quote the City’s Chief Planner or General Manager of Economic Planning and Development, yet, as one delegate made me discover today, the public should know who the Manager of Development Planning is, as they have important delegated authorities.

Coleman’s Notes: HSR Shortening the 34-Upper Paradise Routing Downtown

By Joey Coleman, Editor | April 12, 2019

This is not a rider-centric change, quite the opposite. Instead of providing needed bus service to Redeemer University College, Mayor Fred Eisenberger has once again shortchanged the HSR and its riders.