Council thinks their settlement means maintenance of the status-quo; instead their self-dealing has created the conditions for their defeat at the OMB.
COLEMAN’S NOTES: “Save Farmland”, Intensification, and Third-Rail Politics
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Saving Farmland means all of Hamilton will see new development – can the coalition of common cause be a foundation for dealing with third-rail issues such as Transit Area rating?
Hamilton-born Catherine McKenna Not Seeking Re-election to Parliament: Some Hamilton Thoughts
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McKenna says she plans to continue working to address climate change, cities are the best place to do so. It is too bad McKenna is out of politics, cause hometown girl returns to run for Mayor would be fun to cover.
Hamilton’s LRT: Death by a Thousand Tablings
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With a looming federal election, a Council vote to table the LRT decision again is effectively a vote to say no to $3.4-Billion.
COLEMAN’S NOTES: Eisenberger, Downtown Condos, Conflict of Interest, and LRT
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Why Mayor Eisenberger does not have a conflict of interest on LRT.
Council Has to Accept Yes for an Answer: A Prediction on the LRT Vote
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Expect a 12-4 or 13-3 vote, but only after Council has a little fun being dramatic first.
Ruining the Best Laid Plans, A Hamilton Tradition, LRT Edition
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Since 1982, our best laid civic projects have been subject to endless debates at City Council, everyone becomes frustrated, and then a “saviour” proposal is draw on the back of a napkin.
Oshawa’s Integrity Commissioner: Councillors Cannot Direct Bylaw Enforcement
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Giorno, in a well written report, finds that the Councillor did use his office to try to influence enforcement and that this is a violation of the Municipal Act, the Police Services Act, and the Code of Conduct for the City of Oshawa. The Councillor did so in good faith.
COLEMAN: As Laurentian University Seeks Consumer Protection, Will Queen’s Park Push GTA Students to Non-GTA Universities?
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Enrolment is concentrating at the big universities, and f the Province does not balance the system, other non-GTA universities may join Laurentian in fiscal crisis in the coming years.
A look at what this could mean for Brock and McMaster.
City Council Wants to Ban Letters Critical of Their Behaviour: An Analysis Why That is Illegal
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In a letter to Hamilton City Council, Joey Coleman explains why Council’s proposed ban on public correspondence critical of their behaviour will be struck down by the Courts for violation the Charter Rights of Hamiltonians.
Protest, Police, Pandemic, and Rights: Why the City Fining Sarah Jama Makes for a Charter Test Case
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Monday’s ticket poses the question, can the government impose a public health limit on the number of people involved in an outdoor protest which follows all other public health regulations?