New candidates brought good ideas and good spirits to our suffering elections – I hope we’ll see all of them return for the 2026 municipal election.
Posted inColeman's Notes
COLEMAN: Robin Lennox is the Right Person for the Job of Mending Hamilton Centre’s NDP
Dr. Lennox may find healing a political party more challenging than healing patients.
Posted in2025 Ontario Election
NDP Voters Switch, Voter Turnout Increases, and the Conservatives Win Hamilton Mountain
Doug Ford made a point of focusing his campaign stops at now-Conservative union halls and unionized workplaces: he wanted Windsor West but did get Hamilton Mountain.
Posted in2025 Ontario Election
The ‘Progressive-Left’ Loses in Hamilton Centre and Mountain: Jama Not Re-Elected
Sarah Jama places a distant fourth place in Hamilton Centre, and Kojo Damptey places third in Hamilton Mountain.
Posted in2025 Ontario Election, Coleman's Notes
COLEMAN: Election Eve in Hamilton – Three Ridings are Competitive, Three Leaders All Visit
Doug Ford, Marit Stiles, and Bonnie Crombie all visit Hamilton on the last day of campaigning – it must be close
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: The End of Sarnia’s Rainbow Park Encampment
Sarnia is one of the first municipalities to enforce a new ban on encampments.
Posted inBriefs
Hamilton Advance Vote Turnout Above Provincial Average
Three of Hamilton’s five ridings have above provincial average advance voting turnout, with Hamilton Centre up from the 2023 by-election advance turnout
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Ontario Municipal Integrity Commissioner Robert Swayze Unexpectedly Retires
Known for his no non-sense approach, Swayze established integrity during the early ‘wild west’ days of Ontario’s Municipal Integrity Commissioners
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: “Hate Motivated Incident” during City of Pickering Zoom Meeting
Durham Police are investigating a “hate motivated incident” that occurred during a City of Pickering Zoom meeting on February 11.
Posted inCity Hall
Hamilton Councillors Want Metrolinx to Attend LRT Committee Meetings
Councillors unanimously pass motion at LRT committee