Famed electoral reform advocate – who Hamilton City Clerks say is the “activist” that spurred the province to review the Municipal Elections Act – Dave Meslin (@Meslin) is speaking at Hamilton City Hall tonight. Meslin is a leading force for electoral reform in Hamilton, a renowned speaker, and leading engaged citizen in Toronto. Replay
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Council Audit, Finance, and Administration Committee for July 8, 2015
Council meets for their Audit, Finance, and Administration meeting. There is one big item on the agenda, a motion to study the merits of a Municipal Land Transfer Tax. Replay
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Hamilton Planning Committee for July 7, 2015
A long Planning Committee is expected today as Councillors debate and approval a new Rural Zoning Bylaw for the entire City of Hamilton. Many delegations registered to speak, and it is expected the Bylaw will be appealed to the OMB. Replay
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City to Release Video of Lloyd Ferguson Incident
In response to Freedom of Information requests from The Hamilton Spectator and CHCH Television, with a supporting FOI filing from myself, the City of Hamilton plans to release video of the incident in which Councillor Lloyd Ferguson used physical force against me on February 26, 2014.
The video will be released on July 29, 2015.
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Hamilton City Council GIC for July 6, 2015
City Council holds a full day summer GIC meeting with electoral reform, free parking for all veterans, the 2014 election review, moving the Football Hall of Fame to the stadium, and City funding for organizations on all on the agenda. The meeting starts at 9:30am with live video here on ThePublicRecord.ca
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Wilson-Blanchard Moving Forward with Plans for 21 Main Street West
Wilson-Blanchard is planning a new 4-storey building on Main Street West behind the heritage designated Bank of Montreal building which presently houses Gowlings law firm.
Posted inAdvisory and Sub-Committees
Hamilton Aboriginal Advisory Committee for July 2015
The AAC will discussed the Council endorsed Aboriginal Justice Strategy, National Aboriginal Awareness Month, calls for an national public inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women, and the City Clerk’s plan to eliminate the Aboriginal Advisory Committee along with most citizen committees.
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Hamilton Police Services Board for June 2015
The Hamilton Police Services Board meets for their June 2015 with accountabilitiy and transparency being a primary theme of the meeting. The meeting will beginning with a significant delegation by the group Black, Brown, Red Lives Matter to the Police Board on the issue of carding. Replay Video
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Hamilton Police Services Board Governance Committee for June 25, 2015
The Hamilton Police Services Board’s Governance Committee meets this morning to discuss a new media relations policy which is the centre of debate between Councillor Terry Whitehead and Chair of the PSB Councillor Lloyd Ferguson. Ferguson supports including gag provisions in the policy that will ban Board members from speaking to the media and public […]
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Hamilton City Council for June 24, 2015
Council ratified their committee work of the past two weeks including: City position on the Provincial Planning Review, golf courses business marketing plan, Hamilton Health Sciences OMB appeal for increased parking near General Hospital, a City appeal of the decision in Canada Post v. City of Hamilton, a reconsideration motion on selling the Auchmar Estate, […]