Ward 2 Hamilton

Open Streets is on today in downtown Hamilton from John Street to Gage Avenue until 4pm. I’ll be out walking and cycling and enjoying this beautiful day. Hope to see you!

Important read in today's Spec from Kojo Damptey. There's a disproportionate amount of police force impacting Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities in our city, and across the Province. The evidence is clear and I deeply appreciate Kojo leading with the facts. It matters.

To read the article on the Spec's website, visit https://linktr.ee/ward2hamilton.

Thanks to Mark Chamberlain for his article in today's Spec. He raises important points about the Provincial government's priorities and why their lack of serious investment in housing continues to impact our local communities. It's an important reminder of who holds the power and the money.

To read the article on the Spec's website, visit https://linktr.ee/ward2hamilton.

IT’S HERE! Open Streets Hamilton is BACK on Sunday, June 7 and King Street East is going car-free from John to Gage – 3.6 km of pure community energy from 10am to 4pm. FREE. All ages. No cars. Just you, your neighbours, and one of the best days Hamilton has to offer.

I haven't been at a protest at City Hall that large and well organized in a long time. The mere suggestion of an AI data centre coming to our city had Hamiltonians up in arms. Love it. I'm so proud of my city and the many downtowners who showed up yesterday. I'm glad the Committee listened.

And now that the Committee has weighed in, I can offer up my two cents - I will not support an AI data centre coming to Hamilton. As a lifelong environmentalist, I don't see an ethical upside. And AI is a scourge and the generative slop it spews is making our society worse, not better.

The Federal government's attempt to force AI down our throats under the guise of "good policy" isn't going to fly. They have more important things to do and they should start doing them. I don't hear an outcry from Canadians for more AI data centres. AI is about profits over people.

First Nations across this country need clean drinking water. Markets need to be regulated to bring back affordability for those who are suffering most. Cities need support to address overlapping and mounting crises. This country needs to get its priorities straight. AI data centres aren't it.

And this is the last thing Hamilton needs. We're still suffering from the fallout of the last industrial revolution - we can't swim in our water, too much of the land left to develop downtown is contaminated, and senior governments continue to let big industry and rail pollute our air. Get lost.

Great time celebrating the International Village BIA’s 50th birthday today. Congrats to Executive Director Susie Braithwaite on this important milestone and the work she does every day to support local small businesses downtown. Come down to the Village today to join in the celebration!

Eastwood Arena will reopen for community use this fall. I’ll continue to fight to ensure there will be a home for non ice sports in Eastwood Park and plans for a new arena are implemented as quickly as possible. Thank you for your advocacy, Hamilton. It matters.

For a PDF version, please go to https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xWMbaAikfxEkCvbhDq3rzfMuKWUIkxFn/view?usp=drive_link.