Local
On Oct. 22, Hamilton’s General Issues Committee passed a recommendation from staff to extend the city’s Vacant Unit Tax for another year.
The recommendation was passed by a vote of 8 to 7. The recommendation was then ratified at City Council on Oct. 29, once again passing on an 8 to 7 vote.
Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath did not vote either time, declaring a conflict since she owns a vacant unit. She also declared the same conflict during the initial vote on the tax almost three years ago, back in January 2023.
Local
On Oct. 21, global financial analytics company S&P Global Ratings downgraded the City of Hamilton’s credit rating as part of their annual credit rating review.
Provincial
Wrapped up as Ontarians were in the Blue Jays’ Cinderella run to be World Series champions, they may have missed news that Premier Doug Ford’s government is going to scrap fixed election dates…
National
Canadians have now heard for months the Liberals talking about the “new” federal government doing big things – many very big things – at speeds never seen before!
National
For the past couple of weeks, since Pierre Poilievre appeared on YouTube’s Northern Perspective, members of the dominant media in Canada have sounded like scorched rats howling in protest…
