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Many Hamiltonians are completely fed up with the current City Council.
I was invited to a rally today for a new council and people tried to crash the Mayor's Levee to call for him to resign. That didn't work. There were police and security preventing anyone who looked hostile from getting in or shadowing them closely if they asked to come in for a minute.
Sewergate secrecy is only one reason, though it is a reason that brought in more letters to the editor than any other issue in the history of the Spectator. The Red Hill report that was hidden, the IT scandal, and hate-related debacles have all taken their toll on public confidence, arguably at an all-time low.
We are all agreed that change must occur. But how is the big question.
As satisfying as it might feel to "throw all the bums out!", it is simply not going to happen.
We need to focus, in my opinion on preparing compassionate and compelling progressive candidates to win in the 2022 election, especially for the position of Mayor and for the Wards that have had incumbents who have been on Council for too long and have become far too complacent:
2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
This will not be an easy task and will require a great deal of cooperation to pull it off.
The question is, can enough of us work together especially in the preparation years this year and next year to pull it off?
By January 2022, we must be ready with candidates who can actually unseat incumbents. That's a big ask.
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