2023 #GenderBasedViolence in #HamOnt snapshot. This is why declaring a province wide epidemic must be matched with funding supports for survivors.

Reminder: automatic property tax withdrawals for taxpayers on Pre-Authorized Payment (PAP) plans will occur this week. Learn more and see the updated schedules for the five payment plans at: hamilton.ca/city-council/c… #HamOnt

#HamOnt invested more than ever as a City to tackle the compounded housing/health crisis. With more & more residents experiencing bad faith evictions facing homelessness - creating Ont 1st anti-renovictions by-law was a critical measure. Along w/ new & restored affordable homes.

Looking forward to having Councillor Nrinder Nann on the OShow tomorrow to discuss all things #AffordableHousing #HousingCrisis #RentalCrisis #VUT #homelessness #HamOnt #onpoli #CdnPoli

So encouraged by the increase in transit ridership in #HamOnt as reported by staff for today’s Public Works Committee meeting. 2024 already surpassing estimates! #GetOnTheBus #TransitForAll 🚍

Thank you for coming to #HamOnt and for your moving words this 40th National Workers Day of Mourning.

At City Council today, we unanimously supported the public release of a new proposal from the developer of the Jamesville project in Ward 2’s North End. Read my statement about it here and find an accessible PDF at drive.google.com/file/d/1QG6EvW…. #HamOnt

Sign this new Federal petition calling for
1) vehicle safety testing that evaluates risks posed by vehicles to pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and
2) improvements to safety requirements for vehicle size and weight. 👇 🧵1/3

ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/P…

Propane tank source of 'mysterious boom' heard in Hamilton thespec.com/news/hamilton-… via @thespec #HamOnt

🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️ Save the date for Open Streets! 🗓️ Join us on Sunday, May 26th and Sunday, June 23rd from 10am-2pm for a car-free adventure on King St E from John St to Gage Ave. Join us to walk, cycle, roll & play on King St! #OpenStreetsHamilton #HamOnt

NEW: Data from Ontario's rental housing tribunal analyzed by CBC News shows landlords of 275 properties in Hamilton and nearby areas applied to raise rents above provincial guidelines from 2017 to 2022.

The story includes an interactive map.

cbc.ca/news/canada/ha… #HamOnt

Today, Council reaffirmed their support for the Jamesville redevelopment by stepping in to help move the project forward.

Release >> hamilton.ca/city-council/n…

We are finally over the finish line in #HamOnt on the #VacantUnitTax with Council’s approval today of the new vacant unit tax by-law which aims to increase housing supply. Five years in the making since I first led on the issue in 2019.

Ontario’s Environment can’t be sold off to the highest bidder in the Ford government fire sale #YourstoProtect

Thank you to everyone in Corktown Hamilton and Stinson for coming out today! The area is much cleaner and we know it was a huge effort.
Thank you BeautifulAlleysHamON and Metrolinx and City of Hamilton and CPKC and Ward 2 Hamilton and Nrinder Nann for supporting our efforts!

The more the richest 40,000 Canadians (top 0.1%) tantrum about having to declare 66.7% of their capital gains *above* $250K/yr (while the rest of us have to declare 100% of our humble labour income), the stronger these poll numbers are gonna become. Please carry on!! #cdnpoli

Excellent read on Beyoncé’s new album, as imagination & protected territories, tethered to placemaking, policy & the psychology of invisible (and fabricated) boundaries separating us by Jay Pitter in Azure Magazine.

azuremagazine.com/article/the-cu…

Limiting beliefs about our city hold #HamOnt back from being a thriving place of choice. What we need are large scale initiatives that demonstrate world-class excellence in city and community building. It’s past time to apply a lens of what future generations deserve. #Onwards

Hamilton City Council has approved a first-of-its-kind Renovation Licence and Relocation By-law, effective January 1, 2025, which will protect tenants by addressing bad faith evictions.

Release>> hamilton.ca/city-council/n…