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| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
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| Conley, Doug |
No |
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| Galindo, Cam |
No |
No. It's time to start thinking about the future. Our current highway systems are at their maximums, and with an increasing population, we need to work with the province to ensure that we build the necessary infrastructure that will be needed in the near future.
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| Marrone, Tone |
Yes |
theres no need for the corridor as i see it,i drive my daughter to Brock weekly,never a problem...
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| McMullen, Geraldine |
No |
No, I would have liked the mid-peninsula highway to be built to take the heavy truck traffic away from our streets and parkways and reduce the congestion on the Red Hill Parkway and the LINC. |
| Robbins, Marie |
Maybe |
This question that has come up earlier in the campaign, and frankly, I don’t think it is very honest for city councillors to be making commentary on provincial issues in this manner. When councillors (or candidates) speak to issues outside of their jurisdiction, they often do so in a manner that misleads the public into thinking that they are responsible for enacting change on issues for which they have no legal authority. I have heard municipal campaign promises as outrageous as that if elected to city council they will widen the QEW, decrease hospital wait times or even adjust federal income tax. Not only is this practice deeply cynical and a horrible abuse of the political process, it also takes away energy from areas where city councillors can actually have an impact.
With all of that said, I have not been party to the province’s decision-making process on the Mid-Peninsular highway proposal and don’t want to comment hypothetically about this bygone project. If in the future there is another provincial highway proposal that will have a strong impact on Hamilton, it should be judged based on its own merits and shortcomings with consideration for what, if anything, Hamilton City Council can do to effect the project’s direction in the best interests of its residents.
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| Rosser, Christopher |
Maybe |
The province is running a deficit. Putting a hold on this development might make sense. If planned properly though the economic benefits of this proposal could far outweigh the costs.
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| Rukavina, Frank |
No |
We need to build the "Mid-Peninsula highway". One needs to look at the positive impact the Redhill Creek expressway has had in attracting new business. |
