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Originally Posted by DC83
This is why I like Dalton and his Liberal crew (even though I voted NDP). They seem to understand this and have invested millions upon millions into the Hamilton area since taking over from the previous Harris-Eaves Gov't which F'd us good.
They (seem to be) on the right track and don't (seem to) let the Toronto-vote sway their decisions all that much. The only thing I don't like is how the North is ignored.
Metrolinx seems to favour Hamilton as a second business centre rather than just a bedroom community the fromer Gov'ts saw us as. So I'm pretty confident Public Transit will improve greatly across our region. This connection to Brantford/KW/Guelph, however, is just a pipe-dream of mine.
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Don't let them fool you. We are being screwed in terms of sustainable funding, especially for social services. The $12 million a year (or whatever it is) that they send us at tax time is a far cry from the money we deserve.
Instead of including us in the GTA social services pool, they just eliminated the entire thing. Set TO back a few years too.
This upcoming transit money looks good, but I'll believe when I'm standing in downtown Hamilton holding a ticket for the next LRT to pull in! Then, I'll give them full credit.