[adam]

I agree Hamilton and Mississauga are apples and oranges, but there are a couple things the naysayers in this thread are maybe not aware of..

Mississauga has a LOT of high quality high-rise condos that would be the envy of any Hamiltonian looking for urban development in the core. Remember when we were all eagerly awaiting Stinson's high rise condo tower?

And the majority of Hamiltonians live in absolute urban sprawl. Even though its certainly not my cup of tea, we can't just ignore this. Mississauga is taking steps to urbanize its suburbia with high rise condos and is doing so successfully. Why can't Hamilton follow its example? Hazel is right.. lack of industry and business.