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Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 23/09/2026

Now on TPR: The full transcript (all 17,000 words) of today's first Hamilton mayoral debate. Every statement is linked to the YouTube recording to make it easy for you to see the parts which interest you most. #yhmvote #HamOnt #yhmcc thepublicrecord.ca/2026/09/hami...

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HamiltonVotes 2026: Full Transcript and Recording of the First Mayoral Debate between Cooper, Loomis, and Horwath

Full transcript, with YouTube video and timestamp links, of Hamilton's first mayoral debate of the 2026 municipal election.

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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

“I hope this is a moment in time where municipalities sober up; the party’s over, so to speak, when it comes to development charges,” @mikejcw.bsky.social (@westendhba.bsky.social) tells @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

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ANALYSIS: Will Burlington’s housing bet pay off? | TVO Today

The city is desperate for more housing starts. It’s set to try something new.

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Mike Collins-Williams @mikejcw.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I'm on Parliament Hill in a snow storm to make sure new home buyers are not frozen out of achieving the Canadian dream of home ownership. I'm w @chbanational.bsky.social w colleagues from coast-to-coast for MP meetings focusing on GST relief for all new home buyers & infrastructure #CHBAontheHill

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Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 10/12/2025

Jamesville MZO issued. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack announcing the MZO right now. #hamont #yhmcc

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Mike Collins-Williams @mikejcw.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

This one policy change could have a big impact on the housing crisis & drop the cost of a new $900,000 home to $800,000 - instantly. Check out my Op-Ed in the Hamilton Spectator on reforming the GST/HST rebate to stop governments from overtaxing new homes #cdnpoli www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...

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This one policy change could have a big impact on the housing crisis

It’s rare that public policy offers such a clear and immediate solution to a national crisis.

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Mike Collins-Williams @mikejcw.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Residential construction is in state of collapse w thousands of jobs at risk. While #HamOnt needs to do more to rise to the occasion by reducing development charges temporarily by 50%, the industry appreciates that Hamilton has come to the table w a 20% reduction: www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...

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Hamilton councillors look at 20 per cent discount in developer fees. Home builders’ group says thanks, but that’s not enough

West End Home Builders' Association wants action from all three levels of government to jump-start projects.

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Mike Collins-Williams @mikejcw.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

We need better data to inform public policy decisions for planning & taxes, fees + charges levied on new housing. Proud to support @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social & @alexbeheshti.bsky.social in efforts to obtain data that govt's should have to be transparent www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/feeding-th...

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Feeding the Data Monster: Why Builders Are Beating Cities at Transparency

An update in our development charge data series

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Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 25/06/2025

Mike Collins-Williams from West End Home Builders' Association is first delegate. Says the City needs an urban boundary expansion to create dense mixed communities that includes ground-oriented units that are in high demand and young families seek. Says Council chose "politics over planning" #yhmcc

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Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 25/06/2025

Mike Collins-Williams from West End Home Builders' Association says Hamilton needs urban boundary expansion to meet population group. Notes that staff originally recommended some urban boundary expansion. #yhmcc

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Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 25/06/2025

Mike Collins-Williams from West End Home Builders' Association closes by stating that City Council is continuously denying intensification development applications. Says Council had opportunity to prove it is "serious" about intensification and has "failed" #yhmcc

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Mike Collins-Williams @mikejcw.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Tune into @chchnews.bsky.social tonight at 6:00 to hear my comments on the need for an urban boundary expansion in #HamOnt to accommodate a diversity of housing options as Hamilton grows to become a city with 900,000 residents by 2051

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Mike Collins-Williams @mikejcw.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Hello world... I was in the other place for maybe 15 years... Shifting gears and checking out this place.

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