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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

1 year

The fact that @OntarioPCParty connected land speculators own the majority of greenbelt land @fordnation just opened for sprawl is no surprise. That many have been spending tens of millions of dollars on purchasing greenbelt land since Ford came to power...what did they know?

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1 year

NEW: ⁦Here’s⁩ the list of companies and people who own the land that Premier Doug Ford’s government wants to remove from the Greenbelt. Story by ⁦⁦ @CBCToronto ⁩’s ⁦ @helloryanjones ⁩

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

I am so embarrassed to be a member of #HamOnt City Council right now. Make no mistake - the majority of Council killed @SoBiHamilton out of pure spite. They voted it down because it is important to the wrong people - they know you care about it & know it would hurt. Shameful.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

1 year

Huge support at the #StopSprawlHamOnt rally this morning. @fordnation #HamOnt is united - rural, suburban & urban residents together: no to paving farmland, no to destroying the greenbelt - yes to responsible growth within the urban boundary - will you listen to the people?

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

Thank-you thank-you thank-you #HamOnt - this is your win!🎉 #StopSprawl @cityofhamilton will not expand our urban boundary - a decision that sets the standard for all other municipalities across Ontario. #onpoli

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

The @OntarioPCParty spent 3 years setting growth regulations that lead to boundary expansions. After 90.4% of 18,387 #HamOnt residents said NO - the provincial government is now threatening Hamilton to force an expansion & destroy farmland. This is undemocratic & unacceptable.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

1 year

#HamOnt City Council voted to formally request our two local @OntarioPCParty MPPs @SkellyHamilton and @NeilLumsdenMPP to appear before Council to publicly answer questions about the disastrous impact of #Bill23 & related issues. Will they have the courage to answer to taxpayers?

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

And @C_Mulroney runs out the loading dock back door to avoid talking to the press or #HamOnt Councillors in person - escorted by 5-10 @HamiltonPolice . Apparently information is a threat to the @OntarioPCParty - a truly sad end to a sad day for Hamilton and democracy in Ontario.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

1 year

To be clear, its estimated @SteveClarkPC is subsidizing for-profit developers FIVE BILLION DOLLARS over the next 9 years - which will be paid for by you - the taxpayer. All municipalities in Ontario should add a specific line item to our property tax bills - the @fordnation tax!

The Globe and Mail

@globeandmail

1 year

Ontario housing bill to short municipalities by $5 billion, AMO says

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

LRT has been cancelled - tender process terminated, property acqusition stopped, 40+ staff terminated. @C_Mulroney ran out afraid to face the #HamOnt public, Mayor & councillors. How any voter, business owner or investor could trust @fordnation for anything is beyond me #LIAR

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Passed 13-2: Mandatory #COVID19 masks for all #HamOnt indoor publicly accessible spaces - supporting our resident's health and safety & our City's economic recovery🗣️😷 Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Maintain physical distance. It's not complicated. It's the least we can all do.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

Council's decision to stop sprawl expansion was the single most significant decision by any #HamOnt Council for taxpayers, for local food & farmers, for clean air, flood protection & climate change, for the economy, for a future that improves quality of life for all residents.

Hamilton Spectator

@TheSpec

2 years

Doug Ford’s provincial government has rejected Hamilton’s pitch to freeze its urban boundary. instead ordering a massive expansion into the countryside. @Mattatthespec reports #HamOnt

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

9 months

The most bizarre thing about the entire #GreenbeltScandal They knew! They all knew this would come out! They did it in the open - they didn't care, they don't care - and they still think they're going to get away with it!

Colin D'Mello | Global News

@ColinDMello

9 months

Here’s what we learned today: • Premier Doug Ford has “confidence” in his housing minister. • Ford takes any RCMP investigation very seriously • Ford is confident there was no criminality • Suggestions of corruption are “nasty” #onpoli

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Went for a walk today with the family to City Hall to see the @SoBiHamilton bike protest. A last minute reprieve is now possible - thanks to YOU, the residents of #HamOnt 🙌🏼 YOU demanded better. YOU forced accountability. If there's a positive resolution - it's YOUR VICTORY.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

5 years

This morning's walk to #HamOnt City Hall. Could this city get any more awesome?

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@JohnPaulDanko

1 year

Paving #HamOnt farms for sprawl & Bill 23 have nothing to do with housing - it's a transfer of wealth from your pocket to @OntarioPCParty connected land speculators. "If Hamilton is a creature of the province, then this creature is going to bite back!" @CameronKroetsch

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Initial thoughts on an alternative to LRT with $1B for transportation in #HamOnt : 1. Free @hsr transit for all riders. 2. Full concurrent build out of separated dedicated bus lanes on all 5 BLAST corridors. 3. Fully electric fleet. 4. Immediate end to area rating for transit.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Apology to Ontario's Teachers @osstf @ETFOeducators @OECTAProv @HWDSB @HWCDSB

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

@fordnation 's decision to force sprawl growth for the next 30 years - using every single acre of available farmland - and portions of the greenbelt - is nothing short of an historic betrayal of the current and future residents of #HamOnt .

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

This is the state of @fordnation 's government in Ontario. The Minister of Transportation @C_Mulroney comes to #HamOnt to kill a fundamental investment in higher order transit-and leaves out of the back door of a loading dock escorted by Police-just to avoid answering questions.

Bobby Hristova

@bobbyhristova

4 years

We won’t be hearing from Minister Caroline Mulroney — she just left the building. #HamOnt #HamiltonLRT

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

If the @OntarioPCParty has taxdollars burning a hole in their pockets for highways...instead of wasting billions on the Bradford Bypass & Highway 413 they could re-upload the cost of maintenance for 1000s of kms of roads and bridges downloaded to municipalities since the 90s.🛣️

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

#yesLRT vs #noLRT really comes down to either: a) #HamOnt is a great City and should ambitiously strive to improve & grow as other great Cities around the world have. b) Hamilton will never be successful, what works elsewhere can't work here-so why try. I believe in #HamOnt !🚈

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

9 months

This would not have happened without the sustained pressure of residents throughout #onpoli Your crisis management firm is wrong - residents are not going to let the #GreenbeltScandal blow over. You can still do the right thing @SteveClarkPC - return the land to the Greenbelt.

Colin D'Mello | Global News

@ColinDMello

9 months

BREAKING: Ryan Amato, the Chief of Staff to Housing Minister Steve Clark has resigned. Statement: The Premier’s Office has accepted Ryan Amato’s resignation as Chief of Staff to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, effective immediately. #onpoli

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

However, we can and will resist. 1. Growth cannot proceed without servicing. I see no reason Council would approve funding servicing for any of this land. 2. #HamOnt has 829 surplus acres of land until 2031 - there is no immediate need to build beyond the current boundary.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

8 months

Capacity crowd at Ancaster Arts Centre (with many more outside) to hear about @fordnation 's #Greenbelt plans. Haven't seen @SkellyHamilton or @NeilLumsdenMPP

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

I've said it before & I will say it as often as it needs to be said: I am so proud to serve the residents of #HamOnt alongside @ward1wilson & @NrinderWard3 The courage & conviction of these two women inspires me daily👊

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

Essentially, if #HamOnt says NO to an urban boundary expansion - it threatens to blow up all of the @OntarioPCParty 's carefully planned revisions to municipal planning policy - which would cost developers across Ontarion millions and millions in lost sprawl development profit.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

5 cars running a full red in 24 seconds🚦on Main Street right in front of #HamOnt City Hall🏙️ during the middle of the freaking day! Hamilton's 5-lane one-way "competitive advantage". How have we not converted this highway to a functional two-way city street in 2020? #VisionZero

Environment Hamilton

@EnvHamilton

4 years

View from public gallery @cityofhamilton today during 2020 budget public delegations. Had to literally stop traffic to cross to City Hall earlier. Watch & note - light is red for traffic & this happened over and over this aft. Someone is going to get hurt or worse... #VisionZero

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@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

Let's do even better #HamOnt ! Main Street is 5 lanes of asphalt, concrete & dangerous speeding traffic on its way to somewhere else. There are examples from around the world of what Main should be - a tree lined, modern urban boulevard end to end. The time is now!

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

6 years

Crushed it.

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@JohnPaulDanko

5 years

Thirteen thousand people welcoming @MichelleObama to #HamOnt . Hope and grace in a world that needs exactly that.

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@JohnPaulDanko

1 year

Unanimous support from #HamOnt Council: Adding 2200ha to the urban boundary & removing 795ha from the Greenbelt is unnecessary & not supported by the @cityofhamilton Consensus on this direction is a major statement for local government & the foundation of future growth policy.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Very happy to support complimentary menstrual products at Westmount Rec Centre in #Ward8Hamilton 🙌🏽 Because "people in need" are anyone who's menstruating and doesn't happen to have a pad or tampon with them...period.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

5 years

If you're a #HamOnt woman, seems reasonable that you might expect menstrual products at City facilities in the stall right by the toilet paper. But apparently periods (& female sexual health) are still taboo - which is entirely the point of reviewing options to provide products!

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

#yesLRT clears a major hurdle🚊 Gratitude to @HamiltonsMayor and our Provincial partners @fordnation @C_Mulroney , Federal partners @cathmckenna @FilomenaTassi & my Council colleagues for their commitment to #HamOnt

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

Council knows the problem: the one way configuration of Main is inherently dangerous and killing people. Council knows the solution: immediate safety improvements & two way reversion. All #HamOnt is demanding action now. There is no excuse, no rationalization, no dithering.

Maureen Wilson (She / Her)

@ward1wilson

2 years

On Wed, May 11, 2022, @NrinderWard3 & I will bring forth a notice of motion to Hamilton City Council for staff to identify actions that will improve safety for all users along Main and King streets, regardless of their mode of transit.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

5 years

Pay by mobile app 📱 coming to all #HamOnt street parking meters in 2019! 🍾

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@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Feels like a @CollectiveBrew Saint of Circumstance kind of evening. Stay classy #HamOnt !

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@JohnPaulDanko

5 years

The kids stayed up late making their #StudentsSayNo protest signs for this afternoon's walkout. Who says the arts aren't relevant to education!? #SSN #hamont

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

3. Sprawl - the governments supporting it & the developers that build it - are inevitably ending. @fordnation won't be around for 10 years nevermind 30 years. And most encouraging - #HamOnt is united on this issure like nothing else - urban, suburban & rural - we will resist.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

I'm not a cyclist 🚴 don't own a bike & personally dislike most things about riding one, but cycling infrastructure is an essential part of the modal split of any liveable City, #HamOnt is no exception. Short, local, trips to run errands, visit friends, shop etc. need to be safe.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

"I sat there. I was in tears," "I demanded and asked and begged my council colleagues to release this information publicly." All you need to know about how feircely @ward1wilson stood up for her community & #HamOnt and the adversity faced over Chedoke Creek transparently 🙏🙏🙏

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@JohnPaulDanko

5 years

Best part of my change of routine is walking to work I #HamOnt 🏫 vs an hour sitting in the car each way 🚗 ...

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@JohnPaulDanko

5 years

Passed unanimously by Public Works - #HamOnt is the first city in ON to phase in city-wide 40km/h neighbourhood 🏡 & 30km/h school zone 🏫 speed limit reductions per Bill 65 & #Visionzero policy! Great work by @EdwardSoldo & PW staff 🙌

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

#HamOnt taxpayers could save more than $21M 💵 in levy costs & $63M 💵 in landfill diversion by reviewing an option for bi-weekly collection of landfill waste🗑 (a change the vast majority wouldn't even notice). Instead PW voted to simply avoid a real discussion with real facts🤔

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@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

Courageous decision by @hwdsb to put student, staff & family safety first by postponement of @fordnation 's mandated end to #COVID19 mandatory mask policy in #HamOnt schools. Responsible local leadership setting the standard likely to be followed across the province #onpoli

Joanna Frketich

@jfrketich

2 years

BREAKING: #HamOnt public school board has voted to defy the province and keep masking for students and staff until April 15. One trustee described it as "staring down the ministry" while another said removing masking on March 21 was "irresponsible." Watch @TheSpec for story.

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@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Thank-you #HamOnt - we will not be denied in our own City.

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@JohnPaulDanko

1 month

#HamOnt Mayor @andreahorwath didn't choose to exercise her strong mayor authority, Council's failure to impliment its own unanimous housing strategy made the decision for her. This authority exists for this exact situation - unfortunantly, Council left the mayor with no choice.

Andrea Horwath

@AndreaHorwath

1 month

Today I submitted a Notice of Intent to Veto a Bylaw pertaining to the two properties at 5 and 13 Lake Ave S. See my full statement here:

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

The most disturbing spin we're seeing is sprawl developers & @fordnation exploiting real concerns about housing affordability, rent & homelessness to justify building stick framed, minimum code, million dollar McMansions on the best farmland in Canada...10-20 years from now.

Jeff Gray

@jeffreybgray

2 years

Environmentalists hope Hamilton anti-sprawl vote sets example for others, but Ontario’s Municipal Affairs Minister warns he could override plan, from me and ⁦ @moore_oliver ⁩ #onpoli

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

I was dead against a #HamOnt #livingwage - but after a year talking with #Ward8Hamilton residents, staff & many delegations, I was proud to support it today. I now realize the wealthy disproportionantly benefit from low wages & a #HamOnt living wage would send important message

Kevin Werner

@Werkniagara

4 years

Ham Clrs in two motions to raise living wage for non-union part-time and student students fail. First one lost 10-4. Another option was defeated 7-7 in a tied vote. #HamOnt

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Thank-you @MatthewGreenNDP for you support of #yesLRT at the federal level🙌🏽 So refreshing to see representatives from upper levels of government fighting for their constituents in #HamOnt !

Matthew Green 🍊📈✊🏾

@MatthewGreenNDP

4 years

Hamilton’s Light Rail Project is a much-needed investment in public infrastructure and mass transit. Will the Federal government partner with the city of Hamilton to help get this LRT funded and back on track? #DougFord #GongShow #cdnpoli #HamOnt @HamOntLightRail @yesLRT

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

I have a fiduciary duty to the residents of the City of Hamilton, not sprawl developers. The simple fact is that #HamOnt taxpayers can no afford to subsidize sprawl growth. We must stop the cycle of minimum code, stick framed huge, expensive McMansions built on prime farmland.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

#HamOnt will be one of the first municipalities to set 30 year growth plans. Provincial population projections, 30yr timeline & market approach are all artificial - leading to urban boundary expansion. @OntarioPCParty seems very afraid if #HamOnt says NO first-others will too.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

6 years

Hearing a lot of new skepticism towards #newWard8 candidates making the 🐂💩 promise #HamOnt will get $1B 💰 for other projects without 🚈 This is a marked change from the beginning of the campaign: #yesLRT message is working & voters are listening #teamDanko

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Cancellation of the #HamOnt LRT - with 90 days left until the tender closed with 3 bids pending - is a clear miscalculation by @C_Mulroney & @fordnation - the negative impact on jobs, economic growth & trust in the Ontario gov't is province wide.

Josh Matlow

@JoshMatlow

4 years

Coun. Josh Matlow (Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul’s) said that by “betraying the people of Hamilton,” the premier had demonstrated “that his word isn’t worth the paper that his agreements are written on.”

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

Thrilled to officially register for re-election in #Ward8Hamilton ! It has been such honour to represent the residents of Ward 8. I am so proud of the work we have done and I'm looking forward to future challenges. Lets re-elect proven leadership for our community!🏡🏣🚲🚗🛴🚶🏽🌇

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@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

The naked contempt of development industry stakeholders towards #HamOnt Council and the residents we represent in this article is quite shocking. And no - sprawl is not inevitable - it is a policy choice.

Who owns the biggest stake in Hamilton’s urban boundary debate?

A Spectator review of property records shows four large developers own close to half — at least 1,100 acres — of the land in the proposed Elfrida expansion area.

www.thespec.com

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@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

I am so impressed and inspired by the engagement & knowledge of #HamOnt residents giving up their time, speaking in a very intimidating forum, and sharing very detailed & thoughtful delegations with Council. #StopSprawl #onpoli

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@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

I feel like this beautiful afternoon deserves a celebratory drink - cheers #HamOnt 🍻

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@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

After sneaking out the back door, maybe @C_Mulroney took the Go Bus back to Toronto - but I'm not sure anyone in @fordnation 's government would ever use public transit - because they certainly don't understand a thing about it or #HamOnt

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

5 years

On my way into City Hall this morning - met Ken Sanders who was out picking up trash at the Upper James Escarpment Stairs. Ken is a retired #Ward8Hamilton resident who took it upon himself to keep the stairs litter free - way to go Ken! @HamOntComNews

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

Transport trucks cause exponentially more damage to #HamOnt taxpayer funded roads & are a significant hazard to pedestrians, cyclists & drivers - trucks belong on highways not in neighbourhoods.⛟🛣

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@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Virtual Council #7 : The majority stuck #HamOnt taxpayers with $21M in extra costs on trash collection - then voted against $400k to save @SoBiHamilton from mothballs - at the same meeting... But it's #ParamedicServicesWeek Thank-you to our frontline @cityofhamilton paramedics!

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

10 months

Say what you want about Justin Trudeau - imagine living in a country where people have that kind of access to the Prime Minister - a guy who has the courage and unbelievable patience to just go talk to people at an event - knowing he's a magnet for lunatics...its something else.

Mickey Djuric

@MickeyDjuric

10 months

WATCH: An event for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was cut short in Belleville, Ont., today after nearly 100 protesters surrounded him and his motorcade. READ:

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2 years

Today I voted against the @cardusca agreement for use of Balfour House for 5 reasons: 1. The $1.5M consideration offered @cityofhamilton is a fraction of a conservative estimate for fair market value to lease 7000 sq ft of prime, unique office space & grounds for 17 years. 🧵

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

Why #yesLRT ? Vision, transportation, economic development, growth & jobs🚈 The offer is $3.4B for LRT or nothing The facts are clear, the politics are messy-but I'm hopeful all Council (even those currently opposed) will support the interests of #HamOnt

LRT deal is as good as Hamilton could get

The choice isn’t do we build LRT, it’s how do we do it so it benefits all citizens, writes John-Paul Danko

www.thespec.com

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

11 months

“The vast majority of these increases are not at our discretion,” Coun. John-Paul Danko said. “They’re imposed by the provincial government” That's an ANNUAL 2.8% increase on your property taxes & 8.7% increase to your water bill, courtesy of @fordnation

City looks to Hamilton residents to cover $68M gap in foregone development fee revenue

‘Vast majority’ of the increase is out of the municipality’s hands, councillor says

www.thespec.com

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

@C_Mulroney 's staff trying to arrange a literal back room meeting & asking for Police be called after elected #HamOnt city councillors @ward1wilson & I refused to be denied access. This is an issue way beyond Hamilton - all Ontario needs to see how @OntarioPCParty conducts itself

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

You're damn right I'm nothing like the last guy! In fact, this is something Ward 8 residents comment on all the time... Nobody's perfect, but I am so proud of everything we've been able to achieve over the past four years - it has been such an honour to be your representative!

Joey Coleman

@JoeyColeman

2 years

"This Council is an embarrassment," states Ward 14 Clr Terry Whitehead. He says the other councillors are the problems. "Those three councillors know who they are." Now attacking John-Paul Danko, says he is not representing Ward 8 like Whitehead says he did. #yhmcc

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

6 years

@SethAbramson @AshaRangappa_ @ScottMStedman As a Canadian - I don't get how something this import could possibly still be partisan. We're talking about the leader of your country being compromised by a hostile foreign gov't - and your historic arch-enemy! Isn't that a non-partisan gigantic problem?

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

Walked the whole @KeddyTrail today - a sincere thank-you to all @cityofhamilton staff, the design engineers & construction crews who saw through the implimentation of this transformative project & the #HamOnt cycling community for their advocacy to get the ball rolling!

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@JohnPaulDanko

3 months

Affordable housing - the top issue in #HamOnt & across Canada, yet 8 Cllrs voted to save 57 FREE PARKING SPOTS at the expense of critically needed new affordable housing & in opposition to City policy, partners & Provincial & Federal priorities! Will one reconsider by Council?

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

#HamOnt has been dependent on sprawl since the collapse of our industrial tax base-resulting in a growing infrastructure deficit, while we struggle to maintain current pipes, roads, buildings🛣️🏫🚰 Piecemeal urban boundary expansions aren't going to help:

Developers pursue urban boundary expansion in Glanbrook

But critics of application argue ‘piecemeal’ applications to urbanize farmland spell disaster

www.thespec.com

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

5 years

What I've learned commuting by @RideOnewheel 1. Car travel makes things seem far away. Most trips are less than a couple km & an easy ride. 2. You miss a lot of random conversations driving point-point in a car. 3. Our family doesn't really need 2 cars. PS it's way more fun!

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

In #HamOnt we debate the weight of 18000 resident's opinion vs the local sprawl developer lobby - missing the big picture - it's sprawl developers across Ontario with influence over the very @OntarioPCParty growth policy we're forced to follow! #onpoli

How Bradford Bypass became a pork barrel for Doug Ford's rich

A group of Ontario developers, many of them prolific political donors, collectively own nearly 3,000 acres of prime real estate near the proposed Bradford Bypass route and stand to benefit if the

www.nationalobserver.com

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

1 year

Haven't walked this way after dark for a while - after resident concerns about safety, great to see the impact of new and improved lighting on the James Street Stairs - well done @cityofhamilton

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

This is not just a #HamOnt story - every municipality in Ontario is watching @C_Mulroney 's blatant, ongoing mismanagement of this file. Nationally, people & business are questioning the competence of the @OntarioPCParty . @fordnation could fix this mess tomorrow. #yesLRT

Nicole Martin

@nicolemartintv

4 years

Tonight at 6 on @CHCHNews we talk with Councillor @JohnPaulDanko about the Metrolinx leaked documents about the #LRT which show the province was planning to commit much more than $1 Billion

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

This is a clear example of how the development industry is able to buy public policy. Don't like the opinion of 90.4% of 18k #HamOnt residents, with thousands of stop sprawl signs across the City...no problem pay for your own survey and use your paid lobbyists to promote it!

Mike CollinsWilliams

@mikejcw

3 years

This morning @NanosResearch released fascinating results from a scientifically & methodologically sound survey conducted in #HamOnt . Rating aspects of the City of Hamilton - it is no surprise that Hamiltonians rated the city poorly as a place one can afford to buy a home #ONpoli

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

#HamOnt #mandatory masks🗣️😷are either: A. Government conspiracy to take your freedom, attack your religion, kill you with CO2 & unnecessary/unscientific because #COVID19 is already over. B. A minor inconvenience that may save you or a loved one from a deadly, incurable virus.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

5 years

My 2 cents on #HamOnt Council breaks: I HATE trying to figure out when to step out. I feel like I'm being rude to the presenter and to my Council colleagues during questions - because the message is "you're not worthy of my full attention & physical presence" if I leave the room.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Today's PW Committee was fascinating: @CycleHamilton came to ask what are the barriers to cycling infrastructure in #HamOnt - they were treated to a real life case study on why even minimal improvements 🚴 are actively blocked - full of every anti-bike misconception imaginable!

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

Just received a call at 9:30pm last night that a student at my kids's school tested positive for #COVID19 As a dad, I'm furious - I don't want $200 - I want a public school with adequate funding for educators & facilities to make sure students are safe! This is 🐂💩 @fordnation

Stephen Lecce

@Sflecce

4 years

More money directly in the pockets of moms and dads across our province. We will get through this together.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

5 years

Riding to #HamOnt Council meeting on an electric @RideOnewheel (30km range 30km/h top speed) it's impossible to ignore disruptive tech that's already shaping a future without carbon. Tonight's #ClimateEmergency declaration will focus and redefine how & where we live, work & play!

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

#HamOnt Board of Health has unanimously requested @fordnation & @celliottability initiate a #VaccinePassport program & mandatory #COVID19 vaccines where permissible by law. @cityofhamilton is working hard to reach unvaccinated populations - but provincial leadership is needed.

John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

Troubling projections from @cityofhamilton public health. #HamOnt is heading into a #COVID19 4th wave - projected to be the highest yet - almost exclusively with unvaccinated people. A small 10% increase in vaccinations & maintaining public health measures eliminates this.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

As we face #HamOnt tax increases from 2020 to 2028 & look for cuts to ease the burden - remember the majority of Council voted against simply investigating bi-weekly landfill waste collection that could have saved more than $21M 💵 from the levy & $63M 💵 worth of landfill space.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

Is this fooling anyone #HamOnt ? An expensive development industry funded biased marketing campaign posing as a fake advocacy group... Doesn't this campaign simply show that @HamNeedsHousing thinks developer's money can buy policy?

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

6 years

I'm incredibly honoured to represent the residents of #newWard8 for the next term of #HamOnt council. There are challenges, but so many more exciting opportunities. Thank-you 🙏

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

Governments at all levels support increasing housing supply - but $2M McMansions on farmland & tiny one bedroom speculative investor condos are not the supply we need for #HamOnt families. Supply at all costs is not the answer, how and where is much more important...

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

Is this how it goes?

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 months

“We're talking about a delta of 27 free parking spaces versus a housing crisis.” That's an “unconscionable” debate to have after council told staff to analyze the potential use of city-owned land for affordable housing with “no political interference.”

Plan to use Stoney Creek parking lot for housing rejected

Mayor ‘extremely disappointed’ by ‘decision to put parking lots before desperately needed affordable housing in Hamilton.’

www.thespec.com

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

The bottom line: #HamOnt taxpayers and municipalities across Ontario cannot afford urban boundary expansions. This is a simple financial fact. Sprawl development is taxpayer subsidy of land speculator's profits. Full stop. #onpoli

Jennifer Keesmaat

@jen_keesmaat

3 years

"The current approach to suburban development is a “growth Ponzi scheme." It would take 37 years’ worth of property-tax revenue from all the houses on a cul de sac just to recoup the street’s initial cost. Urban sprawl is a financial loser."

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

Killarney Provincial Park - my favourite place in the world.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Wow @nicolemartintv holds @C_Mulroney accountable - a must watch for all #HamOnt @fordnation why let this continue? Fake costing and a farce taskforce are going to be the next front page news stories across Ontario. Work with us to fix this! #yesLRT

Is the LRT still on the table? Full interview with the Transportation Minister - CHCH

Local, News - Caroline Mulroney, hamilton, lrt, minister, transportation

www.chch.com

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

The thing that sticks with me as a structural engineer - the fact that the building is under construction now - means the developer likely never intended to stop at the approved 10 stories. It's pretty difficult & costly to add 20% to the structural load on a last minute whim.

CBC Hamilton

@CBCHamilton

3 years

Hamilton councillors are allowing Vrancor to add two more storeys onto a hotel in Strathcona, despite community members saying it takes away from the spirit of the neighbourhood.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

Fundamentally saddened to hear of the misogynistic, racist, violent, offensive abuse directed towards @NrinderWard3 & her staff. If the intent was to silence or intimidate Councillor Nann - this person clearly knows nothing about Councillor Nann.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

Great news from today's Public Works Committee - through a competative bid process, the sidewalk snow clearing tender came in $1.28M under budget!❄ I am looking forward to hearing how implimentation impacts seniors, families & people with disabilities in Ward 8 & across #HamOnt

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

2 years

Learning about how tiny shelters can provide someone experiencing homelessness in #HamOnt a personal, safe, dignified space to transition out of sleeping on the street.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

I was skeptical of @SoBiHamilton when it started - but I'm not sure how anyone could describe it as anything less than a tremendous success today & an integral part of the #HamOnt transportation network 🚴 Thread by @ward1wilson 👇🏽

Maureen Wilson (She / Her)

@ward1wilson

4 years

1/ Let's Talk about Sobi (Bike Share) in Hamilton Assessment growth in parts of the lower city is directly benefitting residents throughout all of Hamilton, including Binbrook, Waterdown, Upper Stoney Creek. The city's 2020 capital & operating budgets illustrate this tax shift;

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

3 years

The owner of an illegal family home rental property increased their wealth by $100k+ last year (many own several) Asking Ward 8 landlords to pay a few hundred bucks a year for licensing is not asking a lot to ensure tenants are living in safe, legal accommodations! Full release

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

Shout out to the amazing #Ward8Hamilton & #HamOnt residents who took the time to send me a message today🙏 Ya it's easy to be cynical in this City - but that's what they want! Changing the direction of a ship this size takes effort, but you just keep pushing the same direction.

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John-Paul Danko

@JohnPaulDanko

4 years

#HamOnt Medical Officer of Health is recommending mandatory masks for all enclosed spaces accessible to the public - effective July 20,2020🗣️😷 For debate at tomorrow's Board of Health meeting (full support from me). Complete report here:

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