Talk:2018 Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election

Latest comment: 6 years ago by HamOntPoliFiend in topic 2. Mayoral election


Municipal Election Photos

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I'm posting my municipal election photos to Flickr using a CC-BY-SA license. Wikipedia rules do not forbid me from using my own photos in the article, etiquette is that I won't post my own work into an article.

Candidate photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joeycoleman_ca/sets/72157693246882782

Campaign photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joeycoleman_ca/albums/72157693246882792

JoeyColeman (talk) 16:18, 3 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the CC uploads, Joey. These will really help give the article some life. Any chance there will be a photo of Sgro to add for infobox purposes? HamOntPoliFiend (talk) 15:18, 29 July 2018 (UTC)Reply
Vito Sgro photo. JoeyColeman (talk) 00:25, 30 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

Municipal Election Polling Divisions

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I've posted the ward polling division maps to The Public Record. As this is my own site, I will not be publishing the material to the main page myself. I leave it to others to determine if there is a use for them in the article. JoeyColeman (talk) 00:57, 20 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

Ward 7 Round Two

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Anyone wish to write the Ward 7 appointment section? This is the process of filling the vacancy left by Skelly's election to the Legislative Assembly. JoeyColeman (talk) 20:13, 14 June 2018 (UTC)Reply

Ward 7 Councillor Donna Skelly was elected to the provincial legislature as MPP for Flamborough-Glanbrook on June 6th 2018.
The Municipal Act mandates that a city council must appoint a replacement if a vacancy occurs more than 90 days from a municipal election.[1]
There were comments made by the public that the seat ought to be filled immediately. A candidate for Ward 7 by-election suggested he would be a good option.[2]
Others suggested that a person representative of Hamilton's demographics be selected.[3]
Ward 3 Councillor Matt Green proposed that interested residents be invited to fill out an application, make their case at a general issues committee meeting, and that the appointee be selected by written ballot. Green said that he’s “not attached to the people, or the horses in the race, as much as I am the process.”[4]
Unlike Toronto who appointed a City Councillor who ran in the Ontario Provincial Election[5] Hamilton decided to ask the Minister of Municipal Affairs ([Clark]) to allow the seat to be vacant until the Municipal Election October 22, 2018.[6] Alextjbishop (talk) 18:48, 14 July 2018 (UTC)AlextjbishopReply
I cannot weigh in further, I filed a closed meeting complaint to the Ontario Ombudsman on Council's handling of this matter. JoeyColeman (talk) 22:33, 15 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ Ontario Municipal Act http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page184.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Mann, Kevin (June 11, 2018 1:51 pm). "Ward 7 byelection runner-up makes case for appointment to city council". No. Politics. Corus Entertainment Inc. Global News. Retrieved 14 July 2018. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Burley, Craig. "Ward 7 Appointee Should Help Council Look More Like Hamilton". Raise The Hammer. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ Mann, Ken (June 13, 2018). "Hamilton councillor suggests Ward 7 appointee be selected through 'open, fair and transparent' application process". No. Politics. Corus Entertainment Inc. Global News. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. ^ Fox, Chris (June 26, 2018 3:58PM EDT). "Lawyer, community volunteer appointed to fill council vacancy for Ward 41". No. Politics. Bell Media. CTV News. Retrieved 14 July 2018. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Craggs, Sam (June 27, 2018). "Hamilton council votes to leave Donna Skelly's old Ward 7 council seat vacant". No. Politics. CBC. CBC. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

Semi-protected edit request on 6 July 2018

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Edward Graydon in fact did not interrupt Matt Greens News conference. Edward Graydon interjected when Mat Green took the podium from the councilor Terry Whitehead who had initially called and was holding a press conference. Matt Green interjected and said that Councillor Whitehead did not speak for council which was in fact true but Matt Green was implying that he did which was not the case . At no time did Edward Graydon take or hold a microphone in this confrontation. Please refer to the Hamilton Spectator and the video's available. TED LAZICH (talk) 21:40, 6 July 2018 (UTC)Ted Lazich TED LAZICH (talk) 21:40, 6 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

WP:PROVEIT: "The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material". Could you please provide a specific link from a reputable source that supports your claim. BLAIXX 23:09, 6 July 2018 (UTC)Reply
  Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. L293D ( • ) 23:42, 6 July 2018 (UTC)Reply
Hi all, So in re-reading Andrew Dreschel's comment piece (https://www.thespec.com/news-story/7112897-dreschel-when-lrt-grandstanders-meet-showboaters/), it is evident that the press conference was held by Whitehead and Green responded and that there was no microphone included. Graydon did crash the event, though, as he was not invited to speak. Normally, 13th place mayoral candidates are not included in statements to the media from council members. And, honestly, I was really looking for a way to include this beyond hilarious line from the article "Apparently Mayor Fred Eisenberger recently accused Whitehead of having more positions on LRT than the Kama Sutra, an ancient Hindu text on love and sexual positions. Whitehead told councillors he didn't know about the book."HamOntPoliFiend (talk) 15:18, 29 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

Here's the video of the event: https://www.facebook.com/JoeyColeman.ca/videos/10155410983831111/ JoeyColeman (talk) 21:49, 7 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

Wards versus Ward for Combined Trustee Wards

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The combined Trustee wards are referred to in the singular on the City of Hamilton website, and in election documentation from both school boards. I recommend we adopt singular. JoeyColeman (talk) 02:10, 21 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

2. Mayoral election

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Ladies and gentlemen, I am a brand new contributor as of last night when I edited the page to clarify mayoral candidate Henry Geissler's position on Light Rapid Transit, as the article lumped him in with those candidates that are simply opposed to LRT. The article is not incorrect as it does list candidates that are opposed the city's "planned light rail project", but it could be misleading readers into believing that candidate Geissler is opposed to Light Rapid Transit. Hence my editing of the article to better reflect Henry Geissler's position on LRT.

Today I discovered that the revision was deleted for a need of "impartial citations, none of which were provided", so I have taken the time to try and understand more of the editing and "talking" process. I now have created and account and have a user name.

I can assure you that the edit I made was and is 100% accurate. I know this because I am the first person, Henry Geissler and you can't get closer to the source of the candidate's position than that. I am going to replace my edit and if there are any editors who have concerns over the validity of my edits, I refer you to the rebroadcast available of the very Cable14 debate cited in the article.

I think this is helpful to the accuracy of the article. MrMayorHenry (talk) 02:47, 26 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

I see my re-edit has been deleted again by another different party. Would you care to explain yourself "Blaixx"? Do you not have Cable14? How can I cite the very thing being reviewed in the article? Enlighten me. MrMayorHenry (talk) 04:49, 26 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

Hello, MrMayorHenry. Thanks for your interest in editing the 2018 Municipal Election page for Hamilton. I'll refer you to Wikipedia's policy on prohibiting first-person editing of information close to them. Additionally, Cable 14 offers recordings through subscription only, meaning few individuals can access a recording of the debate you've referenced to independently verify your claims, unless they have paid for access to Cable 14's site. If any of the claims you've presented here appear in The Spectator, CBC Hamilton, or any of the Metroland papers, which provide far broader access, you can post them here and independent third-parties can analyze them and add to the information to the relevant section. I'll conclude by providing a friendly piece of advice: people come to Wikipedia for broad topics and general knowledge; it is not an appropriate or effective place to campaign. Golden Rule: Editing Wikipedia is less effective than canvassing/getting out the vote/putting up lawnsigns. Thanks, HamOntPoliFiend (talk) 15:35, 26 September 2018 (UTC)Reply