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Call out fellow councillors when they put down other cultures: Myrie
Coun. Ferguson described Colombia as a “backwards” country where wealthy people were drug lords By Samantha Craggs Whoever wins the municipal Ward 7 byelection should be willing to call out fellow councillors for culturally insensitive remarks like Matthew Green just did to Lloyd Ferguson. That was the take from Evelyn Myrie, a Hamilton diversity consultant, during an all-candidates event on Monday. Myrie told 17 of …
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Poverty on the Mountain is unique — so are its housing issues
17 of the 22 candidates for the Ward 7 municipal byelection talked about affordable housing at a Monday event By Samantha Craggs The next city councillor for Ward 7 will have to deal with gentrification like never before. That includes helping families packed two or three families to a townhouse because they’ve been pushed out of …
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