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During this past term on Hamilton’s police board I pushed for accountability and transparency. As a result, there’s now a fairer budget process including open line by line documents and public meetings. For the first time, we were able to have informed conversations about the police budget. #HamOnt

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Even the Province saw the value I brought to the board when they reappointed me last year after a failed attempt by the Mayor, former Chair, and former Vice Chair to have me permanently thrown off for asking the tough questions Hamiltonians have been asking for decades. I didn’t back down.

We need elected officials who will challenge the status quo, especially for the largest part of annual tax increases. A staggering $1 billion dollars was given to police in this term of Council. Every member of Council should come to the budget with hard questions, not pom poms and a blank cheque.