I’m going to admit it: after six weeks of the dumpster fire that is Hamilton politics since Pride, I’m starting to get a little shagged out. The drama continues this week, with Hamilton achieving the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of reported hate crimes in Canada. The Mayor was unavailable for comment… which of course sparked a wave of derision on Twitter.
Following that, the CBC ran a story on one of three separate complaints to the OIPRD regarding the police response — or rather, lack of one — to the attack on Pride. They mayor’s office released yet another boilerplate statement “Hamilton for All“, presumably not understanding that “all” is increasingly seen to include Nazis and Fascists.
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