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Councillor Ward 12 · Hamilton

2 candidates for 1 seat

Everyone is compared on the same 16 issues, in the same order. Candidates are listed alphabetically, and the order of issues is not a ranking. Each candidate's bio appears at the top, above the issues. How this works.

Bio

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Housing

Will I be able to afford to live here?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Taxes & spending

What happens to my tax bill, and where does the money go?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Calls for lower taxes and ending the rain tax among the ward's most urgent issues.

  • Wants lower taxes
  • Wants the rain tax ended
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“Lower taxes, infrastructure that works, community safety and end the rain tax.”

Source: Ward 12 profile (CBC Hamilton Q&A) · October 6, 2026

Confidence:High

Emergency services

When I call for help, will it come fast enough?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Lists community safety among the ward's most urgent issues.

  • Names community safety as an urgent issue
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“community safety”

Source: Ward 12 profile (CBC Hamilton Q&A) · October 6, 2026

Confidence:High

Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Government

Will decisions be made in the open, and will anyone answer for them?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Roads & infrastructure

Will the things I use every day actually get fixed?

Craig Cassar

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Cassar is campaigning on safer streets, tackling speeding and stop-sign running in Ward 12.

  • Campaigning on a 'Safer Streets' plank for his second term in Ward 12.
  • Says he is working with staff on real policy change for street safety.
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“If you are like most Ward 12 residents, you are fed up with vehicles speeding down your street, blowing through stop signs and generally making your neighbourhood unsafe.”

Source: Home | CraigForWard12

Confidence:High

Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Wants infrastructure that works in Ward 12.

  • Lists infrastructure that works among urgent issues
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“infrastructure that works”

Source: Ward 12 profile (CBC Hamilton Q&A) · October 6, 2026

Confidence:High

Economy

Will our main streets and local jobs thrive?

Craig Cassar

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Says protecting the $1.3B agri-food sector is vital to Hamilton's economic success.

  • Calls the agri-food sector a major economic engine
  • Says protecting it is vital to Hamilton's success
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“Hamilton’s agricultural and agri-food sector is a major economic engine, generating an estimated gross output impact of $1.3 billion and contributing roughly $580 million to Ontario's GDP.”

Source: Ward 12 profile (CBC Hamilton Q&A) · October 6, 2026

Confidence:High

Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Environment

Is the candidate protecting the nature we live in?

Craig Cassar

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Wants the urban boundary frozen to preserve prime farmland, backing the farm federations' voice.

  • Backs keeping the urban boundary frozen
  • Supports farm federation voices to preserve prime farmland
Show their words & source (one sentence)
“For our rural area, I will continue to support the voice of the [Ontario Federation of Agriculture] and [Hamilton-Wentworth Federation of Agriculture] to keep our urban boundary frozen preserving the prime farmland we are so fortunate to have.”

Source: Ward 12 profile (CBC Hamilton Q&A) · October 6, 2026

Confidence:High

Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Healthcare

Will there be a doctor and a hospital when we need one?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Growth & development

How fast should we grow, and who decides what gets built where?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Social & community services

Who looks after the most vulnerable residents?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Active transportation

Can I walk and bike safely around town?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Arts & culture

Does the candidate value what makes this place feel alive?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Data centres

Should energy-hungry data centres be welcomed here?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Water & waste

Is our drinking water safe and our waste handled?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Bylaw enforcement

Are the rules fair, and are they actually enforced?

Craig Cassar

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Fred Bennink Elected (official result)

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Results source: City of Hamilton — Certified Election Results (Office of the City Clerk, Oct 29, 2026)