Skip to main content

← Councillor Ward 3

Wade Campbell

Candidate for Councillor Ward 3

In their own words

This candidate hasn’t listed a campaign website or social account with the Town. That says nothing about them as a candidate — it just means less of their material is published online for us to summarise.

Where they stand

Every candidate in this race is shown against the same 16 issues, in the same order, whether or not we’ve found something for each one. Why we do it this way.

Housing

Will I be able to afford to live here?

Campbell (HDAA survey): when conforming housing faces neighbourhood opposition, default to refusing and letting appeals proceed.

  • Asked what the City's default should be when a conforming multi-residential proposal faces neighbourhood opposition, picks refusal with appeal.
  • Wants the neighbourhood's concerns heard first; would look for alternative sites if the opposition has merit.
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I would be ok with originally refusing the application and allowing an appeal to proceed. I would want to see the neighbourhood's concerns and find out why there is opposition. If there is merit in the reasoning behind it, we would look for an alternative solution to building housing elsewhere.”

Source: Hamilton District Apartment Association 2026 candidate survey — Wade Campbell's answers

Confidence:High

Taxes & spending

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

Campbell (HDAA survey): opposes raising property taxes; 2% max if needed for inflation. Would defer HSR Next fleet.

  • Asked about fiscal direction, says he is not OK with raising property taxes at all, or 2% max for inflation.
  • Would defer the HSR Next fleet expansion and new parks/rec centres short-term.
Show their words & source (one sentence)
“I am not ok with raising property taxes at all if possible, or raising it by 2% max if needed for inflation.”

Source: Hamilton District Apartment Association 2026 candidate survey — Wade Campbell's answers

Confidence:High

Emergency services

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

Campbell (HDAA survey): co-deploy police with social workers on drug/mental-health calls so police focus on violent calls.

  • Asked about public safety, backs pairing police with social workers on calls involving drugs or mental instability.
  • Social workers would handle those situations while police respond to violence-focused calls.
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I believe that police, as well as social workers, working together to assigned calls so that people who may be on drugs or are mentally unstable can be helped by the social worker who is better trained to handle that situation, and have the police there in case something happens or if it escalates, and they can also focus on calls in regards to violence which is more in their line of work and if we can streamline these priorities, I believe it will be more efficient for everyone and will have greater results.”

Source: Hamilton District Apartment Association 2026 candidate survey — Wade Campbell's answers

Confidence:High

Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

Campbell (HDAA survey): backs grants, not loans, for businesses hit by LRT construction; strict noise hours and HSR access.

  • Asked about LRT construction impacts; his laundromat at King and Holton sits directly on the corridor.
  • Favours direct financial assistance via grants, not loans, for affected businesses.
  • Wants 7am–7pm vibration/noise limits and predictable HSR access to temporary stops.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“I would be in favour of any direct financial assistance for affected businesses, done through grants and not loans, to stores affected by the blockages and reduced traffic.”

Source: Hamilton District Apartment Association 2026 candidate survey — Wade Campbell's answers

Confidence:High

Government

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

Campbell (HDAA survey): 100% against Strong Mayor powers — one person vetoing council is corrupt and unaccountable.

  • Asked about Strong Mayor powers, says he is 100% against them.
  • Argues one person should not veto decisions of several or all councillors; it leads to corruption and no accountability.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“I am 100% against the Strong Mayor powers. I do not believe 1 person should be able to veto decisions made by several, or possibly all other councillors, and it leads to corruption and no accountability. It should be abolished altogether.”

Source: Hamilton District Apartment Association 2026 candidate survey — Wade Campbell's answers

Confidence:High

Roads & infrastructure

Will the things I use every day actually get fixed?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Economy

Will our main streets and local jobs thrive?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Environment

Is the candidate protecting the nature we live in?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Healthcare

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

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Growth & development

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

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Social & community services

Who looks after the most vulnerable residents?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Active transportation

Can I walk and bike safely around town?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Arts & culture

Does the candidate value what makes this place feel alive?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Data centres

Should energy-hungry data centres be welcomed here?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Water & waste

Is our drinking water safe and our waste handled?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Bylaw enforcement

Are the rules fair, and are they actually enforced?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Think we got something wrong?

Candidates and members of the public can both report a correction. Every one is logged and answered, and corrections about a candidate’s own positions get priority.

Report a correction about this page →