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Expand access to affordable housing in a way that respects communities.

• Expand affordable housing access
• Growth must respect existing communities

Confidence:High

Return City Hall to affordability for everyday taxpayers and families.

• Affordability at City Hall is the top issue

Confidence:High

Add local crisis-prevention and harm-reduction services in Ward 6.

• Ward 6 in state of emergency for mental health, homelessness, opioids since 2023
• Local services would ease pressure on Hamilton's hospitals

Confidence:High

Reset council accountability and fiscal transparency with competent oversight.

• Calls a governance crisis: accountability, responsibility, fiscal transparency
• Better management keeps tax-vs-services decisions from getting harder

Confidence:High

Keep upgrading hard infrastructure (roads, sidewalks) and soft (parks, paths).

• Hard infrastructure: roads, sidewalks, buildings
• Soft infrastructure: parks, playgrounds, multi-use pathways; plus traffic calming and safety

Confidence:High

Procure city goods and services from local businesses and trades workers.

• Keep procurement dollars in Hamilton's economy
• Local sourcing supports jobs and offsets tax and tariff costs

Confidence:High

Take real action on parks and the environment — fewer delays, more results.

• Meaningful action on parks and the environment
• Less delays, excuses and signalling — more results

Confidence:High

Debicki wants a complete analysis and rewrite of City Enrichment Fund requirements with arts community input.

• Says the fund grew from four sectors to seven without ever being reworked to meet demand, after 565 applications in 2026.
• Wants the rewrite done with arts community members and all sitting councillors.
• Proposes subsidized artist spaces and city-run space discounts tied to community volunteer time.

Confidence:High

Werhun would index the City Enrichment Fund to CPI inflation and earmark city venues for at-cost events.

• Would like larger arts investments long-term but flags the city's short-term financial position.
• Proposes earmarking days per year at city-owned venues for at-cost events so local groups can access them.
• Calls arts vital to attracting and retaining residents who invest in the tax base.

Confidence:High