Our Civic Panel sinks their teeth into 3 very current topics on this edition of the podcast.
1. Downtown Densification - High Anxiety
Link from The Hamilton Spectator: "Beasley neighbours back development, but not at any price Hamilton’s new downtown plan makes arbitrary changes without adequate consultation"
2. Municipal Elections 2018 - What lies ahead and why does it matter?
3. It’s a Man’s World - What message does an all male Senior Leadership Team send to the community?
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The Graham Crawford Show, with your host Graham Crawford
Executive Producer: Alex Zafer
All shows are produced and recorded by Dave Beatty at Q.E.D. Media in downtown Hamilton.
Visit the official Graham Crawford Show website
There was a time when all members of the senior leadership team at the City of Hamilton were men. What was the most recent year that was true?
Was it 1990? 2000? 2005? If you picked any of those years, you’d be wrong. The correct answer is 2018.
That’s right, the unstoppable City of Hamilton is once again run by men. Next to the City Manager, the most senior title in the City is General Manager. We have 4 of them. Dan McKinnon is General Manager of Public Works. Jason Thorne is General Manager of Planning & Economic Development. Mike Zegarac is General Manager of Finance & Corporate Services. And Paul Johnson is the new General Manager of Healthy & Safe Communities. All other personnel report to these GM’s or to the City Manager.
All men. All white. All chosen by City Manager Chris Murray. Can’t you just feel the diversity?
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The Graham Crawford Show, with your host Graham Crawford
Executive Producer: Alex Zafer
All shows are produced and recorded by Dave Beatty at Q.E.D. Media in downtown Hamilton.
Visit the official Graham Crawford Show website