Ontario taxpayers bailed out Hamilton again

The Hamilton Spectator
(Apr 9, 2009)

Re: 'McGuinty is council's fairy godmother' (Column, April 3)

After reading about the latest $16.5 million bailout for the City of Hamilton from the Dalton McGuinty Liberal government, I would like to thank the rest of the hard-working taxpayers of Ontario for bailing out our city for the fifth year in a row.

Unfortunately for the people who live here, it has allowed our local council to avoid the hard decisions necessary to right our sinking ship and balance our books without getting millions of dollars from the rest of you.

As old habits are hard to break, I look forward to next year's bailout so we can keep our property taxes the lowest they have been since amalgamation.

-- Mark-Alan Whittle

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