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Open letter from Hamilton MPs & MPPs

We, the undersigned Members of Parliament and Members of Provincial

Parliament, believe that Light Rail Transit will be a great benefit and

building it is the right thing to do for ou r commun ity

LRT will attract new investment and new jobs. It will mean rising property

values and assessments, which will benefit everyone in the city. It will

mean significant economic uplift, not only for the downtown, but for the

entire city. The LRT will link communities together, connecting people with

employment opportunities across the entire city. LRT will help to connect

Hamiltonians and build a cohesive community across neighbourhoods.

An LRT in Hamilton, will change the way people commute, encouraging

them to leave their fossil fuel burning cars at home which will help to

reduce GHG emissions and the city's carbon footprint. We must do

everything we can to fight climate change and light rail transit is an

essential part of a carbon emission reduction strategy.

In short, LRT will only accelerate what everyone already senses: that there

is increasing energy and vitality in Hamilton. Our great city will, without

doubt, become even greater.

Council naturally has very legitimate questions, and will continue to

throughout the life of this initiative, since not every question can be

answered immediately due to its large scope and necessarily complicated

implementation. We appreciate its vigilance.

We urge Council to re-affirm its commitment to continue working with

Metrolinx on the 1-billion, fully-funded-by-the-province, LRT initiative.

Respectfully,

David Christopherson, MP

Hamilton Centre

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Scott Duvall, MP

Hamilton Mountain

Hamilton Centre

Ted McMeekin, MPP

Ancaster-Flamborough-Ancaster-Westdale

Paul Miller, MPP

Hamilton East-Stoney Creek

Monique Taylor, MPP

Hamilton Mountain