Comment 97794

By jason (registered) | Posted February 21, 2014 at 09:27:06 in reply to Comment 97785

If anyone cares about these types of polls it should be noted that today 45% of people are saying no, while 55% are saying yes. Some want the province to pay as has always been the case and promise from Queens Park. About 25% of respondents believe so strongly in LRT they are saying to go it alone even if the province won't pay.

Only our esteemed mayor could spin those numbers into saying "support isn't there". Despite 4 years of trying to kill the project and continually lying to the public about the Metrolinx/provincial funding plan there is still 55% of people who want to see it happen. A couple of years with a leader in office, furthering a vision for a vibrant, successful Hamilton would surely see these numbers swing even more in favour of LRT.

When one considers the smear job LRT has taken the past 4 years, AND the demographic of the typical Spec reader, it's quite remarkable to see 55% of people still support it.

But I guess now that the Spec poll has swung this way, we'll hear the usual dismissals that it "only represents a handful of citizens", kind of like the Chamber, Home Builders, BIA's, neighbourhood associations etc......

Comment edited by jason on 2014-02-21 09:28:32

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