Comment 45922

By adrian (registered) | Posted August 18, 2010 at 07:20:50

The poll which stated people were in favor of the West harbor 51%-49% really shows alot to me. That isn't a real big difference but.... but the fact that a good portion of them are in favor of the east mountain only out of fear of losing the team is interesting.

Ask someone who lives on the mountain who hasn't thought about the issue a great deal where they'd prefer the stadium, and maybe they think, "Well, it's a bit closer for driving, a little more convenient...okay, East Mountain it is."

Ask someone who is supportive of the West Harbour who is involved in this process, and they'll say, "We HAVE to build it at the West Harbour! We need to build this city, remediate a toxic brownfield, honour the decisions of our local democracy," and so on.

The poll will record this as one vote for EM, one vote for WH. But there is a world of difference between these types of opinions. One is a vote of convenience, the other a deeply held civic belief.

Certainly there are people who were (are?) passionate about the EM, but none of those were really passionate about it as a site, they were passionate about the Tiger-Cats getting their way out of team loyalty, or fear of losing the team. Among most Hamiltonians, I think these are a tiny minority. You only had to attend or watch the COW meeting to see which group had more committed and involved citizens.

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