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 our community.
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

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