Brian McHattie

Brian McHattie
Brian McHattie
Councillor McHattie 2014
City Councillor, Hamilton, Ontario
In office 2003 – Present
Preceded by	Marvin Caplan
Constituency	Ward One
Personal details
Political party	Independent
Profession	Municipal politician, Planner

Brian McHattie is a Canadian politician and planner who is a Hamilton City Councillor.

McHattie was born in Weston, Ontario and, in 1987, moved to Hamilton, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in environmental studies and went on to complete his MSc degree in rural planning and community development from the University of Guelph, where he studied the effects of globalisation on farmers in southern India. He is a Registered Professional Planner and a member of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planning. Prior to his election, McHattie worked on his PhD in planning, investigating the issue of limits to growth in North American municipalities.

McHattie is currently the President of the Hamilton Conservation Authority and CityHousing Hamilton. In addition, he is a Board member of the Hamilton Future Fund, Hamilton Renewable Power Inc., and the Royal Botanical Gardens. During his time as Ward 1 Councillor, McHattie has chaired several important municipal committees including the Hamilton Association of Business Improvement Areas, the Provincial Gas Tax Steering Committee, the City of Hamilton/Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Liaison Committee, the Hamilton Triple Bottom Line Business Criteria Task Force, and the Social Services Downloading Sub-Committee. He is also an active member of the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction, the Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council and Arts Hamilton.^[1]

Prior to his election as Ward 1 Councillor, McHattie worked for Environment Canada on efforts to clean up the Great Lakes, with Environment Hamilton as the regional coordinator for the Canadian Community Monitoring Network, with the Hamilton Conservation Authority and the Bay Area Restoration Council (BARC). McHattie was also employed as a sessional lecturer at McMaster University in the Arts and Science Program.

McHattie was first elected as the Ward 1 Councillor in 2003 with 57.94% of the vote. He was easily re-elected in 2006 with 62.88% of the vote over closest rival, Tony Greco. He was re-elected for a third straight term in 2010 with 64.90% of the vote.

McHattie falls to the centre-left among members of Hamilton City Council, voting in favour of smart growth, neighbourhood renewal, participatory budgeting and local economic development. ^[2]

McHattie announced his intent to run for Mayor on September 30, 2013^[3]and he was the first to officially enter the Mayoral race, registering his candidacy on January 2, 2014.^[4]

On January 28, 2014, McHattie launched his campaign in front of 400 supporters at a rally at LIUNA Station.^[5]

McHattie introduced five themes of focus at his launch: stronger neighbourhoods, smarter growth, more open government, a healthier environment and more jobs. ^[5]

Electoral history

Notes

1. ↑ http://www.brianmchattie.ca/page2.php?id=9
2. ↑ https://www.thespec.com/news-story/4332946-ward-1-residents-spend-capital-levy-cash-on-19-projects/
3. ↑ http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4133277-mchattie-to-run-for-mayor-of-hamilton/
4. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/coun-mchattie-is-first-to-officially-enter-hamilton-mayoral-race-1.2481762
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4339198-election-2014-mchattie-launches-mayor-s-race/

External links

• McHattie 2014 Mayoral Campaign Website
• Brian McHattie's website
• Brian McHattie on the Councillor Information Page
• Brian McHattie's Biography