Meet Hamilton's new MPs, Chad Collins and Dan Muys
CBC
With Monday's federal election, Hamilton is sending two new members of parliament to Ottawa: Liberal Chad Collins, for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, and Conservative Dan Muys, for Flamborough-Glanbrook.
Here's a look at each of the new representatives.
Chad Collins may be a new face in Ottawa when he takes his seat as Liberal MP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, but he's pretty familiar to anyone who's been watching politics in Hamilton for the last quarter-century.
Collins became Ward 5 councillor in 1995, while still in his 20s, making him one of the longest-serving members on council. He has held several prominent council and public board roles over the years, including recently as president of CityHousing Hamilton and a member of the police services board. He says his deep connections in the riding — where he was born and raised, and still lives — helped him bring some NDP and Conservative voters into the Liberal fold.
His announcement in August that he'd run for the Liberals federally caused a stir among those who have been following the on-again-off-again light rail project that was recently — once again — approved by council. His successor in the MP role, former mayor Bob Bratina, quit because he couldn't support the Liberal government's promise of $1.7 in LRT funding. Collins had also been a vocal opponent of the project. He says he voted against LRT because of its expected impact on his constituents and ward, but now says he will abide by council's decision.
Even though this was his "eighth or ninth" election, Collins told CBC Hamilton that running federally was "a humbling experience" and that he'll now have to get used to the paradigm shift of being part of a party instead of an individual standing on their own merits.
He says affordable housing is the top issue he's taking to Ottawa: "That file is front and centre for me."
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