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GREATER HAMILTON’S INDEPENDENT VOICE FEBRUARY 14 — 20, 2019 VOL. 25 NO. 7 COMPLETE ENTERTAINMENTENTERTAINMENT FREEFREELISTINGS EVERY THURSDAY Over Time THE LEGO MOVIE 2 • PETE & KAY • DIGGING INTO DEVELOPMENT CHARGES • FREE WILL ASTROLOGY • REAL ESTATE 2 FEBRUARY 14 — 20, 2019 VIEW VIEW FEBRUARY 14 — 20, 2019 3 THEATRE 06 FROST BITES photo by: INSIDEGeorge Qua-Enoo THIS ISSUE FEBRUARY 14 — 20, 2019 06 COVER FROST BITES Cover Photo: George Qua-Enoo FORUM MUSIC 05 CATCH Growth Costs 08 Hamilton Music Notes 05 PERSPECTIVE Racism in Politics 12 Live Music Listing SCENE MOVIES 06 THEATRE The Day They Shot 16 REVIEW The Lego Movie 2 John Lennon 17 Movie Showtimes 06 THEATRE Frost Bites 07 THEATRE Drury Lane Music Hall ETC. 18 General Classifieds FOOD 19 Free Will Astrology 10 Dining Guide 19 Adult Classifieds 11 REVIEW Pete & Kay 370 MAIN STREET WEST, HAMILTON, ONTARIO L8P 1K2 HAMILTON 905.527.3343 FAX 905.527.3721 VIEW FOR ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: 905.527.3343 X102 EDITOR IN CHIEF Ron Kilpatrick x109 [email protected] OPERATIONS DIRECTOR CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ACCOUNTING PUBLISHER Marcus Rosen x101 Liz Kay x100 Roxanne Green x103 Sean Rosen x102 [email protected] 1.866.527.3343 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ADVERTISING DEPT DISTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTORS LISTINGS EDITOR RandA distribution Rob Breszny • Gregory SENIOR CORPORATE Alison Kilpatrick x100 Owner:Alissa Ann latour Cruikshank • Sara Cymbalisty • REPRESENTATIVE [email protected] Manager:Luc Hetu Albert DeSantis • Darrin Ian Wallace x107 905-531-5564 DeRoches • Daniel Gariépy • amara [email protected] HAMILTON MUSIC NOTES [email protected] Allison M. 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HAMILTON, ONTARIO L8P 1K2 HAMILTON’S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE SINCE JANUARY 5, 1995, VIEW IS PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER USING VEGETABLE OIL-BASED INKS 4 FEBRUARY 14 — 20, 2019 VIEW [PERSPECTIVE] by MICHAEL TERRY ON RACISM AND POLITICS THE CAPITAL OF Virginia is the city of came from across the state and indeed Northam was Virginia Attorney Richmond. During the American Civil the nation, Northam called a press General Mark Herring. Herring has War, Richmond was the capital of the conference that, even by today’s absurd long had designs on the Governor’s Confederacy. I’m not exactly sure what standards, was an object lesson in office, and he felt Northam should this information means in light of the incompetence and tone-deafness. leave. “It is no longer possible for recent scandals that have plagued the There’s good news, he assured his con- Governor Northam to lead the upper echelons of government in Old stituents. I’m not in that photo! The Commonwealth and it is time for him Dominion, but it feels like it tells us not–so–good news? I can say that for to step down.” Seems reasonable something. I’m also not exactly sure sure ‘cause, guess what? I remember enough, right? Well, turns out Herring how much learning and reckoning has another time when I did wear black- himself dressed in blackface around the gone on in places like Richmond, but it face! He tried to tell the story as if it same time! And guess what? He’s very sure feels like we’re always hearing were some cute anecdote. He dressed sorry about it and regrets it, and no, no white politicians say things like “It’s up for a Michael Jackson contest (and he will not be resigning. He was, how- time to have a conversation” and “It’s won!), he meant no offense! Oh, and ever, willing to admit he had been cal- important to start a dialogue,” as guess what, he even learned the lous, way back when. That Herring though there just hasn’t maybe been a Moonwalk. I suppose you could make somehow thinks blackface is disqualify- chance to do that in the last 150 this up if you tried, but you’d be ing for some office-holders but not for some–odd years. laughed away by any half-decent fic- others shows he’s held on to that cal- The Case of Governor Ralph tion editor for having a story so stupid lousness pretty tightly, thank you very Northam is not unique. It is important come across their desk. much. to note this. Northam has found him- But wait, there’s more! Many Unsurprisingly, both men have dug go, you ask? Well, he tried to speak ized racism looks like, this is a good self embroiled by a controversy of his politicians dutifully lined up to tell in, all while claiming to understand the with gravity about how the interview place to start. If people want to see own making these last couple of weeks Northam to resign, while his few sup- scale and scope of their error, the loss of was taking place very close to where what institutional racism looks like, it’s after an image surfaced of him wearing porters were trotting out the usual ideas confidence from their constituents, the the first slaves were brought to here for you to see. The likes of blackface in the early eighties. The about how young Northam was, or that error of their ways. Northam has Virginia, but instead referred to them Northam and Herring don’t actually scandal itself is a most American one. it was a “different time” back then careened from one demonstration of as “indentured servants,” only to have learn, they seek instead to simply cor- Get this, Northam originally denied (point of fact: people knew or should the falsity of those claims to the next. be reminded by the black interviewer, rect. If they truly wanted to lead, they that the photo was actually him. Deny, have known it was wrong to wear He even decided to do a national news that he probably meant to say slavery. would both sacrifice their positions. deny, deny. As calls for his resignation blackface in the 1980’s). One critic of interview to try to save face. How did it But it’s in that moment where some- They would demonstrate that places thing like a truth is revealed. A man like Virginia need to be run by those [CA T CH] by DON MCLEAN like Northam appears fundamentally who do not need to explain away their incapable of undoing the racism that racism. Someone like Attorney underpinned his upbringing, no matter General Herring would realize that his how many listening tours, and somber clear and present hypocrisy is itself DEVELOPMENT CHARGES apologies. There’s a long–held desire racist. That he does not view his con- amongst many white American politi- demnation of Northam to apply to HAMILTON’S ONGOING UPDATE of its development charges ing taxpayers. For the roads portion, for example, 15% of the cians to claim with lofty rhetoric their himself, is only demonstrating the lack has revealed much more than just a huge growth subsidy spending is deemed to “benefit existing residents” and there- understanding of racism in the country of seriousness with which he takes being paid by existing taxpayers. It has also unveiled details fore deducted from the amount the city is eligible to collect in which they lead, while actually these issues. Virginia does not need a of massive infrastructure expansion plans in a city unable to in development charges. appearing to learn nothing whatever. Governor or an Attorney General who maintain what it has already built. Then the remainder of the charges are divided evenly Any discretion can be explained away retroactively starts a listening tour to As added intrigue there are disturbing hints that the between residential and non–residential expansion even as ‘back then,’ and this allows no real save face. It needs leaders to be provincial government is about to change the rules about though the Elfrida area is expected to be almost entirely res- reckoning to take place. accountable so that it can finally take growth fees to reduce developer costs and create another cri- idential. It wouldn’t matter in terms of monies collected If people want to see what internal- account.V sis in municipal financing. At stake in Hamilton is anticipat- except that city council has decided to discount non–resi- ed growth–related spending over the next dozen years in dential industrial charges by 40%. The net result is that the excess of $5.5 billion. city may only be able to recoup $88 million from DCs instead Both the size of development fees and any exemptions of the $130 million that the road expansion will actually from paying them are obviously a big deal for both the devel- cost. opers and the cities that collect them. Provincial legislation It may not get that if the provincial government changes governs the basic calculations of how much can be collected the rules in mid–game as it has already in other municipal and allows cities to provide various exemptions. matters — from the slashing of Toronto city council in A key step in the process is estimating the costs of hun- mid–election, to the threatened and now withdrawn open- dreds of projects expected to be needed to service new ing up of the Greenbelt, to the currently proposed re–write growth and determining how much can be collected in of the Golden Horseshoe growth planning rules.

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