Sam Hamilton

Executive Assistant to @ChrisGlover and @OntarioNDP Toronto Area Council Co-Chair

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

Not surprising, but still disappointing.

Conservative candidate @EllisBRoss has decided not to attend the first debate in Skeena—Bulkley Valley.

He’s applying for the job of MP for a riding the size of Germany, yet doesn’t think he needs to show up for the job interview.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

@Siddhar22783987 @MaritStiles Marit’s team is good at balancing both. 😉

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

So many politicians (and their staff) believe Canadians are paying attention to the minute details of what happens in provincial legislatures and at the House of Commons.

Keeping your leader stuck at Queen’s Park when they could be touring Ontario is just a wasted opportunity.

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

Two Ontario Liberal MPPs are drawing a line in the sand, insisting that the next leader of the third-place party needs to have a seat in the provincial legislature in order to effectively hold the Ford government to account.

https://t.co/lYYvQnmB2p

#onpoli

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

@LuckyDuckzhh4 Oh 100%! If a leader loses their seat in an election, that’s a problem. But I’m talking about before they reach an election.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

@joesmit1284 I’m a staffer who is sharing from personal experience that most Canadians don’t care about the work done at Queen’s Park. It’s just a fact. Marit was an MPP before becoming Leader. Her team does a great job of balancing her time at QP and on tour.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

@edwardrow There was an open nomination with three candidates who were all campaigning in SSW.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

@ahmadelbayoumi A masterclass in what not to do. 🥲

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

this is very politically confusing lol

[Nate Erskine-Smith @NateForOntario]

Leaving federal politics to make a bigger difference, and it was good to catch up with the Prime Minister as we head into an important weekend.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

@EricDLombardi @MaritStiles Then it’s a good thing the @OntarioNDP has tabled multiple bills on anti-corruption measures including the Cleaning Up Corruption Act and included this work in every platform.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

Tree coverage is a cost-effective way to keep hydro bills down in summer months. How does the tree equity policy have nothing to do with the cost of living?

This is an embarrassing take.

#TOpoli

[Brad Bradford @BradMBradford]

This week, City Hall highlighted a “tree equity” policy — but while people are worried about crime, congestion, and the cost of living, the focus should be on the basics that actually impact daily life.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

@EvanLSolomon Oh no this was a terrible political move for your constituency!

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

Oh no, we’re still platforming this guy?

https://t.co/gKZmpshG8P

[Lee Fairclough @LFairclo]

Yesterday in Belleville, one thing was impossible to ignore: Doug Ford’s budget ignores what people actually need.

Belleville’s community members are worried about real affordability relief, homelessness, mental health and addictions, and education — and this disastrous budget delivers none of it.

Read more from my conversation with Luke below.

#onpoli

https://t.co/GMZHPGQjpF

[Jen Hassum @jenhassum]

Things you’ll never hear from Poilievre or Carney.

When they make cuts it’s front line service jobs, not the corporate class siphoning from our tax dollars.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN TOUGHER TIMES AHEAD!? THEY'RE PRIORITIZING BUILDING A SPA!

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

The Ford government will table its budget on Thursday afternoon, a financial blueprint expected to be printed with its fair share of red ink as the finance minister tells Ontarians to prepare for “tougher times” ahead.

https://t.co/EPnUUx7wFt

#onpoli

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

Count your days, Ellis Ross.

[Canada Projections🇨🇦 @CDNprojections]

Federal Poll Modelled

🟥270 (+101)
🟦36 (-108)
🟧24 (+17)
⚜️10 (-12)
🟩3 (+2)

Feel free to ask for ridings for specific results

(Change from the 2025 Election)

EKOS
March 5-15, 2026
n=1047
±3.0%

[Justin Morissette 👊🏻 @JustinMoris]

Absolutely huge for Albertan guys going to family court

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

Can’t wait to livestream Doug Ford’s bail hearing one day soon.

#ONpoli

[Laura Stone @l_stone]

NEW: Premier Ford says he’s exploring new measures to live-stream bail hearings to ensure “clear reasoning is provide” that is easier for public to review.

Says this will hold judges accountable.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

@Bilaru2 Tuition shouldn’t rise when the quality of education is the worst in the country and rapidly decreasing further.

Students shouldn’t pay more while professors are being laid off and postsec institutions have plans to reduce instructional hours to the bare ministry standard.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

@connor__peters I had to take out a private loan to pay for living expenses that could have partially been covered by OSAP and my part-time job.

When tuition is more expensive than the quality of ed students are receiving, we have a problem in this province—and it didn’t just start 8 yrs ago.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

Between 2011 (when I started high school) and 2016 (when I started uni), tuition under the Ontario Liberals rose by 22.2%.

It’s rich hearing the OLP now cry out to “fix OSAP” when their gov’t underfunded postsec institutions and near doubled tuition during their years in power.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

@connor__peters Not intentionally cutting off at 2016.

My point is that when I entered high school and started thinking about uni to when I started uni, cost had jumped 22.2%.

I benefitted from the boost to OSAP, but my OSAP still only covered my tuition because it was now so expensive.

[Sam Hamilton @_Sam_Hamilton]

@Caprico47634524 Oh no, I got the memo. They’re both bad for this province.