11-21-2019, 11:31 AM
The boundaries of a CMA are not political boundaries except in so much as they follow municipal boundaries. In determining boundaries, they include all of Burlington, or none of it. They would not include just one part of Burlington. Politicians do therefore influence things in that they determine municipal boundaries. The amalgamation of the RMOC by Mike Harris, for example, meant that the entire area is now included in the Ottawa CMA. The decision not to do the same in KW means that there are townships that aren't included in the Kitchener CMA that otherwise would be if the Region were amalgamated.
In this case, however, Macberry is talking about the decision to put City of Burlington in the Hamilton CMA instead of the Toronto CMA. Politicians determined the boundaries of the City of Burlington, but they did not make the decision to put it in the Hamilton CMA. That was determined by the criteria set out by Statistics Canada.
In this case, however, Macberry is talking about the decision to put City of Burlington in the Hamilton CMA instead of the Toronto CMA. Politicians determined the boundaries of the City of Burlington, but they did not make the decision to put it in the Hamilton CMA. That was determined by the criteria set out by Statistics Canada.