Population and Housing

[MacBerry]

Really???  they can do what they want:

"[b]4. Spatial contiguity rule:[/b] 
CSDs that do not meet a commuting flow threshold may be included in a CMA or CA, and CSDs that do meet a commuting flow threshold may be excluded from a CMA or CA"

Get out of StatsCan Jail card 

That's to prevent the creation of CMAs that consist of multiple disconnected islands. It really isn't politics.

The truth is that Hamilton as the "CMA center" has been on the decline for 20 years.

The point is that politicians (local, provincial and federal) would go ballistic, if Hamilton was assigned a smaller status than it currently has. Hence include Burligton to make it look all nice, clean and growing. Hamilton is the Buffalo of Southern Ontario and now it looks all squeeky clean in the Census.

To not change this CMA is wrong and politically motivated as no person would dare propose change for fear of lossing a promotion or a job.