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Rob Cooper

Ward 8 City Councillor

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Elected as Ward 8 Councillor in 2025
Has previously served as Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Risk officer, Chief Internal Auditor and Vice President at major organizations
He holds 13 degrees and professional designations, including a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and an MBA.

Rob Cooper’s Priority Issues

Create jobs and economic growth:

Attract investment, support businesses, and create good-paying local jobs

Repair and rebuild roads:

Repair deteroriating roads, sidewalks, and critical infrastructure while ending wasteful duplication and delays

Confront the housing and homelessness crisis:

Address homelessness and housing affordability with practical solutions focused on accountability, better outcomes, and real support for those in need

Tackle violent crime:

Tackle gangs, drugs, and American guns

End tax increases exceeding inflation

Scrap the rain and food tax:

Eliminate unnecessary taxes like rain/food/tree tax and reduce cost pressures on Hamiltonians

Source: voterobcooper.com

Rob’s Answers: Muslims & Islamophobia

How will you strengthen relationships and trust between police services and Muslim communities?

How will you work with mosques, Islamic schools, and Muslim organizations to improve community safety and emergency preparedness?

What steps will you take to address Islamophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination?

How will you ensure Muslim residents and community organizations have a meaningful voice in municipal decision-making?

How will you support Muslim organizations that provide community services, settlement support, youth programming, food assistance, and other essential services?

How can the city provide a more nuanced approach to zoning for religious institutions (such as mosques) given their practices, cultures and needs differ?

What do you think is the greatest problem the ward is facing, and how do you plan to address it?

Rob in the Media

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