Donald Trump shrugs off comparisons to Hitler: Top Stories
Here are some of the top stories from Hamilton and beyond
Media in the U.S. and elsewhere are starting to compare Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler after his comments about banning Muslims from America. And U.S. Steel pensioners could see money from the province starting Jan. 1, 2016. These are a few of our top stories worth your time this morning.
Local
Should council stop street construction before LRT?
It's a move that's caused some controversy among complete streets advocates on social media.
And on Wednesday, Terry Whitehead's move to put a temporary stop to major changes to Hamilton's lower-city roads will get its proverbial day in court.
Whitehead wants to stop doing studies or making design changes to streets until Metrolinx and the city has a traffic plan for light-rail transit (LRT).
U.S. Steel pensioners won't see provincial money until new year
The $3 million promised to U.S. Steel pensioners by the provincial Liberal government in October will finally begin to be disbursed January 1, according to the steelworkers' union.
The money will be going out two months after the six-month emergency fund was first announced on Oct. 21.
Elsewhere
Donald Trump shrugs off comparisons to Hitler
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shrugged off comparisons to Hitler on Tuesday after he called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States."
In a phone interview with George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America, Trump was characteristically blunt about such criticisms.
Donald Trump Muslim ban: Fascist or not, it's time Republicans face their Trump problem
The CBC's Keith Boag on the Donald Trump Problem:
Seriously, who didn't see this coming?
Donald Trump has already mused about establishing a central database for tracking Muslims in America. He has repeatedly, and falsely, claimed that Muslims in New Jersey celebrated the 9/11 attacks even while the dust was still settling on lower Manhattan.
He's called Mexicans criminals and rapists. The record, then, is clear: Trump has proved impossible to embarrass, utterly shameless and apparently willing to say anything. So why wouldn't he call for a ban on all Muslims travelling to the U.S.?