We are roughly a year away from the next municipal election in Hamilton. Which means those who are thinking of running for mayor (and in some cases, council) almost certainly have the wheels in motion by now.

Who will be running? What will be the main issue or issues? And will this election bring the kind of change the last one did?

John Best is back to chat about what city hall might look like by the time we go to bed on Oct. 26, 2026.