Candidates spar in Hamilton EastStoney Creek live TV debate [Video]

Liberal candidate Heino Doessing, left, and NDP candidate Zaigham Butt engaged in some heated exchanges at the Cable 14 live debate Wednesday night. The candidates are running in the Hamilton East—Stoney Creek riding.

Cathie Coward The Hamilton Spectator

When Liberal candidate Heino Doessing spoke of his party’s plan to address the housing crisis — in part, he said, by reducing development charges to encourage building homes for low- and middle-income Ontarians — NDP candidate Zaigham Butt jumped in.

Jon Wells is a reporter at the Hamilton Spectator with aspecialty in long-form journalism. Reach him at [email protected].

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