He began working as a car salesman in the early 1980s,[1] and has owned TRU Market Truck and Auto Sales since 1994.
[10] In just his first month of office, Hamer-Jackson was asked by local homeless shelters to stop visiting them unannounced.
[11] In December 2022, Hamer-Jackson recused himself for an entire city council meeting, never returning for the day.
[14] In June 2023, Hamer-Jackson filed a defamation lawsuit against city councillor Katie Neustaeter.
Hamer-Jackson stated that the comments had led to people in the community speculating that he had committed crimes against her, such as sexual harassment or assault.
[17] In September 2023, Hamer-Jackson had to shelve a motion to provide transport vouchers to the city's homeless population so that they could return to their "home communities", a proposal he had campaigned for during the mayoral election.
Hamer-Jackson stated the dismissal was because the CAO did not do enough to address community safety and crime concerns in the city.
[21] On May 7, 2024, former Abbotsford mayor Henry Braun who had been hired by the provincial government publicized a report which was critical of Hamer-Jackson's behaviour with city council and staff.
[23] The mayor has been accused of having "poor communication skills, won't accept responsibility, ignores confidentiality protocols and misunderstands the rules ... [of] conflict of interest".