News and Politics with a Local Voice
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re city folk! Municipal matters are top of mind on this edition of the show, as we look at independence day for three Ontario cities, and then that election to fill the vacant mayor’s seat in Canada’s biggest city. In the back half of the show, we will once again serve in our essential roll as the mandatory stop for all local Green Party candidates who want to get elected! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #427) Show Notes for May 25, 2023”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we go back into the internet toilet. Yay? No, not yay, because we’ve got to tackle the increasing craziness of Canada’s own version of U.S. culture wars (passports, anyone?), and then speaking of sewers we have to get back into the mind of a former game show host/con artist who was once the leader of the free world. For the interview this week, good news! An exemplar of the ways that labour organizing still matters. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #426) Show Notes for May 18, 2023”
This week’s Open Sources Guelph is a down affair. What else can you say when China is making trouble again for Canadian politicians, and when things are getting so bad that making Canadians pay extra for the “privilege” of watching Fox News just isn’t enough anymore. And if these two topics aren’t a big enough bummer, we’re going to round out the show with some discussion about animal abuse for human amusement. Sadly, it’s just another Thursday in this timeline. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #425) Show Notes for May 11, 2023”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we would make a May the 4th joke, but we’ve got some serious stuff to discuss. First, there’s a provincial election going in Alberta now, which is a pretty big deal, but what’s happening in Sudan is even a bigger deal as violence and civil strife has erupted once again. In the second half of the show, we’ll talk about issues around abortion here in Canada, and believe us there are some. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #424) Show Notes for May 4, 2023”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re caught between the picket line and the receiving line. You may have heard that there’s a strike going on right now, so we will talk about the labour issues therein, and after that we go to the other side and the crowning of a king, which apparently we’re not all excited about. In the second half, we’re going to talk about the future, and the past, with a member of Guelph City Council. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #423) Show Notes for April 27, 2023”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we meet some characters. Did you know that four dozen people want to be the next mayor of Toronto? Perhaps they’re all animated by the potential fate of the Toronto waterfront, which is once again in the news. Some of them would likely find good company with Elon Musk who has no problem finding strange bedfellows, and speaking of strange bedfellows we need to talk about Fox News. What a week to talk smack about the news! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #422) Show Notes for April 20, 2023”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we make the perfect call… to cover some recent news! Speaking of calls, we will talk about ruining your election chances with a last minute ethics investigation, and, in more serious news, we will talk about the struggle to get someone to make the call to protect women in the Winnipeg area. Closer to home, we will talk to one of our city councillors about Guelph stuff including new rec centres and big zoning changes coming soon. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #421) Show Notes for April 13, 2023”
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