Author: Adam A. Donaldson

When he’s not the main/only contributor to Guelph Politico, Adam A. Donaldson also contributes to GuelphToday.com as their city hall columnist and co-hosts a political and current affairs show on CFRU 93.3 fm called “Open Sources Guelph" as well as the movie review show "End Credits."

Open Sources (Ep. #449) Show Notes for November 9, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we make jokes about snow tires. Good thing because the rest of this show is about some super serious stuff including the war in Gaza, which has really heated up since we last talked about it, and along with that we will also talk about how we’re discussing the war here at home. Speaking of home, there are a lot of people in our community without one and we’re going to talk to someone in government trying to fix that. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #449) Show Notes for November 9, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #448) Show Notes for November 2, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we come down from the Halloween sugar high. A lot’s been happening on the homefront lately so we will take a break from current affairs in the Middle East and look at Queen’s Park, where the government seems buried under a mound of paper released to the press this week. Speaking of getting buried, we will look at if the federal government has buried itself by revisiting its most controversial piece of legislation. And lastly, we have another city council friend to talk with. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #448) Show Notes for November 2, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #447) Show Notes for October 26, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we realize that it’s always darkest just before Halloween. At least that’s what it seems like when we open social media or a news app on our phone. We’ve got a full slate of political news for you from the latest in the Middle East and the frontlines in Israel to the battle lines in Queen’s Park. And then, we go to Saskatchewan where there was some constitutional experimentation, and speaking of experimenting, might Guelph be flirting with the blue team?! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #447) Show Notes for October 26, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #446) Show Notes for October 19, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s a kind of rerun. On the one hand, there’s still violence in the Middle East and it seems to be getting worse despite the interventions of foreign leaders and aid agencies. On the other hand we’ve got a great big new convoy, except it might not be as big as the previous one, but it’s still kind of annoying. And then, on our hidden third hand, we will talk about local stuff with a member of city council and how that might impact your wallet. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #446) Show Notes for October 19, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #445) Show Notes for October 12, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’ve got to get serious for bit. Well, more serious. As we were enjoying the Thanksgiving long weekend, there was no rest for the people in Israel and the Gaza Strip and now a full-scale war seems to be inevitable. In lighter news though, there’s more dysfunction in the Republic Party for us to laugh at, and for the interview this week, we’ll head back up Highway #7 to visit another provincial election candidate. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #445) Show Notes for October 12, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #444) Show Notes for October 5, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph we’re thankful for scandal. As we head into the long weekend, we’re going to talk about the ongoing issues facing the House of Commons that have kind of made a mockery of Canada on the international stage. It’s good fodder for a podcast, which might soon be under the regulatory umbrella of the CRTC. In the back half of the show, we’re going to talk about the recent increase in the minimum wage, and why it still isn’t good enough. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #444) Show Notes for October 5, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #443) Show Notes for September 28, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it all just blew up! It was kind of cruel last week when Ontario’s premier came out and apologized for a two-month old scandal on show day, but it was well-timed for the start of the fall session, which we will talk about on this show. In other news, Parliament Hill was not to be outdone in controversy and if you have “100-year-old Nazi” on your Bingo card, we’ve got good news. And finally, did you know there’s an election in Manitoba right now? Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #443) Show Notes for September 28, 2023” →