News and Politics with a Local Voice
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re feeling hungry… Hungry for the news! To begin with we will look 75 years into the past to when the last piece of Canada fell into place, and speaking of piece, we’ll talk about the people who get the bigger parts of paycheque pie. It’s going be no piece of cake for the people that fight forest fires in Ontario this summer, but there could be a sour lemon in the U.S. election. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #465) Show Notes for April 4, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph we’re all about the bling, bling! Money matters matter to us this week as we tackle the debate around the carbon tax and the follow-on debate about confidence, and then we will talk about the updated fiscal picture of Ontario and our brand new provincial budget. Also, w will get some straight dope about current political conditions in Guelph direct from city hall. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #464) Show Notes for March 28, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s starting to feel like the bad guys are winning. It’s certainly true that a bad guy won in Russia this week, and he has a friend in the United States who he wants to join him in all the winning, but that’s still be determined because that guy’s got bigger problems. In terms of the smaller problems, we’ll have a guest on to talk about solutions. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #463) Show Notes for March 21, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we throw ourselves into international drama. From civil unrest in Haiti, to the ongoing disaster that’s still unfolding – and might yet get worse – in Gaza. Also, there’s a princess missing in England, and can you believe that’s going to be the *last* segment?! Also, closer to home, we’ve got another great government attempt to regulate the internet to discuss. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #462) Show Notes for March 14, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re going back to the 80s. The 18th Prime Minister of Canada passed away last week and we will talk about his impact between then and now, and speaking of the 80s, we’ve also got to talk about Trump again. In the back half of the show, there was good news about the pharmacare, and we will try and find some good news for the women out there in advance of their day. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #461) Show Notes for March 7, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s Leap Day! Recorded for posterity, episode #460 of this show is being released on Leap Day, February 29, 2024. This year February added an extra day, and on this show we’re adding to the discourse! We’re going to drop in on our friends at the Ontario Legislature, and then we’re going to talk to a friend from the trans community to see how they’re coping with current events. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #460) Show Notes for February 29, 2024”
This week Open Sources Guelph is dealing bad news. What else is new? From critics silenced to cities under siege, we’re reminded that there’s a world full of danger and destruction out there, which are two things that are closely associated with a specific man who was once President of the United States, and might be again. Meanwhile, closer to home, an old man is almost literally yelling at clouds. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #459) Show Notes for February 22, 2024”
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