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” →

Open Sources (Ep. #442) Show Notes for September 21, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph things get serious. Well, they’re pretty serious every week, but it’s not every week that we’re talking about a foreign government allegedly killing a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil. And to think we were going to start this week with talk of grocery prices… So there’s that, plus we’ll talk about the seasonal return of COVID-19 and in local news, we will turn to one of our city councillors about some of the latest doings at 1 Carden Street. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #442) Show Notes for September 21, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #441) Show Notes for September 14, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re bring it home! The news that is. Of course, that’s also the new catchphrase for the all-new, all-different Conservative Party who had a very newsy policy meeting in Quebec City last week. A little to the west in Ottawa, a couple of people once supported by the new leader of the Conservatives are now on trial, and we will discuss that too before finding an Ontario mayor not named ‘Guthrie’ to fill our interview slot this week. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #441) Show Notes for September 14, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #440) Show Notes for September 7, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re not back at school but we’re still looking for an education. With this episode, we’re trying to get smarter about Greenbelt-gate, which had a number of big developments in the last several days, and a new mass protest based on conspiracy theories that has us worried. For the interview this week, we go to Ward 3 where one of the councillors from Guelph’s north end will talk about the fall sitting of the horseshoe at City Hall. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #440) Show Notes for September 7, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #439) Show Notes for August 31, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re getting you ready for Labour Day! No, not the holiday weekend widely considered the last break of the summer, we mean the “fight the power” version where you get out on the streets and fight for workers’ rights. We’ve got work on the mind with labour negotiations for Ontario’s teachers, and we’ve got fighting on the mind with the latest from Ukraine. In terms of a labour fight, we’ve got someone who’s a picket line right now. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #439) Show Notes for August 31, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #438) Show Notes for August 24, 2023

This weekend on Open Sources Guelph, we go from one mess to another. We will look at the political fight to make progress on fighting climate change, and then we will look at the fight to hold Donald Trump to account as he’s arrested again in an entirely different jurisdiction. And finally, for the interview this week, we will talk to a person that’s fighting the good fight on the drug poisoning crisis on our community ahead of a very special occasion. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #438) Show Notes for August 24, 2023” →