Open Sources (Ep. #415) Show Notes for March 2, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re crowding the national news leaders by stealing their thunder. From our non-existent news headquarters in Ottawa, we’re going to look at the increase in use and rhetoric around unofficial border crossings, plus the new controversy around Chinese election interference. We’re also going to discuss the importation of far-right European politics (for a week anyway), and then the two old men who host this show are going to discuss Tik Tok! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #415) Show Notes for March 2, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #349) Show Notes for October 28, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, the times they are a-changin’. We have a new cabinet for the Federal government, and there were actually a few surprises. We will also talk about how things never really seem to change at the Provincial level, at least on battling COVID. In the back half of the show, we will talk to a Guelph city councillor, who will be looking over a new kind of City of Guelph budget next month. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #349) Show Notes for October 28, 2021” →

Open Sources (Ep. #345) Show Notes for September 30, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we thought we were done with Federal politics for at least a week, but the news doesn’t care about our own bright ideas. In the last week, we’ve seen the sudden and surprising end to the saga of the Two Michaels, and the sudden and not-so-surprising end of Annamie Paul’s Green Party leadership. In the back half of the show, we go back to 1 Carden Street to talk about Guelph stuff! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #345) Show Notes for September 30, 2021” →

Open Sources (Ep. #344) Show Notes for September 23, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we still have a lot to say about the 2021 Federal Election. We will dedicate the first half of the show to talking about all the election news we didn’t cover on Monday night, and what the results mean going forward. In the second half of the show, we will talk about the return of a certain Alberta Premier to the national stage, and the latest from a certain angry Florida retiree. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #344) Show Notes for September 23, 2021” →

Open Sources (Ep. #343) Show Notes for September 16, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we reach the epic conclusion of this brief, but fascinating Federal Election campaign. In this last show before Election Day, we are hosting the two candidates from the two parties that will likely form the next government. In the top half, from the red team, we will have Lloyd Longfield, and getting the last word, from the blue team, is Dr. Ashish Sachan. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #343) Show Notes for September 16, 2021” →

Open Sources (Ep. #342) Show Notes for September 9, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’ve got a great election interview double-header. In this corner, we have a returning champion, the NDP candidate Aisha Jahangir, who wants to be Guelph’s first NDP Member of Parliament. And in this corner, we have the new kid, Green Party candidate Michelle Bowman, who will try and make this riding fully Green and not just half-Green. Election Day is almost here! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #342) Show Notes for September 9, 2021” →

Open Sources (Ep. #341) Show Notes for September 2, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we go election crazy by dedicating three-quarters of the show to the Federal Election, which you may or may not know is going on right now. In fact, the 2021 Federal Election is officially half-over now, so let’s talk about the events to far, the latest news about Ontario’s vaccine passport program, and then we’ll welcome our special guest from the newly re-named Animal Protection Party! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #341) Show Notes for September 2, 2021” →