Open Sources (Ep. #545) Show Notes for November 27, 2025

This week on Open Sources Guelph it’s all going according to plan. Sort of. At least that’s what the Prime Minister of Canada wants us to think as he seeks out foreign investment around the globe. Closer to home, trouble is brewing for his provincial counterparts in Quebec, while even more closer to home we will talk to the head of Guelph city council about all the things he can’t or won’t do when it comes to the city budget. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #545) Show Notes for November 27, 2025” →

Open Sources (Ep. #458) Show Notes for February 15, 2024

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re not feeling the love this day post-Valentine’s. We’re going to start local where the Mayor of Guelph declared himself strong, and just in time for a very complicated and emotional meeting about public policy around encampments. Also (sorta) local, we will talk about the impact of the latest round of media job cuts and then it’s off to Queen’s Park for another adventure! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #458) Show Notes for February 15, 2024” →

Open Sources (Ep. #400) Show Notes for November 10, 2022

This week on Open Sources Guelph we turn 400! The above image was posted with the very first show notes page for our very first episode, so get ready to enter the time capsule as we re-examine eight years and 399 episodes worth of material. At the same time, we will look at the months and years to come with our special 400th guest, the once and future mayor of the Royal City! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #400) Show Notes for November 10, 2022” →

Open Sources (Ep. #397) Show Notes for October 20, 2022

This week on Open Sources Guelph, the election ends. Well, technically the election ends on Election Day, which is Monday October 24, but in terms of our own election coverage, this is the end. We’ve got three interviews with three mayoral candidates on this week’s show, from the person who wants to be a very different mayor, to someone that wants to blow up the role of mayor, and last, but not least, the incumbent mayor. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #397) Show Notes for October 20, 2022” →

Open Sources (Ep. #386) Show Notes for July 21, 2022

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re thinking charitably. The Pope is coming, so we’re going to put away our sinful ways and talk about his visit, plus the pressing need to take desperate action on housing in Canada. In the back half of the show, we will talk about the local effects of the housing crisis, and other matters, with the head of Guelph’s city council, none other than Mayor Cam Guthrie! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #386) Show Notes for July 21, 2022” →

Open Sources (Ep. #356) Show Notes for December 16, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re concerned with a matter of mayors. In our interview segment this week, we will talk to Guelph’s Mayor for a year-end chat, and before that we will talk about the passing of another mayor, one of Toronto’s most historic and colourful. Before that, we will cover a little philosophical ground by asking if the time has come for Canada to seek a trial separation from the U.S. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #356) Show Notes for December 16, 2021” →

Open Sources #REPEAT Show Notes for August 19, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we were so overcome by the vapors, and this past Sunday’s election, that we needed to take a week off and regroup. Well, actually, we had planned to take this week off, and we decided to anyway despite the last minute interference from Justin and his majority dreams. This week, it’s a re-run! Two news topics, and an interview with Guelph’s mayor, which we’re replaying from last month. Continue reading “Open Sources #REPEAT Show Notes for August 19, 2021” →