Tag: Cathy Downer

Open Sources (Ep. #552) Show Notes for January 15, 2026

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s non-stop controversy only two weeks into the new year. From the United States, just when you thought there was nothing new to get angry about, more state-sponsored violence, and then the international situation is getting even more dicey with new drama in Iran. More locally, we’ve got drama right here in our own backyard concerning daytime shelter services that may or may not be coming. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #552) Show Notes for January 15, 2026” →

Open Sources (Ep. #519) Show Notes for May 15, 2025

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re making a sad face. Not just about the condition of our New Democratic Party, but also because there’s another flashpoint in the world that’s using violent means to reach violent ends. At least everything local is cool, right? Well, not so fast, because we have another guest from city council who will be stopping by to set us straight. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #519) Show Notes for May 15, 2025” →

Open Sources (Ep. #464) Show Notes for March 28, 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” →

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. #411) Show Notes for February 2, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s Groundhog Day! This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s Groundhog Day! Now that we’ve got that out of our system, let’s talk about what we’re doing on this week’s show. First, we will talk about a recently passed Ontario politician and the parts of her career most people aren’t talking about, and then we will talk about the very sad sequel to last year’s biggest blockbuster protest. For the interview? We’re going to have some municipal money talk. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #411) Show Notes for February 2, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #394) Show Notes for September 29, 2022

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re at the end of September. Well that went fast. Advanced voting starts next weekend, so you will finally be able to take advantage of all this work to get to know the council candidates, and in this episode you’re going to get to know five more. For the past couple of weeks we’ve mostly focused on the even-numbered wards, and this week we’re focusing on the odd… wards. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #394) Show Notes for September 29, 2022” →

Open Sources (Ep. #351) Show Notes for November 11, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’ve got some very big things to talk about. Obviously, we always have big things to talk about, but this week, we take a trip into realms more ethereal. Is there a real shift underway giving more power to the workers? Is there really a pandemic of wokeness in the discourse right now? Looking locally though, we’re going to talk about something more tangible, the budget. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #351) Show Notes for November 11, 2021” →