Tag: COVID-19

Open Sources (Ep. #364) Show Notes for February 10, 2022

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re relieved to longer hear the honking of the horns. Not that we really heard them, but the thought of it kept us up all night. You know what else is keeping us up? How about the thought of a bilateral meeting with Pierre Poilievre and Boris Johnson? We will talk about those two in the first half of the show, and in the second half we’ll talk Guelph business with the man from the (Ward) 6ix. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #364) Show Notes for February 10, 2022” →

Open Sources (Ep. #361) Show Notes for January 20, 2022

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s a “Blue Thursday” and we will tackle all kinds of issues making the rounds in what might be the saddest week of the year. Back to School was messed up by a snow day, and then we will memorialize a Canadian political legend who passed away last weekend. In the back half of the show, we will cover some sports news (?), and then we will take a frightening look at the immediate future. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #361) Show Notes for January 20, 2022” →

Open Sources (Ep. #360) Show Notes for January 13, 2022

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we will demonstrate for some under-reported news stories. For instance, are we putting too much on the back of the vaccine hesitancy movement, and why haven’t we heard more about the far-right contenders in this year’s provincial election? Speaking of the coming vote, our guest this week is one of the candidates in Guelph, and she has a lot of healthcare expertise. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #360) Show Notes for January 13, 2022” →

Open Sources (Ep. #354) Show Notes for December 2, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re taking a dive into the deep end. We’ve got a new COVID variant and a lot of unanswered questions, and with that sad news, we’re also seeing a new wave of COVID skepticism and conspiracy-making, and it’s unfortunately coming from Canada’s Queen (?). Also, we will talk to some Guelph royalty, the Ward 2 city councillor and local rock star whose got some important issues to discuss. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #354) Show Notes for December 2, 2021” →

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. #347) Show Notes for October 14, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we deal again with some heavy issues without any easy answers. In the medical field, we have hospital laying people off who won’t get vaccinated, and in Afghanistan we have people in need but they live under the yoke of some dangerous authoritarians. Meanwhile, here in Guelph, we have a heritage building that was a fire trap. So many issues, and only one hour to cover them. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #347) Show Notes for October 14, 2021” →

Open Sources (Ep. #346) Show Notes for October 7, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s back to business! Our theme this week is getting back to work, take the Ontario government for instance, they got back to work with the Speech from the Throne, and there was a lot of PR work to do this week at Facebook HQ in the middle of their terrible news week. In the back half of the show, Guelph’s MP is going to talk about why he’s eager to get back to work in Ottawa. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #346) Show Notes for October 7, 2021” →