Tag: Doug Ford

Open Sources (Ep. #451) Show Notes for November 23, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, many storylines seem to be wrapping up. In the Middle East, there’s a hope for peace after more than a month of war. In Ontario, the third place party is about to find their new number one. Here in Guelph, it’s almost time to pass a new budget, but one city councillor is going to have the last word before the time comes. Join us as we mark American Thanksgiving with some largely Canadian affairs, aka: Just another Thursday on the radio. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #451) Show Notes for November 23, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #448) Show Notes for November 2, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we come down from the Halloween sugar high. A lot’s been happening on the homefront lately so we will take a break from current affairs in the Middle East and look at Queen’s Park, where the government seems buried under a mound of paper released to the press this week. Speaking of getting buried, we will look at if the federal government has buried itself by revisiting its most controversial piece of legislation. And lastly, we have another city council friend to talk with. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #448) Show Notes for November 2, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #447) Show Notes for October 26, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we realize that it’s always darkest just before Halloween. At least that’s what it seems like when we open social media or a news app on our phone. We’ve got a full slate of political news for you from the latest in the Middle East and the frontlines in Israel to the battle lines in Queen’s Park. And then, we go to Saskatchewan where there was some constitutional experimentation, and speaking of experimenting, might Guelph be flirting with the blue team?! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #447) Show Notes for October 26, 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. #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. #437) Show Notes for August 17, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re back from summer vacation, and it was nice that everyone waited till the first part of August to launch their biggest scandals. We’re going to talk about one of those on this week’s show, a scandal that intersects with housing, the environment, and government process in what we like to call a trifecta, but in this case we’ll just call Greenbelt-gate. We’ll discuss that, and we’ll talk to a person on the frontline of fighting high rents! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #437) Show Notes for August 17, 2023” →