Open Sources (Ep. #561) Show Notes for March 19, 2026

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we let others do the talking. The news is just too damn busy, so we’re going to double the number of special guests we usually have on this episode with one local politician and one labour organizer from Ottawa. First up, a member of city council will talk to us about a surprising development in the coming local elections, and after that we’ll talk about the back and forth between the federal government and federal government workers. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #561) Show Notes for March 19, 2026” →

Open Sources (Ep. #560) Show Notes for March 12, 2026

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re still thinking about war and peace. There’s a lot of the former, which makes the latter seem rather fleeting, but if you’re confused about what you’re seeing on the news, or in your social media feed, imagine how the leaders of American and Canada’s governments are feeling. We will catch up on the situation in Iran, and then we will catch up on the situation coming to Queen’s Park with our special guest! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #560) Show Notes for March 12, 2026” →

Open Sources (Ep. #554) Show Notes for January 29, 2026

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we catch up with old friends. While Mark Carney was hugging it out with a Canadian celebrity, MPs were returning to Ottawa for another session or where else detoured by bad winter weather. We will also detour, but to the United States where there’s another kind of chill in the air, plus we will keep winter matters front of mind with our special guest from Guelph city council. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #554) Show Notes for January 29, 2026” →

Open Sources (Ep. #551) Show Notes for January 8, 2026

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we enter the new year like we left the old year: chaotically. For this first episode of the year, we will catch you up with all the news you might have missed either intentionally or on purpose during the holidays, and split into three distinct areas. We will tackle the latest drama south of the border, the travel plans of Canada’s prime minister, and whatever the heck in going on with the leader of Ontario. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #551) Show Notes for January 8, 2026” →

Open Sources (Ep. #542) Show Notes for November 6, 2025

This week on Open Sources Guelph we witness history. The good kind. Before heading south of the border to talk about some rare encouraging news (we won’t call it good), we will talk about the latest test for the new Prime Minister and Government of Canada with their first budget. In other news, we will look at a possible schism here in Ontario between two different groups of conservatives who have some very different ideas about what that means. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #542) Show Notes for November 6, 2025” →

Open Sources (Ep. #537) Show Notes for October 2, 2025

This week’s Open Sources Guelph is going to the birds! Both of our main topics this week intersects with the Supreme Court of Canada, which is presently tackling the extent of federal and provincial separation of powers and whether or not food inspectors can do their job when it comes to animal control and infectious disease. In non-court news, we will talk to a city councillor about planning in Guelph, and whether that’s going to the birds… Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #537) Show Notes for October 2, 2025” →

Open Sources (Ep. #534) Show Notes for September 11, 2025

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we celebrate old times, and new times. From the past, there’s someone we kind of forgot about but who wants to be remembered again, which could also apply to Parliament Hill where the leader of the opposition is back in the House and ready to deliver stinging rebukes to a PM under pressure. More locally, we will talk to one of Guelph city’s councillors about some recent big decisions. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #534) Show Notes for September 11, 2025” →