News and Politics with a Local Voice
This week on Open Sources Guelph things are not going according to plan. From Queen’s Park to Parliament Hill, our provincial and federal governments are missing the goal posts and are facing some rather harsh scrutiny. And speaking of scrutiny, we will talk to one of our city councillors about making the tough decisions that you probably didn’t like about next year’s city budget. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #546) Show Notes for December 4, 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”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re getting more literate. While we go to air on the eve of All Hallow’s Eve, the only think that’s really haunting is the growing threat of misinformation so good it’s hard to tell the difference between what’s fake and what’s real. We will talk to someone who has some ideas about how to fight it, but before that we will hear from a member of city council who himself is being haunted… By the numbers in the budget. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #541) Show Notes for October 30, 2025”
This week on Open Sources Guelph we work hard, but not as hard as the Ontario government, which is trying to do a year’s worth of legislating in seven week or (likely) less. And since we’re talking about provincial politics, we will head out east where there’s a new Progressive Conservative government in charge for the first time in a decade. Closer to home, we will welcome a local councillor who’s warming up her calculator app. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #540) Show Notes for October 23, 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”
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”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re going down the rabbit hole. In Canada, and down into the United States, it seems like a lot of people are losing their minds and some of that might be dangerous. We will looking at a quartet arrested in Canada for terrorist activity, and the clash over conspiracies in the MAGAverse, plus, for something a little more normal, we will talk to a city councillor about Guelph stuff (no lie). Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #528) Show Notes for July 17, 2025”
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