News and Politics with a Local Voice
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re eating news leftovers. First, we will catch up with the latest develops in Gaza where there’s now a precarious peace, and we will also talk about the early phase of the race to find a new leader for a federal party. For the interview, we engage in another annual fall tradition, the late return to Queen’s Park for another truncated sitting that solves none of our problems. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #539) Show Notes for October 16, 2025”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re thankful that dysfunction is a national phenomenon. We will head out west where there is inter-party friction in British Columbia’s official opposition, and then we will look at a dispute between teachers and a provincial government in an entirely different part of the country. In even more serious news, we will mark the second anniversary of a devastating war by talking about the people covering it. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #538) Show Notes for October 9, 2025”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, everything old is new again! Nothing changes after two big by-elections in different parts of Ontario, and the war that has stymied the world for the better part of a year now only looks close to reaching a resolution. Also, under hope and change, we have a guest this week that hopes a commemoration this month will lead to improved lives for people everywhere! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #470) Show Notes for May 9, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s a kind of rerun. On the one hand, there’s still violence in the Middle East and it seems to be getting worse despite the interventions of foreign leaders and aid agencies. On the other hand we’ve got a great big new convoy, except it might not be as big as the previous one, but it’s still kind of annoying. And then, on our hidden third hand, we will talk about local stuff with a member of city council and how that might impact your wallet. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #446) Show Notes for October 19, 2023”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, you mark some momentous events. On the one hand, there’s the first anniversary of the event that kicked off the greatest shift in Civil Rights in 50 years, and on the other there’s Schrödinger’s Summer Olympics, will they happen or won’t they? In the back half of the show, we will mark the achievement of a tepid peace by hearing about the issues from those who know them best. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #328) Show Notes for May 27, 2021”
This week on Open Sources Guelph we’ve got repeats. We have some new developments on previously covered stories from conflict in the Middle East to conflict inside our own Canadian Forces that keeps getting more concerning. In the back half of the show, we’re going to cover transportation, housing, and municipal budgeting in a tight 22 minutes with our guest from Guelph City Hall. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #327) Show Notes for May 20, 2021”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, things get complicated. At home, we’re going to try and unwind the complex string of motivations behind new government regs for tech companies, and the even more complex political and religious motivations behind the last violence in the Middle East. In the back half of the show, our local MPP will stop by to talk about the intricate random web of the provincial fight against COVID-19. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #326) Show Notes for May 13, 2021”
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