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This week on Open Sources Guelph, we were all but ready to take off for the holidays but they had to squeeze just a little bit more breaking new out of us. From Ottawa, there may be a change in government, or a change in prime minister, or a change in something, we don’t know! We also don’t know what happened with the Canada Post strike that was suddenly over this week, but we’re going to find out about that too!! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #498) Show Notes for December 19, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re reminded that the history of this show is haunted by an orange-coloured goon in a Florida beach club. Yes, we’re heading back to Mar-a-Lago this week, and we’re also heading back to Queen’s Park to talk about accountability, our favourite topic! For the interview, we’re talking to a friend of the show about how we can help people not go hungry this Christmas and beyond. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #496) Show Notes for December 5, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we wish we could shake it off. It would be our wildest dream to come on the radio one week and have something normal to talk about, but we knew this was trouble when we saw it cross our newsfeeds this week. We’re going to discuss what happened in Montreal last weekend, an arrest warrant for a controversial world leader, and final thoughts about the 2025 Guelph budget with one of our councillors. Hopefully, no bad blood there. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #495) Show Notes for November 28, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re still hungry after our turkey dinner was interrupted by some late breaking news of national importance. We will catch up with the still breaking news about Indo-Canadian relations in the wake of the expulsion of diplomats, and then we will talk about whether or not the current PM should take his curtain call. As for this week’s guest, he will talk about doing the impossible! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #489) Show Notes for October 17, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph we’re going to try and tone down the rhetoric. But can we still be spicy? Probably, the news certainly is! If you think it’s hot up in Ottawa this first week back from summer vacation, just wait until you hear about what’s been going on in the United States lately. And for the interview in the back half, we’ve got a grocery list of issues about food insecurity, and we will be joined someone who knows how to fix them. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #485) Show Notes for September 19, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph there’s discord, and so soon in the school year! If you had the NDP 86’ing there formal agreement with the Liberals on you 2024 Bingo Card, we’ve got good news, but if you’re a right-wing YouTuber with some bank then we’ve probably got some bad news for you. If you’re a fan of dedicated public servants though we’ve got good news because we’re talking to one of them in the back half of the show. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #484) Show Notes for September 12, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re getting our bearings. In this late summer mode, we’re looking to the coming election south of the border and the constantly changing game there, meanwhile on this side of the border the Federal Liberals are hoping that they have enough juice to change their own game. Meanwhile, here in Guelph, the game is “musical chairs” and the players are Guelph city council and community members experiencing homelessness. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #482) Show Notes for August 29, 2024”
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