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This week on Open Sources Guelph we’re in a recovery phase. On Tuesday, we saw the end of an epically long election that had more ups and downs than the scariest roller coaster, and hopefully there will be some solid results to discuss. Closer to home, we will look at the latest non-solution to Ontario’s homeless crisis and the latest unfounded attack on Canada’s trans community from the likeliest source. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #492) Show Notes for November 7, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re dealing with our Trump Derangement Syndrome. One more week till the vote’s over in the United States, and there’s a lot to catch up on. The vote is already over in Saskatchewan, but there’s a new one brewing in Nova Scotia to talk about. More locally, international students are getting a lot of blame, but we’re talking to someone who says that they really need our assistance. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #491) Show Notes for October 31, 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, 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”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we need a drink. Good thing the liquor stores are open again, and to talk about why that is and what the workers in those stores are thinking, we’re joined by one of their union leaders on this episode. Why are we drinking? Drama! So much drama in the U.S. Presidential election this week as the odds changed again, and meanwhile, closer to home, we’ve got some big decisions to make in terms of our own defence.
Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #479) Show Notes for July 25, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we celebrate survival. We made it to the end of the Trump reality show presidency, and are enjoying the first full-day of the Biden era. We’ll have some thoughts about that, including a surprising Canadian connection, and we’ll also talk about how Canadian conservatives are concerned now about their own Trump connections. In the back half of the show, our special guest will be the man that leads Guelph’s police officers. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #310) Show Notes for January 21, 2021”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s the beginning of the end… of the pandemic. Hopefully. On this episode, we’ll talk about the politics of the vaccine roll out, and the politics of rolling back into taking climate action seriously. After that, we will talk about the man behind the tweets and the bizarre little opposite world he’s creating, and a topic you’ve long been waiting for us to tackle: hardcore pornography! Continue reading “Open Sources Show Notes for December 17, 2020”
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