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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”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s Blew Thursday. You’ve heard of Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year, well this is the dumbest day of the year, and we’re talking about the people who blew it, or are blowing it. First, the Quebec premier once thought invincible has quit, and then our PM is shaking and baking again on the world stage but not necessarily to the satisfaction of his constituents. For the interview, an old friend with housing concerns. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #553) Show Notes for January 22, 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”
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 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”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re going to meetings. There’s a big one at U.N. headquarters in New York this week, and Canada sent the new kid to dazzle everyone. Meanwhile, closer to home, Ontario’s opposition parties have been having meetings and in some cases, they’re shaking up the guest list. Even more closer to home, we don’t do meetings, we do protests and marches on a Saturday. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #536) Show Notes for September 25, 2025”
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