News and Politics with a Local Voice
This week on Open Sources Guelph we’re all about the bling, bling! Money matters matter to us this week as we tackle the debate around the carbon tax and the follow-on debate about confidence, and then we will talk about the updated fiscal picture of Ontario and our brand new provincial budget. Also, w will get some straight dope about current political conditions in Guelph direct from city hall. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #464) Show Notes for March 28, 2024”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re bring it home! The news that is. Of course, that’s also the new catchphrase for the all-new, all-different Conservative Party who had a very newsy policy meeting in Quebec City last week. A little to the west in Ottawa, a couple of people once supported by the new leader of the Conservatives are now on trial, and we will discuss that too before finding an Ontario mayor not named ‘Guthrie’ to fill our interview slot this week. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #441) Show Notes for September 14, 2023”
This weekend on Open Sources Guelph, we go from one mess to another. We will look at the political fight to make progress on fighting climate change, and then we will look at the fight to hold Donald Trump to account as he’s arrested again in an entirely different jurisdiction. And finally, for the interview this week, we will talk to a person that’s fighting the good fight on the drug poisoning crisis on our community ahead of a very special occasion. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #438) Show Notes for August 24, 2023”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, the weather is hot, and so are the topics! It’s an all news show this week as we look to some international news that happened in own backyard, and some international news that happened in France but has a very familiar tone to it. In news from across Canada, we’ll talk about the problem with News Brunswick, or its premier at least, and why your favourite leader of His Majesty’s loyal opposition is changing things up, for the better(?). Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #433) Show Notes for July 6, 2023”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we meet some characters. Did you know that four dozen people want to be the next mayor of Toronto? Perhaps they’re all animated by the potential fate of the Toronto waterfront, which is once again in the news. Some of them would likely find good company with Elon Musk who has no problem finding strange bedfellows, and speaking of strange bedfellows we need to talk about Fox News. What a week to talk smack about the news! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #422) Show Notes for April 20, 2023”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re thinking about life in the capital. There’s always a lot of controversy up in Ottawa, and for the last couple of weeks that controversy’s been all about Chinese government election interference. But good news! Joe Biden came to town to save the news cycle with some life-affirming North American camaraderie. For the interview this week, we’re pleased to talk to someone who pays more attention to federal and provincial budgets than we do. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #419) Show Notes for March 30, 2023”
This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re crowding the national news leaders by stealing their thunder. From our non-existent news headquarters in Ottawa, we’re going to look at the increase in use and rhetoric around unofficial border crossings, plus the new controversy around Chinese election interference. We’re also going to discuss the importation of far-right European politics (for a week anyway), and then the two old men who host this show are going to discuss Tik Tok! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #415) Show Notes for March 2, 2023”
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