Author: Adam A. Donaldson

When he’s not the main/only contributor to Guelph Politico, Adam A. Donaldson also contributes to GuelphToday.com as their city hall columnist and co-hosts a political and current affairs show on CFRU 93.3 fm called “Open Sources Guelph" as well as the movie review show "End Credits."

GUELPH POLITICAST #539 – The Incumbent and the Insurgent (feat. Rodrigo Goller and Kevin Bowman)

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The nominations are closed, the campaigning has begun, the signs are going up, and it’s not even Labour Day weekend yet! Time marches on, and so does this podcast, which this week will feature two more people running for Guelph city council, one is an incumbent looking for support to sit for another term, and the other is an insurgent hoping to replace one incumbent in his ward around the horseshoe! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #539 – The Incumbent and the Insurgent (feat. Rodrigo Goller and Kevin Bowman)” →

Caron Lays Out Affordability Plan in First Event of the Campaign

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It’s been a few days since nominations for the 2026 election closed, so where are all the political events? On Tuesday night, mayoral candidate Leanne Caron held a virtual town hall to discuss what is undoubtedly the biggest issue of the campaign, which is affordability. Nearly 40 people took part to hear what the current Ward 5 councillor intends to do on the issue if she’s elected mayor in October, and if you want to learn more follow the play-by-play below! Continue reading “Caron Lays Out Affordability Plan in First Event of the Campaign” →

POLICE NOTES: Assault at Store, Motorcycle Taken, and Speeding on Watson

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There are 145,000 stories in the Royal City, and this is some of them. Looking at a week’s worth of media releases from the Guelph Police Service, there’s a lot going on in our little city crime-wise speaking, so let’s run down some of the charges, issues, and requests for information from the Guelph Police Service over the last seven days. Continue reading “POLICE NOTES: Assault at Store, Motorcycle Taken, and Speeding on Watson” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #538 – Election Season Begins (feat. Troy Bridgeman)

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Nominations for the 2026 municipal election close this Friday, and you know what that means: Things get serious! With the finalized list of candidates for mayor, city council, and all the school boards in place you will start to see the campaign really begin and that means signs, and that also means press coverage. Are you ready to hear from the candidates, because you will hear from two today! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #538 – Election Season Begins (feat. Troy Bridgeman)” →

This Week at Council: We Meet in August Over the New DC Plan from Queen’s Park

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water… circumstances forced us all back to the council chambers, or the live-stream page of the City of Guelph website, for a midsummer council meeting. The topic? A new plan to supercharge housing by cutting DCs and funding housing enabling infrastructure courtesy of the federal and provincial governments, but with an election coming timelines are getting tricky. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: We Meet in August Over the New DC Plan from Queen’s Park” →

CITY PAGES: Cute Pet Contest, Garbasaurus Repairs and Milestone Achieved Downtown

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The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: Cute Pet Contest, Garbasaurus Repairs and Milestone Achieved Downtown” →

POLICE NOTES: Indecent Exposures, More Distractions, and Arrest in Historic Child Death

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There are 145,000 stories in the Royal City, and this is some of them. Looking at a week’s worth of media releases from the Guelph Police Service, there’s a lot going on in our little city crime-wise speaking, so let’s run down some of the charges, issues, and requests for information from the Guelph Police Service over the last seven days. Continue reading “POLICE NOTES: Indecent Exposures, More Distractions, and Arrest in Historic Child Death” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for August 12, 2026

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We interrupt your summer vacation for a council meeting. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for August 12, 2026” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #537 – Local Man Runs for Federal Party Leader (feat. Mike Morrice)

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In 2006, there was a lot of momentum on tackling the climate crisis: Elizabeth May won the leadership promising to make electoral gains, An Inconvenient Truth was a critical and commercial movie hit, and even The Guardian noted it was “the year the world woke up” to the climate action, and then… Well, progress stalled. Now, 20 years later, the Greens are looking for a leader again, but in this political climate can the Greens still make gains? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #537 – Local Man Runs for Federal Party Leader (feat. Mike Morrice)” →