Category: Guelph Politicast

GUELPH POLITICAST #454 – On Overthrowing “The King” (feat. Jacquie Wells)

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ACORN is on the frontline of fighting the housing and affordability crises for low and moderate income people and in Ontario they’ve invested a lot of attention lately on one bad guy, Michael Klein. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because he’s the so-called “King of Renovictions”. Last week the two sides came face-to-face, sort of, at the Landlord Tenant Board, but don’t think this is the end of the fight! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #454 – On Overthrowing “The King” (feat. Jacquie Wells)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #453 – The Changing Food Bank (feat. Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy)

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It’s hard to think of any aid agency busier these days than the Guelph Food Bank these days, and to prove it, they went to city council last November during budget delegation night to ask for help. It might come as a surprise to learn that the Food Bank has never received any government funding, but it’s proof that food insecurity is now outside their control, and it’s the reason for changes that they’ve started to undertake. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #453 – The Changing Food Bank (feat. Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #452 – New Year, New CAO (feat. Tara Baker)

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The CAO position is the highest ranking official in local government that doesn’t have the job title of either mayor or city councillor, and it’s the only staff position at city hall that’s hired by a committee made up of the mayor and councillors. So yes, it’s a pretty important job, and it’s not like there’s any shortage of issues or needs for the new woman in charge as she enters her first full year in charge. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #452 – New Year, New CAO (feat. Tara Baker)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #451 – The State of the City 2024

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The 2025 State of the City is coming up soon – Thursday February 6 to be precise – and as we always do at this time of year, we’re going to roll the audio from the previous year’s State of the City as a refresher course. The goal is to remember where we were at the time, where the mayor wanted to take us, and where we ended up now before Mayor Cam Guthrie starts looking to the future again! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #451 – The State of the City 2024” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #450 – The Year at Council (September – December)

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Last year was very busy for Guelph City Council, and the last four months of the year were perhaps the busiest. In fact, the business of council has gotten so busy to properly cover it all this “Year in Review” podcast now has to be done in three parts, splitting the year into three near equal sections for over two hours of combined content. So now, at the end, the final part of this trilogy. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #450 – The Year at Council (September – December)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #449 – 2024: Year in Review (feat. Mike Ashkewe)

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If you’re listening to this on New Year’s Day then you might be welcoming 2025 with relief, or maybe even trepidation. If you thought last year was a rough ride it may be an hors d’oeuvres compared to what comes next, but before we get into all that, we’re going to formally say goodbye to 2024 by talking about the year that was, and the year we wanted it to be! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #449 – 2024: Year in Review (feat. Mike Ashkewe)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #448 – Christmas With Kevin (feat. Kevin Coghill)

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It makes sense spending Christmas with a Kevin. The Kevin we’re talking to this Christmas though sits at the intersection of fighting poverty practically and fighting a growing spiritual malaise. In fact, he was the first and most obvious choice for this year’s holiday chat by the fireside, and he joins us this week to not only talk about the crisis around homelessness, but also the accompanying crisis of compassion. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #448 – Christmas With Kevin (feat. Kevin Coghill)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #447 – The Strong Mayor Year (feat. Cam Guthrie)

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What do you think this year will be remembered for in the annals of Guelph history? Will it be the debate over the Public Space Use Bylaw? Was it the announced closure of the consumption and treatment site downtown? Was it when the mayor re-opened the 2025 budget to try and shave off two-thirds of the proposed levy increase? In any event, all roads lead back to one place, or rather, one person. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #447 – The Strong Mayor Year (feat. Cam Guthrie)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #446 – The Good Old Guelph (feat. Stephen Robinson & Jack Mallon)

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There has been a lot of heritage news this year, and especially in the last couple of weeks. This should not be surprising because heritage staff in all municipalities have been in a mad scramble these last few years to designate as much heritage as possible before the end of this year due to Bill 23. That changed back in the spring, so it’s probably a good time now to catch our breathe and look at the work done so far, and all the work that is to come. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #446 – The Good Old Guelph (feat. Stephen Robinson & Jack Mallon)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #445 – New Blue Box, Same as the Old Blue Box (feat. Cam Walsh)

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As you may have heard, there are changes coming to your blue bin starting in January, and if you’re confused about what that means when you put the bin out on the curb in 2025, you’re not alone. You probably want to know what’s going on, and how you should react, so due to popular demand, this podcast will ask all the questions about blue box changes you wanted to know, and some of the ones you didn’t. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #445 – New Blue Box, Same as the Old Blue Box (feat. Cam Walsh)” →