his time last year I was working on some big plans for 2024 and, well, you know what they say about the best laid plans… Continue reading “This Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year (And Looking to Better Things in ’25)”
Category: Opinion
This Cold and Cruel Month
If you had told me this time last month that this is where I would be today, I would have had a lot of questions. I still have a lot of questions, and they’re likely never going to get answered. Continue reading “This Cold and Cruel Month”
An Update About Guelph Politico
I know this is not the usual post you see on this website, but it’s not been a usual couple of days. To explain, I have to do something I rarely do: Get personal. Continue reading “An Update About Guelph Politico”
Top 10 Guelph News Stories of 2023
In these waning days of 2023, we know what you all need: Another end of the year list! It was another busy year in the news business here in Guelph, a lot of meetings, and issues, and debates, and announcements, and groundbreakings… How do you make sense of it all? With a Top 10 list! So let’s look at the year in Guelph from great progress to big protests, and all the issues that we mulled over, and will likely mull over some more in 2024. Continue reading “Top 10 Guelph News Stories of 2023”
OP-ED: Strong Mayor Powers “Unacceptable”, Even as a “Tool”
The Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing has announced the extension of Strong Mayor Powers to 26 municipalities including Guelph effective July 1st 2023. Previously only Toronto and Ottawa mayors had these powers. Continue reading “OP-ED: Strong Mayor Powers “Unacceptable”, Even as a “Tool””
Top 10 Guelph News Stories for 2022
What a year! Perhaps you don’t need to be told, but from this side of the computer it was a very busy news year indeed. For the last 11-and-a-half months it’s felt like not a day’s gone by without some major breaking news, or another new development in long-term stories as our community absorbed one challenge after another. From new maps to new councils, and from election changes to changing issues, let’s count off the Top 10 Guelph news stories for 2022! Continue reading “Top 10 Guelph News Stories for 2022”
Things to Look Forward to With Guelph Politico in 2023
Don’t call them New Year’s Resolutions! Having said that, with our busy election year finally out of the way, I’ve been looking at ways to bring new, better, more interesting, and better packaged political news from this site to all its dozens of readers. So below are five things that you can expect from Guelph Politico and its various appendages once we flip over the calendar to 2023. Continue reading “Things to Look Forward to With Guelph Politico in 2023”
Guelph Politico Joins Coalition of Publishers Demanding Changes to Bill C-18
Currently Bill C-18 is making its way through the halls of Parliament Hill. The Federal government says that the Online News Act is meant to “enhance fairness in the Canadian digital news marketplace and contribute to its sustainability,” by making Google and Facebook compensate Canadian news organizations, but the bill is not exactly flawless and it unfairly benefits legacy media companies over start-ups. Allow us to explain… Continue reading “Guelph Politico Joins Coalition of Publishers Demanding Changes to Bill C-18”
OPINION: A Modest Proposal for Our Greenfield Areas
Breaking news! A new development group, Forgetit Developments proposes a forest for the city’s Innovation District and Clair-Maltby lands. Towering over the landscape…trees. Forgetit Developments is to install a forest on the city’s Ontario Reformatory lands and Guelph’s southend. Continue reading “OPINION: A Modest Proposal for Our Greenfield Areas”
Before Nominations Open, Let’s Look at the Political State of Guelph
While everyone is eagerly awaiting the start of the Provincial Election, it’s important to remember that there actually two elections happening in 2022. Later this year, Guelph voters will choose a new mayor, a new city council, and new trustees for the local school boards, but before nominations open a week from Monday we’re going to look at the political odds going into the coming campaign. Continue reading “Before Nominations Open, Let’s Look at the Political State of Guelph”
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