With two elections coming in May, this calendar is by no means exhaustive, but if you’re looking to start planning your next 30-some odd days of political and cultural events, then this is a good place to start. Continue reading “The Politico Calendar for May 2018”
At this month’s Committee of the Whole, the Community Energy Initiative gets an update, the Parking Master Plan and Red Light Cameras will be discussed, surpluses will be allocated to various funds, and we’ll try again to review the present committee structure without blowing it up. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 7 Meeting?”
We don’t often talk about beer here on Guelph Politico, but sometimes circumstances warrant the stretching of this site’s normal beat, and here we are, about to talk about beer. And for local beer lovers, this is going to be a good news/bad news situation. Continue reading “This Week in Guelph Beer News”
7 years, 1 month, 1 week, and 3 days. That’s how long the Syrian Civil War has been raging. Most of us understand that there’s a crisis there, but do we understand the extend of that crisis? Do we understand who the players are? Do we know why they’re fighting? Is there anything that we can do in Canada to address such a huge international crisis? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #121 – What Happened in Syria?”
Unfinished business from Committee including election signs and the taxi bylaw are on the agenda tonight. 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 tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for April 23, 2018”
It was an afternoon of song and dance, spoken word, fiery political rhetoric, and hope that Guelph’s future, in the short term, will be Green. The campaign for Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner held what was billed as the “largest political rally in Guelph history” Saturday at the Hanlon Convention Centre. Continue reading “Suzuki, May, and Cast of Thousands Rally to Support Schreiner”
Agnieszka (Aggie) Mlynarz is the New Democratic candidate for Guelph in the 2018 Provincial Election. Mlynarz edged out two competitors to take on Liberal Sly Castaldi, PC Ray Ferraro, Alliance Party candidate Thomas Mooney, and Green Party leader Mike Schreinerin the June 7 contest. Continue reading “Mlynarz is the NDP Candidate for Guelph”
It what was already a busy political day in Guelph when an announcement from Progressive Conservative headquarters offered one more surprise: Ray Ferraro is one of 11 candidates acclaimed across Ontario today to complete their province-wide slate. Continue reading “Ray Ferraro Acclaimed as PC Candidate in Guelph”
Although not the same draw it was back in the fall after Homecoming, a Ward 5 town hall last night at St. Michael Catholic School brought over 40 people out to hear from their city councillors and city staff about the progress made in preventing another excess of partying, and to hear about student housing issues. Continue reading “Things We Learned at the Ward 5 Town Hall”
He made news last summer by deciding not to run, but now he’s running for an upstart party that’s aiming to be an alternative to voters across the entire spectrum fed up with politics as usual. The Alliance Party of Ontario wants to bring provincial politics back to the grassroots, and their local candidate is Thomas Mooney, a man that knows all about standing up for what he believes in. A few weeks ago, Mooney took part in a Q&A with Guelph Politico… Continue reading “Q&A with Alliance Party of Ontario Candidate Thomas Mooney”
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