Tag: 2026 Municipal Election

GUELPH POLITICAST #540 – Mambo No. Ward 5 (feat. Greg Cawsey and Dakota Cherry)

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This coming Monday is Labour Day, the unofficial end of the summer, and the official start of the real campaign. With everyone back to a regular routine, and in some cases heading back to school, many folks in Guelph being really paying attention for the first time. And speaking of school, we will head to the ward that’s home to the University of Guelph and talk to the ones who want to be the next representatives of Ward 5. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #540 – Mambo No. Ward 5 (feat. Greg Cawsey and Dakota Cherry)” →

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” →

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)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #535 – The State of Local News in a Local Election Year (feat. Mirko Petricevic)

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It seemed to pass by without much commentary earlier this year, but January 29 marked the tenth anniversary of the last edition of the Guelph Mercury. Recently, with the closure of 570 News in Kitchener, a discussion about the shrinking state of local news is timely again, and as we head into municipal election season, shouldn’t it be more top of mind as we get ready to elect a new mayor and council? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #535 – The State of Local News in a Local Election Year (feat. Mirko Petricevic)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #533 – The Young Ones (feat. Carly Klassen & Ken Yee Chew)

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Sometimes it seems like municipal politics is an older person’s game. Look around at the faces of Guelph City Council, or even Wellington County Council, and you see a lot of wrinkles and a lot of grey hairs. Now, we love our elders, and everyone should be welcome to serve in municipal governance, but as we approach the end of this term of Guelph city council, we will talk to its two youngest members about going where few people their age have gone before. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #533 – The Young Ones (feat. Carly Klassen & Ken Yee Chew)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #532 – The Local (feat. David Deacon and Michael K. Newton)

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If you’re listening to this on Wednesday, then it’s Canada Day, and you might expect that we would dig into something of national importance but with a Guelph edge. Instead, we’re going to go ultra local. There’s a neighbourhood in the City’s south end that has concerns about traffic that will be created from over 200 new units that have been long in development. At the same time, one Guelphite is saying that print is not dead! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #532 – The Local (feat. David Deacon and Michael K. Newton)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #531 – Slow Election? (feat. Scotty Hertz)

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Does this one feel a little slow? There’s no doubt that there’s a lot of passion in the community for a variety of issues from affordability to housing development in this election, and there are a lot of new faces eager to take the reins around the council horseshoe, but a little over halfway through the nomination process, do the races this fall feel exciting, especially the open mayor’s race? Is there change in the air? Are people paying attention? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #531 – Slow Election? (feat. Scotty Hertz)” →

Mac Responds to Politicast Episode, Not About Buying Domains

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The May 20, 2026 episode of the Guelph Politicast began as a message from a concerned citizen who noted that a couple of domain names connected to candidates running for city council this fall were redirecting to the Caught in Guelph site. Before publishing the episode, Guelph Politico sought comment from Caught in Guelph’s owner Thai Mac who didn’t respond, but he did respond the day after the podcast was posted, and he demanded some retractions… Continue reading “Mac Responds to Politicast Episode, Not About Buying Domains” →