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Guelphites Furious at Ford Join Day of Province-Wide Protest

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It was a cold and blistery day, but the outrage kept about 200 people warm as they stood on all corners at the intersection of Gordon and Wellington to make their displeasure known. The source of their disgruntlement is the Ontario government under Premier Doug Ford, and it encompassed a variety of issues from education to healthcare to affordability to democratic rights. Check out some the sights and cleverly written signs from the protest below. Continue reading “Guelphites Furious at Ford Join Day of Province-Wide Protest” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #515 – To Form a More Perfect Tenant Union (feat. Janice Folk-Dawson)

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Last Saturday, the group Resistance and Resilience Guelph gathered over 50 people on the fourth floor of 10C to cook up possible directions for a union to represent renters in the city. Over one-third of Guelph residents rent the place they live, and those residents are under incredible pressure with some of them under a very real threat of losing their homes. Is unionizing Guelph’s renters the best way to fight back outside of government action? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #515 – To Form a More Perfect Tenant Union (feat. Janice Folk-Dawson)” →

RECAP: Schreiner Tackles Housing, Healthcare and Safety Ahead of Queen’s Park Return

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After 14 weeks off, the members of the Ontario legislature will return on Monday for at least a couple of months of debate and discussion. As usual, Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner held a town hall to hear from constituents about their priorities, and with the Ontario government flooding the proverbial zone over the last few weeks, there was a lot to chew for the nearly 40 people crammed into the Guelph Public Library’s east end branch. Check out the recap below… Continue reading “RECAP: Schreiner Tackles Housing, Healthcare and Safety Ahead of Queen’s Park Return” →

RECAP: Schreiner Tees Up for a Late Return to Queen’s Park at Town Hall

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While some people are looking forward to Thanksgiving weekend to have a break, others are looking forward to Thanksgiving weekend because that means they will soon be getting back to work! In front of a crowd at the Victoria Road Recreation Centre on Wednesday night, Schreiner took questions about housing, affordability, and yes, climate change, as he gets wound up for another go in the legislature next week. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Schreiner Tees Up for a Late Return to Queen’s Park at Town Hall” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #467 – The Two Guelphs Election (feat. Scotty Hertz)

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If you listen to this show promptly on Wednesday then it’s just five more sleeps till Election Day! About a quarter of us have been so excited that we just couldn’t wait to vote; 7.3 million Canadians made voting part of their Easter weekend festivities, a new record. What’s been driving all this excitement? What about the party platforms? The manoeuvres of the national party leaders? And what the hell happened at those post-debate scrums? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #467 – The Two Guelphs Election (feat. Scotty Hertz)” →

RECAP: Tech Issues and Chaos at Packed Social Justice Candidates Meet

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In front of a packed house at the Italian Canadian Club on Tuesday night, six of the eight candidates running to be the next Member of Parliament for the riding of (most of) Guelph met to have a not-debate. Although there was a lot of shouting and interruption, the Guelph-Wellington Coalition for Social Justice aimed to have a frank exchange of ideas, and they mostly accomplished it. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Tech Issues and Chaos at Packed Social Justice Candidates Meet” →

RECAP: Mayor Touts City Resilience and Future Concerns at State of the City

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The 2025 State of the City event at the Delta Hotel and Conference Centre is one of the first big community events of the year gathering folks from the business community, area non-profits and government reps and staff. Last year, Mayor Cam Guthrie used is a platform to announce his about face on Strong Mayor Powers, so we enter this year’s speech with some questions about what he might do now…. Which are answered in this recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Mayor Touts City Resilience and Future Concerns at State of the City” →

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 #442 – The War on Bike Lanes (feat. Mike Darmon & Adrian Salvatore)

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If you feel like active transportation options are under siege at the moment, you’re not alone. The Ontario government is coming for municipal bike lanes while cities like Guelph, facing unprecedented financial barriers, are seeing robust active transportation networks as a “nice to have”. We’ve spent the last few years trying to undo decades of building our cities around the personal automobile, but is the war on bike lanes finally here? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #442 – The War on Bike Lanes (feat. Mike Darmon & Adrian Salvatore)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #441 – The AAC Spills the Tea (feat. Lorelei Root)

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Watching the Accessibility Advisory Committee meetings over the last several months there’s a particular undercurrent that some members of the committee feel like they’re not being listened to, and that there was a disconnect between their expectations and what City of Guelph staff wanted them to do. And then came the Public Space Use Bylaw and the waters got even choppier. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #441 – The AAC Spills the Tea (feat. Lorelei Root)” →