Tag: Ontario Public Interest Research Group

GUELPH POLITICAST #508 – OPIRG’s Midlife Crisis is Fascism (feat. Illyria Volcansek)

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Fascism, have you heard of it? It’s certainly been hard not to see it, especially over the last few weeks with images from the United States. The problem is that it’s hard to recognize fascism until it gets to this point, so as people in the U.S. try and figure out how to get out of this mess, many Canadians are trying to stop us from joining them. Where can you begin? There’s a symposium for that! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #508 – OPIRG’s Midlife Crisis is Fascism (feat. Illyria Volcansek)” →

PODCAST SPECIAL: Student Groups Push Back Against Student Choice Initiative

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Nothing sours your journalistic objectivity more than being emotionally invested in the story, but that’s the way it is for proposed changes to post-secondary funding called the Student Choice Initiative. The move might take away important funding for campus groups, and it might take away funding for an important factor to Guelph Politico‘s success. Continue reading “PODCAST SPECIAL: Student Groups Push Back Against Student Choice Initiative” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #158 – John Clarke, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty

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Even under the best of circumstances, the Ontario Public Interest Research Group and the Government of Doug Ford would be on opposite sides of any policy debate. But a few weeks ago, it was announced that changes were coming to university funding that would put the existence of groups like OPIRG at stake. It’s almost enough to make you want to rebel… Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #158 – John Clarke, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #95 – Brad Evoy, OPIRG

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You’ve heard the name, but what do you know about OPIRG aside from it being a group in Guelph that likes hugging trees and being total SJWs? Okay, so those things are technically true, and OPIRG is proud of it thank-you-very-much! But if you’ve ever wanted to go inside OPIRG and get the bigger picture about how and why they tick, then this podcast’s for you. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #95 – Brad Evoy, OPIRG” →

OPIRG Guelph Organizing Local Protest Againt Bill C-51

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Guelph doesn’t get out and protest in quite the same way it used to, but maybe the city’s activist community were all waiting for the right cause to march against. The Guelph chapter of the Ontario Public Interest Research Group is rallying the local opposition to Bill C-51 to do the Royal City’s part in the National Day of Action against the proposed anti-terror legislation. Continue reading “OPIRG Guelph Organizing Local Protest Againt Bill C-51” →