The 2026 municipal election is coming to a close. Can you believe it? Don’t worry though because this podcast is still chugging along with new interviews with council candidates and this week, we’ve got a pair of guys who mean business, but on the opposite ends of town. If you haven’t made up your mind yet in Ward 3 or 5, there’s more for you to consider… Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #552 – Back in Business! (feat. Marty Williams and Shane Coulis)”
“I have extensive experience in analyzing budgets and creating cost savings through continuous improvement activities. Within my role, I ensure governance, transparency, and ethical practices are followed for every decision made, all of which are available for transparency purposes by business owners and external auditors. I intend to use these same skills that I have learned over the last 25 years for effective leadership and building public trust.” Continue reading “QUESTIONNAIRE: Shane Coulis for Ward 6 City Councillor”
“My commitment to residents at the door has been to be a responsive voice. When constituents email me with a question or concern, I will respond, and I do my best to help in any way I can. I want to focus on the basics, get them right, and earn people’s trust by following through. Ward 6 deserves a councillor who treats every taxpayer dollar the way they’d treat their own household budget, and that’s exactly the kind of representative I intend to be.” Continue reading “QUESTIONNAIRE: Luke Devos for Ward 6 City Councillor”
It’s getting close to crunch time for the candidates in this election! This Saturday will mark one-month till Election Day, and there’s still a lot of ground to cover for candidates and voters alike. For this podcast, it’s going to be another north and south situation, and it’s another incumbent and new candidate situation too. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #546 – Still Dan and the Mysteries of Laura (feat. Dan Gibson and Laura McQuillen)”
If this project teaches you anything, it’s that there’s some surprising connections between parts of the city even on opposite ends of town from each other. That’s the tease for this week’s election interview mash-up with two more candidates, one from the north end in Ward 1 and one from the south end in Ward 6. What is the surprising issue that connects them? You’ll just have to listen. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #542 – North and South (feat. Owen Martens and Katherine Hauser)”
“Serving Ward 6 over the past year has been a privilege. I have asked questions, listened, learned and committed myself every day to being worthy of the responsibility I was given. I am grateful for the opportunity, proud of what I have done and excited about what comes next. I know I have more to contribute, and I would be honoured to continue serving as your City Councillor.” Continue reading “QUESTIONNAIRE: Katherine Hauser for Ward 6 City Councillor”
“I don’t accept “because that’s the way we’ve always done it” as an answer. I happily challenge the status quo when it isn’t working. And frankly, what we’re doing now isn’t working. […] I love Guelph. I have always loved Guelph. I love Guelph so much that I believe it deserves four years of my time. Four years of showing up, asking questions, listening to residents and working to get things done.” Continue reading “QUESTIONNAIRE: Rebecca Adam for Ward 6 City Councillor”
“I’m someone living the same every day life as a lot of you, and I think that’s exactly why I’d be good at this. I’m doing it because I care about our community and I want my kids to grow up somewhere that works for everyone, not just some of us. I’d be honoured to earn your vote and have your input the whole way through, not just once every four years.” Continue reading “QUESTIONNAIRE: Laura McQuillen for Ward 6 City Councillor”
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)”
Half of city council is new in terms this being their first term in office, but that doesn’t mean that some of those people were politically inexperienced entering this office. For decades, the farm league for politicians has been the local school board, which is about as direct as democracy can get. Looking back at this term, and the rapid pace of change that councillors have had to deal with, have the councillors with that school board experience had a leg up? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #529 – The Trustee to Council Pipeline (feat. Linda Busuttil & Katherine Hauser)”
