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GUELPH POLITICAST #497 – Park Stewards Never Say...

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/12/03

We often hear how a budget tells us what a city values, and one of the things that residents clearly valued in the City of Guelph budget was funding for the park stewards program. We often talk about environmentalism and civic pride as big reasons to live in Guelph, so is the park steward program the ultimate expression of that, and if it is, why didn't we talk about it before we almost lost it? According to the City of Guelph’s website, the steward program is a series of community-led projects

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Open Sources Guelph #545 - November 27, 2025

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/12/01

This week on Open Sources Guelph it's all going according to plan. Sort of. At least that's what the Prime Minister of Canada wants us to think as he seeks out foreign investment around the globe. Closer to home, trouble is brewing for his provincial counterparts in Quebec, while even more closer to home we will talk to the head of Guelph city council about all the things he can't or won't do when it comes to the city budget. This Thursday, November 27, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson

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End Credits #417 - November 26, 2025 (Wicked For Good)

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/28

This week on End Credits, we're off to see the Wizard. Again. Inevitably, we return to the Land of Oz and all of our old, familiar friends who are back on the screen just in time for awards consideration in Wicked: For Good. And since we're getting close to that year end mark, we're going to make our best guess about what other movies we've yet to see that might be among the best. This Wednesday, November 26, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson and Candice Lepage will discuss: Three to See. We're rapidly

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GUELPH POLITICAST #496 - Still Taking, Just More...

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/26

There was a lot of celebrating this time last year when it was announced that Blue Triton was closing their water bottling operations across Ontario, including the one down the road in Puslinch. Current events have conspired to put water taking issues back on the frontburner but between concerns about the impact on renters in Bill 60 and the undermining of local oversight of school boards in Bill 33, is there any room on the agenda for protecting our water?In the background of all the activity at

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Open Sources Guelph #544 - November 20, 2025

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/24

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we're thinking globally and poding locally. Environmental issues are on our minds this week as we tackle a new pair of interviews, first with a delegate at the annual climate conference where there's so much hope for an organized action on climate change, and then, closer to home, we will talk to the Green Progressive that wants to make fighting climate change the backbone of a new political union. This Thursday, November 20, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A

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End Credits #416 - November 19, 2025 (Predator:...

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/21

This week on End Credits we're heading back to space! Leaving the bounds of Earth behind, we go to the stars looking for old friends and familiar faces. First, we will stop by Pandora, setting for James Cameron's very successful sci-fi series Avatar, and then we will head to Genna where the wildest game in the galaxy is waiting for a hunter in Predator: Badlands. This Wednesday, November 12, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson and Peter Salmon will discuss: Back to Pandora: Avatar Revisited. In a few

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GUELPH POLITICAST #495 – Civic Advocacy Still Works!...

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/19

If there’s a reason that Guelph City Council opted to proceed with a vacant home tax a few weeks ago, at least some of that credits goes to Get Involved Guelph who have been raising concerns for years about the number of houses in the Royal City staying empty, especially in the midst of a housing crisis. Well, the City of Guelph finally agreed that it's time to act, so what does Get Involved Guelph do for an encore? A few weeks ago, council not only opted to proceed with two new affordable housing

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Open Sources Guelph #543 - November 13, 2025

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/17

This week on Open Sources Guelph, the thirteenth is unlucky for some, even though it's a Thursday. Luck is definitely not on the side of the leader of the federal opposition, unless we're talking about bad luck of course, and coming off Remembrance Day there was some rare controversy that might have been blown out of proportion. For the interview, we've got someone looking for some luck as he tries to convince members of his party that he's got what it take to lead. This Thursday, November 13, at 5

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End Credits #414 - November 12, 2025 (Springsteen:...

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/14

This week on End Credits we're feeling the music! Our focus on this episode is musicians and movies about musicians with two very specific examples. First up, we will revisit a biographical movie from 2005 about a man with a trouble past and even more troubled present as he struggles with stardom, and a new movie from here in 2025 that covers... much of the same ground.This Wednesday, November 12, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson and Tim Phillips will discuss: Walk The Line at 20! In November 2005, James

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GUELPH POLITICAST #494 – Electoral Reform? It Could...

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/12

It was about 10 years ago this time that Justin Trudeau strode up to Rideau Hall and made history being sworn in as Canada’s 23rd prime minister. There was a lot of hope about what the future of Trudeau’s premiership held, but perhaps no other constituency were hit harder by the political realities of the Trudeau-mania hangover than electoral reform activists. Can changing our voting system still possibly get a fair hearing? What does Mark Carney think about electoral reform? Believe it or not the

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Open Sources Guelph #542 - November 6, 2025

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/10

This week on Open Sources Guelph we witness history. The good kind. Before heading south of the border to talk about some rare encouraging news (we won't call it good), we will talk about the latest test for the new Prime Minister and Government of Canada with their first budget. In other news, we will look at a possible schism here in Ontario between two different groups of conservatives who have some very different ideas about what that means. This Thursday, November 6, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and

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End Credits #414 - November 4, 2025 (Hedda)

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/07

This week on End Credits, we work smarter and party harder. Since this episode intersects with the start of our local documentary film festival we will talk about documentaries you can watch that don't require a festival pass, but they do maybe require a streaming subscription. Speaking of streaming, there's a party on Amazon Prime and we're inviting ourselves to check it out.This Wednesday, November 4, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson and, Candice Lepage will discuss: Doc Plan. This week, the latest

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GUELPH POLITICAST #493 - They're Coming for the...

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/05

Since they resumed sitting the week after Thanksgiving, the Government of Ontario has been throwing a lot at us, and then on Halloween they proposed sweeping changes to conservation authorities in Ontario. If it feels like we’ve been here before we kind of have, and while conservation authorities have weathered provincial meddling before, can they survive it again? According to Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Todd McCarthy, the new Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency will

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Open Sources Guelph #541 - October 30, 2025

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/11/03

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we're getting more literate. While we go to air on the eve of All Hallow's Eve, the only think that's really haunting is the growing threat of misinformation so good it's hard to tell the difference between what's fake and what's real. We will talk to someone who has some ideas about how to fight it, but before that we will hear from a member of city council who himself is being haunted... By the numbers in the budget. This Thursday, October 30, at 5 pm, Scotty

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End Credits #413 - October 29, 2025 (Hellbound:...

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/10/31

This week on End Credits, it's time again to gather our friends for an annual festival marking the return of the ones who've passed before. Of course, we're talking about the Halloween Horror Movie Draft! Once again, we will be lining up our players in a contest of wits as we pit our favourite ghost stories, remakes, and based on a true spooky tale selections against each other! This Wednesday, October 29, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson, Tim Phillips, Peter Salmon, Candice Lepage, and special guest

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GUELPH POLITICAST #492 - A Broken Political Scene...

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/10/29

It was about this time two years ago that former Guelph CAO Scott Stewart told city council in an open meeting that there needed to be a new deal for Ontario municipalities; that they were trying to solve 21st century problems with 19th century rules. As Guelph tackles another difficult budget season, one regional councillor is putting this issue in stark terms: Ontario’s councils are “on the verge of life support”! In a recent letter to the editor in Cambridge Today, Doug Craig raised the alarm. He

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Open Sources Guelph #540 - October 23, 2025

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/10/27

This week on Open Sources Guelph we work hard, but not as hard as the Ontario government, which is trying to do a year's worth of legislating in seven week or (likely) less. And since we're talking about provincial politics, we will head out east where there's a new Progressive Conservative government in charge for the first time in a decade. Closer to home, we will welcome a local councillor who's warming up her calculator app. This Thursday, October 23, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson

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End Credits #412 - October 22, 2025 (Good Fortune)

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/10/24

This week on End Credits we seek divine intervention, and one week till Devil's Night at that. For the movie this week, we will pray to Keanu Reeves who will deliver us from the gig economy in the new film, Good Fortune. And in the first part of the show, given the bounty of new movies we've received, we will talk about some other choice flicks! This Wednesday, October 22, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson and Peter Salmon will discuss: What Else Have We Been Watching? We're almost at the end of October

46:59

GUELPH POLITICAST #491 – The Science of the Guelph...

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/10/22

You might not have heard of The Guelph Lab, but you’ve definitely seen the fruits of its research. From food insecurity to public washroom access downtown, The Guelph Lab highlights s unique partnership between the City of Guelph and the University of Guelph by taking academic research power and applying it to problems facing our municipality. This week, we’re going to take a peek under the hood to learn how they do it...The Guelph Lab, which is now marking 10 years of existence, is a “catalyst for

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Open Sources Guelph #539 - October 16, 2025

Guelph Politicast ·

2025/10/20

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we're eating news leftovers. First, we will catch up with the latest develops in Gaza where there's now a precarious peace, and we will also talk about the early phase of the race to find a new leader for a federal party. For the interview, we engage in another annual fall tradition, the late return to Queen's Park for another truncated sitting that solves none of our problems. This Thursday, October 16, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will

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