Burlington Goes on a Spending Spree—Behind Closed Doors
2022-02-08
Burlington is the process of negotiating some major purchases of land, but the process and likely costs are almost entirely hidden from public view.Read More …
Ted McMeekin Discusses the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS)
2022-02-08
Long-time Hamilton activist, politician and former minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ted McMeekin joins us to provide details on the new ”Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters” concept to provide temporary housing to Hamilton’s homeless.Read More …
The 905 Round-Up: Convoys and HATS for the Homeless
2022-02-07
Of course, we have to talk about the entitled man-babies/attempt to overthrow a democratic government/convoy or the functionally illiterate in Ottawa, as it has support from the 905. Blurg.
Then on a note of good news, Hamilton has taken positive action towards the homeless issue in its city. Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS) is hoping to build shelters for the homeless community at the former Sir John A Macdonald School.Read More …
The 905 Round-Up: Pride and Progressive Housing
2022-01-27
HCDSB does the right thing; the province’s Housing Affordability Taskforce has some big ideas, and Hamilton City Hall turfs the homeless of its doorstep.Read More …
The 905 Round-Up – Poor Media & Last Development of Mississauga
2022-01-20
Durham media! Do you exist? We need you!
Mississauga has developed it’s last bit of greenfield. What does this tell us about both the past and future of the city?
Why can Ontario’s mayors stick to jobs where they might actually help?Read More …
Brenda Agnew and the Pride Flag Debate
2022-01-18
HCDSB Trustee Brenda Agnew joined us late last week ahead of her new motion to support the raising of the Pride flag over Halton’s Catholic Schools, folliowing last years highly divisive decision not to do so. We ask why she’s bringing another motion now, what she expects from her fellow trustees this time, and why she believes HCDSB’s decision over the Pride flag is so important.Read More …
The 905 Round-Up: Covid Deja Vu, Lawn Sign Loopholes and More Pride for HCDSB
2022-01-13
Our first episode of 2022, has our intrepid hosts looking down the barrel of another lockdown and shutting of schools to mark the start of the year. Plus how City Halls hide things in plain sight and Halton Catholtic School Board is having another crack at the Pride flag debate.Read More …
Urz Heer Shares How a Peel Community Turned the Tide on COVID-19
2021-12-22
Peel was hit hard by COVID-19, but today, the region is the top spot in Canada for vaccination rates. Urz Heer of the Canadian Muslim COVID-19 Task Force joined us to explain how the Peel community came together to make a great thing happen.Read More …
The 905 Round-Up: Cabs, Council and Politics
2021-12-22
What did we learned from our explosive interview with Scott Wallace of Burlington Taxi. Where is the outrage from councillors towards the failure of staff to follow through on instructions?
A recent poll shows a big uphill battle for provincial Liberal leader, Steven Del Duca and the NDP’s Andrea Horwath. What do they need to turn things around in 2022?Read More …
Scott Wallace of Burlington Taxi Sets the Record Straight
2021-12-22
Scott Wallace, President of Burlington Taxi. Scott sat down to give us a detailed account of how Burlington Taxi‘s requests for assistance to the City of Burlington went unheeded – until the week after they closed. It was an interview that certainly added greatly our understanding of the timeline of what went on. Yet, as you will hear, there remain significant questions for the city to answer about how and why council’s direct instructions could simply be ignored.Read More …