In a two part episode this week we speak to Abisola Asha and Malik Scott of Students Speak Up YCDSB, and Greg Dongen of Hamilton Students for Justice.
Make sure you listen to both parts of this interview, with part two being released on Thursday.Read More …
Today we are talking with Cindy Cosentino about schools again, and it seems that education in the 905 Region is seldom out of the news. This week’s story revolves around the appointment in York Catholic District School Board of someone with only three years of experience as a teacher – at a private school, after a long career in the private sector – under rules introduced this summer by the provincial government. The appointment has provoked outrage among many parents and students.Read More …
Friend of the podcast Joey Coleman, editor of Hamilton’s crowdfunded The Public Record, returns to discuss the latest goings-on at Hamilton City Hall, including a potential Charter of Rights and Freedoms violation via a move to ban letters critical of councillor conduct. Read More …
They also discuss the wider implications of the spate of resignations following on from Rod Phillips’ resignation. Public frustration, anger and a desire for punishment for those found contravening the expectations placed on us all is understandable, but does it risk acting as a distraction from far more crucial issues to the life and death of Ontarians during COVID?Read More …
It’s understandable at a time when so many are being asked to give up so much – including financial securityRead More …
Joel and Roland ask why the Ontario government is so determined to build roads. What is the logic, who does it help, and does the revolution in working from home arising from COVID-19 promise a permanent change in commuting habits that a smart government might seize upon?Read More …
Our interview today is with Sarah Buchanan, Ontario Climate Program Manager with Environmental Defence (https://environmentaldefence.ca/), one of Canada’s leading environmentalRead More …
Our previous episode gave us a lot to talk about, in terms of the housing and eviction crisis that isRead More …
Alyssa Brierley, Executive Director of the Centre for Equality Rights in Housing, joins us to discuss the waves of evictions that have been happening in Ontario since the summer and the wider context of a chronic shortage of affordable housing across Toronto and the 905.Read More …
As 2021 began, a torrent of news came forward that a number of leaders in our communities, from the federalRead More …
