21: The 905er Remembers the Battle of Normandy
2020-11-12
We talk to Alex Fitzgerald-Black of the Juno Beach Centre headquartered in Burlington, about how the centre came to be, its mission, and the challenges of COVID-19.Read More …
20: The 905er Remembers the Battle for Europe’s Skies
2020-11-10
This week we talk to Dave Rohrer, CEO of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (warplane.com) in Hamilton about their mission in preserving Canadian history, and the challenges of COVID-19.Read More …
19: How to Win Friends and Influence Premiers
2020-11-07
Roland and Joel discuss their interview with Sean Vanderklis and Karl Dockstader, and in ‘other news’ they look at Whitby’s Canada Christian College and how Charles McVety’s support for Doug Ford could be hastening legistlation to make it a university.Read More …
Halton’s Political Leaders Owe Us an Apology
2020-11-06
When starting a new podcast you want people to take seriously, it’s helpful if you don’t alienate a bunch of the better known potential guests. Oh dear.Read More …
18. Sean Vanderklis and Karl Dockstader Converse about Caledonia
2020-11-03
Sean Vanderklis and Karl Dockstader came on are co-hosts of the One Dish, One Mic radio show on AM 610 CKTN each Sunday. They were both 2020 CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships recipients, and joined Joel and Roland to bring them up to speed on the backround to the Caledonia land disputes.Read More …
17: Mayor Meed Ward Makes the Case for Ranked Ballots – and Halton’s Letter to the Public Health Officer
2020-10-29
With last week’s stunning news that the province intended to take away municipalities’ right to consider ranked ballots, we reachedRead More …
Does our government really get this?
2020-10-28
No doubt by now, you’ve all seen the photo of Niagara area MPP Sam Oosterhoff’s large indoor family gathering. The clear violation of social distancing protocols and wilful disobedience for mask wearing. If you were like me you shook your head in disbelief and incredulity.Read More …
16: Jesse Helmer Helms our Chat on Ranked Ballots
2020-10-27
Jesse Helmer, deputy mayor of London, discusses the province’s decision to ban ranked ballots out of the blue. Why did the province want to take this power away from municipalities? Did the province consult anybody? Did they even speak to anybody in London?Read More …
15: Wave of Obfuscation. Has the Province made the Second Wave Worse?
2020-10-22
Each week we talk about ‘other news’ in the 905. But what is this week’s other news? Yep, it’s the Covid-19 second wave, and it increasingly looks like the 905 won’t get off as lightly as it did in the spring. Why?Read More …
14: Mike Gibbs Makes Sense of COVID-19 Communications
2020-10-20
Mike Gibbs is a former communications staffer with Public Health Ontario. He has been highly critical of the current Ford government’s handling. We asked him on the podcast to find out why.Read More …