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 …
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 …
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 …
Joey Coleman, editor of The Public Record, joins us for part 2 of our examination of the reasons and justifications for Hamilton Council launching an Integrity Commissioner investigation into a citizen volunteer on an advisory committee.Read More …
Joey Coleman suggests there is something very wrong at Hamilton City Hall, and that its recent investigation of Cameron Kroetsch is on legally shaky ground.Read More …
In part one of a two-part episode, we explore why Hamilton City Council decided to launch an investigation into the actions of Cameron Kroetsch. We speak to Cameron and ask whether the claims against him have merit, why council took this route, and what message they are sending to the wider community.Read More …
Deirdre Pike and Jessie Golem give a fascinating and sometimes heartbreaking account of the Basic Income Pilot.Read More …
This week we are joined by Andrea Kaiser, chair of the Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake, who tells us about the challenges the industry has faced since March, the new measures they have adopted, and their plans to remain open and welcoming to guests as we head into winter.Read More …
We’re joined by Hamilton Spectator columnist, National Post auto journalist and onetime city hall volunteer Lorraine Sommerfeld, as we discuss some of the themes from the last few weeks in light of the behaviour we are seeing in Hamilton, and the general problem of how to get citizen voices heard in ways which are respectful and don’t waste anybody’s time.Read More …
Dave Meslin has been the most prominent voice encouraging the adoption of ranked ballots in municipal elections, something that both Burlington and Mississauga are currently considering. His book “Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up” is an essential look at both the massive systemic problems with how our democracies currently work, and the well established solutions that already exist, if we can only have the courage to adopt them.Read More …
