Brampton – The 905er

The 905 Round-Up: Brian Lilley Ruins Everything

Roland Tanner — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Brian Lilley waded into the Hamilton Centre By-election with an accusation of antisemitism against the NDP. The Liberals jumped on his bandwagon, and the NDP fought back. Who does it help?

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Taking the P Out of Politics: Racing to the Bottom in ’Bramton’ and the Hammer

Roland Tanner — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Regular guest Alan Kan joins us again to chat about the latest news from the municipal election trail. And leading the pack for 'oh, good grief, really?' moments in this election are the good cities of Brampton and Hamilton. We look at the latest stories from those two cities, asking whether Patrick Brown's main challenger is much of an alternative, and whether what some assumed was a 'slam dunk' win for Andrea Horwath is being undone by, well, Andrea Horwath.

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The 905 Round-Up: Corruption, When it Fits

Roland Tanner — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:28:25 +0000

As politics becomes more polarized, the gap between 'disagreement' and 'enmity' is blurred to the point of invisibility. But when you use words like 'corruption', you had better know what you're talking about. Words matter. And it also matters that, even if we disapprove of a particular action, even if we wouldn't do it outselves, we notice the difference between acting legally and without hypocrisy and acting 'corruptly'. We look at two examples today ...

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905 Round-Up: Rent’s Up, Gary’s Back, and Peel School Board is Dysfunctional

Roland Tanner — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Rents have jumped in the last year. Why, and what are we doing about it? Gary Carr has announced he is running for Regional Chair again, torpedoing Jane McKenna's hope of an easy election to be regional chair of Halton. Does McKenna have what it takes to be a serious challenge to Carr? We look for evidence. And Peel District School Board has a racism problem, as trustees resist doing what the province has ordered them to do, and abolish streaming.

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905 Round-Up: Alan Kan talks about what to expect this falls Municipal Elections

Roland Tanner — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 05:07:21 +0000

Alan Kan writes the #munipoli matters newsletter, focusing on the news and politics of municipalities not just here in the 905 but across the country as well. Today we talk with him and ask him to share his take on what he predicts will be the more interesting municipal elections in the region.

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905 Round-Up: Patrick Brown wants out of Brampton; and is the 905er anti-Urbanist?

Roland Tanner — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:24:19 +0000

Patrick Brown wants to run for the federal CPC leadership, while his actions in Brampton see his mayoralty face huge questions. Were we tough enough on Mayor John Taylor on Tuesday? Is the Affordability Task Force Report "good" for Urbanists?

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Urz Heer Shares How a Peel Community Turned the Tide on COVID-19

Roland Tanner — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:30:09 +0000

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.

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The 905 Round-Up: Hospital Short Changes and Bad Calls

Roland Tanner — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:08:11 +0000

Is Brampton getting screwed by the province again while Mississaugua gets a massive new hospital? Why? Burlington Taxi's collapse has left many questions, and some are looking for a single person to blame. Is that fair? And good news on subsidized housing ...

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The Fight To Protect the Greenbelt from Highway 413

Roland Tanner — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 04:56:20 +0000

Irene Ford joins us from the grassroots Stop the 413 group to discuss the latest developments and the many reasons why she believes Highway 413 should be stopped. Can you guess what might be motivating the government?

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10,000 Reasons For Better Cities

Roland Tanner — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 06:00:43 +0000

We have another milestone to celebrate, and two stories that remind us why the news in the 905 Region needs more coverage, because they are issues that you are unlikely too see receiving much coverage in legacy media. In the dock this week ... Hamilton and Brampton duke it out for the 'most dubious council behaviour' award.

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