Opinion – The 905er

Ontario’s Rushed Education Overhauls: Concerns Rise Among Educators

Joel Macleod — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:30:00 +0000

Ontario elementary educators were informed via a newsletter distributed on Wednesday, June 20th, 2023, of a new language curriculum to

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A Listener Writes in About Violence in our Schools

Joel Macleod — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Our episode with ETFO President Karen Brown was widely received. A long time listener of the podcast, Nathaniel Arfin was

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Election News

Roland Tanner — Tue, 10 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000

The election season stories are underway - in this case study we look out how the NDP managed to grab a bunch of column inches smearing Lisa MacLeod for not doing anything out of line at all, and Ontario's media just ... went along with it.

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Mississauga Councillor’s Resignation Shakes City Hall to its Core

Roland Tanner — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:02:18 +0000

Alan Kan writes on the scandal surrounding the resignation of Karen Ras in Mississauga following repeated incidents in which her car was vandalized.

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Radically Good; Historically Bad? First Impressions of the Draft Housing Affordability Task-Force Report

Roland Tanner — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:18:20 +0000

TVO has today published a leaked details of the Ontario Government's Housing Affordability Task Force Report, due to be published next week. If the draft were implemented, it would fundamentally change development in Ontario cities. Roland Tanner argues there seem to be some very good, some potentially good, and some terrible recommendations.

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A Polite Suggestion to Ontario’s Big City Mayors: Shut Up

Roland Tanner — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:16:07 +0000

The mayors are at it again. What don't they understand about political interference in a public health issue?

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Living Wages Are Good For Ontario’s Businesses And Taxpayers

Roland Tanner — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:14:49 +0000

(First published January 2019) The Ontario Chamber of Commerce likes to claim all businesses oppose better wages. It's not true.

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Time to Change the Script on Vaccines

Joel Macleod — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 11:05:58 +0000

Our co-host Joel MacLeod, had an opinion piece published in The Spec this morning. A link to it is here.

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Fed up with politics? Volunteer.

Roland Tanner — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 20:05:21 +0000

There is no party like a victory party that actually happens after a victory. Especially if the previous one was in the 1940s. But hardly any Canadians take an active role in local party politics beyond voting. Doing so leaves parties exposed to special interest groups, wealthy donors and the small number of unrepresentative people who come forward to pick leaders and choose party direction. Is it any wonder we don't feel they reflect our priorities?

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Why There Is No Episode This Canada Day

Joel Macleod — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Please see above for our reasons why we decided not to the post an episode this Canada Day. We invite

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