Durham – The 905er

The 905 Round-Up: The Nuclear Option

Roland Tanner — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Another weekly brace of stories affecting the 905. When is disrupting a democratic meeting appropriate? Uncle Doug is building nuclear power plants. Uncle Justin is thowing money at the provinces to spend on healthcare to make up for the fact the premiers won’t throw enough money at it themselves.

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Franz Hartmann Talks to The 905er About Saving the Greenbelt

Roland Tanner — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:28:01 +0000

Franz Hartmann of Ontario Greenbelt Alliance joins us today to talk about the group and Doug Ford letting developers destroy the Greenbelt.

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905 Round-Up: Doug Ford Rolls Over for CUPE

Roland Tanner — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:16:50 +0000

WOW!!! What a week! Doug Ford blinked before the entire province this week by capitulating to CUPE and revoking Bill 28. This happened as a result of the mobilization and solidarity of the labour movement in Ontario, the likes of which haven't really been seen in a few generations. While that might sound like a reason to celebrate (it is), Doug Ford and his team haven't wasted any time to back track on previous promises that they've made to voters. Namely to keep the Greenbelt intact.

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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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The 905 Round-Up – Poor Media & Last Development of Mississauga

Roland Tanner — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:02:24 +0000

Durham media! Do you exist? We need you! Mississauga has developed it's last bit of greenfield. What does this tell us about both the past and future of the city? Why can Ontario's mayors stick to jobs where they might actually help?

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Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development: Will the Province Blink First on Childcare?

Roland Tanner — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:15:33 +0000

We asked the Federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Karina Gould to come on the podcast to explain exactly what is the proposed childcare offer is for Ontario, and what the hold-up is to get a deal in place.

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905er Election Night Special

Roland Tanner — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 04:40:00 +0000

We livestreamed election night, focusing on the 905 of course. We had a great time, with some terrific questions answered live on the podcast. Thanks to everybody who joined us. Not an election that will go down in the history books as being particularly memorable, when all is said and done, but we talked a lot about the way this election was run, and just why the opposition parties, above all the CPC, couldn't seem to make any significant headway against Trudeau and the Liberals.

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Election 2021: Mike Moffatt discusses what the parties should do to end the housing affordability crisis

Roland Tanner — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0000

We kick off our election coverage with the return of Mike Moffat, Senior Director, Smart Prosperity and Assistant Prof, Ivey Business School, as we look at one of the issues dominating the early days of federal campaigns - housing affordability. Today we'll be looking at what an expert like Mike thinks the parties should be doing. In future episodes we'll putting those points directly to party representatives as we explore their platform promises.

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19: How to Win Friends and Influence Premiers

Roland Tanner — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 16:53:41 +0000

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.

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