An archive of news and opinion pieces about the 905 region.
- Ontario’s Rushed Education Overhauls: Concerns Rise Among Educatorsby Joel MacleodOntario elementary educators were informed via a newsletter distributed on Wednesday, June 20th, 2023, of a new language curriculum toRead More …
- A Listener Writes in About Violence in our Schoolsby Joel MacleodOur episode with ETFO President Karen Brown was widely received. A long time listener of the podcast, Nathaniel Arfin wasRead More …
- Stella Ambler Explains What is Municipal Watchby Joel MacleodWe like to pride ourselves on being open to opposing view points. We concede that sometimes we don’t always getRead More …
- 905 Round-Up: Doug Ford Ignores the Municipal Electionby Joel MacleodWe recap a three and a half hour live stream of coverage of the municipal election results in the 905Read More …
- Ward 2’s Kearns slams behaviour of Gazette’s Pepper Parr as “disgusting”, “unacceptable”by Roland TannerParr “published a comment about me by a competitor that I should have my mouth duct-taped. He once again used this language directly in a more recent article – first hand.”Read More …
- Why Halton Catholic Trustees Were Censuredby Joel MacleodThe Halton Catholic School Board has released the reports which lead to the censuring and suspension of Trustees Vincent IantomasiRead More …
- 905 Round-Up: Ontario’s Election is Missing, Presumed Deadby Roland TannerThis is not going to be anybody’s election for the ages, unless something very unexpected happens on Thursday. W, as the the saying goes, TF? And talking of unbelievable, Councillor Terry Whitehead, Hamilton’s regular challenger in the crowded field of challengers for ’worst councillor in Ontario’, really went off on one last week, in a manner that rekindled concerns for his wellbeing. But in the current climate of political self-immolation, does being the living definition of a loose cannon actually harm Whitehead’s chances of re-election?Read More …
- Lies, Damn Lies, and Election Newsby Roland TannerThe 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.Read More …
- The Party Leaders Speak: Steven Del Ducaby Roland TannerIn the second of our interviews with Ontario party leaders, this week we are joined by Steven Del Duca, leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. The extent to which Del Duca can make an impact with Ontario voters over the next few weeks will be crucial in deciding whether the OLP and NDP split the progressive vote, or one of them is able to unite the public behind them enough to prevent a second term for Doug Ford.Read More …
- The 905er Asks the Leaders the Tough Questions – Mike Schreinerby Roland TannerWe bring you our episode with Mike Schreiner of the Green Party of Ontario. Mike is the first Green Party MPP elected to the legislature and currently represents the riding of Guelph as of 2018. He is of course looking to expand his party’s seat count in the legislature and has his eyes on the 905 as a region that would respond well to his party’s policies. Read More …