Franz Hartmann Talks to The 905er About Saving the Greenbelt
2022-11-22
Franz Hartmann of Ontario Greenbelt Alliance joins us today to talk about the group and Doug Ford letting developers destroy the Greenbelt.Read More …
The 905 Round-Up: Health Care Collapse and Land Grabs for the Rich
2022-11-21
The gloves are off for the PC Government as they attack anything and everything that stands in the way of their most generous donors. Meanwhile healthcare approaches collapse, and the minimum wage falls further and further behind the actual minimum cost of living.Read More …
Sex Workers Rights in The 905
2022-11-21
Last month sex worker advocates took action and filed a lawsuit in Ontario Courts to challenge the constitutionality of the Protection of Communities and Exploited persons Act. Should they succeed in their challenge laws surrounding sex work could be struck down once again in Canada, forcing Canada to once again update it’s laws.
One of the groups involved with the court case is a Hamilton advocacy group, Sex Workers Action Program Hamilton. We reached out to their Executive Director Jelena Vermillion to chat with her about the court case and what they hope to accomplish. As well as the issue of sex work and sex workers rights in general in Canada.Read More …
905 Round-Up: Doug Ford Rolls Over for CUPE
2022-11-10
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. Read More …
Heidi Bernhardt: ADHD Mythbusting
2022-11-08
Heidi Bernhardt of CADDAC provides some ADHD myth-busting alongside the 905er’s resident ADHDer Roland Tanner and ’chief of executive function’ Joel MacLeod.Read More …
905 Round-Up: Doug Ford Uses the Nuclear Option to Get his Way
2022-11-03
In Ontario there is only one thing anyone is talking about right now. As negotiations with CUPE hit an impasse,Read More …
Lorraine Sommerfeld: Dead Set on Destruction
2022-11-01
We welcome back multi-award-winning journalist Lorraine Sommerfeld to the podcast. How does an auto journalist who says Canadian gas is still cheap and what Canada needs most of all is fewer cars, not better ones, survive at the National Post?Read More …
905 Round-Up: Doug Ford Ignores the Municipal Election
2022-10-27
We recap a three and a half hour live stream of coverage of the municipal election results in the 905Read More …
Municipal Election Live Stream Catch-up
2022-10-26
Did you miss the fun of the live results show on Monday? You did? Well do we have a treat for you. Over three hours of talk and analysis as the election results came in from across the province. We know you’ll want to listen to every minute.
And, you know what, the results were a lot of fun in some cities. There was genuine excitement in three cities at least where the mayoral race was extremely close, and it was an evening that saw a significant amount of change in quite a few places, even if other cities didn’t see any change at all.Read More …
Public Spat Between Kearns and Parr Intensifies
2022-10-26
Kearns states that Parr was unwelcome at a campaign event because of Parr’s prior “disgusting use of language designed to incite hurt and embarrassment”. At the event, she claims he “shoved his phone in my face in front of my children, family, friends and supporters telling me to ‘call the cop’s’ …. Which we did.”Read More …