Mike Moffatt Critiques Canada’s Housing Plan
2023-05-02
Now on Fountain.fm fountain.fm/the_905er987 Support us there and help keep the podcast going! We are welcoming back to the podcastRead More …
Are 905 Cities Being Set Up to Fail?
2023-04-11
Today we are joined by Laura Steiner once again from the Milton Reporter! The Ontario government is in a raceRead More …
The Year That Was 2022
2022-12-22
This is our last episode for 2022 folks! As per a yearly tradition, Roland and Joel look back at whatRead 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 …
Halton Regional Chair Race – Andrea Grebenc
2022-10-11
As we’ve mentioned before, we can’t cover every race, but we can highlight some of the races we think are most interesting. This week we’re focusing on the Halton Regional Chair race. For the first time since the position became elected in 2000, there are three candidates in the race with clearly established credentials and contrasting platforms. Andrea Grebenc, former chair of the Halton District School Board did reply, and joined us to set out why she thinks she’s the right choice for the job.Read More …
905 Round-Up: When the Landlords Make the Rules
2022-09-29
Should politicians who are landlords make decisions that affect the housing market? Roland and Joel have a gentleman’s disagreement about what is realistic and desirable, and settle it under Queensbury rules. Roland regrets finding himself defending people in positions of power too often lately and wonders if he has gone soft.Read More …
905 Round-Up: Rent’s Up, Gary’s Back, and Peel School Board is Dysfunctional
2022-06-28
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.Read More …
The Party Leaders Speak: Steven Del Duca
2022-04-26
In 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 …
905 Round-Up: Patrick Brown wants out of Brampton; and is the 905er anti-Urbanist?
2022-03-10
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?Read More …
Denise Davy Discusses the Root Causes of Homelessness in the 905
2022-02-15
In the last few weeks for this podcast, you might have noticed that a theme has appeared. Homelessness has crept into the forefront of discussions here in the 905. Denise Davy is an award-winning journalist and former reporter for The Hamilton Spectator. Her book, “Her Name Was Margaret”, outlines experience of a woman Denise met who had been living for decades on the streets with severe mental illness. Denise has written numerous times on the issue of homelessness and its causes. We speak with her to understand better the issue how we need to reframe our conversations on homelessness if we are to solve it and work to help those on the streets.Read More …