Andrea Horwath – The 905er

A Matter of Distrust in Hamilton

Joel Macleod — Tue, 13 May 2025 11:30:00 +0000

During the federal election, we had to stop covering some local issues. That didn’t mean we didn’t keep an eye

Laura Babcock on Mayor Horwath Abandoning Hamilton’s Homeless

Joel Macleod — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

In previous episodes, we examined the City of Hamilton’s flirtation with the Tiny Shelters project—a collection of shed-sized shelters with

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The 905 Round-Up: Laura Babcock Guest Hosts

Joel Macleod — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:30:00 +0000

Joel is joined by guest host Laura Babcock for this episode. The last municipal election saw Hamilton being the only

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905 Round-Up: Cowardly Candidates and Who’s Winning in Hamilton?

Roland Tanner — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:17:59 +0000

If a candidate skips debates, interviews, media opportunities, and, er, everything, why on earth should we vote for them? And if Andrea Horwath and Bob Bratina are concentrating their fire on Keanin Loomis in Hamilton, what does that tell us about the Keanin Loomis campaign?

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Taking the P Out of Politics: Racing to the Bottom in ’Bramton’ and the Hammer

Roland Tanner — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Regular guest Alan Kan joins us again to chat about the latest news from the municipal election trail. And leading the pack for 'oh, good grief, really?' moments in this election are the good cities of Brampton and Hamilton. We look at the latest stories from those two cities, asking whether Patrick Brown's main challenger is much of an alternative, and whether what some assumed was a 'slam dunk' win for Andrea Horwath is being undone by, well, Andrea Horwath.

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905 Round-Up: Ontario’s Election is Missing, Presumed Dead

Roland Tanner — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000

This 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?

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2022 Provincial Election – The NDP Platform

Roland Tanner — Tue, 03 May 2022 11:08:00 +0000

Following our interviews with the leaders of the Greens and Ontario Liberals in the last two weeks, we take a look today at the NDP's platform for the election which gets properly underway on Thursday. The NDP are first out of the gate with their full platform, and we choose the things we think are good and not so good from the NDP's program for government.

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The 905 Round-Up: Cabs, Council and Politics

Roland Tanner — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:17:18 +0000

What did we learned from our explosive interview with Scott Wallace of Burlington Taxi. Where is the outrage from councillors towards the failure of staff to follow through on instructions? A recent poll shows a big uphill battle for provincial Liberal leader, Steven Del Duca and the NDP's Andrea Horwath. What do they need to turn things around in 2022?

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