democratic reform – The 905er

905 Round-Up: Is Doug Ford Good for Democracy?

Roland Tanner — Sat, 26 Nov 2022 17:41:17 +0000

As Doug Ford pursues his vision of paving over the greenbelt to help out his developer friends, resistance is popping up in unexpected places. Most recently the Association of Municipalities of Ontario has made public their concerns regarding Bill 23. Namely that they project a cost of approximately $1 Billion a year to municipalities due to loss of development fees. As well as the untold projected costs of environmental damages due to the consequences of potentially building on flood plains or watersheds in the Greenbelt. What is Doug Ford's response? It turns out that AMO has been excluded from committee meetings.

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Can’t We Do Better Than NIMBY or YIMBY? With Shannon Gillies

Roland Tanner — Thu, 06 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Joel and Roland welcome back Shannon Gillies to discuss some of the problems with how debates on urban planning and intensification are discussed, how inevitable public resistance to change is handled, and how it can prevent us approaching the more complex discussions that need to happen if we are to design the best possible cities for our future. Then we look at the recent revelations with regard to Brampton's CAO, whose problematic career in Niagara has followed him to Brampton in what many would suggest is an entirely predictable manner.

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The 905er Tries To Figure Out What Happened at the HCDSB

Roland Tanner — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000

We are joined today by Dr Alexandra Power who delegated to HCDSB in support of a motion to fly the Pride flag over schools in June to show support for LGBTQ+ students.

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31: Review of 2020 Part 1 – ‘A New Hope’

Roland Tanner — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:04:54 +0000

In the final two episodes of 2020, Joel and Roland look back over the first six months of the 905er podcast and themes that emerged. In part one, Roland picks the episodes that stood out most to him.

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17: Mayor Meed Ward Makes the Case for Ranked Ballots – and Halton’s Letter to the Public Health Officer

Roland Tanner — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:00:37 +0000

With last week’s stunning news that the province intended to take away municipalities’ right to consider ranked ballots, we reached

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16: Jesse Helmer Helms our Chat on Ranked Ballots

Joel Macleod — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:03:40 +0000

Jesse Helmer, deputy mayor of London, discusses the province's decision to ban ranked ballots out of the blue. Why did the province want to take this power away from municipalities? Did the province consult anybody? Did they even speak to anybody in London?

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