The 905 Round-Up: Pride and Progressive Housing
2022-01-27
HCDSB does the right thing; the province’s Housing Affordability Taskforce has some big ideas, and Hamilton City Hall turfs the homeless of its doorstep.Continue Reading
The Year 2021 in Review
2021-12-23
Here it is! Our last episode of #2021! Joel and Roland look back on the year that was and select our top three stories that we’ll be keeping an eye on in #2022. We look at the HCDSB Pride Flag debate, the impact the Federal election will have on thisContinue Reading
Mayor’s Spending, ‘Performative’ Actions Criticized by Kearns, Stolte, Sharman
2021-06-23
Three of Burlington’s seven member council have issued a strongly worded rebuttal that appears to be a response to a message sent at 6:40am this morning by Mayor Marianne Meed Ward via her Twitter account. The tweet tacitly stated that three unnamed councillors, who could be deduced to be Councillors Lisa Kearns (Ward 2), Shawn Stolte (Ward 4) and Paul Sharman (Ward 5), had voted against additional Rainbow Crosswalks in Burlington.Continue Reading
Halton Catholic Board May Have Violated Human Rights
2021-06-03
The Halton Catholic District School Board is facing some serious repercussions from it’s decision not to fly the pride flag this June. On June 1st the Ontario Human Rights Commission sent a letter to the board, addressed to Chair Patrick Murphy as well as Education Director Pat Daly. In theContinue Reading
905 Roundup: Clown Cars and Crosswalks
2021-06-03
Hamilton councillors face the challenge of voting on a $3.1 billion gift from the federal and provincial governments and vote for sleepy nap-time instead. Will the horn on the Hamilton’s political clown car wake them? Parp! Plus we look at LPAT being LPAT and the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal’s intervention in the HCDSB Pride flag debate.Continue Reading
Is there a rebellion brewing in the HCDSB?
2021-04-28
In the aftermath of the Halton Catholic School Board’s decision to not raise the PRIDE flag at it’s schools in June, there appears to be a growing rebellion against the decision. In the 24 hours after the decision to not fly the flag came down, a number of Halton CatholicContinue Reading
The 905er Tries To Figure Out What Happened at the HCDSB
2021-04-22
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.Continue Reading
There is no PRIDE in the cowardice of the Halton Catholic School Board
2021-04-21
Last night was supposed to be the vote on whether or not the Halton Catholic School Board would raise the Pride flag at their schools. But no vote happened…Continue Reading