Frank Domenic Returns to The 905er
2023-05-30
Now on Fountain.fm fountain.fm/the_905er987 Support us there and help keep the podcast going! We welcome back to the podcast FrankRead More …
A Listener Writes in About Violence in our Schools
2023-04-27
Our episode with ETFO President Karen Brown was widely received. A long time listener of the podcast, Nathaniel Arfin wasRead More …
Karen Brown of ETFO Talks Violence in our Schools
2023-04-18
Over recent months there have been some high profile stories in the media that concern Ontario’s schools, and even specificallyRead 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 …
905 Round-Up: Bad Trustees, MEXIT and Who’s Ahead in Hamilton?
2022-10-20
Halton Catholic Trustees behaving badly, ’MEH-XIT’ for Mississauga, and Hamilton has a mayoral race where either likely winner is … pretty good actually? Shurely shome mishtake?Read More …
Why Halton Catholic Trustees Were Censured
2022-10-17
The Halton Catholic School Board has released the reports which lead to the censuring and suspension of Trustees Vincent IantomasiRead More …
Caryma Sa’d On Why the Freedom Convoy Came to Oakville
2022-09-28
Last week, a picture shared to social media of a trans woman teacher at Oakville Trafalgar High School erupted into an international controversy.
Covering that demonstration was Caryma Sa’d. You are no doubt aware of Caryma’s work on covering the Freedom Convoy. Well today she joins Joel and Roland to share what she saw and why this high school attracted so much attention.Read More …
905 Round-up: Another Fight with the Teachers is Brewing; Corporate Donations Still Dominating Politics
2022-09-08
Back to school and the province wants another fight with the teachers. Because two years on the COVID frontlines says ’pay cuts’, right? Oh and corporate donations were banned years ago. So why are corporate donations still a thing?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 …
905 Round-up: Keanin, Bob and Judi too.
2022-03-31
The mayoral race is heating up in Hamilton as a familiar face finally throws his hat into the ring.
Last week the announcement that Halton District School Board was re-allocating all its librarian teachers caused a stir online. What’s it all about?Read More …