Open Sources Guelph #501 - January 9, 2025

Guelph Politicast

This week on Open Sources Guelph we violate our New Year's Resolution to have less drama! Canada's prime minister apparently had other ideas though by kicking off the week, and the year, with a big announcement that we have to cover. In other news, Pickering city council is making news in all the ways you never do, and for our interview this week, we'll return focus to Ottawa by talking to someone who works there.

This Thursday, January 9, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will discuss:

Tru-Done. It wasn't surprising, but it was still kind of a shock. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came back from Christmas vacation and announced that he's finally read the writing on the wall. He's done. He won't be Liberal leader or PM once the party holds a leadership race. Parliament is prorogued until March 24. Critics were less than magnanimous in the aftermath, but it seems like everyone's got what they've wanted: Trudeau is gone! So what happens next?

Nit-Pickering. Unless you're super keyed into local Pickering politics, you probably don't know who Lisa Robinson is. She's a city councillor there and has made herself a darling of alt-right figures like Kevin J. Johnson, so much so that she's been sanctioned four times for 15 different breaches of the municipal code of conduct. Now, other members of council and City staff are receiving death threats which is forcing all council meetings to be held online. What's happening in Pickering, and how can we make sure it doesn't happen here in Guelph?

Longfield Distance. By now you're thinking: What does Lloyd Longfield have to say about what's going on? Great question, and that's what we're gong to talk to him about in his latest appearance on Open Sources. Longfield has already said that this term will be his last in the House of Commons, but is he packed up and ready to go, or is he still holding out hope that he can finish some more work before election time? Also, what is he looking for in a new Liberal leader, and what are the stakes now for his successor looking to keep Guelph's 32-year Liberal streak alive?

Open Sources is live on CFRU 93.3 fm and cfru.ca at 5 pm on Thursday.