Open Sources Guelph #486 - September 26, 2024

Guelph Politicast

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we've got a lot going on. There are two elections happening in Canada right now, and probably not the ones you expect. Meanwhile, Israel's war is expanding to Hezbollah now as they launch attacks both big and small around the regions, just in time for the start of another October. For the interview, we've got our local Member of Provincial Parliament who's still trying to stay on top of the premier's recent colour commentary.

This Thursday, September 26, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will discuss:

Eastbound and Westbound. There's been a lot of election talk lately, but it's more than just talk on the east and the west coast. While Blaine Higgs hopes to get back to a more comfortable majority position even as the Liberals seem to be surging in New Brunswick, the more interesting race is in British Columbia where the NDP and the new provincial Conservative Party are neck-and-neck with Conservative leader John Rustad taking culture war silliness for a spin. We'll catch up with both races.

"De-escalation Though Escalation." That's a line from Axios’ politics and foreign policy reporter Barak Ravid about the Israeli government's strategy when it comes to their recent attacks against Hezbollah, first with a serious of attacks using exploding pagers and then with missile attacks on Lebanon. You might note that Israel was fighting a war against Hamas, and as we approach the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks, there's no sign that anything resembling de-escalation is coming. Is a regional war inevitable?

Blame It on the Lane. This Friday, Mike Schreiner will accept the nomination of the local Green Party to be their candidate in the next provincial election, so naturally, Premier Doug Ford has spent the week giving Schreiner great new material to run on. From cancelling bike lanes to telling unhoused people to get off their ass and get a job, it's been a banner week for Ford, so Schreiner's going to tell us why he's still focused on getting people housed, and why he wants to put climate action back on the legislative menu at Queen's Park!

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