Open Sources Guelph #446 - October 19, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it's a kind of rerun. On the one hand, there's still violence in the Middle East and it seems to be getting worse despite the interventions of foreign leaders and aid agencies. On the other hand we've got a great big new convoy, except it might not be as big as the previous one, but it's still kind of annoying. And then, on our hidden third hand, we will talk about local stuff with a member of city council and how that might impact your wallet.

This Thursday, October 19, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will discuss:

War. Week 2. The last week did nothing to cool tempers in Israel and Gaza, and though an all-out ground war/invasion of the Strip hasn't happened (yet), the violence and the death has only accelerated, and that was before Tuesday's bombing of a hospital in Gaza that both sides are now frantically trying to blame each other for. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden is was in Israel on Wednesday offering personal first hand support, but is there anyway this can't get worse for the people in Israel and Gaza?

Ode to Convoy. It may not have been front page news this time, but there's a new convoy making trouble in Ottawa the last few weeks. This time it's the "Save the Children Convoy" and they're operating out of a rural base outside of Ottawa and been making daytrips into the National Capital Region, harassing politicians and spreading lies and misinformation about LGBTQ+ inclusion, so how are the police dealing with this convoy, and should it be bigger news?

Saved By Michele. It's been a busy couple of weeks at city council with a pre-budget workshop and a meeting exclusively about the housing crisis this week. The message is clear: this is going to be a very difficult budget year thanks to the wide variety of issues from provincial changes to inflation to the increase demands for social services. Joining us this week is Ward 3 Councillor MIchele Richardson who will guide us through some of those considerations and challenges as we countdown to this year's budget deliberations.

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