Open Sources Guelph #450 - November 16, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, can you smell what the show is cooking?! That's an old reference, but it might have new relevance if a certain wrestler turned actor decides that he wants to be a politician now. Somehow, this idea is far less concerning than the company that the Premier of Alberta is keeping, and speaking of concerning, we will play host to a member of our local city council who's going to talk about that big budget conundrum.

This Thursday, November 16, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will discuss:

Tucker Up! It's been a while since we talked about Alberta, so let's see what's going on: At their annual general meeting, the UCP went full MAGA by supporting library censorship, defunding I.D.E. initiatives, and opposing 15-minute cities, and this was after Premier Danielle Smith announced that her government was breaking up the Alberta Health Service and the she would be appearing with former Fox News fascist Tucker Carlson at an event in the new year. What next?

President Rock? In a new interview with Trevor Noah, actor and former WWE wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson revealed that he had been approached by multiple parties to run for [checks notes] President of the United States. Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised because celebrity seems to be a key ingredient to success in politics now, so why not draft an actual celebrity? It sounds bizarre on the surface to have a President Rock, but could Johnson be successful if he wanted to get political?

Fast X Per Cent. It was shocking news, but perhaps not surprising news, when the City of Guelph budget calculator for 2024 spit out a 10.3 per cent increase for next year. Guelph is not alone coping to pressures like housing and inflation that created a massive jump in rates this year, but Guelph is on its own when it comes to how it will adapt to those changes. This week, we're joined by Ward 2 Councillor Rodrigo Goller who's going to help us figure out how council plans on charting a course to balance need with affordability.

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