Guelph Politicast

Remembrance Day commemorations today will end around the Cenotaph at the corner of Woolwich and Eramosa, which it always does, but what does that list of names really mean? We remember their sacrifice, but who were they when they went to war? What did they want out of life? Faces to Names aims to answer those and other questions, and their planning an event later this month meant to encourage Guel...

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we hit the books! First, we will apply our combined knowledge to figure out what's coming next in Israeli politics, and then we will deal with all the concerns at all levels of education in Ontario now that the provincial government has gotten back to work. And speaking of MPPs working, we will chat again with Guelph's representative at Queen's Park about what he'...

This week on End Credits, this is unreal. Or is it? The time has come to ask all the questions we can't really answer with the new is-it-a-documentary documentary You Can See Everything, which you can see in a theatre near you. Before that, we will go to the future by examining the past as we wrap up our look back at the films of 1976 with an underappreciated sci-fi flick. This Wednesday, November...

The city clerk’s office oversees municipal elections, but they also oversee the orientation of the new council, teaching them the procedural ropes as they prepare to sit for the new term. So as we look to the inaugural meeting of council in a couple of weeks, we put the spotlight on the City Clerk who in just 20 days has to take five incumbents, seven newcomers, and a councillor turned mayor into...

This week on Open Sources Guelph we will get back to normal, or the close proximity of what he consider normal. In the interview, we will play part two of our exit interview with current Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie, but in the first half we will try and catch up with some of the news. We're going to talk about the political earthquake that just happened in B.C. and then we're going to talk about the...

This week on End Credits things are getting spoooooooky. You know it, you love it, and if it's the pre-Halloween show then you know it's time for the Halloween Horror Movie Draft! Let us gather around the campfire and tell stories about people people escaping improbable and frightening odds and completely ignore the hockey mask-wearing weirdo nearby. This Wednesday, October 21, at 3 pm, Adam A. Do...

What a night! What a campaign! What a result! It took us a while to get there, and you've probably already seen the numbers and know the make-up of the new council, and yet we're told that the journey is more important than the destination. So preserved here for posterity is CFRU's Municipal Election Night 2026 coverage and commentary, how did we go from zero to new mayor and council here in Guelp...

This week on Open Sources Guelph we're bringing the election in for a landing. It's been a very busy couple of months covering this campaign and with this episode we safely cross the finish line. We will talk to one more person who wants to be the next Mayor of Guelph in the first half of the show, and then in the second half we will have part one of a two-part interview with the person who's stil...

By the time this podcast drops, there's just over 48 hours until voting opens on Election Day. Already, nearly 10,000 people in Guelph have cast their ballot but there are over 100,000 eligible voters in the Royal City, and surely some of them haven't made up their minds yet. It's unlikely that there are many undecideds among the Breezy Breakfast crowd, but they still had questions about what this...

This week on End Credits, we're posting through it. We will once again dive into the swampy morass of social media and moneyed interests run amok with the new based-on-a-true-story legal thriller The Social Reckoning in a theatre near you. We also dive into the director of The Social Reckoning, and he's accomplished screenwriting career.  This Wednesday, October 21, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson and...

We have come to the end of this election, at least so far as these council candidate interviews go. The final vote is on Monday, but if you're still undecided, at least in two of the six wards, maybe these two interviews will help you make a final decision. In the Politicast's last election entry, we talk to one person running in Ward 4 and another in Ward 2. First, data analyst Ali Malik will tal...

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we've got two more people who want to be mayor. As we close in on Election Day, and as early voting continues in the city, we bring you one person that's spent a lot of time on city council these last two decades, and someone who helped make their own Guelph council. Which one should you consider voting for? Don't ask us! We report, and you decide. This Thursday,...

As this election comes to a close, we do the nearly impossible and finish the list of candidates running in Ward 5. That's been the busiest race in this municipal election with 10 candidates in total, and they represent a wide variety of vocations, perspectives and experiences, and here, with these last ones, we meet, perhaps, two of the most unique. First, we will chat with pharmacist and homeles...

This week on End Credits, you know how this looks, right? On this show, we're going to dig into the movie for the moment, which is about a 20-year-old TV show and starring one our most versatile actors. Yes, it's time for Primetime, and along with that one, we will go back in time for another audacious movie that is also based on a true story!  This Wednesday, October 14, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldso...

The 2026 municipal election is coming to a close. Can you believe it? Don't worry though because this podcast is still chugging along with new interviews with council candidates and this week, we've got a pair of guys who mean business, but on the opposite ends of town. If you haven't made up your mind yet in Ward 3 or 5, there's more for you to consider... First, we will head back to Ward 3 and t...

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it's mayor time! For the last several weeks we've been talking to the people that want to be a part of the next city council and now we start digging into the people that want to be the head of that council, the Mayor of Guelph. To kick things off, we're joined by two new arrivals on the political scene, one a former teacher with a very universal message and the o...

If you're listening to this on Saturday it's the first day of advanced voting in this municipal election. Congratulations, you made it! But the work isn't done yet, we've still got a lot of interviews lined up for the next few weeks and on today's edition, we go back to Ward 5. In the aftermath of Homecoming, what at the expectations for these candidates now? First up, University of Guelph busines...

This week on End Credits we put it all on the line. There's nothing quite like a fall movie by an acclaimed filmmaker where he puts all his chips in the middle of the table (and loses his shirt?) and that's what we get with the new dark satire Digger, which you can now see in a theatre near you. Also, we will talk about the acting chops of the film's star before he stretches them again. This Wedne...

In the east end, change is in the air. Well, change has always been in the air because the east end is always changing. Ward 1 isn't the busiest race in this year's municipal election, but it is *one* of the busiest and has attracted candidates with a diversity of thought, backgrounds and experiences who are all eager to tackle the challenges facing the east end, and the whole city. First up this...

This week on Open Sources Guelph this is the second episode this week! As we bring our council race coverage in for a landing, we will talk to five more people running for city council in Guelph this election, and the weight is really going to be on Ward 5 for this final round. Now this isn't the end of our election coverage, next week we start digging into the mayoral candidates, but for now, let...

This is a change election. Can we all agree on that? With the mayor's office changing over, and five vacant council seats waiting for new people to fill them, the pressure of this campaign might be most keenly felt by the people already around the horseshoe. Today, we have the last two incumbents we haven’t interviewed yet, so are they the change you're seeking? First up, we head to Ward 3 where M...

This week on End Credits, we lift off! Ever dedicated to Canadian film, not to mention the work of Jay Baruchel, this week's episode will have Cancon pouring out like maple syrup as we dig into the true Canadian story The Stunt Driver, which you can hopefully still see in a theatre near you. And if you like stunts, we will talk to you about stunts!  This Friday, October 2, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donalds...

This week, Open Sources Guelph airs on Wednesday too! It's just close enough to be an October surprise. With so many people running for city council, and with so many people interested in getting the Open Sources bump, we've had to seize more air time on CFRU to bring another five people who all want to represent you at 1 Carden Street downtown. In this special edition, we've got candidates from W...

If you've been following this project for the last month or so, you might have noticed a big whole in the coverage: Where is Ward 4? The west end has one of the races with the smallest number of candidates, especially compared to Wards 2 and 5. In 2022, one Ward 4 candidate ran on the slogan "Ignored no more" so in that spirit, we finally head to The Quatro! First up, we will ask Guelph Safe Homes...

This week on Open Sources Guelph you will never guess what we're doing... If you said we're going to be doing more candidate interviews with people running for Guelph city council this election, well, that was pretty predictable actually. On this week's show, we've got two incumbents and three challengers as we focus on north Guelph, and three wards each facing their own unique challenges and conu...