Future Intended Podcast

January 1, 2025 came and went last year, and with it, the deadline for implementing the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act  (AODA), a statute enacted 20 years ago to improve accessibility standards.  Experts have warned that Ontario is “ nowhere near” being fully accessible. In this episode of Future Intended, Rudi Wallace talks to Brad Evoy (Executive Director, Disability Justice N...

One of the most sobering indicators of Hamilton’s affordable housing crisis is the erosion of affordable housing stock: increasing rents and the sale of buildings has  dramatically reduced  the number of affordable units in our city.   There is no magic wand that will solve this complex issue but there are organizations that are doing what they can. One of those is a new non-profit organization ca...

Although encampments have become more visible in Hamilton and other cities since the pandemic, they are not new. In the 1920s and 30s, a group of people lived in “ramshackle boathouses”, the so-called Shacktown of Cootes Paradise. This caused public debate at the time related to the beauty and orderliness of the city.   Housing is a human right according to the Canadian government’s National Housi...

In this episode of Future Intended, Rudi Wallace hosts Mirand Jurilj, Public Education Co-ordinator at SACHA, to talk about the organization’s history, its services, the annual Take Back the Night event, rape culture and how we all have a role to play in ending sexual violence.

Rudi Wallace hosts Dr. Rick Monture, Professor, English & Cultural Studies at McMaster University and author of We Share our Matters: Two Centuries of Writing and Resistance at Six Nations of the Grand River.

We're joined by Cole Gately (Adult educator) and Amber Dean (Professor, English & Cultural Studies, McMaster University) to talk about LGBTQIA+ activism in Hamilton, past, present and future.

Terry Cooke hosts Janine Stoll (Operations Manager and Co-Founder, Ladybird Animal Sanctuary) and Greg Evans (Business Partnership Lead, Progressive Animal Welfare Services). 

Terry Cooke talks with the Honorary Hugh Segal to discuss his career in politics including his “lonely fight” as a Conservative to advocate for a universal basic income for all Canadians.

Terry Cooke talks with Debbie Spence (City of Hamilton) and Nathan Fleet (Executive Director, Hamilton Film Festival) about Hamilton's booming film industry -- where we are now and what the future holds.

Terry Cooke sits down with two staff members at Immigrants Working Centre -- Wael Ghali (Vice Principal, LINC) and Eman Israil-Elmasri (Employment Specialist, WorkLINC program) to talk about some of the challenges faced by newcomers -- and Syrian newcomer Saher Emmun, who shares his story of settling in Hamilton.

Terry Cooke talks with Jamie Stuckless (Executive Director, Share the Road Cycling Coalition) and Jay Krause (Chair, Cycle Hamilton) about issues related to cycling including transportation justice and what it means to "share the road". 

Terry Cooke sits down with Kate Whalen (Past Chair, Cycle Hamilton) and Ryan McGreal (Editor, Raise the Hammer) to talk about cycling in Hamilton. Recorded live at a coffeehouse Vital Signs chat.

Terry Cooke talks with two faith leaders about the links between faith and philanthropy. Imam Hosam Helal (Islamic Society of North America) talks about how giving, truth and love. Rabbi Daniel Green (Adas Israel Synagogue) talks about tzedakah and its connection with social justice.