Guelph Politicast

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...

One thing's for sure this coming election day, there will be at least one new city councillor in Ward 1 and at least one new councillor in Ward 5. Both wards have solid and well-liked incumbents, but what about those open seats? Why have one Daniel in Ward 1 when you can have two? And perhaps what Ward 5 needs is someone minding the details, like sidewalks? In this edition, we will talk to housing...

This week on End Credits, we're running back to the theatres for the latest massive horror movie from a comedy director turned horror auteur. Yes, we're going back to Racoon City with the latest entry in the Resident Evil series, which is now in theatres. We're also going all the way back to 1976 again by tackling the latest entry in our "6 For '76" series. It's about boxing (hint). This Wednesday...

It's getting close to crunch time for the candidates in this election! This Saturday will mark one-month till Election Day, and there's still a lot of ground to cover for candidates and voters alike. For this podcast, it’s going to be another north and south situation, and it’s another incumbent and new candidate situation too. First, in Ward 1, incumbent councillor Dan Gibson will tell us about w...

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we're on the campaign trail again. More than halfway through September, candidates are now getting into some real campaigning, and that includes a 10-minute pit stop at CFRU with one of the two collegial hosts at the station's flagship news and politics show. For this edition, we've got five more city council candidates including one incumbent and four challengers...

How long do you have to live in Guelph to be considered a Guelphite? As one of the fastest growing communities in Canada, there have been a lot of new people coming to town, and there's a natural friction between them and the ones who have been in Guelph for years. So do you have to put in a lot of time as a Guelphite before you can run for council? First up from Ward 2, Kim Fry will join us to ta...