Rose City Politics

Jon, Don and Doug are joined by candidates in the Ward 7 Byelection for a lively debate and analysis.

On the show: - Six condo towers with 1,414 units proposed for downtown - City of Windsor approves Isolation and Recovery Centre if province provides funding - ERCA Got Scammed - Mayor: Little River Golf Course likely to close in future to accommodate retention pond

Guest Alan Halberstadt discusses his recent opinion column Ward 7 roundup Windsor-Detroit Tunnel prepares to reopen

On tonight's show, Don, Jon and Doug talk about the vote to approve planning and design for the civic square, the city council resolution supporting news media, and Essex Councillor Chris Vander Doelen's political future.

Don, Doug and Jon were joined by Anne Jarvis to discuss the reaction to her choice of words in a recent column. The show also covers the latest developments on the megahospital debate, and a controversial choice to share data with police is reversed.

On tonight's show Don, Jon, and Doug talk about the public school board's back to school plan, A Windsor Transit proposal for Amherstburg, Windsor/Essex reaching Stage 3 of re-opening and a Ward 7 by-election update.

Tonight the gang discusses the kiboshed Bylaw Blitz, a tax referral for developer Farhi's Riverside Drive Holiday Inn, Essex County launching their Open Data portal, and special guest Vincent Georgie joins us to talk about WIFF drive-in movies.

On tonight's show we are joined by Julian Villafuerte to discuss his recent op-ed.

- Interim control bylaw for shelters and group homes - New development on the Grace hospital site - Ward 7 town hall meeting

Don, Jon and Doug talk about transit investments, delegates at virtual meetings, ward 7 race update, and WPS Chief Pam Mizuno's comments on defunding the police.

Tonight’s show is a discussion of food security, community engagement and activism. Our guests are - Steve Truant, an engineer by profession who was one of the lead organizers for the June 27 Miracle Day. - Lynda Davidson, Food Bank Coordinator at Unemployed Health Centre - Sarah Sabihuddin, Senior Manager of Community Impact at the Hamilton-Halton United Way

Mayor MacDonald talks to Jon, Pat and Doug about re-opening the local economy and the COVID-19 outbreak on farms in her community.

Our regular panel tonight includes Doug Sartori, Don Merrified, and Jon Liedtke! Tonight we will be discussing: Windsor Essex and Stage 2: War of Words / Blame Game / Pass the Buck Arby’s: We have the meats

Tonight: - Celestial Beacon with Ward 2 Councillor Costante - WeedC mines the grassroots? - Mexico halts migrant worker flow following 'uproar' over Essex County deaths

Ward 3 Councillor and Windsor Police Services Board member, Rino Bortolin talks about the realities of divesting in municipal policing as well as issues around transparency, accountability and tanks.

Our panel tonight includes Doug Sartori, Don Merrified, and Jon Liedtke! Rose City Politics is brought to you with the Kind Support of LiUNA 625, building better communities Tonight we will be discussing: WRH and WECHU War of the Words- WEEDC and another astroturfed megahospital campaign Density falls through in west windsor

Jon, Sarah, and Doug chat about red light cameras, Walkerville districting, bike lanes and backyard bonfires.

Sarah Morris comes back to the show to talk Mark Boscariol 48-Hour Flick Fest with Vincent Georgie, and Don and Doug chat with Adriano Ciotoli and Ward 4 Councillor Chris Holt about the impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality industry and the Holt/Frncis motion passed at the city's BIA committee meeting that would soon be known as the Windsor COVID-19 Small Business Action Plan.

Regular panelist Pat Papadeas leads a special panel tonight focused on the economic impact of COVID-19 on women. Our guests are researchers, politicians and advocates: Julie Fraser, Melinda Munro and Kelsey Santarossa.

Don, Doug and Jon discuss the ongoing appeal of the LPAT tribunal decision on the megahospital location issue, the defeated Riverside Drive closure proposal and socially distant city council meetings.

Special presentation from Rose City Politics: Windsor Before Windsor - A Downtown Jane’s Walk Through Time Windsor is celebrating its 128th birthday in 2020, but that's far from the whole story. Join Sarah Morris on a journey through time Downtown as we explore over 400 years of history through the voices of Indigenous civil leaders, French settlers, conspiracy theorists, and Black activists (all...

This week on the show we are joined by special guest Dan McDonald to talk about how his life and work have changed since the pandemic began, and a long look at the Windsor Transit shutdown now that service is resuming.