Open Sources Guelph #443 - September 28, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it all just blew up! It was kind of cruel last week when Ontario's premier came out and apologized for a two-month old scandal on show day, but it was well-timed for the start of the fall session, which we will talk about on this show. In other news, Parliament Hill was not to be outdone in controversy and if you have "100-year-old Nazi" on your Bingo card, we've got good news. And finally, did you know there's an election in Manitoba right now?

This Thursday, September 28, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will discuss:

Fall Out? Boy. It was a bit of a shock last Thursday when Premier Doug Ford came out and apologized to trying to peel off portions of the Greenbelt for redevelopment and said that he would keep his promise and leave it alone. And that was the end of that, right? Not quite, because the opposition parties still want answers and now all eyes are turning to the Ontario government's deal to redevelop Ontario Place and the potential skulduggery there. Otherwise, how was the first week back at the legislature?

Did Nazi That Coming. An appearance by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the House of Commons on Friday made news, but not the type anyone wanted. Applause was offered for 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka as a veteran of war against Russia, but what no on apparently realized was that he was a member of the Waffen-SS Galicia Division. You know, a Nazi. House Speaker Anthony Rota has fallen on his sword for the matter, but are the implications bigger than one parliamentarian?

Kinew Trip? Advanced polls are open and everyone in Manitoba is counting down to next week's general election, while the country might actually be counting down to the election of the country's first Indigenous head of provincial government. NDP Leader Wab Kinew looks like he might be leading his party to a victory on Tuesday, making history and defeating the incumbent Progressive Conservatives in the process, but what does he have to do to seal the deal, and what happens next?

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