Open Sources Guelph #480 - August 1, 2024

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we're doubling the cast. As a summer treat, we have not just one, but two different guests including a federal cabinet minister, and she will be followed by a member of our local city council who will talk to us about the year at city hall so far. And yes, we will also have news, which this week will centre around what is perhaps the most hated corporation in all of Canada!

This Thursday, August 1, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will discuss:

Judge Bread. A class action lawsuit against Loblaw, the parent company of Loblaws and other grocery chains, has been settled for $500 million. The case involves the price-fixing of bread products, which the company plead guilty to after being charged under the Competition Act in June 2023, and if you bought a loaf in the last 10 years you might be getting a cheque in the mail. So has Loblaw learned its lesson, or do we need break up the grocery-opoly?

After the Sudds. Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Jenna Sudds was in Guelph on Monday talking to local leaders about the roll out of $10 per day childcare, and the fight against food insecurity, two areas that Guelph and Wellington are well-versed on. Sudds also called in to CFRU to talk about that work, the differences between childcare coverage in rural and urban areas, and trying to co-ordinate with the provincial government to deliver these vital services.

In it For the Phil. Guelph city council is on summer vacation, but Open Sources isn't. (...Yet!) So before he takes off for the August break, we tapped an old friend to come into the studio and lay down some thoughts about 2024 so far. From housing solutions, to public spaces bylaws, to a new governing relationship with Wellington County, to Strong Mayor Powers, we will cram seven months into 20 minutes with Ward 3 City Councillor Phil Allt.

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

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Open Sources Guelph is taking the next two weeks off and will return with new episodes on Thursday August 22.