Open Sources Guelph #483 - September 5, 2024

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it's back to school time! In the spirit of learning and continuing education we will open our minds and exercise our takes by tackling the big news stories of the week including a return trip to the Middle East where war and peace continues to be top of mind, and then there's matters of immigration making the headlines here in Canada. More locally than that, we will talk about recent changes to government policy on safe consumption sites.

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

The Impasse. Over the weekend, six Israeli hostages were found dead in Gaza and they were recently killed too. It's a reminder that a) This is crisis now nearly a year old, and b) Despite numerous attempts to reach a ceasefire, no deal has been secured. The frustrations of the Israeli people are now overflowing on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and at the same time, the WHO is now fighting a polio outbreak in Gaza, which is a reminder that Israel isn't the only one suffering. What's next?

Come From Away. Counting down to a federal election that will take place this time next year, it seems increasingly clear that one of the major issues is going to be immigration and the temporary foreign worker program. Blame for all matter of things, from job opportunities to tuition costs to affordable housing, have been put on immigrants, and it seems like no politician is above raising this straw man. What is the truth about Canada's needs and responsibilities when it comes to immigration?

Out of Site. Last month, the Ontario government announced the closure of several safe consumption sites, including the one that operates here at Guelph Community Health Centre, and it was just in time for Drug Poisoning Awareness Day. This week, we will be joined again by manager of the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy Jean Hopkins who will tells us about what comes next for the Guelph CTS, her concerns for people who use substances in Guelph, and this general reversal of compassionate care.

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