The clown car has sprung a leak. On this week's Open Sources Guelph
we'll journey to the Hawkeye State where the weird and wild journey of
the American presidential race finally lead to some actual voting.
Meanwhile, there's some voting here in Ontario too as a by-election
comes to a head, to say nothing of the debate around one of the most
controversial trade agreements ever negotiated in total secrecy. Perhaps
that's a lesson to learn as the Royal City begins sitting down with its
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The clown car has sprung a leak. On this week's Open Sources Guelph
we'll journey to the Hawkeye State where the weird and wild journey of
the American presidential race finally lead to some actual voting.
Meanwhile, there's some voting here in Ontario too as a by-election
comes to a head, to say nothing of the debate around one of the most
controversial trade agreements ever negotiated in total secrecy. Perhaps
that's a lesson to learn as the Royal City begins sitting down with its
outside workers, officer staff, and librarians. This week, as it turns
out, the show is one big segue.
This Thursday, February 4, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will discuss:
1) Forget it Donald, It's Iowa.
After what's seemed like a year of build-up, the votes were finally
cast in the Iowa Caucuses, and no one knows what it all means. Ted Cruz
took first place for the Republicans, but Trump's accused him of
cheating, and everyone's talking about the success of third place Marco
Rubio. Hillary Clinton won for the Democrats, but barely, and she's
heading into what looks like a slaughter in New Hampshire with a leading
Bernie Sanders. Is the Presidential race any clearer now that votes are
being cast?
2) TPP Problems.
Canada and the other 11 member nations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
have all signed the agreement today, but what lies ahead is years of
work to enact the provisions, and in Canada, that also means having the
TPP ratified in Parliament. Still, only 3 out of 5 Canadians know about
the TPP, and over half of them couldn't tell you what's in it. Is
ignorance truly bliss in the case of the TPP, or are we being lead down
the garden path? And will the Liberals truly allow a full and open
debate on it in the House?
3) Vote No One?
The people of Whitby-Oshawa will go to the polls next Thursday to
decide who will represent them at Queen's Park, replacing long-time MPP
Christine Elliott of the Progressive Conservatives. We will be joined by
phone by Greg Vezina of the None of the Above party,
one of the 10 candidates running for the seat, including
representatives of the four major parties, perennial candidate John
Turmel and a guy that legally changed his name to Above Znoneofthe.
4) Don't Get CUPE with City Hall. In a new regular segment on the show, and in honour of the dear departed Guelph Mercury,
we'll dedicate a segment of the show to a Guelph issue. This week,
we'll talk about the opening of negotiations between the City of Guelph
and three Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) locals that are
currently trying to secure new contracts. With controversy already in
the air, will the City - who is already in mediation with the local
firefighters - be able to secure a new contract with ease, or are we in
for a year of labour strife?
Open Sources is live on CFRU 93.3 fm and cfru.ca at 5 pm on Thursday.
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