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#DonCantWait Jun 04, 2020

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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

Red Lights and Districting May 28, 2020

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

Food, flicks and politics with Adriano Ciotoli, Vincent Georgie and Chris Holt May 21, 2020

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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.

The COVID "she-cession" with Julie Fraser, Melinda Munro and Kelsey Santarossa May 14, 2020

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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.

CAMPP Appeal, Road Closures and Zoom Council May 07, 2020

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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.

RCP Presents - Windsor Before Windsor (Downtown Jane's Walk Through History) May 03, 2020

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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 through real historic letters and speeches).
Written and produced by Sarah Morris
Louis Hennepin … TJ Bondy
Antoine Laumet, Sieur de Lamothe Cadillac … Mark Worsley
Nymwha … Jake Smith
St. Lawrence Cryer … Brian Yoemans
Ignatius L. Donnelly … Mirella Ntahonsigaye
Mary Ann Shadd Cary … Zeneeka Brown.
Music Used:
Robert de Visée - Chaconne
Andicha Sondakwa - Woué no Yianné
Le reve du diable - Le sirop d'erable
Warren Petoskey, Odawa-Lakotah - Sacred Dream We Lived (Turtle Islands People)
Rising Cloud- Honour Song. (Odawa Powwow 2016)
Louis Boudreault - La grande gigue simple
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - The Band Played On
Johnny Horton - O'leary's Cow
Harry Belafonte - Oh Freedom
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Down by the Riverside [LIVE 1960]

Dan MacDonald and Transit Shutdown Deep Dive Apr 30, 2020

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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.

Looking Ahead with Frazier Fathers Apr 23, 2020

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This week on the show Don, Doug and Jon are joined by guest panelist Frazier Fathers to talk about the future of our community for vulnerable people, workers and business owners and the future of the broader economy.

The New Normal Apr 15, 2020

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This week on the show Jon and Doug cover the Windsor-Essex COVID-19 leadership town hall and the Windsor-Essex COVID-19 Economic Task Force, with our thoughts on what re-opening the local economy might look like.

Pandemic Leadership, Jobs and Trade Apr 08, 2020

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This week we are joined by Ben Guth of Mobilize Jobs, a Canadian recruitment agency that relocates Canadians in need of work to communities with work. Ben has brought young Windsorites, as well as other Canadians, to work in the hospitality, tourism, and restaurant industries. Recent changes to the temporary foreign worker program during the coronavirus pandemic have hampered Ben’s ability to continue operating his business.
We're also going to discuss cross border healthcare, PPE procurement, manufacturing and retooling, as well as government leadership and road closures to increase pedestrian space.

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