The end is neigh? I am doing a Jane's Walk next weekend and you get to pick the neighbourhood that I wonder through alleyways in. A new Episode of Mean, Median and Moose will be out on Monday! Season 2 of Council Conversations formally kicked off with a conversation with Dr. Mike Moffatt. The PayIt … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Week 59
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Episode 2.01 – Dr. Mike Moffatt
Mike Moffatt is the Senior Director of policy and innovation at the Smart Prosperity Institute and an Assistant Professor in the Business, Economics and Public Policy group at Ivey Business School, Western University. In 2017, Mike was the Chief Innovation Fellow for the Government of Canada, advising Deputy Ministers on innovation policy and emerging trends. … Continue reading Episode 2.01 – Dr. Mike Moffatt
Episode 2.0 Prologue
In this prologue for Season 2, I thank all of the participants in Season 1. Share some of what I have learned and hope to improve. I announce I have launched Patreon so if you want bonus content, input on future conversations or just to support this work there is now a way to do … Continue reading Episode 2.0 Prologue
A Few Thoughts on Week 58
A new season of Council Conversations starts tonight at 7pm with the prologue. You can get it here or where you download your podcasts! Greater Essex County District School Board debated the meaning of "session" as a notice of motion on Tuesday night, a meeting that ran 3 hours. the full motion reads as follows: … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Week 58
A Few Thoughts on Week 57
A contrast between two cities: In London, Mayor Holder called for 3,000 new affordable units in 5 years- that was a 20 year target for the City of London. In Windsor, Mayor Dilkens did a video roundtable on our City's out of control housing market. As for garden updates, I had to mow my lawn … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Week 57
A Few Thoughts on Week 56
A supposedly rainy Sunday. Season 2 of Council Conversations announcement coming Thursday at 7pm. Follow along to stay up to date and go back and binge season 1!Begin with a thread why I am not shocked at the low vaccination rates in parts of Windsor. It is interesting that Windsor is still reliant on major … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Week 56
A Few Thoughts on Week 55
Happy Easter! The latest episode of Mean, Median and Moose is out in which we discuss community consultations including an interview with Nader Shureih of Environics Analytics on supporting local governments on consulting and understanding their communitiesYou can hear the Season finale of Council Conversations with Armine Yalnizyan on your favourite podcasting platform now! Season 2 is … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Week 55
Episode 1.07 – Armine Yalnizyan – Atkinson Foundation Fellow on the Future of Workers
Armine Yalnizyan for ATKINSON Full Podcast Armine Yalnizyan is the Atkinson Foundation’s Fellow on the Future of Workers. She served as Senior Economic Policy Advisor for the Deputy Minister at Employment and Social Development Canada from 2018 to 2019. She helped lead the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Inequality Project from 2008 to 2017, and provided weekly … Continue reading Episode 1.07 – Armine Yalnizyan – Atkinson Foundation Fellow on the Future of Workers
A Few Thoughts on Week 54
You can hear the latest episode of Council Conversations with Nathan Colquhoun from the City of Sarnia.A teaser for this week's season finale with Armine Yalnizyan is available. A decade to fix housing affordability? If you are worried about Season 2, it is coming in late April. This map of the train lines in Ontario … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Week 54
Episode 1.06 – Councillor Nathan Colquhoun of Sarnia
Nathan is a director/owner of Storyboard Solutions, Refined Fool Brewing Company (author note: really good beer), Burger Rebellion and Cafe Mexico and city councillor for the City of Sarnia. You can follow Nathan on Social Media on Facebook and Twitter Hold for full episode Teaser 2 To frame the conversation below are some topic areas. … Continue reading Episode 1.06 – Councillor Nathan Colquhoun of Sarnia
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