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Windsor Speakeasy
by Windsor Speakeasy
A Windsor, Ontario based podcast covering municipal politics and current events.Focusing on education and open conversations about why our city is awesome and the different ways we can help move it forward.Our short term goal is to help educate prospective voters the current state of Windsor City Hall and who is running to take the decision making positions. Election day is Oct 24th and until then our feed will be focused on that.Our long term goal is to help highlight all the bitchin' stuff Windsor has to offer outside of municipal politics.Hosts: Bronwen and T.J.
Episodes
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SafePoint CTS Updates
In this episode of Windsor Speakeasy, host T.J. Bondy is joined by local artists and activists Bilal Nasser and Kam Cusumano to discuss the latest updates on Windsor's Safe Consumption and Services Site, SafePoint. Despite the clear need for a Safe Consumption and Services Site in Windsor, Mayor...
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Bonus Interview with Erica Bassakos, registered social worker
Guest :Erica Bassakos, Registered Social Worker employed at Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare Erica speaks from her experience as a social worker and is not speaking on behalf of her employer, Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare. We had the privilege to chat with Her about harm reduction, and how a safe...
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Downtown Councillor motions to delay life-saving healthcare
Guests: Renaldo Agostino, Brandon Bailey, Rino Bortolin, Brian Yeomans We talk about Ward 3 Councillor, Renaldo Agostino and other stakeholders about his notice of motion to rescind the approval of a Consumption treatment and services site (CTS) delaying the project that was set to be serving the...
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Rich people dont have good ideas
We are joined by arts and community catalyst Tom Lucier, owner and operator of Phog Lounge and Meteor. Phog Lounge just celebrated its 19th birthday, we talk to Tom about running a small business downtown Windsor. We get to talk about how small businesses thrive, what role landlords play, and the...
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Money talks
We are joined by Darcie Renaud to chat about the upcoming budget and how Windsor city council will be creating a committee so that new councillors and the public can learn more about the municipal annual budgetary process. We also talk about the Budget tools the city has put out as part of...
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Guess who's back. Back Again.
Speakeasy’s back, tell a friend. We chatted about Bronwen’s first city council meeting and had our first guest, Gabe Ciavaglia, to chat about the transit investment that was voted on at that meeting. Council approves $100 million in transit investments but misses the opportunity to build the new...
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Mayoral Race
In the final hours of this campaign we talk about the two political heavyweights duking it out to be Windsor's next mayor. Incumbent, Drew Dilkens faces a strong challenger in Chris Holt. We talk about why kind of leaders we think these two men are. Our icebreaker for this episode is one for the...
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Ward 4 Candidates Meeting
On October 20, 2022 the Friends of Adie Knox hosted a final candidate's meeting for the coucillor hopefuls of ward 4. Five of the candidates attended the meeting with those not in attendance sending their regards but unable to attend. Moderated by Linda MacKenzie thanks for the all who attended…
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Ward 10 Candidate's Meeting
Ward 10 councillor hopefuls attend a candidates meeting at the Babylon Event Centre on Oct 17, 2022. Hosted by Chaldean League and Integrative Canadian Group Organization(IGCO) and moderated by Kathleen Saylors of the Windsor Star. This is a recording of that night.
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Ward 9 Candidates Meeting
Ward 9 councillor hopefuls attend a candidates meeting at the Babylon Event Centre on Oct 17, 2022. Hosted by Chaldean League and Integrative Canadian Group Organization(IGCO) and moderated by Kathleen Saylors of the Windsor Star. This is a recording of that night.
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Ward 10
Jim Morrison faces the previous councillor of ward 10, Paul Borrelli and the third place candidate from the 2018 election Mark Masanovich. Will ward 10 voters keep Morrison in power, rehire Borrelli or vote for a change with one of the other 2 candidates. We talk about traffic calming and the...
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Ward 9
Popular incumbent Kieran MacKenzie faces two challengers for the ward 9 councillor seat. We talk about how MacKenzie has used his 4 years on council to be a strong voice fro ward 9. We get into some important conversations about endorsements and even wade into the issue of the future mega…
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CFUW Mayoral Candidate's Meeting
The Canadian Federation of University Women hosted a candidate's meeting for mayoral hopefuls. All candidates were in attendance with the exception of incumbent, Drew Dilkens and Ernie 'the bacon man' Lamont. Moderated by Sarah Morris, this event was full of some lively conversation and an…
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Ward 8
Gary Kaschak, the incumbent was nearly acclaimed as ward 8 councillor but on the final day of registration challenger Gemma Grey-Hall put herself in the race. These two are no strangers to running elections and have ran against one another in the recent past on the provincial level. Is ward 8…
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Ward 4 Candidates forum
Emmanuel United Church hosted a forum for the candidates of ward 4. Moderated by Dan MacDonald the night was full of robust conversation and an opportunity to see which candidates stand out from the large field of 8 candidates. The acoustics of the church were not ideal for recording but we hope...
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Ward 7
Incumbent, Jeewen Gill, was elected 18 months ago in a by-elections when the previous councillor got a job in higher government. A field of strong contenders are fighting for this seat. Windsor's 1st openly trans candidate and a candidate who has run on a homophobic platform. This is a very...
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Ward 6
Jo Anne Gignac has sat in this council seat for nearly 2 decades. We talk about who the challengers are who are looking to dethrone councillor Gignac. Some serious contenders and some not so serious but we cover them all. Will Riverside see a new councillor this term? Who is the top contending...
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Mini Episode
A mini episode where we talk about what it is like to vote if you have never done it before, a special voting selfie challenge, and why young people have the power! Check out our website for important election resources: www.windsorspeakeasy.com/info
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Ward 5
Incumbent, Ed Sleiman, faces a pool of 5 challengers. 2 of which stand out from the rest. We recorded this episode before we attended the ward 5 candidate's meeting and we learned a lot from that event. Take a listen to that if you want to know more about the 3 strong challengers that showed up…
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Ward 5 Candidate's Meeting by Friends of Adie Knox
Friends of Adie Knox invited all war 5 candidates to come to a meeting at the Royal Candian Legion Brand 644. 3 Candidates showed up for this meeting; Ken Acton, Alex Didone, and Richard St Dennis. No other candidate showed up including incumbent Ed Sleiman nor did they let the organizers know…
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Ward 2 Candidate's meeting by Friends of Adie Knox
Thanks to The Friends of Adie Knox for putting on this candidate's meeting at Mackenzie Hall in Sandwiche town. We have split this event into two recordings of ward 1 councillors and ward 2 councillors. We have kept the introductory words from the moderator, Joe McParland, in both episodes. If…
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Ward 1 Candidate's meeting by Friends of Adie Knox
Thanks to The Friends of Adie Knox for putting on this candidate's meeting at Mackenzie Hall in Sandwiche town. We have split this event into two recordings of ward 1 councilors and ward 2 councillors. We have kept the introductory words from the moderator, Joe McParland, in both episodes. This…
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Ward 3
Rino Bortolin has announced he is not running for another term leaving the ward 3 seat up for grabs. Bronwen and TJ talk about who they think has a shot at filling this empty position and what things they are campaigning on. For more information on the candidates you can check out this link:...
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Ward 2
In this episode we talk about ward 2 the home of the historic Sandwich town. Incumbent Fabio Costante faces 3 challengers to his council seat. We discus the platforms they have available online and break it down for you. For more info on these candidates pleas check out the link below:...
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Ward 1
Bronwen and T.J. hash out the head to head race in ward 1. Incumbent Fred Francis faces a strong challenger in Darcie Renaud. This ward has high voter turnout, a golf course, Ojibway the future national urban park, St. Clair College and a lot of suburb. We share where our votes would fall in this...
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Intro - Welcome to the Windsor Speakeasy
Bronwen and TJ introducing themselves and outlining the vision of the show. What kind of things do you want us to talk about? What questions do you have for your candidate? Do you know who your candidate is? Will you vote?
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A Windsor, Ontario based podcast covering municipal politics and current events.Focusing on education and open conversations about why our city is awesome and the different ways we can help move it forward.Our short term goal is to help educate prospective voters the current state of Windsor City Hall and who is running to take the decision making positions. Election day is Oct 24th and until then our feed will be focused on that.Our long term goal is to help highlight all the bitchin' stuff Windsor has to offer outside of municipal politics.Hosts: Bronwen and T.J.
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A Windsor, Ontario based podcast covering municipal politics and current events.Focusing on education and open conversations about why our city is awesome and the different ways we can help move it forward.Our short term goal is to help educate prospective voters the current state of Windsor City...
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