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Market Squared by Adam A. Donaldson

Playing jazz with the council agenda predictably fails

Playing jazz with the council agenda predictably fails

This week's Market Squared looks at why Wednesday's planning meeting is emblematic of a serious information and transparency vacuum at city hall.
You can't trade constitutional rights to end homelessness

You can't trade constitutional rights to end homelessness

According to this week's Market Squared, the cruelty is the point when it comes to using the notwithstanding clause
City hall flails as they move fast and break things

City hall flails as they move fast and break things

This week's Market Square looks at how the Silicon Valley ethos doesn't translate to municipal governance
Why is the City of Guelph sleepwalking into a transit strike?

Why is the City of Guelph sleepwalking into a transit strike?

This week's Market Squared looks at the labour issue that no one at city hall wants to talk about
Reflections on the Guthrie Decade

Reflections on the Guthrie Decade

This week's Market Squared looks back at 10 years of Cam Guthrie's mayoralty, and where he (and we) go from here
There's lots of heart for the HART Hub, but will it save lives?

There's lots of heart for the HART Hub, but will it save lives?

This week's Market Squared still has serious concerns about what happens after the consumption and treatment site closes.
We didn't start the fireworks debate, but it goes on and on and on

We didn't start the fireworks debate, but it goes on and on and on

This week's Market Squared wonders if the proposed fireworks bylaw is too much regulation for too small a problem.
The case of duelling realties between politicians and the people

The case of duelling realties between politicians and the people

From tunnels to car-lessness, this week's Market Squared looks at how governments fail to act on issues they clearly don't understand.
Council finally gets around to really acting on homelessness

Council finally gets around to really acting on homelessness

This week's Market Squared wonders if city council really understands what it's like to be poor in Guelph.
OPINION: The Terry Fox Run has been a good news story for 43 years

OPINION: The Terry Fox Run has been a good news story for 43 years

This week's Market Squared marks this weekend's Terry Fox Run by talking about what it says about us