The 905er is a news, politics and discussion podcast for the GTHA region focusing on the region outside central Toronto where 4 million people live, but where news coverage and discussion hardly exists. Presented by Roland Tanner and Joel MacLeod, long-time activists, volunteers and sometimes even wannabe-politicians, we aim to provide a lively weekly podcast featuring interviews with people in the news, round-table discussions, analysis and more. It aims to be intelligent, though-provoking, lively and entertaining. Get bonus content on Patreon
The 905er Podcast
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The 905er is a news, politics and discussion podcast for the GTHA region focusing on the region outside central Toronto where 4 million people live, but where news coverage and discussion hardly exists. Presented by Roland Tanner and Joel MacLeod, long-time activists, volunteers and sometimes even wannabe-politicians, we aim to provide a lively weekly podcast featuring interviews with people in the news, round-table discussions, analysis and more. It aims to be intelligent, though-provoking, lively and entertaining. Get bonus content on Patreon
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December 23, 2025
What a Year 2025 Was...
Well its that time of year again. As we close out 2025 we look back at what was. And what a year it was. Two general elections to start us off. The political landscape shifting dramatically for two major parties. One at the federal level and the other at the provincial. And of course all of this under the threat of tariffs aimed at crippling our economy. Brought on by our once most trusted and valued ally. What will 2026 look like with America under the rule of the impulsive Donald Trump? I think it’s easy to say that 2025 has been a change year. No matter what, from here on out, things aren’t really going to be the same. So all that being said, what was the greatest story of 2025? The biggest scandal? And what should we expect for the future? Well to dive into these questions and more, I asked a few friends back to the podcast to discuss the year that was. Joining me today are Theresa Lubowitz, former Queen’s Park staffer, principal of Lightbulb Narrative and host of the Progress Canada Podcast Opposite her, is Nathaniel Arfiin, one of the key organizers of the New Leaf Liberals who challenged former Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie’s leadership and forced her resignation. I invited them to join me today and look back on the year that was and what we should look forward to in 2026. It takes money and time to do this podcast. We love doingwhat we do, but please consider supporting us if you can, so we can keepimproving and keep paying the bills. You can become a monthly or yearly patron on our website at 905er.ca.We didn’t like sharing your generosity with that other ‘patron’website, so we created our patron system. Become a patron, get memberbenefits and our eternal gratitude, and know that you’re not mainlyfunding some crummy web company in the US. Win-win! Or, why not buy us a coffee? Nicholas Paul: sound editing. The Quadrafonics: fantastic opening and closing tunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 2, 2025
Acorn Ontario Gets Evicted from the Legislature
Last week, the Ford government passed Bill 60. The Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act. According to the Ontario government, this will grow the rental supply in Ontario and take care of bad actors in the rental market. Critics, however, say all this will do is hasten evictions and exacerbate the homeless crisis in our cities. One organization is Acorn Canada. Who had one of their members infamously ejected from the legislature with Doug Ford calling on him to 'Get a Job'. I reached out to Acorn to invite them on to this episode to talk about why they think that Bill 60 will make the housing situation in Ontario even worse than it already is. It takes money and time to do this podcast. We love doingwhat we do, but please consider supporting us if you can, so we can keepimproving and keep paying the bills. You can become a monthly or yearly patron on our website at 905er.ca.We didn’t like sharing your generosity with that other ‘patron’website, so we created our patron system. Become a patron, get memberbenefits and our eternal gratitude, and know that you’re not mainlyfunding some crummy web company in the US. Win-win! Or, why not buy us a coffee? Nicholas Paul: sound editing. The Quadrafonics: fantastic opening and closing tunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 18, 2025
Is Ontario For Sale?
The falls as seen the Doug Ford government defend itself from scandal after scandal. Elected board trustees are being replaced with hand-selected Tory loyalist supervisors, who are being promised $350,000 a year. The Skilled Development Fund is being turned into a transfer of tax dollars to whoever donated the most to the Ontario PC's coffers. Recently, $75 million was spent on an ad campaign that ended up derailing the Tariff talks. All of these issues should be enough to brand the Ontario PC party in scandal for a generation. However, according to the polls, they are riding high. Where is the opposition on this? Have they given up? We asked Frank Domenic to return to the podcast to discuss what's going on at Queen's Park and just where exactly the opposition is in Ontario politics. It takes money and time to do this podcast. We love doingwhat we do, but please consider supporting us if you can, so we can keepimproving and keep paying the bills. You can become a monthly or yearly patron on our website at 905er.ca.We didn’t like sharing your generosity with that other ‘patron’website, so we created our patron system. Become a patron, get memberbenefits and our eternal gratitude, and know that you’re not mainlyfunding some crummy web company in the US. Win-win! Or, why not buy us a coffee? Nicholas Paul: sound editing. The Quadrafonics: fantastic opening and closing tunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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