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Market Squared by Adam A. Donaldson

What we're doing in the shadows is not transparency

What we're doing in the shadows is not transparency

This week's Market Squared outlines another week where our institutions have let us down on transparency.
Get ready to say goodbye to your progressive nirvana

Get ready to say goodbye to your progressive nirvana

This week's Market Squared offers a warning about the budget that when everything's on the table, especially the usual line items
Are we unable to see the forest for the grass at city hall?

Are we unable to see the forest for the grass at city hall?

This week on Market Squared, we're going to talk about how the big issues seem to be getting in the way of the little ones.
Remember last week's column? Like that, but different.

Remember last week's column? Like that, but different.

'If Guelph is to be great, it needs to be great for everyone, and not just the ones that want to keep their postcard image of Guelph at the expense of the vulnerable, and the struggling'
Perhaps it's time for Guelph to check its privilege

Perhaps it's time for Guelph to check its privilege

This week in Market Squared, we're going to consider for a moment that we're inclined to help some people in this town more than others.
The police HQ renovation story is not about what you think it is

The police HQ renovation story is not about what you think it is

This week's Market Squared looks at the project that couldn't wrong, and then did go wrong, and why the city was so sheepish to tell us about it
Why can't we ever just have a proper debate in Guelph?

Why can't we ever just have a proper debate in Guelph?

This week's Market Squared looks at the reasons why we need to have *that* debate now, and not later.
The two Guelphs (in pandemic adjusted terms)

The two Guelphs (in pandemic adjusted terms)

This week on Market Squared, we look at how Guelph is still more or less the same after 103 days of pandemic lockdown.
So next, we need to talk about policing ...

So next, we need to talk about policing ...

This week on Market Squared, we look to where the debate about policing and Black Lives Matter go next in the Guelph context
How can I help you end racism in our community?

How can I help you end racism in our community?

This week's Market Squared asks the first and most important question for this weekend's planned march.