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Happy Tuesday! I’m back from a week in Southern Ontario just in time for the first real heat wave of the summer. Join us as we discuss some of the following!

Bluesfest kicks off today. Adam and I will highlight what we are looking forward. Not to spoil anything, but mine will prominently feature human hamster balls and confetti guns.

Mayor Larry O’Brien tosses his hat into the race for mayor.

Lansdowne passes council.

5m rule at the G20? Didn’t exist.

To appease, as best as I can tell, virtually no burning demand, the Tories are planning on ruining the census.

Federal Court does what the SCC didn’t: sets a timeline for the government to actually do something for Omar Khadr

HST day has finally come. People, of course, are complaining about the gas prices.

Happy (early) birthday Canada! Mike is away enjoying a long long weekend so it will just be Adam this week. That means a little more music than usual but, given the sheer volume of amazing new releases these past few months, that is something to be thankful for. As well at 8:10 Adam will be joined in studio by Robert Dekker who is running for the Summerset Ward seat on City Council when municipal election time rolls around in November. As well at 8:30 Adam will be joined by Michael Jenkin, President of the Ottawa South Community Association, to discuss the grand re-opening on the Old Ottawa South Community Centre. As per usual we air from 7-9am on CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa and at www.ckcufm.com for those from away.

After months of debate and discussion the Lansdowne Live proposal finally gets put before a vote at City Hall.

The Queen is coming to Canada! But does anyone really care?

The G20 Summit is over and Toronto cleans up after the largest mass-arrest in Canadian history.

Despite the violence the leaders at the summit actually did something… Much to everyone’s surprise.

Its the Cold War all over again as the US arrests 10 individuals for spying for the Russian government.

Happy Tuesday! Yesterday was the beginning of summer and the longest day of the year. Join Adam and I as we celebrate the coming shorter days talking about some of the following, mixed with a series of puns and uninformed world cup opinions. As usual, we’ll be on CKCUfm at the usual time.

Police arrest three in RBC fire bombing.

David Chernushenko tosses his hat in what is clearly going to be the most interesting race in the election.

In a shocking twist, the RCMP was in the wrong in the Dziekanski tasering.

Waterloo holds tight on shutting down football prorgram because of drug use.

I can deal with taking away the trains, the blue jays, and a sense of welcomeness, but shutting LCBOs for the G20 gets personal.

Hardline separatist thinks that separatist party should have plan for separation.

In news that will mostly bother me, Peter Hume is pushing the renaming of Wellington now.

Mike is away exploring Nova Scotia by RV so I am on my own this Tuesday. Never fear though as we have an exciting show lined up for you. First off, Mike’s pre-recorded voice will be joining us at 8:10 when he speaks with Richard Florida about his new book The Great Reset. At 8:30 I will be speaking with Nikki Mosley regarding the upcoming MEC Bikefest taking place on June 20th at Lebretton Flats. Finally at 7:30 we will be having a special give-away so tune in for that! As per usual we air on 93.1 CKCU FM in Ottawa and www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

The World Cup kicked off in South Africa on Friday. Time for everyone’s latent pride in their ancestral homeland to emerge.

The latest in the on-going Afghan detainee affair: Apparently in 2006 General Rick Hillier ordered the a more diligent system of monitoring Afghan prisoners and was ignored.

Ottawa Police cracks down on cyclists riding on the sidewalk.

Shareholders of Canwest Global Media approve sale of newspapers to a group led by Paul Godfrey.

Moose # 2 is shot and killed by Ottawa Police.

With summer right around the corner it means its time for VIA Rail workers to threaten a strike.

Happy Easter Tuesday? I guess the limit of holidays after Easter can only extend so far. Regardless tune in to Adam and Mike this Tuesday morning. As per usual we air from 7-9am on 93.1 CKCU FM in Ottawa or on www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

It seems the story of the upcoming Ottawa mayoral race is who won’t run. Peter Hume declares that he is out.

Our current mayor wants to move Ottawa’s Greyhound Bus Station out to where the VIA Rail Station is.

While there probably won’t be a Canadian election this spring, there is certainly going to be a British one.

However if there was a spring vote on which Federal leader Canadians would like to have a beer with, Jack Layton would win. (This makes me hate democracy)

Federal MPs seek to understand the internet with Google’s help.

The US makes it very clear; they want Canada to stay in Afghanistan. But maybe Canada has something different in mind? Like the UN Mission in the Congo? Well…think again.

Not missing its chance to make something tragic into something political: Vic Toews vows to crack down on the National Parole Board in the wake of them pardoning former hockey coach Graham James.

Canada’s definition of maternal health differentiates pretty substantially from that of the US and UK.

Mike is off doing real people stuff this morning so I am holding down the fort by myself this week. That means a little more music than usual but at 8:10 we have an interview with Dave Mason who is Deloitte’’s Ottawa Tax Leader. He will be discussing the recent Federal Budget and its implications for listeners. As per usual the show airs from 7-9am on 93.1 CKCU FM in Ottawa and at www.ckcufm.com everywhere else.

Federal Budget is released and the Liberals decide it isn’t worth forcing an election over.

Federal Minister for Women Helena Guergis celebrates International Women’s Day by announcing a Federal grant program designed to get more women elected to municipal governments…although don’t think about changing the words of “O Canada.”

Amazon.com wants more of a presence in Canada than just a .ca domain name.

A sin tax on pop? New York State thinks its a good idea.

Ottawa to become a little less ugly: Concrete barriers at US Embassy to be replaced.

Bob Chiarelli heading back to Queens Park.

Happy Tuesday! Welcome to the second full week of the Vancouver Olympics, a time where our normal mid-games hysteria at not winning is all the more urgent because they are being played within Canada. To help offset the growing realization that we probably won’t actually own the podium (and the nagging fear in all of us that Germany will beat our Men’s hockey team), Adam and I have an exciting show lined up. Join us from 7 until 9 on CKCU FM, 93.1 for those with radis, www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

At 8:30, I’ll talk with Shawn Menard of “Our Ottawa”, an collective of community organizers that is looking to have its voice heard in the lead up to and during the coming Municipal election. ]

Canada’s last WW1 veteran dies. Gordon Lightfoot: still allive.

Transit Committee bumps stroller ban to full council.

Obama has a plan for the Great lakes: no Brodeur in it.

Quebec Finance minister muses that the era of something for nothing might be coming to an end.

Lansdowne design symposiums begin tonight!

Last week, Josh had the opportunity to talk with members of Wide Mouth Mason about life returning to the road, what they’ve been up to in the last few years, and revisiting past concerts to make a live album.

They played Maverick’s last week, so ignore the pushing of the show. At times the phone was a bit spotty, so I do apologize if their are audio hiccups.

 Wide Mouth Mason on the Tuesday Blend [16:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today.

Forgive me: you only host a radio show on Groundhog’s day so often.

We have an exciting show lined up for this week: After 6 weeks away travelling the world and landing at AZNAC beach a century too late, Adam returns. If we’re lucky; he’ll regale with stories from the road. If he’s lucky, we won’t make him run up Dunton Tower while doing it.

At 7:30, we’ll be joined by Ottawa songstress Jill Zmud. At 8, we’ll chat with Darryl Boyce, Assistant Vice-President (Facilities Management and Planning) at Carleton, about the University’s new campus master plan. At 8:30, we’ll speak with Peter Raaymakers from Public Transit in Ottawa about their new Journal of Public Transit in Ottawa.

Also, apart from a series of terrible Groundhog puns, we’ll touch on the some of the following:

Ottawa’s growing need for a Springfield-esque coyote patrol.

Omar Khadr, Conservative Government simultaneously win and lose. Charter rights definitely lose.

Make parts of the moon an out-of-this-world heritage site?

Daycare to be Liberal priority number 1?

City finally considers fixing sewage overflow problem. Hint: It involves letting it mellow.

Obama unveils budget that has deficit best-articulated with made up numbers.

We’ve got a pretty exciting show lined up for tomorrow: at 7:30, we’ll be joined by mayoral hopeful Jim Watson; at 8:30, we’ll talk with George Dark, who is heading up the Lansdowne Strategic Design Review and Advisory Panel.

We’ll also touch on some of the following:

Iggy- make that Mr. Ignatieff- finishes his campus tour at the University of Ottawa.Josh was there.

In and out decision is out. Shifting spending space is apparently in.

Cabinet shuffle day! Best guess is that some people that made mistakes will be demoted, others will be promoted. The largely faceless and unidentifiable will still be faceless and unidentifiable.

McGuinty clears the air on LRT.

New Brunswick to revise hydro sale deal.

Liberals silence Ross Rebagliati

“Electrosensitives” bothered by electrical tower that had been turned off for 6 months.

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