The Fulcrum Radio Show

It’s been one heck of a run, this is our season finale.We’re at the end, it’s been an amazing journey. Right now, we do not know what the future holds. Our outgoing Editor-in-Chief, Charley Dutil is the one who thought of this podcast first, and so he should some credit for the idea. He also thought of adding a science section to the paper, and Emma Williams did a damn good j

Today on the show,Councillor Catherine McKenney opens the show from this week’s council meeting, questioning Mayor Jim Watson over his ousting of Councillors Diane Deans, Rawlson King, Carol Anne Meehan and Sandy Smallwood from the Ottawa police services board.This week Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly resigned and the councillors were ousted over the selection of a new interim po

Today on the show,Councillor Shawn Menard questions Joanne Read, The Ottawa Hospital's Executive Vice President and Chief of Planning and Development Officer. The proposed model, originally set with a $2.8 billion dollar price tag back in 2016, is currently expected to cost a lot more with rising construction costs.Which leads us to our feature interview, with Dr. Barry Bruce.Dr. B

Today on the show,We have an interview with Toon Dreessen. He's an architect here in Ottawa, whose writing frequently appears in the Ottawa Citizen, where he provides valuable insight and explanations about issues that arise in our growing city. Toon is a hybrid of advocate and educator, advocating for strong and accessible design, while taking big concepts and re-packing them into

Today on the show, We have an interview with Jerry Fiori of the Ottawa Disability Coalition. The Ottawa Disability Coalition is a network of organizations that have come together to advocate for a more equitable community that would ensure people with disabilities have the same opportunities in the City of Ottawa as every other citizen.He's on the show to talk to us about some of t

Today on the show,We have an interview with Leila, of the Ottawa Black Diaspora Coalition. The Ottawa Black Diaspora Coalition has organized a series of protests this week, in regards to the Ottawa Police Services budget increase, this year, it would total fourteen million dollars.We also have an interview with Stephanie Taylor, Stephanie is from the GottaGo! campaign, they're a lo

Today on the show,We have a special instalment of Women In Politics, an exclusive interview with Senator Kim Pate, who speaks to our Features Editor Amira Benjamin. Kim Pate is an independent Senator, who uses TikTok and other social media platforms to engage and keep Canadians informed of many issues across the country. She has a background in fighting for some of societies most v

Today on the show,We have a feature interview with Paul Johanis, Paul is from the green space alliance of Canada’s capital.He’s here to tell us about why green space is important, The Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital works to protect the disappearing green spaces across both Ottawa and Gatineau, in order to better the lives of the people who live there. And Emma Willia

Today on the show,We have a special exclusive with Re-imagine Ottawa, they’re doing a lot of work to bring to light the City of Ottawa’s plan to destroy the Experimental Farm. Atleast 600 trees, many of which are close to a 100 years old, and others are species from around the world that scientists have been preserving for decades will all be gone, in order to put a new Mega Ho

Today on the show,We have an interview, with Robin Browne of 613 - 819 Black Hub. He’s here to talk about the budget for Ottawa Police Services, whether or not more police equals less crime, as well as some of the ongoing issues facing people of colour in this city. We also have an interview with Dr. Gabriel Blouin-Demers, he’s a biologist based out of the University of Ottawa,