Future Intended Podcast

January 1, 2025 came and went last year, and with it, the deadline for implementing the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), a statute enacted 20 years ago to improve accessibility standards.

Experts have warned that Ontario is ... more

One of the most sobering indicators of Hamilton’s affordable housing crisis is the erosion of affordable housing stock: increasing rents and the sale of buildings has dramatically reduced the number of affordable units in our city.

There is no magic... more

Although encampments have become more visible in Hamilton and other cities since the pandemic, they are not new. In the 1920s and 30s, a group of people lived in “ramshackle boathouses”, the so-called Shacktown of Cootes Paradise. This caused public ... more

In this episode of Future Intended, Rudi Wallace hosts Mirand Jurilj, Public Education Co-ordinator at SACHA, to talk about the organization’s history, its services, the annual Take Back the Night event, rape culture and how we all have a role to pla... more

Rudi Wallace hosts Dr. Rick Monture, Professor, English & Cultural Studies at McMaster University and author of We Share our Matters: Two Centuries of Writing and Resistance at Six Nations of the Grand River.

We're joined by Cole Gately (Adult educator) and Amber Dean (Professor, English & Cultural Studies, McMaster University) to talk about LGBTQIA+ activism in Hamilton, past, present and future.

Terry Cooke hosts Janine Stoll (Operations Manager and Co-Founder, Ladybird Animal Sanctuary) and Greg Evans (Business Partnership Lead, Progressive Animal Welfare Services).

Terry Cooke talks with the Honorary Hugh Segal to discuss his career in politics including his “lonely fight” as a Conservative to advocate for a universal basic income for all Canadians.