Windsor Speakeasy

Downtown Councillor motions to delay life-saving healthcare


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Guests: Renaldo Agostino, Brandon Bailey, Rino Bortolin, Brian Yeomans

We talk about Ward 3 Councillor, Renaldo Agostino and other stakeholders about his notice of motion to rescind the approval of a Consumption treatment and services site (CTS) delaying the project that was set to be serving the community in March. We brought up some archival speakeasy tape of outgoing Ward 3 Councillor Rino Bortolin talking about how his work over his term to gain public buy-in from all sides. We Talk with Brandon Bailey about his advocacy in the past for a safe injection site (SIS) in the city and what these sites mean to people who use drugs. We also talk to outgoing DWBIA chair Brian Yeomans about the consultation process during his term on the BIA.

Rino Bortolin: 7:21

Brandon Bailey: 13:49
Brian Yeomans: 27:45
Councillor Renaldo Agostino: 41:21

Resources:

Recording of this week's town hall presentation:

https://youtu.be/Nni_O7kYfxo

Website with other reports and resources:

https://wecoss.ca/

Link to the notice of motion:

https://www.citywindsor.ca/cityhall/city-council-meetings/pages/notice-of-motions.aspx

Pozitive Pathways Petition:

https://chng.it/CGcS7mZTRc

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