Removing Tents from Downtown Guelph: The Challenges
Dear Guelph Friends: As there will be a Special Council Meeting coming up in a couple of weeks on the challenges of tents in downtown, homelessness, drug use, and poverty,…
Tiny Homes Coalition
I recently had the pleasure of speaking on CBC KW about tiny homes and their future as part of Canada‘s housing paradigm. Here is the news story which accompanies the…
Parks Are Neither The Problem Nor The Solution
Recently, Guelph City Council addressed whether housing should be built in parkland: specifically Hugh Guthrie or Sleeman Park. This would be housing that was available at 10% below market value…
Donate or Ride: Support Our Healthcare
Folks again this year I am riding for Tour de Guelph and other fine community projects. TdG has been running for some years and has raised a $1 million or…
Official Plan 80 Amendments
This long blog post/article is about Guelph’s Official Plan hereafter expressed as OPA 80. For those unfamiliar with the technical nature of community planning, an Official Plan is a blueprint…
The Issues of Homelessness
Regarding the “unsightliness” of the homeless downtown The following is a response to a resident concerned about the “unsightliness” of the homeless downtown. Dear Resident, thanks for the question this…
Supporting Our Community: The Role of the Food Bank
As a City Councillor of Guelph, I am continually inspired by the strength and unity of our community. Guelph, a vibrant city with a population of 136,000, including the dynamic…
Ticketing The Homeless Is Pointless
I am getting many many emails expressing upset and outrage at the city suggesting we move the homeless along. I framed the following response as the overwhelming number of emails…
Ford government doubles down on strong mayor powers
I am confident that I am not alone in having concerns about Minister Calanadra’s dictum that mayors alone respond to confusion and chaos caused by Doug Ford’s apparent backing down…
Response to Protest: Parental Rights & Sex Education
Dear Citizen, Thank you for the correspondence in relation to the Sept. 20th protest. The following is my statement on this issue of Gender and Sex Education. Had I been…
Strong Mayors: Be Careful What You Wish For
Strong Mayor Powers Are A Double-Edged Sword I would not want to be a mayor with Strong Mayor powers. It is an awesome responsibility bound to anger everyone. Currently in…
Guelph’s Greenbelt Rally 2022
Guelph’s Greenbelt Rally Remarks by Phil Allt Thanks, MPP Mike Schreiner, Tanja Gevaert, Arlene Slocombe for sharing the stage with me. Togetherness drives community and progress. Miigwech, I would like…
The Answer to Affordable Housing: Smart Development
Recently, One of the Mayoral candidates has called for a Pro Development Council. I completely reject this. We don’t need a pro nor an anti-development Council. We need a thoughtful…