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Charles Milliard, leader of the Quebec Liberal Party Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Tasha Kheiriddin, a writer and commentator for the National Post, GZero Media, and Substack
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800 - you can catch him every Sunday on Weekends with Joanne Vrakas at 7:20AM
Barry Appleton, international trade lawyer and co-director of the Center for International Law at New York Law School, and an Adjunct Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Paul Chablo, Chairman of Police Technology at CEGEP - John Abbott College and member of the board of directors of the International members of police academies and college training organization
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Political analyst David Heurtel is an attorney. He is a former Québec liberal cabinet minister and CEO of Montreal’s Olympic Park. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Éric Sansoucy, spokesperson for CORPIQ, the largest organization of rental property owners and managers in Quebec
Dida Berku, Former Côte-St-Luc city councillor
André Bernier, president of the association representing principals, assistant principals and administrative managers in schools
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Dr. Catherine Goudie, pediatric hematologist- oncologist, Montreal Children’s Hospita
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.
Dr. Lucie Opatrny, President and Executive Director of the MUHC
Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Julian Karaguesian served in the Canadian Ministry of Finance and the Canadian Embassy in Washington and he is now a professor of economics at McGill Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone
CJAD 800 legal contributor Chris Dimakos is a lawyer and managing partner at Dimakos Law Group. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Anthony Dimas, CPA, financial planner and market manager at TD Wealth
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin
Trudie Mason is with Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic Policy, and Paul Gott, lead singer of the Ripcordz and journalism professor at Concordia. PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon pledged to delay any Quebec independence referendum until Donald Trump leaves the White House. Quebec and Newfoundland signed a seventy billion dollar deal reshaping Churchill Falls power rates and funding future hydro projects. The Auditor General warned that Quebec faces massive spending cuts to meet its goal of a balanced budget by 2030. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada called for the revival of the REM de l’Est transit line to balance service with the West Island. A media investigation criticized the ongoing RCMP security costs for former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his international travels.
Tasha Kheiriddin, a writer and commentator for the National Post, GZero Media, and Substack
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800 - you can catch him every Sunday on Weekends with Joanne Vrakas at 7:20AM
Political analyst David Heurtel is an attorney. He is a former Québec liberal cabinet minister and CEO of Montreal’s Olympic Park. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Marty York, columnist for the National Post Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich—Gulf Islands since 2011 Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Julian Karaguesian served in the Canadian Ministry of Finance and the Canadian Embassy in Washington and he is now a professor of economics at McGill Image: Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP File
Eric Duhaime, Leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Shannon Desjardins, a nurse in Sudbury, Ont. & George Iny, executive-director of the Automobile Protection Association
Stirring Humanity theme that moves forward - Music Bed.
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.
Frédéric Bérard, founding lawyer of the firm Frédéric Bérard Société d'avocats, and a specialist in constitutional and administrative law
Guest Chelsea Finnie Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes In this episode of Sustain, Richard talks with Chelsea Finnie, Chairperson of Python New Zealand and a Senior Network DevOps Engineer at REANNZ, about the serious behind-the-scenes work required to keep open source communities alive. Chelsea shares how they moved from Python conference volunteer to community leader, then walks through Python New Zealand's financial crisis after discovering improper use of funds, the legal and governance challenges that followed, and how Linux Australia helped keep the organization and Kiwi PyCon alive. It's a candid conversation about trust, accountability, burnout, community rescue, and why open source leadership is about much more than code. Press download now to hear more! [00:01:47] Chelsea explains their work at REANNZ and their role as a senior network DevOps engineer including Python-based network automation and the PANDA initiative for advancing network device automation. [00:03:08] Chelsea talks about contributing an open source “glue” service connecting Prometheus Alertmanager to Argus using Flask. [00:04:21] Chelsea takes us through how they got involved with Python New Zealand, helping rescue AV production for a Kiwi PyCon event, and realizing they might be capable of helping run a conference themselves. [00:06:58] They share the lighter side of joining the Python NZ committee, including a sea shanty lightning talk and an election promise to write a Python-based sea shanty. [00:08:35] Richard shifts into the central issue: Python New Zealand leadership had been dealing with a major financial and governance crisis and Chelsea explains discovering the budget hole, seeking legal advice, reviewing the transactions, and what happened when Linux Australia stepped in. [00:14:43] Chelsea reflects on Linux Australia's role as a lifeline and why having financially stable open source organizations matters. [00:15:46] Richard highlights the often-overlooked legal and financial responsibility that comes with serving on nonprofit or open source boards and Chelsea shares where Python NZ stands now. [00:18:26] They tell us about the new safeguards and governance checks and notes that better accounting systems, such as Xero, would likely have exposed the financial problems earlier [00:20:31] Chelsea shares how they stay motivated through heavy work and the value of open source leadership. [00:21:57] Richard points out that Chelsea was not only helping fix financial and governance issues but also continuing to lead Python New Zealand and run events. Chelsea talks about the decision to run Kiwi PyCon on the “West Island.” [00:25:08] Chelsea says one of their goals as chairperson is to identify and support the next people who will lead Python New Zealand and future events. [00:26:14] Richard closes by encouraging listeners to get involved in their local open source communities, whether Python New Zealand or any other regional group. Spotlight [00:26:51] Richard's spotlight is, The Book of Knights. [00:27:17] Chelsea's spotlight is the video game, Outer Wilds. Links SustainOSS podcast@sustainoss.org richard@sustainoss.org SustainOSS Discourse SustainOSS Mastodon SustainOSS Bluesky SustainOSS LinkedIn Open Collective-SustainOSS (Contribute) Richard Littauer Socials Chelsea Finnie LinkedIn REANNZ Python New Zealand Catalyst Danny Adair GitHub Frank Keating LinkedIn Simon Merrick LinkedIn Kiwi PyCon ponekeshantyclub Tom Eastman LinkedIn Linux Australia The Book of Knights by Yves Meynard Outer Wilds Prometheus-argus-glue Sponsor CURIOSS Credits Produced by Richard Littauer Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound Show notes by DeAnn Bahr Peachtree Sound Special Guest: Chelsea Finnie.
Katie P. shares her current experience with a message of depth and weight for the West Island Roundup in Quebec, Canada in June of 2026. Find us and other Mad Dogs at https://maddogspeakers.com
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