About
Rose City Politics is a weekly, hour-long show focused on the movers-and-shakers affecting the political scene in Windsor, Ontario. Municipal politics is the emphasis when you join panelists Pat Papadeas, Don Merrifield and Doug Sartori as they disect, debate, educate and inform on political happenings in Windsor and Essex County.
Recent Episodes
Pat, Don, Kristen and Doug are joined by retired journalist Doug Schmidt for an election post-mortem.
Kristen Siapas interviews Ward 4 candidate Rasha Zaid.
Pat, Kristen and Doug are joined by Olivia Holt and Jon Liedtke for a pre-election round table.
Municipal finance is the topic as Pat, Kristen, and Doug are joined by accounting professor Brad Ouellette to discuss taxes, the budget, and campaign promises.
Pat, Don, Kristen and Doug discuss the endorsements the Windsor District Labour council did (and didn't) make in the 2026 Windsor Municipal Election. Later, a discussion of political endorsements in more general terms.
Pat Papadeas interviews Ward 3 candidate Spiro Spiliadis.
Kristen interviews Ward 10 candidate Wally Chafchak
Kristen interviews Ward 7 candidate Victoria Soluade.
Kristen interviews Ward 6 candidate Jeremy Renaud
Pat interviews Ward 7 candidate Beth Anne Prince.
Pat interviews Ward 5 candidate Ken Acton
Doug interviews Ward 5 candidate Shane Potvin.
Doug interviews Ward 1 candidate Darcie Renaud.
Regular panelists Pat , Don, and Kristen are joined by guests Joe McParland and Blake Roberts to discuss the September 29th Chamber of Commerce Mayoral debate.
Pat interviews Natasha Feghali, Ward 5 candidate.