The Craig Needles Podcast

Episode 360: Bridging the gap in the homelessness crisis

There's been a lot of conversation and arguments about London's homelessness crisis - both at and away from city hall.

But, is there common ground between the city and service providers? How should we move forward?

 London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis Ark Aid Street Mission Executive Director Shawn Lewis joined Craig in the studio for an in-depth conversation.

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Episode 359: Friday Round Table with Jessie Rodger, Devin Munro and Jeremy McCall

We're gearing up for a federal election!

Craig is joined in the studio by Anova executive Director Jessie Rodger, political insider Devin Munro and community builder Jeremy McCall.

The panel discusses the upcoming vote, how everything appears to be going the Liberal's way right now, how that might change and more.

Then, conversation about Mayor Josh Morgan's quest to get the tax hike under 5% and where the money could be found, plus the TVDSB spent $300,000 on legal bills - in a month.

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Episode 358: Can we still talk housing during a Trump-focused election?

Nate Erskine-Smith, the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, stopped by the 700 Richmond studio to chat with Craig about his (relatively) new portfolio, how the political landscape has changed in Canada, how housing will be discussed in what will undoubtedly be a Trump-focused election and why voters should give the Liberals another chance to fix this file.

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Episode 357: Friday Round Table with Scott Collyer, Shawna Lewkowitz and Carol Dyck

Well, it has been a week.

Tariff talk, meetings in Washington, a new Prime Minister and more dominate the national news. Meantime in London, the turmoil at the Thames Valley District School Board seems to be getting worse and more executives have left the board or taken a leave of absence.

Plus, London West MP Arielle Kayabaga is a cabinet minister!

Craig is joined by a panel of political insider Scott Collyer, former federal NDP candidate Shawna Lewkowitz and former Green Party candidate Carol Dyck to break it all down.

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Episode 356: Talking to Americans

As the Trump tariff chaos rages on, some Canadian politicians are talking to their US counterparts about the economic damage both countries are suffering.

Alysson Storey, a councillor in Chatham-Kent and a board member for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities joined Craig on the podcast where she talked about her trip to Washington - and talks with both Republican and Democrat politicians.

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Episode 355: Karina Gould talks Trump, housing and more

As Canada goes through trade war turbulence, the Liberals are in a leadership race.

Canada's next Prime Minister will be revealed Sunday and candidate Karina Gould joins Craig on the podcast to talk Trump, housing, affordability and more.

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Episode 354: Friday Round Table with Ryan Gauss, Mojdeh Cox and Matthew Newton-Reid

We cap off tariff week by breaking down the ever-changing news with political insider Ryan Gauss, organizational consultant and community activist Mojdeh Cox and lawyer Matthew Newton-Reid.

They tackled the latest Trump craziness, the ongoing Liberal leadership race and then the latest changes at the Thames Valley District School Board - where former education director Mark Fisher is among the latest executives to be on the outs.

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Episode 353: Elbows up!

What is the government doing as Donald Trump tries to, in the Prime Minister's word, annex Canada?

London North Centre MP Peter Fragiskatos joined Craig to talk about the latest from the Trump administration, the 30 day auto sector pause, the Liberal leadership race and more.

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Episode 352: Tariffs have arrived, what do we do?

After an illness-induced break, Craig is back and talking tariffs.

The 25% tariff on Canadian goods entering the US has been imposed by Donald Trump - and Canada is striking back. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have both held news conferences today, explaining their responses to the rump tariffs and reaffirming their commitment to Canada's sovereignty. 

Mahmood Nanji, Policy Fellow at Ivey Business School and a former Associate Deputy Minister at Ontario’s Ministry of Finance, joined Craig to share his thoughts on what's happened and what might be next.

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Episode 351: The election issues that matter

What are candidates hearing about during the provincial campaign? Do voters even want to go to the polls on Thursday?

London West NDP candidate Peggy Sattler joined Craig at the Covent Garden Market studio to talk about those issues and more as we close in on Thursday's election. 

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