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Longtime London, Ontario media personality Craig Needles talks about the biggest stories in the Forest City with local newsmakers and commentators.
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Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Asylum seekers, LHSC executives taking expensive trips and pedestrian safety in London are this week's topics on the Friday Round Table.
Craig is joined by YOU Executive Director Steve Cordes, United Way Elgin-Middlesex CEO Kelly Ziegner and political insider Ryan Guass join Craig to talk about the big stories.
They begin with concerns about a lack of support for asylum seekers creating resource challenges at London shelters, and the issue being brought to the forefront by councillor Corrine Rahman and Josh Morgan.
Then they look at institutional trust at the LHSC after a story about executives booking nearly half a million dollars in travel, and then they discuss how safe it is to walk in London after two pedestrians were killed in the city this week.
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
What are bird friendly windows?
Why should the province mandate them for certain buildings?
Brendon Samuels, a PhD candidate in the Department of Biology at Western University, joins Craig on the podcast to discuss his advocacy on the issue and why it's important.
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
In an episode of the podcast last week, Craig used some colourful language to describe the events surrounding a hub in northwest London being cancelled.
The hubs was cancelled because the CMHA didn't want to make people living at the Lighthouse Inn homeless, and while ignoring the residents was a massive mistake by the city decision makers, Craig suggests that the people in the neighbourhood who were opposed to the hub just wanted the hub stopped and didn't care what the reason was.
Michael Lerner, who represents members of the Ward 7 ratepayers association, reached out to Craig to discuss the issue and he appears on the podcast to break it all down.
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined by disability advocate Dr. Jeff Preston, lawyer Ali Chahbar and former city councillor Cheryl Miller to breakdown the issues of the week.
They talk about the plug being pulled on the homeless hub that was set to go on Fanshawe Park Road, Shmuel Farhi's rant at the Downtown London BIA meeting and more.
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
The homeless hub that was going to be at a motel on Fanshawe Park Road has been cancelled by the Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley.
They say it's because people who are long-term tenants of the motel would become homeless if the project goes ahead.
What's changed in the last month?
Pam Hill of CMHA joins Craig to discuss and then Craig shares his thoughts on how the situation has damaged the credibility of the homeless hub plan.
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Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Craig is joined in the studio by City of London Budget Chair Elizabeth Peloza, political insider Ryan Gauss and former London city councillor Cheryl Miller for this week's Friday Round Table.
They talk about who is to blame for London failing to meet provincial housing targets, city hall offering to help out some businesses dealing with issues surrounding homelessness and the idea of getting high school students onto LTC busses to get to and from school.
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Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Some people buy products because they're environmentally friendly.
However, in some cases, they're just marketed that way.
Dr. Wren Montgomery, an Associate Professor of Sustainability at Ivey Business School, joins Craig to talk about 'greenwashing'.
What is it? How do you spot it? Why to companies do it?
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Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined in the studio by London City Councillor Sam Trosow, Green Party candidate Carol Dyck and Blackburn Media News Manager Scott Kitching to talk about this week's top stories.
They dive into the City of London's winter homelessness response, why it took the city so long to finally send out green bins and the Trudeau government backtracking on the carbon tax.
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Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Sarah Jama has been booted from the Ontario NDP caucus.
The recently elected Hamilton MPP was removed following her controversial statements on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and issuing a letter indicating she may sue Doug Ford.
Some Ontario NDP members are furious and the party is in disarray.
Journalist Erica Ifill joins Craig to share her thoughts on how leader Marit Stiles handled what happened and what the next steps for the party might be - both provincially and federally.
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Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig welcomes United Way Elgin Middlesex CEO Kelly Ziegner, former Thames Centre Deputy Mayor Kelly Elliott and former London City Councillor John Fyfe-Millar to talk about the week's top stories.
They discuss the largest housing development in London's history being approved by council, the cancellation of a downtown festival for 2024, the potential of a teacher's strike in Ontario and the legal battle between Premier Doug Ford and NDP MPP Sarah Jama.
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