The Craig Needles Podcast

Episode 118: CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn

As the provincial government prepares to use the notwithstanding clause to force a new collective agreement on 55,000 school support staffers, CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn joins Craig on the podcast to talk about what's happened and what may happen next. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 117: Friday Round Table with Skylar Franke, Shawn Lewis and Elizabeth Peloza

It's an all-council post-election edition of the Friday Round Table. Skylar Franke, Shawn Lewis and Elizabeth Peloza joined Craig on the heels of their election victories to talk about the race, voter turnout, Londoners key priorities and more.

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Episode 116: Susan Stevenson

The Ward 4 councillor-elect joins Craig to talk about her campaign, a vote-splitting win, her past donations to the People's Party of Canada and how she hopes to see people in poverty get more assistance. 

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Episode 115: Kate Graham on voter turnout

Only 25% of eligible Londoners voted in the municipal election. That was actually a middle of the pack total among Ontario cities. Why do so few people want to vote? Political scientist Kate Graham joins the podcast to share her thoughts. Then, Craig talks about the results of London's municipal election and what his biggest surprises were when the results were (slowly) coming in. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 114: Friday Round Table with Mojdeh Cox, Cheryl Miller and Ryan Gauss

On the Friday Round Table, Craig welcomes activist Mojdeh Cox, former London city councillor Cheryl Miller and political insider Ryan Gauss to the studio.

They talk about policing in London in the wake of a few negative national news stories about the service, and then discuss the Ford government's plan to send parents $200 to get their kids help with math.

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Episode 113: Long COVID research at Lawson, changes at London Police HQ

London researchers have discovered some biomarkers in long COVID patients. What does that mean? Dr. Douglas Fraser of Lawson Health Research joins the podcast to discuss what this could mean for the treatment of long COVID. (Link to the story about the study here: https://blackburnnews.com/london/london-news/2022/10/13/london-researchers-say-people-long-covid-unique-blood-markers/). Then, Craig shares thoughts about Steve Williams' announcement that he'll retire from his role as Chief of London Police Service next year and how it does (and doesn't) relate to negative news stories about LPS over the last few months. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

 

Episode 112: Friday Round Table with Shawna Lewkowitz, Steve Holland and Scott Kitching

Former NDP candidate Shawna Lewkowitz, CUPE Local 101 President Steve Holland and Blackburn Media news manager Scott Kitching join Craig to talk about the top issues of the week on the Friday Round Table. With ten days left until the municipal election, they talk about what may drive voter turnout and the key campaign issues, then discuss the province's ongoing negotiations with CUPE education workers (15:43), and more negative national news stories about London Police (25:46). The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 111: DT Cochrane on tax avoidance, Craig on Hockey Canada

DT Cochrane did a report for Canadians 4 Tax Fairness showing big corporations are avoiding paying roughly 30-billion in taxes each year. How do they do it? How do we fix it? DT joins to discuss. Then, (20:11) Craig's thoughts on the resignations at Hockey Canada and what may be next, and a few thoughts on the municipal election as we're less than two weeks out (26:10). The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 110: Friday Round Table with Jessie Rodger, Shobhita Sharma and Cheryl Miller

On the Friday Round Table, Craig talks with ANOVA Executive Director Jessie Rodger, political insider Shobhita Sharma. They talk about Pierre Poilievre's video tags, door knocking gone bad for a London City Councillor (7:30), the unfolding situation at Pillar Non-Profit Network (12:30) and the 20th anniversary of Budweiser Gardens (18:30). The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 109: Budweiser Gardens turns 20

The downtown arena is 20 years old this month, and has been a massive success for London's core. Craig chats with the arena's General Manager, Brian Ohl about the anniversary, his greatest memories and shows they'd love to land. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.