Episodes
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined on the panel by former Thames Centre Deputy Mayor Kelly Elliott, and political insiders Ryan Gauss and Nathan Caranci.
They discuss the city's budget Hunger Games (Craig's words) and whether having agencies openly lobby council is a good thing.
Then they look at the upcoming by-election in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex and whether it will tell us much about where Ontario voters are at ahead of the 2026 election.
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Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Episode 243: J Stevens on the state of radio and a new show
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
J Stevens is the new morning show host on Classic Rock 98.1!
J and Rubino launches this week, and J sat down with Craig to talk about his new role, the state of the radio industry and how local radio still matters.
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Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Craig is joined by a panel of PhD candidate A.J. Wray, political insider Scott Collyer and former federal NDP candidate Shawna Lewkowitz.
They talked about London's budget priorities - from police, to transit, to libraries - as well as the future of media after the news of another round of massive layoffs at Bell.
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Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Episode 241: Do London Police need $672-million?
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
The London Police budget ask is a massive $672-million dollars.
Do they need all of that money to keep the city safe, as their chief and board have said? Where could they find cuts?
Former London Police officer and current professor at King's University College Dr. Lesley Bikos joins the podcast to share her thoughts.
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Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined by former city councillor Cheryl Miller, Y.O.U. Executive Director Steve Cordes and London Home Builder's Association C.E.O. Jared Zaifman.
They discuss the $672-million police budget ask and the London Police Association statement blasting "defund the police zealots", as well as Mayor Josh Morgan's proposed 8.8% tax increase next year and the latest on the Hockey Canada sexual assault case.
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Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Episode 239: What's next in Hockey Canada case?
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Former Knight Alex Formenton, along with four current NHL players, have turned themselves in to London Police amid the 2018 Hockey Canada sex assault case.
What's next? How long will it take until we get some answers? How does the civil settlement impact the criminal case?
Defense lawyer Alison Craig discusses on this edition of the podcast.
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
City of London budget chair Elizabeth Peloza, London Abused Women's Centre Executive Director Jennifer Dunn and activist Mojdeh Cox join Craig for this week's Friday Round Table.
They discuss the Mayor's State of the City address, the police budget, the reported plan by London Police to arrest five members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior team and whether the kindergarten curriculum needs to change.
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Episode 237: Can development be green?
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
In the middle of a housing crisis, London needs development.
But can that development be environmentally friendly?
On the heels of a conversation at city hall, councillor Skylar Franke and London Home Builder's Association CEO Jared Zaifman join Craig to breakdown what the city wants to do and how it could work for developers.
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined in the studio by London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis, former city councillor Roger Caranci and PhD candidate A.J. Wray.
They breakdown compensation for London City Councillors and what the future should look like, as well as an open meetings violation found by the Ontario Ombudsman and Doug Ford's plan to have people head to Wal-Mart or Staples to get a health card.
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Episode 235: Hidden costs of Service Ontario's Staples move
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Doug Ford's government has announced a pilot project that will see Service Ontario kiosks be located within Staples and Wal-Mart stores.
Critics have said the plan would end good jobs and send provincial tax dollars to major US corporations. But, some advocates are worried about legal outcomes for low income Ontarians.
Jamie Hildebrand, Executive Director of the Huron Perth Community Legal Clinic, which is funded by legal aid, joins Craig to share his thoughts.