The Craig Needles Podcast

Episode 89: Friday Round Table with Cheryl Miller, Shawn Lewis and Dan Wylie

On the Friday Round Table this week, Craig welcomes former City Councillor Hollywood Cheryl Miller, City Councillor Shawn Lewis and Classic Rock 98.1 Program Director Dan Wylie to talk about the issues of the week. They talk about what measures should be taken ahead of the Pride London Festival Parade this weekend, whether the city should spend $120-million to replace London Transit Headquarters (17:24) and what Pillar Nonprofit Network owes the public, if anything, after making a leadership change (29:19). The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 88: Beth Mai on what needs to change at TVDSB

Beth Mai wants to be a Thames Valley School Board trustee this fall. Here in the summer, she stops by studio to talk to Craig about why she wants that job and her concerns about what's happening right now at the TVDSB. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 87: Friday Round Table

On this edition of the Friday Round Table, Thames Centre Deputy Mayor Kelly Elliott, London City Councillor Shawn Lewis and political insider Nathan Smith join Craig to talk about the issues of the week. First they talk about Hockey Canada re-opening their investigation into the sexual assault settlement arising from an incident in London involving eight members of the 2018 World Junior Team. Then they talk about data from Stats Canada showing significant income inequality in London - and why we can't we move that Santa house in Victoria Park? The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 86: Healthcare in Ontario, LAVs in Saudi Arabia

With concerns about hospital wait times amid another potential wave of serious COVID cases, Craig talks to Peter Bergmanis of the Ontario Health Coalition about the state of the system in the province. Also - why wasn't healthcare a bigger topic during the provincial election? Then, Craig plays a portion of Minister of Defence Anita Anand's media availability at General Dynamics - and wonders why sending Light Armour Vehicles to Saudi Arabia seems to not bother the federal government.  The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 85: Friday Round Table with Jared Zaifman, Shawn Lewis and Scott Kitching

London Home Builder's Association CEO Jared Zaifman, City Councillor Shawn Lewis and Blackburn Media News Manager Scott Kitching join Craig to talk about the issues of the week. They start with the Rogers outage that was freezing the nation on Friday afternoon, then talk about Patrick Brown being booted from the Conservative leadership race and some key housing decisions in London. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 84: The death of Justin Bourassa and why the SIU needs to be disbanded

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has cleared a London Police officer of criminal wrongdoing after a 29-year-old tennis pro was shot on Richmond Row in October of last year. However, there's some parts of the report that don't make sense in Craig's opinion. He explains why he has questions about the narrative the SIU has provided, and then shares his thoughts on whether we even need an SIU. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 83: Tom Hennessey and the Walk of Gratitude

100-year-old veteran Tom Hennessey is in the middle of walking 100 miles to raise money for homeless veterans. He spoke to Craig about his walk of gratitude, why he's doing it and told some stories about flying in World War II. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 82: Khalil Ramal

Former London-Fanshawe MPP Khalil Ramal wants to be London's next mayor. Why does he want the job? Does he think council made mistakes on issues like bus rapid transit or certain development choices? He talks to Craig about the issues and more on this episode of the podcast - which is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 81: Friday Round Table with Cheryl Miller, Carol Dyck and Nathan Smith

Former City Councillor Cheryl Miller, Green Party candidate Carol Dyck and insider Nathan Smith join the round table to talk about the breaking news out of the United States that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Then, they get into the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race (9:03), the continued slow pace of the municipal campaign registration (18:13), a possible new face in the Mayoral race (24:30) and another win for Tourism London (33:00). The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.

Episode 80: Jennifer Dunn on Hockey Canada, culture in sport

Hockey Canada executives were in Ottawa this week to talk about the settlement for a woman who claimed in court documents she was sexually assaulted by eight members of the Canadian World Junior team in 2018, at a London hotel. Jennifer Dunn, the executive director of the London Abused Women's Centre, joins Craig to breakdown what we heard. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.