The Craig Needles Podcast

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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Episode 350: Will Ontario voters show up?

As we get closer to election day in Ontario, Craig is joined on the podcast by Fanshawe College politics professor Matt Farrell to talk about the race, the key issues and whether Ontario voters will actually go to the polls in large numbers.

Can we beak 40% voter turnout during a winter election?

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Episode 349: Less than a week until election day

The provincial election is less than a week away!

London North Centre Green party candidate Carol Dyck stopped by the studio to talk about the challenges of a winter campaign, what voters are saying at the door and more.

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Episode 348: Friday Round Table with Shawn Lewis, Cheryl Miller and Jeff Preston

Council changes direction on homelessness, Londoners can't afford rising rents and the provincial election continues - with Doug Ford in Washington.

Craig is joined in the studio by London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis, former city councillor Cheryl Miller and advocate Dr. Jeff Preston joined Craig at the stuio to discs those stories and more.

What's next for ArkAid and other agencies? How do we slow down rising rents? And will the Premier's trip to Washington impact both the election and tariff talks? Craig and the panel talk about those answers and more.

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Episode 347: Should Ontario voters be focused on healthcare?

Does the 2025 Ontario election even have a focus?

Lots of talk about tariffs and 'protect Ontario', but we seem to be short of concrete policy so far - at least from the Progressive Conservatives. 

London Health Coalition co-founder Peter Bergmanis joined Craig on the podcast to talk about what the party leaders have been saying so far, what he wants to hear them say and where our healthcare system should be going in the months and years to come.

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