The Craig Needles Podcast
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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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New safe supply rules may not go far enough
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Will Carney government's online harms bill actually work?
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Three levels of government failure on homelessness
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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London could be a music city after all!
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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New TVDSB boss wants to win back trust
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Ford government pulls the plug on supportive housing
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May 25, 2026 |
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The latest election buzz, LTC, dogs in hot cars and more
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May 22, 2026 |
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Early surprise changes London council race
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May 20, 2026 |
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What will a Susan Stevenson for Mayor campaign look like?
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May 15, 2026 |
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Will homelessness crisis be the top election issue?
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May 08, 2026 |
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Advocates push for bail reform
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May 07, 2026 |
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It's local politics Super Bowl!
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May 01, 2026 |
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South London's traffic nightmare
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Council asks for help managing drug issues
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Why United Way cut off Big Brothers Big Sisters
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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"They clearly have some cash, because they're buying planes"
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Ford government changes leave cloud of confusion for TVDSB
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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What's really happening at the modular homeless shelter?
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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EAs navigate chaos at TVDSB schools
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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How will nursing cuts impact LHSC care?
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Could the 2026 election be more dramatic than we thought?
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Home builders warn of looming crisis
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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"You're going to have more open drug use on the street"
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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St. Joe's dog research whistleblower strikes back
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Ford's supervised consumption shutdown disaster
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Is somebody poisoning people in London's downtown core?
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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"We need a Rat Czar? A Rat King?"
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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"I, also am against rats being in the streets"
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Would $10k make you feel better about having to move?
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Is 'safer supply' making downtown drug issues worse?
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Developer donations cause sparks at city hall
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Can TVDSB avoid classroom cuts?
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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CEO defends controversial St. Joe's dog research
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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"We need real life plans, we don't need paper weights."
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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"Band-Aids are good, but I feel like we need stitches"
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Is the gun buyback program a massive failure?
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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"The people involved in this need to **** off"
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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What is a 'good neighbour', anyway?
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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BRT is back!
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Why is everyone getting sick?
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Will homelessness in Ontario double?
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Will some councillors get booted in 2026?
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Scrap the controversial temporary foreign worker program?
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Will past scandal haunt London Police Service?
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Crises, Shelters and Lawsuits
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Mayor Josh Morgan: London is in a state of emergency
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Episode 425: What bad test results say about Ontario's schools
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Episode 424: Former London city councillor facing criminal charges
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Episode 423: Growing Chefs Ontario Fights Food Insecurity
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Episode 422: Is London's opioid crisis getting better?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Episode 421: Speed cameras aren't a cash grab
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Episode 420: A quarter of Londoners don't like it here
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Episode 419: Was Carney's budget a 'disaster' for housing?
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Episode 418: Will 35% raise backfire on London councillors?
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Episode 417: Could a London engineering student change Canada's housing market?
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Episode 416: Council votes themselves a raise
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Episode 415: Jail scandal lets three accused murders go free
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Episode 414: Are we making the homelessness crisis worse?
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Episode 413: A TVDSB arrest and a TVDSB exit
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Episode 413: Go check out the Forest City Film Festival!
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Episode 412: Why sign London's top cop to a big contract extension?
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Episode 411: Environment vs. housing - how does London grow?
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Episode 410: Det. Gary Bezaire on what's changed at London Police
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Episode 409: Debunking "zombie" clickbait in London's core
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Episode 408: Reform after the Hockey Canada verdict
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Episode 407: Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Rhys Mendes
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Episode 406: Friday Round Table with Frances Moore, Jeff Preston and Matthew Newton-Reid
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Episode 405: Fixing London-Middlesex Community Housing
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Episode 404: Friday Round Table with Kelly Elliott, Mojdeh Azad and Carol Dyck
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Episode 403: Is London Transit getting better?
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Episode 402: Friday Round Table with Chris Moss, Ryan Gauss and Steve Cordes
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episode 401: London Hydro CEO Ysni Semsedini on the grid and the future
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Episode 400: Friday Round Table with Cheryl Miller, Roger Caranci and Devin Munro
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Episode 399: Shmuel Farhi
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 398: Friday Round Table with Scott Collyer, Mojdeh Azad and Jared Zaifman
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Episode 397: United Way pushes for more affordable housing
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Episode 396: Friday Round Table with Jennifer Dunn, Nathan Caranci and Jeremy McCall
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Episode 395: Time to break up the TVDSB?
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Episode 394: Friday Round Table with Cheryl Miller and Shawn Lewis
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Episode 393: Did the dog research at St. Joe's and Lawson need to be shutdown?
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Episode 392: Ousted TVDSB Trustee on Ford Government's School Board Take Over
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Episode 391: Friday Round Table with Devin Munro, Carol Dyck and Jeremy McCall
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Episode 390: Chief Thai Truong On Bail Reform, Downtown Safety
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Episode 389: Goodbye London!
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Episode 388: Friday Round Table With Shawn Lewis, Kelly Elliott and Scott Kitching
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Episode 387: Community orgs needing, getting help
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Episode 386: Friday Round Table with Cheryl Miller, Ryan Gauss and Scott Collyer
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Episode 385: Get used to these heatwaves
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Episode 384: Friday Round Table with Steve Lehman, Shawna Lewkowitz and Chris Moss
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Episode 383: How Unity Project Navigates the Homelessness Crisis
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Episode 382: Friday Round Table with Jared Zaifman and Mojdeh Azad
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Episode 381: Susan Stevenson motion draws ire from agencies, colleagues
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Episode 380: Friday Round Table with Frances Moore, Carol Dyck and Sara Mai Chitty
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode 379: Dramatic Hockey Canada trial is almost over
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Episode 378: London Music Week!
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May 27, 2025 |
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Episode 377: Friday Round Table with Kelly Elliott, Mojdeh Azad and Jeremy McCall
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May 23, 2025 |
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Episode 376: Executives, trustees failed TVDSB students
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May 20, 2025 |
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Episode 375: Friday Round Table with Frances Moore, Matthew Newton-Reid and Devin Munro
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May 16, 2025 |
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Episode 374: The future of TVDSB with Cheryl Miller
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 373: Shawn Lewis on Council Workload, London Transit and TVDSB
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May 09, 2025 |