Craig Needles Podcast

Episode 393: Did The Dog Research At St. Joe’s And Lawson Need To Be Shutdown?

August 12, 2025 3:23 pm Published by

Last week: National Post breaks story about puppies being kept in brutal conditions at St. Joseph’s Health Care and Lawson Research.

This week: Doug Ford kiboshes the entire project.

Clearly, the Premier’s move is politically popular, but was that the right decision? Or maybe it was more complicated than some believe?

Maybe hospital leadership could have done more to mitigate the PR nightmare?

Dr. Brendon Samuels, a researcher and a member of the City of London’s Environmental Stewardship and Action Community Advisory Committee joined Craig on the podcast to discuss the story.

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