Episode 425: What Bad Test Results Say About Ontario’s Schools
December 4, 2025 5:02 pmWe’re still trying to figure out what’s next for trustees, the standard testing/EQAO results are pretty bad, school boards all
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Episode 424: Former London City Councillor Facing Criminal Charges
November 28, 2025 1:44 pmIt’s Friday Round Table time, and Craig opens the podcast by sharing what he knows about the Mariam Hamou arrest
Episode 422: Growing Chefs Ontario Fights Food Insecurity
November 26, 2025 4:49 pmTeaching kids about food can help fight food insecurity. It’s true – and that’s one of the many things Growing
Episode 422: Is London’s Opioid Crisis Getting Better?
November 21, 2025 1:40 pmOn this week’s Friday Round Table, Craig welcomes former Thames Centre Deputy Mayor Kelly Elliott and community advocate Jeremy McCall
Episode 421: Speed Cameras Aren’t A Cash Grab
November 19, 2025 12:22 pmUnpopular take alert: Craig actually like speed cameras. And polling data says most people agree with him! Maybe the take
Episode 420: A Quarter Of Londoners Don’t Like It Here
November 14, 2025 1:57 pmCraig welcomes London Abused Women’s Centre Executive Director Jennifer Dunn, London Cares Executive Director Chris Moss and organizational consultant Mojdeh
Episode 419: Was Carney’s Budget A ‘Disaster’ For Housing?
November 12, 2025 4:27 pmThe reviews are in for Mark Carney’s first federal budget, and, in a lot of cases, they are not good.
Episode 418: Will 35% Raise Backfire On London Councillors?
November 7, 2025 2:01 pmLondon city councillors have voted themselves a 35% raise. Will they pay for it at the ballot box next October?
Episode 417: Could A London Engineering Student Change Canada’s Housing Market?
November 4, 2025 3:07 pmMeet Ribal Zebian. He’s received the Governor General’s Award of Honour and a $120,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship for his engineering
Episode 416: Council Votes Themselves A Raise
October 31, 2025 1:55 pmFriday Round Table! Craig was joined at the Covent Garden Market studio by former city councillor Cheryl Miller, political insider