{"id":30024,"date":"2025-04-09T15:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=30024"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T19:02:01","slug":"craig-needles-podcast-episode-366-will-a-signal-chat-derail-andrew-lawtons-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2025\/04\/craig-needles-podcast-episode-366-will-a-signal-chat-derail-andrew-lawtons-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Needles Podcast Episode 366: Will A Signal Chat Derail Andrew Lawton&#8217;s Campaign?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Craig&#8217;s former colleague Andrew Lawton is back in the news &#8211; this time, after <a href=\"https:\/\/pressprogress.ca\/conservative-candidate-used-a-secret-signal-group-chat-with-freedom-convoy-leaders-right-wing-media-and-far-right-influencers\/\">PressProgress uncovered he was involved in a Signal chat<\/a>\u00a0with leaders of the convoy protest that shutdown Ottawa in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s the Conservative candidate in Elgin-St. Thomas-London South, and the story &#8211; along with others from Andrew&#8217;s history in media &#8211; have been much discussed on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to separate fact from fiction on these stories, Craig is joined by PressProgress reporter Luke LeBrun on this episode of the podcast, where they discuss Luke&#8217;s reporting on the convoy Signal chat and more.<\/p>\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"170\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=sv54j-1877083-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=podcast_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Follow the show on your favourite podcast app:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/f6821161-c427-469e-ad54-a9913e45cf3e\/the-craig-needles-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bcTUq6pZZCFbD7EDdxJpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/News--Politics-Podcasts\/The-Craig-Needles-Podcast-p1560524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-craig-needles-podcast\/id1593395773\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-craig-needles-podcast-236255548\/\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Craig&#8217;s former colleague Andrew Lawton is back in the news &#8211; this time, after PressProgress uncovered he was involved in a Signal chat\u00a0with leaders of the convoy protest that shutdown Ottawa in 2021. 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