{"id":32605,"date":"2026-02-27T14:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=32605"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:00:35","slug":"is-safer-supply-making-downtown-drug-issues-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/02\/is-safer-supply-making-downtown-drug-issues-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Is &#8216;safer Supply&#8217; Making Downtown Drug Issues Worse?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friday Round Table!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig is joined at the Covent Garden Market studio by former city councillor Cheryl Miller and former YOU executive director Steve Cordes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They tackle the latest dispute about the homelessness crisis at city hall, where one councillor is questioning per bed spending totals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, a look at the way the safe supply (or, prescribed alternatives as some are now calling it) is administered in London and councillor David Ferriera&#8217;s criticism of the &#8220;corner store&#8221; style of the way the program can be accessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, council expense reports are out! Do we really care how much a councillor spends?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=m4uck-1a5a0c5-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=podcast_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the show on your favourite podcast app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/f6821161-c427-469e-ad54-a9913e45cf3e\/the-craig-needles-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bcTUq6pZZCFbD7EDdxJpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/News--Politics-Podcasts\/The-Craig-Needles-Podcast-p1560524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-craig-needles-podcast\/id1593395773\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-craig-needles-podcast-236255548\/\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Craig on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NeedlesOnNews\">Twitter\/X<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/craigneedles.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craigneedlespodcast\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Friday Round Table! 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