{"id":32961,"date":"2026-04-17T14:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=32961"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:59:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:59:55","slug":"they-clearly-have-some-cash-because-theyre-buying-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/04\/they-clearly-have-some-cash-because-theyre-buying-planes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;They Clearly Have Some Cash, Because They&#8217;re Buying Planes&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former city councillors Roger Caranci and Cheryl Miller joined Craig at the studio to breakdown the issues of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, they look at the proposed changes to the trustee role at Ontario school boards. Can we make the changes needed to get the education system on the right track?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, the City of London has a multi-million dollar surplus from the property tax base. Should that be spent on homelessness initiatives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the story that ties the two together &#8211; Premier Doug Ford has gone out and bought a private jet for nearly $29-million. Maybe some of that money could have helped the school system?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by London Hydro &#8211; and brought to you by Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/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\n\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=yd233-1a9fd24-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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former city councillors Roger Caranci and Cheryl Miller joined Craig at the studio to breakdown the issues of the week. 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