{"id":33352,"date":"2026-06-05T15:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=33352"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:27:17","slug":"three-levels-of-government-failure-on-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/06\/three-levels-of-government-failure-on-homelessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Levels Of Government Failure On Homelessness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the wake of the announced House of Hope closure, fingers are being pointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should we blame the provincial government? London city council? Everyone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig was joined at the Covent Garden Market studio by former city councillor Cheryl Miller and advocate Dr. Jeff Preston to look at those questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, a conversation about Canadian downtowns &#8211; including London&#8217;s. Big City Mayors are asking for big investments from the federal government, aimed at improving cores all over the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will Mark Carny actually cut the cheque? What should the money be spent on?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus &#8211; a new report blames London&#8217;s rat problem on&#8230; Londoners. Is a $400 fine for not having a clean property enough to solve the rat issue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by London Hydro \u2013 with support from 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=nagwx-1ae0902-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\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><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the wake of the announced House of Hope closure, fingers are being pointed. 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