{"id":33680,"date":"2026-07-24T13:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=33680"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:51:21","slug":"will-special-constables-become-an-election-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/07\/will-special-constables-become-an-election-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Special Constables Become An Election Issue?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friday Round Table!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig was joined in the studio by organizational consultant Mojdeh Azad, community advocate Jeremy McCall and former Green Party candidate Dr. Carol Dyck to break down the week&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, they tackle council&#8217;s controversial vote in favour of getting staff to look at the possibility of hiring special constables to fill enforcement gaps for London Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do we expect out of the staff report? Will this become an election issue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, the Ford government is playing defense on a few issues including hotel expenses and forest fire problems.&nbsp;&nbsp;Emergency Preparedness Minister&nbsp;Jill Dunlop had a&#8230; rough interview with CBC&#8230; and the government is taking criticism for cutting budgets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those conversations and more on this week&#8217;s Friday Round Table!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by London Hydro 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=gc87b-1b1c869-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":"Friday Round Table! 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