{"id":33787,"date":"2026-08-07T14:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=33787"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:09:19","slug":"time-for-council-to-take-on-the-feds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/08\/time-for-council-to-take-on-the-feds\/","title":{"rendered":"Time For Council To Take On The Feds?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friday Round Table!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig is joined by a panel of London Home Builders Association Executive Director Jared Zaifman, former Thames Centre Deputy Mayor Kelly Elliott and London Property Management Association Executive Director Nathan Caranci to breakdown the week&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, council is being asked to cover for the federal government&#8217;s share of funding for some homelessness service providers in the city &#8211; again. Should city politicians go for this? Is this the time to take a stand against an upper level of government?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, the pushback on data centres has reached Strathroy &#8211; where a proposed site is not going ahead. Craig and the panel examine that issue and then discuss the latest MP defection from the Conservative Party of Canada.<\/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=wy4xy-1b2e30e-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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