{"id":33990,"date":"2026-09-04T13:50:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=33990"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:50:47","slug":"should-council-pump-cash-into-ltc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/09\/should-council-pump-cash-into-ltc\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Council Pump Cash Into LTC?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we get closer to the 2026 election, council is debating an issue that many voters have identified as a high priority: transit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>London Transit Commission &#8211; which is now run by councillors &#8211; is asking for a $2-million budget increase to help stay ahead of rising fuel costs and other price increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should council go for this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former City Councillor Cheryl Miller and London Development Institute Executive Director Scott Collyer joined Craig for the Friday Round Table to breakdown that story and look at the latest in the municipal election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, a whole lot of by-elections federally and provincially. Are governing parties just going to keep winning until Donald Trump is out of office?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by London Hydro, 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=mik4j-1b50a00-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><\/p>\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":"As we get closer to the 2026 election, council is debating an issue that many voters have identified as a high priority: transit. 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