Experience is something that we all look for in our elected leaders. We want to see that they have been through challenges, and come out better on the other side. This week’s guest is John Tory, a man who has experience across the private sector as well as at every level of government. Throughout his career, John has worn many hats, but best known for his time as Mayor of Toronto. 

John is a lawyer, broadcaster, business leader, and if you remember is Black and Gold Raptors’ jacket, really into sports. Politically, he was principal secretary to Premier Bill Davis in the 80s, ran the federal party campaign in the 90s, and leader of the Ontario PCs from 2004 to 2009.

In our conversation today, I talked to John about the challenges he had as mayor and how big cities can get big things done. How we can work together with the Province and Federal Government of any stripe on how we can deliver for our communities.

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Host: Alvin Tedjo
Filmed by: Nicholas Maxwell
Edited By: Ryan Vopni
Writing and Research: Ryan Vopni
Filmed on location at Mississauga Civic Centre

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Today we are joined by Mississauga City Councillor Martin Reid. Martin and I are some of rookies on this council this term. Together, we are navigating how to get things done, how to represent our community and where we can find the stapler in a new place. Martin and I are only the third and fourth person of colour ever elected to Mississauga City Council.

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Host: Alvin Tedjo
Filmed by: Nicholas Maxwell
Edited By: Ryan Vopni and Ehab James
Writing and Research: Ryan Vopni and Raheem White
Filmed on location at Mississauga Civic Centre
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Toronto City Councillor Brad Bradford offers his take on modern municipal politics, having a local impact, the efficiency of municipal governments, and more - all in this episode of the In Camera podcast.

Kathleen Wynne offers her take on Mark Carney, Ontario's provincial election, the Canadian federal election, the future of cities, her legacy, and more - all in this episode of the In Camera podcast.

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Edited By: Ryan Vopni and Ehab James

Writing and Research: Ryan Vopni and Ehab James

Filmed on location at the University of Toronto - Emmanuel College

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On this episode we are joined by Guelph Mayor, Cam Guthrie. I ask him about how we can make cities of all sizes better, and as a shock to few it comes down to building homes our neighbours can actually afford. Mayor Cam has done a lot in Guelph to go from one of the cities with the slowest building approval times to one of the fastest. We also talk about how we can do more to support our neighbours without homes, what it's like being the mayor, and Cam's vintage blender collection.

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Host: Alvin Tedjo
Filmed by: Nicholas Maxwell
Edited By: Ryan Vopni and Ehab James
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Filmed on location at Mississauga Civic Centre
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For the second episode of In Camera w/Alvin Tedjo, we’re joined by the CEO of Food Banks Mississauga, Meghan Nicholls. We take a deep dive into the current state of Mississauga's food banks, exploring Canada's cost of living crisis, how we measure up to other cities in the Greater Toronto Area, and how we can make life more affordable for everyone. We cover it all by tackling the big questions. What’s next for Mississauga? What’s up with record high food bank usage? When can we put our food banks out of business?

For the first episode of In Camera with Alvin Tedjo, we’re joined by transit enthusiast and YouTuber Reece Martin, aka RM_Transit. We take a deep dive into the current state of Mississauga Transit, seeing how we measure up to other cities across the country, and how we can make getting around easier for everyone. We cover it all tackling the big questions. What’s next for Mississauga? What’s up with the Hurontario LRT? Why are we all mad about bikes? 

We discuss the role that integrated public transit plays in creating a less car dependent city and the existing and potential programs our city can undertake. We can’t discuss transit without diving into its environmental impacts. Reece gives his take on the future of Hydrogen and its part in transit. As we wrap up Reece shares his hope for the future. Tune in for an in depth discussion on how Mississauga can build a big city transit network to solve our big city congestion.

0:05 – Intro
4:25 – MiWay Report Card
9:10 – My past mayoral transit plan
18:20 – Car culture in Peel
25:25 – Do bike-lanes create more traffic
32:38 – Transit and the environment
40:00 – The struggle of getting things built
45:50 – What gives you hope we’re headed in the right direction

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Thoughts or suggestions for the show? Email me at [email protected]

Host: Alvin Tedjo
Filmed by: Nicholas Maxwell
Edited By: Ryan Vopni
Writing and Research: Ryan Vopni and Raheem White
Filmed on location at Mississauga Civic Centre

© 2025 Alvin Tedjo All Rights Reserved

Welcome to In Camera with Alvin Tedjo, the Big City Podcast about Big City Issues and Big City Solutions. Every other week I take you behind closed doors to talk with experts, colleagues, and friends about the issues affecting Mississauga.