Ontario Loud

Alexi, Alvin, Sam and Chris sit down with former Harper advisor Sean Speer to talk about the past, present and future of Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party, touching on populism, conservative thinking, and Doug Ford's affinity for Blu Ray, vans, and messing up the autism file. 

Alexi, Alvin, Sam and Chris talk about Maxine Bernier's party, the Ford government's continued bungling on class sizes and full-day kindergarten, and the overheated rhetoric of a lackluster Autism plan. Chris sits down with Stephanie Bertolo and Matthew Gerritts, two student leaders tasked with holding their student unions together after the conservative "opt-out" policy. 

Chris continues the conversation with former health Deputy Minister Bob Bell to talk privatization, the principles of the Canada health act, and how you could actually find savings in healthcare and improve outcomes. 

The NDP have revealed that Doug Ford has a secret plan to change everything in healthcare. Former Deputy Minister (Dr.) Bob Bell joins Chris, Alvin, Alexi and Sam to talk about the impact that the proposed "super agency" will have on patient care, and the politics and ethics of the leaked government plans. 

In the first of a series on the history and future of Ontario's three political parties, Alvin, Alexi and Chris sit down with Kate Graham to talk all things Liberal. What went wrong in the last election? What will it need to do to rebuild? Is there a role for a party occupying "the centre" moving forward? 

Did you know that Sam used to manage OSAP for the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities? That Chris worked on the ancillary fee file? That Alvin advised the Minister on the OSAP changes that preceded Free Tuition? That Alexi worked on other stuff but knows a lot about it anyway? Let them walk you through the implications of Doug Ford's billion dollar cut and attack on student organizations. 

Alexi, Alvin and Chris sit down with Dr. David Coletto of Abacus Data to parse through what the polling tells us about how Canadians feel about climate change, and how it might factor into the 2018 Federal Election. Can Justin Trudeau ride this issue to victory? Can Andrew Scheer convince people not to care? Find Out. 

Start the year off with Alexi, Alvin, Sam and Chris as they discuss Sex Ed and the Ontario Education Consultations, the massive victory for Northern Ontario First Nations in court, and some early thoughts on the Ontario Liberal Leadership race. 

Alexi, Alvin, Sam and Chris reflect on Doug Ford hiring his friends, the provincial controller resigning, and the over and under reported stories of 2018. Chris takes on Ontario Loud's first-ever book review too: talking about the highs and lows of Takedown: The Attempted Political Assassination of Patrick Brown.

Alexi, Sam and Chris dive into the wide world of Education, going over ten topics that have flown under the radar while we've been focused on fighting the repeal of the Sex Ed curriculum. Interested in Math scores, EQAO, Infrastructure, School Closures or Special Ed? This is the episode for you.