It's been another whirlwind news week in London.

Councillors anonymously sniping at each other (via survey), London transit busses are late (surprise) and we still don't really know what's happening with the Thames Valley District School Board after the province essentially turfed the trustees.

London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis joined Craig on the podcast to talk about these issues and more.

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A huge announcement from Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services - as they're creating 115 new highly supportive housing apartments thanks to a big investment from the Health and Homelessness Fund for Change.

The units won't be online until fall 2026 (in SoHo) and winter 2027 (on Huron Street) but Mayor Josh Morgan says the announcement is a huge step in battling the homelessness crisis in the city.

Morgan joined Craig on the podcast to talk about the announcement and some of the positive trends he's seeing in London's core areas.

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The Liberals are back in government! What's next for Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party? What about the NDP? Will the party survive?

Those election questions and more with former Green Party candidate Carol Dyck and political insiders Ryan Gauss and Nathan Caranci.

The panel then discusses the latest surrounding that City of London $60-million budget surplus and where the money might go.

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We had an election! Interesting stuff happened!

The Liberals won a minority - which was nearly a majority - and the Conservatives had a big night in London, while the NDP had a total disaster evening.

Craig is joined in the studio by the MP-elect for Elgin-St. Thomas-London South Andrew Lawton to talk about the results of the race, what sort of MP Andrew will be and what will be next for the Conservative Party of Canada after the loss and Pierre Poilievre losing his seat.

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One of the longest serving leaders in London's non-profit sector is stepping away.

Steve Cordes, the the executive director of Youth Opportunities Unlimited, says he'll be leaving the role in August after more than 40 years with the organization.

Craig and Steve talk about his time with Y.O.U., how the organization has grown, key success stories and more.

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An election, an explosion and the future of London's downtown.

Three big issues on this week's Friday Round Table and Craig is joined in the studio by City of London budget chair Elizabeth Peloza, former city councillor John Fyfe-Millar and CUPE Local 101 President Steve Holland to talk about them.

First, the Conservatives are talking about not believing the polls and there appears to be some infighting. Is the campaign going as poorly as it looks from the outside?

Then, a look at three issues that are linked.

First, should council break up the encampment at Watson Park after the explosion there this week?

What could the proposed London Police enforcement surrounding open air drug use mean for people who are homeless in the community?

And what is the city doing to help commercial building owners in the downtown?

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Craig's former colleague Andrew Lawton is back in the news - this time, after PressProgress uncovered he was involved in a Signal chat with leaders of the convoy protest that shutdown Ottawa in 2021.

He's the Conservative candidate in Elgin-St. Thomas-London South, and the story - along with others from Andrew's history in media - have been much discussed on the campaign trail.

In an effort to separate fact from fiction on these stories, Craig is joined by PressProgress reporter Luke LeBrun on this episode of the podcast, where they discuss Luke's reporting on the convoy Signal chat and more.

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The NDP has struggled to break though during this campaign - with some polling aggregators saying they may have less than ten seats in the new parliament. 

London-Fanshawe candidate Lindsay Mathyssen, who is projected to be one of those NDP MP's, joined Craig on the podcast to talk about the race, what she's hearing at the doors, how the party can break though and more.

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LTC is officially in council's hands, we have a new plan for battling London's homelessness crisis (again) and the Liberals seem to be in control of the federal election.

Advocate Dr. Jeff Preston and London Home Builders Association CEO Jared Zaifman joined Craig in the studio to break it all down.

What will the future of London Transit be? Can council right the ship (or the bus?) here? Meantime, Ark Aid got (some of) their funding request... will there finally be some stability in the homelessness sector?

And what can Pierre Poilievre do to turn this election around?

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