Craig welcomes former city councillor Cheryl Miller, Elgin-Middlesex United Way CEO Kelly Ziegner and Youth Opportunities Unlimited CEO Steve Cordes to the Covent Garden Market studio talk about London's top stories of the week.

The tackle the Ontario Civilian Police Commission report on Councillor Susan Stevenson, calling her social media posts "can bring (her) compliance with the code of conduct into question.”

Then, they talk about the City of London's ongoing pursuit of affordable housing and a new report saying 2.5 million people in Ontario don't have a family doctor - what does that say about our healthcare system?

It's been a time of transition at the London Health Sciences Centre. Will a change in management help get he hospital's finances in order?

Board Chair Matthew Wilson and acting-CEO David Musyj join Craig at the Covent Garden Market studio to discuss what's next.

How can the budget deficit be fixed? What can the board do differently to avoid problems in the future? How will the next President and CEO be selected?

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On this week's round table, Craig is joined by London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis, London Home Builders Association CEO Jared Zaifman and former London city councillor Mariam Hamou to discuss the week's top stories.

They look at the LCBO strike and the impact it may have on the Ford government, the battle over money between the province and the Thames Valley District School Board ad the rapidly increasing vacant commercial space in downtown London.

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The Thames Valley District School Board is facing a funding shortfall and problems are showing up in the classroom because of it.

How did we get here?

Beth Mai, the chair of the board, joined Craig in the studio for a wide ranging conversation on education, the provincial government and the future of school boards.

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On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig welcomes former Thames Centre Deputy Mayor Kelly Elliott, PhD candidate A.J. Wray and former council candidate Jeremy McCall to the studio to talk about the week's top issues.

They dive into the efforts of some London city councillors to save some money on your tax bill - with some controversial ideas to some. Also, a massive deficit at London Health Sciences Centre and the Conservative Party of Canada' safe supply attacks are now targeting a London doctor.

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At a meeting on Wednesday, members of the London Health Sciences Centre board of directors were told that after running a $78-million deficit in the last year, they project to run one of $150-million in the upcoming fiscal.

How did this happen? How can it be fixed? Acting President and CEO David Musyj spoke with Craig at the hospital to share what he's learned in the short time since taking on his new role.

Economist Mike Moffatt, a founding director of the PLACE Centre, joins Craig on the podcast to talk about how the housing shortage is shaping Canadian politics in the wake of the Liberal by-election loss in Toronto-St. Paul's.

How does a generation being frozen out of home ownership impact voting? Will Justin Trudeau soon exit political life? Will an Ontario election come sooner rather than later?

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On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined at the Covent Garden Market studio by City of London Budget Chair Elizabeth Peloza, former city councillor Cheryl Miller and political insider Scott Collyer.

They talk about Shmuel Farhi's interesting (but perhaps unwanted) proposal for a new London city hall, changing ward boundaries in London, growing salaries for leaders at the Thames Valley District School Board, and whether we need to have school boards at all.

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Why are advocates of Safe Supply so passionate about the positives of the program?

Dr. Andrea Sereda of London Intercommunity Health Centre, one of the leading safe supply advocates in the country, joins the podcast to explain her side of the debate.

She and Craig discuss the program's history, it's effectiveness, and the criticisms - both the legitimate ones and the ones made in bad faith.

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Listen to Dr. Sharon Koivu's concerns about the program from last week's episode here.

On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined at the Covent Garden Market studio by activist Mojdeh Cox, disability advocate Dr. Jeff Preston and political insider Ryan Gauss.

The panel discusses the ongoing London Police investigation into what they're calling a potentially hate-motivated arson, more changes at the London Health Sciences Centre and cuts at the Thames Valley District School Board.

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