On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined in the studio by Y.O.U. Executive Director Steve Cordes, political insider Sarah Browning and PhD candidate A.J. Wray to breakdown the biggest stories of the week.

They start with Doug Ford's comments on fourplexes in Ontario and how it may run counter to federal Conservative messaging.

Then, they look at the proposed re-brand at the Thames Valley District School Board and what that says about the board's priorities and the proposed London Transit audit and what may come from it.

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The US is a step closer to banning TikTok.

What will that mean in Canada? And for people who make their living on that site? And is TikTok really any worse than apps like Facebook, Instagram or YouTube?

Craig welcomes Dr. Anabel Quan-Haase, from the Faculty of Media and Information Studies at Western, to the podcast to breakdown those questions and more.

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On this week's Friday Round Table, the Craig is joined by London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis, Elgin-Middlesex United Way CEO Kelly Ziegner and London Home Builder's Association CEO Jared Zaifman to tackle the top stories of the week.

The discuss whether building is happening fast enough in London, the province not giving the city housing funding, the potential sale of the LCBO and traffic safety in London.

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Economist Mike Moffatt joins Craig to talk about the new report from the Task Force for Housing and Climate, called the Blueprint for Better and More Housing.

Canada needs homes. And we need them fast. How do we get them?

Mike goes over recommendations for federal, provincial, and municipal governments.

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On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined by London Abused Women's Centre Executive Director Jennifer Dunn, ANOVA Executive Director Jessie Rodger and political insider Ryan Gauss.

They talk about whether encampments are part of the "fabric" of London - as a city staffer said this week.

Also, increased CCTV in the downtown core and whether a lopsided by-election loss in Durham is a sign of bad things to some for the Trudeau Liberals.

The Craig Needles Podcast and Classic Rock 98.1 have a new home!

The new, extra studio is at the Covent Garden Market, in the heart of London's entertainment district. Market GM Amy Shackleton and John Fyfe-Millar, the market's board chair, joined Craig on the podcast to discuss the new partnership and the exciting days ahead.

Then, Brian Lynch, a patient at the London Health Sciences Centre, joins Craig to talk about his male breast cancer diagnosis and the stigma surrounding that illness.

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The hot debate surrounding the city's budget is the big topic on this week's Friday Round Table.

Craig is joined in the studio by London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis, activist Mojdeh Cox and former Green party candidate Carol Dyck to break it all down.

The group also discusses budget problems at the Thames Valley District School Board and Brian Mulroney's legacy.

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As debate over London's policing budget intensifies and council gets set to make a decision, London Police Chief Thai Truong and London Police Services Board chair Ali Chahbar join Craig in the studio to discuss the sticker shock felt by some in the community over the $672-million price tag.

On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined in the studio by former city councillor Cheryl Miller, former council candidate Jeremy McCall and Blackburn Media News Manager Scott Kitching.

They discuss the man who killed four members of Our London Family being found to be a terrorist, the final week of a tumultuous London budget process, and have a conversation about council debate surrounding graphic anti-abortion posters in London.

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On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined on the panel by former Thames Centre Deputy Mayor Kelly Elliott, and political insiders Ryan Gauss and Nathan Caranci.

They discuss the city's budget Hunger Games (Craig's words) and whether having agencies openly lobby council is a good thing.

Then they look at the upcoming by-election in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex and whether it will tell us much about where Ontario voters are at ahead of the 2026 election.

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