On The Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast

In this episode of On the Ledge - your DAILY Ontario politics podcast, we're joined by Daily Bread Food Bank CEO Neil Hetherington, Sheila Regehr from the Basic Income Network and pollster, John Wright. It's clear the trade war with the US is going to have a serious effect on Canada's economy. That's going to mean lost businesses, lost jobs, lost productivity. But the costs go beyond employment nu...

In this episode of On the Ledge - your Daily Ontario politics podcast: The Grits appear to be making some gains at the expense of the New Democrats. But it's not just based on the polling.  We're joined by John Tory, Amanda Galbraith, Keith Leslie and our resident pollster John Wright to take the pulse on the pulse of the campaign. There is some thought that the federal Liberal leadership campaign...

Today's episode of On the Ledge - the DAILY EDITION features the insights of our C.A.S.T. (Comms and Strategy Team) Lindsay Broadhead, Brad Ross, Anne Marie Aikins and Bob Reid. the team breaks down the latest developments in the Ontario election, including Doug Ford’s messaging strategy in Washington, Bonnie Crombie’s efforts to gain momentum, and the NDP’s struggle to keep up.  Despite the best...

In this episode of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast - the DAILY EDITION: We're joined by Laura Babcock, Gerard Kennedy and John Wright. Items on the menu include: Justin Trudeau's call for FREE TRADE across Canada to galvanize our economy against future instabilty and threats from U.S. trade antagonists. Ford’s Campaign Shift: With tariffs off the table, the Premier pivots to affordabi...

Look at the latest polling after nine days of campaigning in Ontario and Douf Ford's Progressive Conservatives are flirting with the possibilty of winning 99 seats in the legislature. A party would need 63 seats to form a majority. The same seat modelling, based on the latest polls, suggests the NDP would end up with 13 seats and the Liberals would win 9. It raises the possibility that neither opp...

In today's episode of On The Ledge, the panel tackles the latest political shifts following a temporary reprieve on tariffs, giving the Ontario election campaign a new trajectory. Doug Ford’s positioning as "Captain Canada" comes under scrutiny, while Bonnie Crombie and Marit Stiles fight for visibility amid the chaos of Trump-driven global headlines. The panel also explores affordability concerns...

Host: Dave Trafford Guests: Bob Richardson (Hammersmith Consulting), Anna Bailão (Former Deputy Mayor of Toronto), Sheila Regehr (Basic Income Canada Network) In this episode: The 30-day tariff reprieve and its impact on the Ontario election. With Premier Doug Ford’s lead solidifying in the polls, experts discuss how Bonnie Crombie and Marit Stiles can shift the narrative toward healthcare, afford...

The OTL Daily crew breaks down the escalating trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. as tariffs loom large. Host Dave Trafford leads the discussion with our insiders Keith Leslie, Tim Hudak, and Monique Smith from Global Public Affairs. They explore the economic and political fallout of Trump’s tariffs, Premier Doug Ford’s strategic response, and how this trade war plays into the Ontario elect...

The White House has confirmed February 1st will be Tariff Day for Canada, Mexico and China with no indication as to how that will play out or what will be affected. Add to that the mixed messaging that came out regarding the date of the tariffs! Today's DAILY edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast includes pollster John Wright, former Toronto Deputy Mayor Ana Bailao and Anne Marie...

The Ontario election campaign is a political marathon of daily sprints! So,here we are with the DAILY edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario Politics Podcast. In this episode, former Toronto Mayor John Tory, former Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak, veteran pollster John Wright, Queen's Park commentator Keith Leslie and Story Studio Network Chief Executive Producer Dave Trafford are around the table. Th...

We've lined up the Traveling Wilburys SUPER GROUP of political commentators in Ontario to dissect, discuss, analyze and scrutinize this provincial campaign. In this DAILY edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario Politics Podcast: We expect Doug Ford to run a front runner’s campaign. The Liberals and NDP appear to be alarmingly unprepared for this campaign BUT, Bonnie Crombie has finally announced wh...

Here we go! This is the first of 24, Monday to Friday, daily On the Ledge podcasts. We've lined up the Traveling Wilburys SUPER GROUP of political commentators in Ontario to dissect, discuss, analyze and scrutinize this provincial campaign. The WRIT RACE has started in Ontario. Premier Doug Ford met Lt. Governor Edith Dumont at Queen's Park this afternoon and the LG agreed to dissolve the legislat...

In this edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario Politics Podcast. Premier Doug Ford used the occassion of a public transit announcement in Brampton to let us know he will indeed be paying a visit to the Lt. Governor to dissolve the legislature and send the province to the polls on Thursday, February 27th. Ford insists he needs the mandate in order to spend tens of billions of dollars to fight the D...

In this episode of 'On the Ledge,' Dave Trafford and the team dive into Ontario politics and broader Canadian issues amid evolving US-Canada relations. It's a spirited conversation covering political strategies around proposed US tariffs, the role of Canadian premiers in shaping responses, and federal leadership dynamics. The importance of unity among Canadian provinces, potential provincial elect...

It was a poltical stink bomb like no other when Chrystia Freeland abrubtly resigned as Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. It sent shock waves that cross all party lines. For all the breathlees surprise, Justin Trudeau should have seen it coming! He fired Freeland mere days before she was scheduled to deliver the Fall Economic Statement. To make matters worse, he still expected her to tabl...

This is the penultimate episode of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast - for 2024! There's no shortage of programs, commitments, or promises to solve the housing shortage in Ontario. So why do we have an issue? Because, you've got to build houses to eliminate the shortage AND we're just failing to get shovels in the ground and homes built. (Some great reporting and commentary on this from...

In this week's episode of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast! The Auditor General's released her 2024 report and there's a lot of red meat in it for the Opposition and the Media - but does any of the scathing criticism stick to Ford Nation? Metrolinx is a mess and it got messier this week when CEO Phil Verster called it quits. The government was clearly caught off guard when Verster gave...

In this week's edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast: We break down the epic landslide win for the Progressive Conservatives in Nova Scotia; look at the Team Canada approach to Trump's tariff threats and the need to build more nuclear power generation in Ontairo. YOU CAN NOW LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE ABOUT THE SHOW! Let us know what you think.  Go to davetrafford.com and hit the T...

In this week's edition of On the Ledge - Your Ontario Politics Podcast: We pick apart the pre-campaign-campaign-ads. Ford is right on brand and Crombie misses the point. (It's not even clear who the Liberal ad supports!) But Marit Stiles won the week with her performance in Question Period. YOU CAN NOW LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE ABOUT THE SHOW! Let us know what you think.  Use this LINK https://www....

On the Ledge this week!   Kathleen Wynne wonders why school kids are less respectful and worse behaved than we were in the day.   Keith Leslie says we should all be ASHAMED of the staggering stats coming out of the 20224 Who's Hungry Report at the Daily Bread Food Bank.   John Wright draws a direct line between the national immigration strategy, the static housing starts and the sharp increased us...

In this week's edition of On the Ledge -you Ontario politics podcast. We can't NOT talk about Donald Trump's return to the White House! Our Front Bench weighs in on where the Democrats failed and how the GOP managed to grow its base into an unlikely coalition that landed Trump back behind the Resolute Desk. We also run through the pros and cons of voter-based subsidies for the provinicial politica...

In this episode of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast our Front Bench sifts through the remains of the 2024 Fall Economic Statement. No one on the pod thinks Ford's plan to give every child, woman and man a $200 cheque is money well spent - UNLESS the Dougie Dollars are meant to buy votes. The province won't come close to hitting it's housing targets. The LCBO took a revenue hit this yea...

In this edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast! The Ledge is back! And the consensus is Ford Nation's running up the score in the fourth quarter - heading for a campaign. But the NDP is still reviewing third quarter plays while Bonnie Crombie's Liberals are stuck on the sidelines. Former Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak and former Ontario Premier Kathleen agree there's alway a good dea...

In this edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast. Former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, former PC Ontario Leader Tim Hudak, pollster John Wright from Maru Public Opinion, veteran Queen's Park commentator Keith Leslie and Story Studio Network's Dave Trafford weigh in on the latest stories and developments at Queen's Park. This week: Rob Benzie at the Toronto Star reports Ford Nation...

Former Ontario Premier, Kathleen Wynne, Maru Public Opinion EVP, John Wright, Queen's Park Commentator Keith Leslie and Story Studio Network's Dave Trafford are at the table this week for the latest edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast. And we begin with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow's brutal week. Katheleen Wynne makes no bones about it. Chow's no-show at the October 7th services w...