The Drip Podcast

This week, the Ford Government tabled Ontario Budget 2022 . At $198.6 billion in spending, this is the biggest budget in Ontario history. In fact, it’s 25% bigger than former premier Kathleen Wynne’s last budget was in 2018. That's $40 billion in extra cheese. It’s effectively the platform they’ll be running on in the upcoming election, slated for June 2nd. But it looks super white; there's almost...

On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of April 10th, including:   Doug Ford makes good on promise to cut the gas tax The Ontario NDP and Liberals spar for the progressive vote Canada’s record unemployment rate and rising interest rates Mary Anne Chambers becomes the University of Guelph’s 10th Chancellor Another unfortunate and untimely passing happens in...

On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of April 3rd, including: Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable Minimum wage wars are underway as we kick off the provincial election campaigns Amazon gets its first union - much to their chagrin … And plenty more. Tap here to access our script with links to the stories we discussed in each se...

On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of March 20th, including: The Liberal-NDP plan for cooperation Former Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders appointed to run for Ford’s Conservatives Appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court Jamaica says “we’re moving on” from the Monarchy   … And plenty more.   Tap here to access our script wit...

On this week's episode, we had the pleasure of hosting two lead cast members from The Porter , a Canadian series that tells the story of the first Black labour union in North America, which will air starting tonight (Feb 21, 2022) on CBC and later in the year on BET+. Those cast members are Ronnie Rowe Jr. and Mouna Traoré ! Set in Montreal in the early 1920s and inspired by real events, The Porte...

On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of January 2nd, including: A deal finally struck to compensate Indigenous Child Welfare Victims Omicron Fallout Rest in Power Sidney Poitier 1 year after the US Capital Attack, is democracy dead? Vaccine Inequity … And plenty more. Tap here to access our script with links to the stories we discussed in each segment.  ...

On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of November 28th, including:   Canada’s Parliament unanimously passing Bill C-4 to ban conversion therapy Premier Ford’s sweetheart deal with the 407 leaving us congested Free Chrystul Khizer Barbados: The world’s newest republic   … And plenty more.   Tap here to access our script with links to the stories w...

To our valued listeners : Because of scheduling conflicts, we will be continuing our Municipal Interview Series with Mayor Bonnie Crombie and Mayor Patrick Brown in the new year.   On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of November 21st, including:   Parliament’s return Erin O’Toole’s hard time The federal government’s compromise on pandemic supports A...

This is part two of our Municipal Interview Series with Ottawa Councillor Rawlson King . Rawlson became Ottawa’s first ever Black councillor after winning his seat in an historic April 2019 by-election, and we can see why. Kind of like a Black deputy mayor we know, he's a juggernaut. From leading the city's Anti-Racism and Ethnocultural Relations Initiatives, to seeking transparency on transit--an...

On this week’s episode, we’re honoured to welcome Ottawa City Councillor Rawlson King to The Drip. Rawlson became Ottawa’s first ever Black councillor after winning his seat in a historic April 2019 by-election, and hasn't stopped blazing trails since.   He represents Canada's capital city on our Municipal Interview Series, which was first established as Bytown in 1826 and incorporated as Ott...

On this week’s episode, we're joined by friend of The Drip, Deputy Mayor Sterling Lee of Ajax, a town established in 1941 in Durham Region in Southern Ontario, just east of the Greater Toronto Area. The 2016 census clocked its population in at 119,677, 57% of which are racialized. The biggest racial demographic in Ajax belongs to our South Asian brothers and sisters at 24%, while Black folks take...

On part 2 of this week’s episode, we’re launching our Municipal Interview Series, where we chat with the leaders or Black representatives of specific cities across Ontario with the goal of giving them a spotlight, since they have been taking steps to improve quality of life for Black and racialized people since George Floyd. This episode focuses on Shelburne, Ontario, a place some call a real life...

On part 1 of this week’s episode, we’re proud to welcome Deputy Mayor Steve Anderson of Shelburne, Ontario back to The Drip. In his autobiography, Driven to Succeed, Shelburne, Ontario Deputy Mayor  Steve Anderson  tells his story of growing up as a "Finch man" (a resident of the Jane and Finch community) and fighting through daunting odds in order to pursue his legal education, leading...

On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of October 17th, including: Doug Ford reminding us what he really thinks about Immigrants Justin Trudeau urged to stop holding up the loot for Indigenous kids The Dave Chappelle Fallout Rest well General Colin Powell … And plenty more. Tap here to access our script with links to the stories we discussed in each segment. Rem...

The Toronto Foundation’s Vital Signs 2021 report shows residents are struggling Toronto City Council slaps renters in the face AGAIN The Black North Initiative's ED confirms systemic racism knows no station … And plenty more. Tap here to access our script with links to the articles we discussed in each segment.   Remember, if you like what you hear, subscribe and share.   Support us on P...

 On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of October 4th, including: Green shanks coming out for Annamie Paul Quebec’s Coroner confirms that Joyce Echequan died because of systemic racism. Legault still disagrees it exists. Canada’s employment is back to pre-pandemic levels, but we’re not out of the woods yet HBCU funding a casualty of Democratic infighting?...

On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of September 26th, including: Annamie paul says goodbye and likely good riddance to The Greens Canada’s first National Day of Reconciliation, and Trudeau’s Travel Alberta’s sorry state of affairs Big Brother gets its first Black winner Party infighting takes a toll on the U.S. Democrats Food prices are too damn high … And p...

On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of September 19h, including: Elxn44 came and went, and for the most part shit’s still the same! Still, there were some changes, and we take a moment to break down some of the key changes, and highlight what might be around the corner for certain leaders Haitian migrants literally get REIGNED in by Cowboys at the Texas borde...

This is part two of episode 68 with friend of The Drip, Kofi Achampong , Principal Lawyer and Government Relations Advisor at Achampong Law. In this two-part episode, we shared our biggest takeaways from the debate, our thoughts on who won it, addressed why the debate never spoke to millennial and gen-z Canadians directly despite us being the largest voting block, the chances of a Prime Minister O...

It's the last week of #elxn44! On this week’s episode, we break down the first and only English debate from September 9th, and we invited friend of The Drip, Kofi Achampong , Principal Lawyer and Government Relations Advisor at Achampong Law to help you make sense of it--from our perspective. In this two-part episode, we shared our biggest takeaways from the debate, our thoughts on who won it, add...

On episode 67, we invited friend of The Drip, Christelle Francois (@ellefrancois_), President of the Black Chamber of Commerce and Founder of Untold & Co Agency, a public relations, digital marketing and brand partnerships agency based in Toronto to reflect on week 3 of #elxn44 and discuss Blackity Black Black news and world issues, too. This is a two-part episode. In part 2 we discuss: The pa...

On episode 67, we invited friend of The Drip, Christelle Francois (@ellefrancois_), President of the Black Chamber of Commerce and Founder of Untold & Co Agency, a public relations, digital marketing and brand partnerships agency based in Toronto to reflect on week 3 of #elxn44 and discuss Blackity Black Black news and world issues, too. This is a two-part episode. In part 1, we broke down wha...

This is part 2 of our chat with the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and MP for York-South Weston, and Marci Ien, MP for Toronto-Centre, both of whom are seeking re-election on Sept 20th. We pivoted the conversation to learn how the Liberals would help make life more affordable, including through their housing plan called A Home. For Everyone ; we disc...

On this week's episode, it was a true pleasure to welcome the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and MP for York-South Weston, and Marci Ien, MP for Toronto-Centre, both of whom are seeking re-election on Sept 20th. As we do every now and then, we split this episode up for your listening pleasure. In part 1, we asked the two Black leaders to reflect on t...

And we're back! On this week's episode we invited friend of The Drip, Ryan Singh (@ryansinghnow), a seasoned government relations professional and Director at Temple Scott Associates (https://www.tsa.ca/) to reflect on the first week of #elxn44 and assess some of the leaders' announced policies, like Trudeau's child care plan and O'Toole's GST holiday; discuss why inflation is so damn high at 3.7%...