On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined in the studio by disability advocate Dr. Jeff Preston, former Green party candidate Carol Dyck and Blackburn Media news manager Scott Kitching. They discuss raises at city hall during a time of budget pressures, a positive report about homelessness in the London and whether a new series of complaints could move the political needle on the existence of the publicly funded Catholic school boards in Ontario.

Does London have a renoviction problem? What rights to landlords have and when do those rights get blurred by taking advantage of loopholes in the system? Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis joins the podcast to talk about his plan to reduce the number of tenants getting kicked out of their homes while landlords renovate.

Indwell is a name we hear a lot in the news, as they're building housing for people with mental health challenges in London and other cities.  How does the charity work? What are their housing goals?  Indwell Regional manager Natasha Thuemler and homelessness advocate Dr. Abe Oudshoorn join Craig to discuss Indwell, the state of the housing crisis and more.

It's the final podcast of 2023! Craig is joined in the studio by United Way Elgin-Middlesex CEO Kelly Ziegner, political insider Ryan Gauss and former city councillor John Fyfe-Millar for the Friday Round Table. The discuss council reprimanding Susan Stevenson following a report from the Integrity Commissioner, the cyberattack on the London Public Library and another organizational nightmare for people on Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program.

On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined by London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis, London Abused Women's Centre Executive Director Jennifer Dunn and London Home Builder's Association CEO Jared Zaifman. They talked about the Integrity Commissioner recommending a reprimand for Susan Stevenson, the challenges in the city's upcoming multi-year budget process and the Ford government announcing expanded alcohol sale point options in 2026.

London's Integrity Commissioner says that councillor Susan Stevenson has broken the city's council code of conduct. What does that mean at 300 Dufferin? What will the result of the December 19th vote be Craig shares his thoughts on this solo episode of the podcast.

On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined in the studio by former city councillor Cheryl Miller, CUPE Local 101 President Steve Holland and Blackburn Media News Manager Scott Kitching. They tackle the city's key priorities at budget time, the debate over whether planning staff should be working from home and the impact that has on building, plus Pierre Poilievre's housing documentary.

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre - with his party already surging in the the polls - has released a documentary about housing prices in Canada. The 15 minute video was posted to his X account and it has already been viewed millions of times. What did he get right? Which parts are misleading? Mike Moffatt, an economist and the founding director of the PLACE Centre joins Craig to break it all down.

On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig and the panel breakdown the stories about a fire at a a homeless encampment in south London and what raises for London Police officers could mean for the city's budget. Then, they share some quick takes about federal (the Trudeau Liberals and the NDP are neck and neck in the latest polls) and provincial politics (awkward morning at ONDP offices following a by-election blowout). This week's guests are ANOVA executive director Jessie Rodger, former Thames Centre Deputy Mayor Kelly Elliott and political insider Scott Collyer.

Opioid addiction, often impacting people who are homeless, is a massive issue in London and many other communities. There's significant disagreement in the medical community on how best to treat it. Dr. Joseph Mai and RPN Shelley West, who work at Central Community Health Centre in St. Thomas, join Craig on the podcast to discuss the way they treat the addiction - which they say has led to great success stories. The conversation focuses on homelessness, the safety of prescribing opioids and the debate in the medical community surrounding safer supply.