Podcasts about Andrea Horwath

For some reason, NDP leader Andrea Horwath attacked the Liberals in the last election, helping Doug Ford's PCs secure another majority. She then ran for Mayor of Hamilton. She has achieved almost nothing during her term, especially in the homelessness crisis. Former Citizen of the Year Graham Crawford analyzes her failure to act and the role of the Police, councillors, and the downtown entertainment district in the homelessness crisis. Host Laura Babcock urges civic leaders to work together to find solutions to the situation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: UPTICK IN MPOX CASES, HEALTHCARE WORKER BURNOUT & CANCER PROJECTIONS FOR MEN Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a former head of the BC Cancer Agency; Dr. Fahad Razak, a Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto and General Internist at Unity Health Toronto; and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto, to discuss the medical news of the day. AMO SURVEY ON HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS The Association of Municipalities of Ontario is asking the province for guidance on how to handle the growing number of homeless encampments in the province. Libby Znaimer is joined by Andrea Horwath, Mayor of Hamilton; and Cam Guthrie, Mayor of Guelph to discuss this issue. CANADA'S POLICE CHIEFS CALL FOR HELP AMID A RISE IN PROTESTS The frequency of protests linked to both domestic and global issues is creating an "unsustainable demand" on policing services across the country, and they are asking governments of all levels to provide the "moral and financial support" necessary to meet the demand for service. Canadian public affairs commentator, consultant, lawyer, policy analyst and writer Tasha Kheiriddin joins Libby Znaimer to drill down on this matter. IS CANADA'S FOREIGN WORKER PROGRAM A 'BREEDING GROUND' FOR MODERN SLAVERY? A recently released report by a United Nations special rapporteur says Canada's temporary foreign worker program is a “breeding ground” for contemporary slavery. Libby Znaimer is joined by Guidy Mamann, Toronto immigration lawyer and Partner at Mamann & Sandaluk LLP Immigration Lawyers to discuss this issue.

Greetings my fellow investors and truth seekers, this is the Truth About Real Estate Investing Show for Canadians and if you're addicted to social media like I am, there's not a lot of good news within our community.  It's not all bad, we just had Kelly Caldwell, Victoria Cluney, and Milena Simsic. Spencer and Ashley with their AirBnbs, Zac Killem whose company Front Lobby will thrive.  In general those with healthier portfolios as in not over leveraged, focus on cash flow and operational execution are doing just fine like many past guests of this show. I was just speaking to one investor/Realtor while preparing this episode who did just that, he's buying more multifamily buildings and completed two flips in the USA.    Off the top of my head, I can think of two past guests in significant financial trouble, one has already declared bankruptcy, the others owe a lot of people a lot of money to individual investors, not just banks.  Individual investors post to social media and tell others to warn them. I know because I have friends everywhere in the community and the messages arrive in my DM's.   Both were newer to real estate as they made the switch to full time within the last five years or so.  I've left the episodes up because as far as I've know, there was no criminal intent nor are they being accused of any.   I run a real estate investment business called iWIN Real Estate where we are always looking to learn, evolve, and adopt best practices to help our clients optimize their investments and time, the only non-renewable resource. We started investing in single family, then multifamily, then student rentals, basement suite conversions, to garden/garage suites and it's gotten unaffordable. We use Ai all through out our businesses.   I used Chatgpt to research case law when sellers accepted a higher competing offer when we had already accepted their counter offer.  I've used Chatgpt to proof read my clauses for counter offers which saves everyone time: my clients, my lawyer, my broker.    I'm working on creating a digital duplicate of myself as I'm really busy booking calls to discuss USA investing. 80-90% of the questions are the same: what is the legal structure to own US properties, how do you get a mortgage, what are the fees like, etc… all repetitive I could have an Ai twin version of myself do.    If you think I'm crazy, check out the found of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman's two way interview of his own Ai twin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgD2gmwCS10   For anyone in sales or customer service, if you're not afraid for your job, I don't know what will. This is one reason I diversify my business, use Ai tools, own cash flowing real estate.   The owner of Property Guys was on BNN talking about how 25% of Realtors in the USA will leave the industry after those historic lawsuit settlements.  This August, listings will no longer display co-operating commission for buyer agents hence buyer agents must negotiate commission from the buyer.  Property Guy mentioned there are two lawsuits in the works in Canada which confirms the rumours I've heard.  The implication is the public will be more aware that Realtor commissions are negotiable, they always have been and it my experience, sellers who want top dollar when selling will continue to offer co-operating commission.  Most of the professional investors do it. I do it, I actually offer above market co-operating commission and use it as a marketing tool and negotiation piece. I mean it's worked for me, the last four houses I sold, I did so, on average in 22 days on market.   Point is, I'm a Realtor, I've worried for my job since 2010 and never been more worried with Ai, class action lawsuits and competition among other Realtors at their highest levels ever.  If only we had as many doctors and Realtors. Imagine how good our health care would be.   For complete business and investment sense, I of course partnered with SHARE, a tech enabled asset manager that allows Canadians to be US landlords without all the heavy lifting.  My 17 listeners know I've conducted well over 300, hour long interviews with successful and some no longer successful real estate investors work, invest, blood, sweat and tears.  In terms of cash flow and overall returns to effort, I haven't seen anything before that beats SHARE's offering.   In short, I've seen how the top investors implement their real estate investment business and can separate the hype from results. Those with results did not overleverage, were in control the whole time, delivered operationally to renovate and rent as fast as they could.  Those who didn't are the ones making all the headlines in the news for declaring bankruptcy protection or bankruptcy or have their names dragged through Facebook groups for owing money.    I had a call with a newer investor who's got a great investment property in BC, she AirBnb's the triplex in the summer months then rents to students during the school year.  That's investing on steroids and she's rewarded with six figures of rental income.   The investor asked why I call in long-term single family rentals boring?  To me it's not exciting, there's nothing innovative about it vs. what gets all the attention and likes on social media, note how many of those influencers have gone quiet or done major pivots. I know one big time condo agent appears to have pivoted to coaching Realtors which is going to be really tough in this market.  My clients and I's investing is as passive as possible and we've done quite well. Our biggest challenge is under rented properties due to rent control but over the long-term, we've all done amazing with market appreciation.   Compare that to Airbnb in the summer where this newer investor does all the client interaction and only outsources the maintenance and cleaning to a property manager for 10% PM fees. Student rentals in my experience are a niche investment that is much more challenging to insure, manage, and get cheap financing.  My last student rental mortgage was with Home Trust at over 8% interest plus 1% lender fee.   Again, a wonderful business for the active investor.  Just be prepared for plans B and C and D should the municipality turn against student rentals or AirBnb.  Just last week, 10,000 protesters in Barcelona took to the streets, some even using water guns to shoot at tourists. The Mayor of Barcelona is banning 10,000 Airbnbs in the city… this makes me thing I need to buy some shares of hotels… source: https://www.ft.com/content/287c1d53-7dd0-410c-88bb-f43277c851b6   In my city, the City of Hamilton implemented rental licensing in the student neighbourhoods with plans to expand across the entire city and the mayor is former NDP leader Andrea Horwath.  To conform to licensing could costing landlords from a couple to several thousands of dollars in order to comply along with ongoing fees.  Thankfully I've sold my student rentals and I'm grateful for having done so as I look out the window of my office and know there are basements being flooded all over the province. There's plenty of investors struggling out there already who don't need this.  This widespread flooding event will push up insurance rates yet again, more housing cost inflation we can NOT pass onto the tenant in a rent controlled environment.   As someone who despises risk, I'm removing basement flood risk by divesting local houses and investing in houses in the USA that don't have basements. I'm advising friends, family and clients to not invest in suiting their basements as it makes more sense to allocate those funds to buying a house in the USA.  To close on my house in San Antonio I need $97,000 US$ including a $10k reserve fund. A typical basement apartment conversion is $160,000 in my experience and you're vacant six months.  How long depends on the municipality and the quality of your contractor.   My San Antonio tenants are renting the house back from me so I have zero vacancy and can defer my renovations till after they move out which I hope is never since this is Texas and there is no rent control   Only in colder climates do we need basements that go below the frost line to prevent heaving.  The same problem doesn't happen in the southern USA making housing a lot less expensive to build, no need to ever have waterproof let alone flooding if you avoid coastal areas and Florida.   Even if you wanted to buy a turnkey duplex in Hamilton, Barrie, Oshawa, Ottawa etc… I've chosen those cities as prices and rents are similar there, I've calculated the capitalization rate = $ Net Operating Income / $ price at 4.1%.    Compare that to what my clients are getting, low five to mid 7 cap rates in the USA.  The numbers don't lie, the laws are landlord friendly, no rent control, and commercial style mortgages for us Canadian investors. I make way more commission selling a Canadian property than an American one but I want happy clients hence I recommend US investments over Canadian ones. Diversification and cash flow reasons alone make plain sense. The truth is also it's way easier selling US income properties. I've sold way more US income properties than Canadian ones this year, never in my career since 2010 as a Realtor have I seen so little interest by investors to buy local income properties when the timing is ideal to pick up deals.   I do truly worry for my fellow real estate professionals in Realtors and mortgage agents/brokers. There's a lot of them already and if they make a living focusing on selling local real estate investments and they not able to sell US products, I won't be surprised to see many of them leave the industry.     To me, it's all a matter of education before investing in the USA via SHARE by Canadians is the norm, I honestly love my work, SHARE is the partner every lazy investor like me is looking for except they don't take any equity share of the investment. Control and ownership remind 100% mine and Cherry's.    I'm going to record a video comparing a new condo investment vs. a duplex vs. my client's property. He's from Montreal, has never seen the house that is a 7.6% cap rate that only cost him about $160,000 Canadian.    Link is in the show notes.   There is no guest this week. I literally had invited a former coach of a defunct real estate “university” as they invest big, nice people but their name is being blasted on social media for not making payments on their private mortgages.  The coach didn't respond which never happens as gurus generally love coming on my show.  This isn't an indictment on the coach/investor. If they can survive they'll come out a winner.  Even if they don't, I believe them to be talented and will come back.     Personally I don't like my investments to be a roller coaster hence I choose boring as I don't have thick enough skin to tell people I've lost their money or I can't pay them back.  That's just me. The world needs the self declared crazies like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk. I just know I'm not that and stay in my boring lane.   But I do have equity in SHARE, I have some say in the company's direction as Head of Business Development in Canada and I don't see a more efficient path to my company's 10 year gold: help 200 Canadians become real estate millionaires.  I'm at 45 or so now and I can see it in my mind's eye, 10 years from now enjoying golf and dinner with 200 Canadian real estate millionaires who've gained a lot of financial peace via their boring real estate investments.   I can't wait but I'm totally enjoying the journey.  iwin.sharesfr.com if you'd like to learn about the deals my clients and I are doing, from there you can book a Zoom call with me. Past clients, I'm always down for coffee, dessert, breakfast, lunch, dinner, or golf. You know where to find me.

This week, The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton Radio welcomes none other than Keanin Loomis to the show. There's a really decent chance that you know his name as he's been involved with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce as well as the opponent of Andrea Horwath in Hamilton's last mayoral election. Now that approximately a year and a half has passed since that election, Scott wants to get Keanin's take on what's happened so far, what Hamilton and its residents need from City Council as well as what his new position is at the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, the importance of Father's Day and more. Guest: Keanin Loomis, President & CEO, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction & former mayoral candidate

We are in the Path of Totality! Join Scott as we sneak onto the roof and enjoy a prime viewing spot of today's total solar eclipse over Hamilton. Get the scoop on what it was like to be at Tim Horton's Field, with CHML Reporter Lisa Polewski. Take a jaunt over to Ft. Erie, where the eclipse lasted longest, with CHML Reporter Ken Mann. Then hop back inside as we discuss the eclipse further with professors, astronomers, and Mayor Andrea Horwath. We also look at the Jays home opener tonight, the reinstatement of paper bags at the LCBO, and the Final Four in March Madness! Also, Scott Radley shows us pictures of a donut, for some reason. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Lisa Polewski, reporter with 900 CHML. Ken Mann, reporter with 900 CHML. Paul Delaney. Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Science - Department of Physics & Astronomy at York University.  Guest: Victor Abraham, Vice President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Hamilton Branch.  Mike Wilner, Baseball columnist with the Toronto Star, Host of the Deep LF Podcast.  Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19'.  Andrea Horwath, Mayor, City of Hamilton.  Dr. Robert Cockroft, Assistant Professor / Director, William J. McCallion Planetarium / Secretary, Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) Department of Physics and Astronomy.  Ron Foxcroft, Canadian businessman, Fox40World, creator of the FOX40 whistle, author of 40 Ways of the Fox, CEO of Fluke Transport… former Honorary Colonel with the Argyll Regiment, Chairman of the Argyll Commemorative Fundraising Campaign. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.  Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig Podcast Co-Producers – Tom McKay & Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: A large encampment at Hamilton city hall has lost its primary organizer. Former President Donald Trump is urging his supporters to buy a "God Bless the USA" Bible for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills amid his third presidential run. Hamilton mayor Andrea Horwath has used her strong mayor powers to veto a decision to reject the construction of 67 affordable housing units on top of a parking area in downtown Stoney Creek that residents and businesses argue is critical for the local economy. Indwell, a 50-year old, Hamilton-based charity and housing developer is launching four new projects that will create 140 units of supportive and affordable housing in Hamilton. Massive barges carrying cranes are on their way to Baltimore to begin work to remove the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that is blocking a major shipping route. Most premiers and the federal Conservatives want the Liberals to cancel Monday's scheduled increase of the carbon price by $15 per tonne, adding 3.3 cents to a litre of gasoline and 2.9 cents to a cubic metre of natural gas. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced new measures he says will help protect Canadian renters and help them break into the housing market ahead of the 2024 budget. The federal budget is scheduled to be released on April 16th, but we seem to be seeing announcements trickling out ahead of schedule - yesterday we heard about new measures to help renters looking to break into the housing market, and today we've heard about $1 billion in federal loans to expand child care spaces. Guests: Lisa Polewski, reporter with 900 CHML Brian J. Karem, journalist and author, White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN Jeff Beattie, Councillor, Ward 10 (Lower Stoney Creek, Fruitland & Winona) Nickolaas van der Velde, Financial Manager, Indwell Larissa Fenn, VP of Corporate Affairs, Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority Ross McKitrick, Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute Stewart Klazinga, ACORN Hamilton Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – Lisa Polewski Technical Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

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How important is it for our politicians to actually meet with protesters? What does it say when they do? This and more is happening in Hamilton so who better to talk to than the Bay Observer's John Best? Guest: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer - Parliament seems to be spending lots of time arguing about stuff in other countries and what they should be doing though we haven't thought much about what our reaction would be if other countries started demanding things change here. What if other countries started passing resolutions demanding Canada make Quebec a free country or tinkering in our affairs. What would our response be? Guest: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor with the Department of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University - Outrage was sparked as a result of Playhouse Cinema's decision to cancel its hosting of the Hamilton Jewish Film Festival. Why would it do this and what does it say to the Jewish community at large? Guest: Gustavo Rymberg, Chief Executive Officer of the Hamilton Jewish Federation

On an all-new episode of Newsmakers, host Louie Butko and crew takes the show on the road as we head to City Hall to sit down with the 58th Mayor of Hamilton Andrea Horwath. In a wide-ranging conversation the two discuss the current transit strike, this week's Grey Cup festivities, development downtown, her first year as mayor and much more.

Guests: Aisha Mahmoud Bill Kelly

For almost two decades, Andrea Horwath worked at Queen's Park, mostly criticizing governments for not doing what she thought they ought to be doing. But now, Horwath is the mayor of Hamilton, and for the first time in a very long time, is now responsible for implementing an agenda. Let's find out how that's going. In the home of the Tiger Cats, here's Mayor Andrea Horwath, coming to us from her office at Hamilton City Hall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ontario Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy will present the province's budget on March 23rd. He talks to Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath about who exactly has a say on what gets included important document. Consultations with the public play a role, but so does Premier Doug Ford, as well as former finance ministers. Sarah Jama was elected as the MPP for Hamilton Centre, which was Andrea Horwath's former riding. We discuss her win and what comes next, but also the controversy that has surrounded her past advocacy. Volkswagen announced it will be opening a battery plant in St. Thomas, Ontario. Very little is known about the deal or how taxpayer dollars might have gone into wooing the German auto manufacturer. But will producing more batteries offset the environmental cost of mining? Stay connected to #onpoli and the latest politics across Ontario and at Queen's Park: https://www.tvo.org/ For questions or to suggest topics, email us at onpolitics@tvo.org Listen to more TVO Podcasts: https://www.tvo.org/podcasts Subscribe to TVO Media Education Group newsletters: https://www.tvo.org/newsletters Subscribe to The Agenda with Steve Paikin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/theagenda Follow Steve Paikin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/spaikin Follow John Michael McGrath on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jm_mcgrath Get the TVO Today app: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tvo-today/id1616182112 Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tvo.tvomediaapp&pli=1 See more ways to access The Agenda with Steve Paikin and TVO Today: https://www.tvo.org/tvo-anytime-anywhere TVO Today is a trusted source of insight and information about life in Ontario and beyond. Our award-winning current affairs journalism, documentaries and podcasts explore relevant issues and inspiring solutions. Visit https://www.tvo.org for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Paikin speaks with incoming Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles about what she hopes to bring to the party and province as she assumes the role of leader of the Official Opposition at Queen's Park, facing off against Premier Doug Ford. The MPP for Davenport ran uncontested to replace long-time leader Andrea Horwath.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of The Scott Radley Show Podcast, we are joined for the Brightest Conversation in Hamilton Radio by Graeme Mackay. The outstanding editorial cartoonist for the Hamilton Spectator. We're going to be talking about the local election, Andrea Horwath, drawing, art, free speech, and if a Prince throw his family under the bus in a memoire? Lots more on The Scott Radley Show Podcast.

This week, co-hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath recap notable horseraces from the 2022 Ontario municipal elections. Then, we look at a new housing announcement from the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Finally, a story in Ottawa takes a decidedly provincial turn as Premier Doug Ford gets summoned to testify about his government's response to the so-called Freedom Convoy. Links: John Michael's piece on e-bikes John Michael's column on the housing announcement Steve's piece on Toronto mayor John Tory Clip credits: Public Hearings Webcast, Day 5 - October 19 - Public Order Emergency Commission/publicorderemergencycommission.ca Ontario Legislative Assembly Question Period, October 25 – Courtesy of Legislative Assembly of OntarioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg spoke with Andrea Horwath, Hamilton mayoral candidate about her campaign.

A poll is showing that Andrea Horwath is currently leading Hamilton's mayoral race. Is name recognition enough to win this and is she too far ahead for the second-place candidate to catch up? What else does the electorate think? Guest: Robert Martin, Data Analyst, Main Street Research - Sass Jordan is coming to Ancaster this Friday! Chances are pretty good that you've heard her name before and now you can come see her live. She's done a lot of amazing things and Scott welcomes her to the show to talk about all of this and more. Guest: Sass Jordan, Award-Winning Musician

These last few weeks have seen some of Hamilton's top mayoral candidates join the show to talk about their plan for Hamilton, should they be voted in, on what Scott likes to call Mayoral Monday. Hear the interviews Scott conducted with Andrea Horwath, Keanin Loomis & Bob Bratina.

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail. Please welcome to the pod Michael Balagus! Michael is a long-time strategist and mover and shaker for the NDP, provincially and federally. Until very recently he served as the Chief of Staff and Principal Secretary for Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP Caucus. He was named acting Chief of Staff for Jagmeet Singh in 2018. And he served as the Chief of Staff for Premiers Gary Doerr and Greg Selinger in Manitoba. Michael has also been the CEO of the Ontario Nurses Association. And he has 6 years of international political experience with the National Democratic Institute, mostly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while living in Sarajevo for four years. Today we're talking about all things Canadian politics. What's happening on the federal scene? What to make of Pierre Poilievre's strategy and how Liberals and New Democrats should respond to that? And what happened in the 2022 Ontario provincial election?Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.

Allison and Jonathan talk with Jacobin's Luke Savage about why the NDP so often provokes indifference, while its American and British counterparts sometimes seem poised to spark revolution. Might a new leader succeed where Andrea Horwath did not? Plus: The Premier's new cabinet offers unprecedented representation by members of the Ford family. Because it's 2022. Savage's new book, The Dead Center, is available for pre-order here. https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/the-dead-center/ This episode is supported by Oxio, Douglas and the Images Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Names for both the NDP and Liberal leadership contests - permanent and interim - emerge. Hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath then parse through disproportionate representation and chat with Greg Lyle from the Innovative Research Group about what he's learned about Ontario voters this past election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP FAILED in this election. We explain why, and what can be done in the future to build an ONDP that can WIN!To join our little community head to https://www.patreon.com/leftturncanada

As the dust settles after the 43rd Ontario election, hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss what's next for the provincial government. Also, rumours that opposition leaders Andrea Horwath and Steven Del Duca may head to municipal politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a campaign where not that much happened, election night proved to be full of drama. The Progressive Conservatives returned with a majority government, and in possibly a first in Ontario politics, both opposition leaders, Andrea Horwath and Steven Del Duca, stepped down. On today's final daily #onpoli episode, Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath analyze what went down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a month of speeches, campaign stops, candidates dropping out, political gaffs, and even two COVID-19 infections, election day is here. Hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath look back at the campaigns: the good, the bad, and the mediocre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Lex Harvey, politics reporter On the eve of Ontario's election, we take a look at the provincial party leaders and how they fared under The Star's fact-checking process. While touting their own policies and achievements and attacking their rivals, how honest were Mike Schreiner, Andrea Horwath, Steven Del Duca and Doug Ford? Lex Harvey, Star politics reporter and fact checker, joins us to explain how the did. This episode was produced by Matthew Hearn, Brian Bradley, Alexis Green and Raju Mudhar.

In the words of Les Miserables, one day more... until election day. In today's episode, Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath look at where the leaders spent their final day campaigning. Also, they answer your practical election day questions such as: What ID do you need to vote? Can you vote outside your riding? And can permanent residents vote? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With just a few days to go before voting day in Ontario's election, friend-of-the-show Philippe J. Fournier of 338Canada.com is back to join me in a provincial tour of the battlegrounds and ridings to watch on Thursday night.Will Steven Del Duca's Liberals or Andrea Horwath's New Democrats emerge as the official opposition? Can Mike Schreiner's Greens win that coveted second seat? And is there anything that could get in the way of Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives winning the majority government that the polls suggest is well within their grasp?The Writ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.As always, in addition to listening to the episode in your inbox, at TheWrit.ca or on podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, you can also watch my discussion with Philippe on YouTube.To watch past discussions and to be notified of new videos being posted, please subscribe to my YouTube Channel here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thewrit.ca/subscribe

In March, the Progressive Conservative government signed a historic child-care deal with the federal government to bring in $10 per day child care by 2025. Did that take it off the table as an election issue? And what do the parties have on offer to solve some of the big child-care issues in the province? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With only one full campaigning day left, the leaders were making their final pushes, except for Doug Ford who was staying out of the public eye. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the leaders hit the hustings for the final days of the election, both the NDP and the Liberals want voters to know they are the only ones who can "stop Doug Ford." Hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss the messaging from the parties as the campaigns enter their final days See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our roundup of the week begins with a look at election promises for housing across the province. Then, how have the four political parties addressed transportation in Ontario? And finally, a feature interview with Andrea Horwath. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the final full week of campaigning comes to a close, Sabrina Nanji joins the podcast to discuss the bad blood between the Ontario Liberals and the New Democrats. She also recaps the week on the hustings. And diving into new polling that shows the electorate basically likes none of the leaders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca came out swinging this afternoon, accusing the NDP of targeting a female former Liberal candidate. The NDP say the candidate did not have the proper signatures on her nomination papers. In response, the Liberals have accused the NDP of attacking their female candidates. Hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss the politics behind Steven Del Duca's response. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Paikin talks to Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath about her party's platform, the election campaiign, and how she feels about her fourth bid to lead the province. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With 8 days left to go, the leaders were all back out on the campaign trail after two of them were sidelined with COVID-19. Hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss what happened on the hustings, and why the Liberals are turning their focus to Doug Ford's pandemic economic response. Also, we discuss whether the three new right-wing parties -- the Ontario Party, the New Blue Party, and the Ontario First Party -- could hurt the Progressive Conservatives at the ballot box. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As parts of Ontario continue to recover from this weekend's storm, hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss how much politics the parties played with the tragedy. Also, recapping the weekend's campaign events and day 21 on the hustings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With less than two weeks to go before election day in Ontario, David Coletto of Abacus Data and Sabrina Nanji of Queen's Park Observer are back to discuss the latest on the campaign trail, including the impact of Andrea Horwath and Mike Schreiner testing positive for COVID-19, what to make of Steven Del Duca's chances of winning his own riding and why Doug Ford is running such a low-key campaign.David also gives us a sneak peek at some exclusive polling on who won — or didn't win — Monday's leaders debate.The Writ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.In addition to listening to the episode here or on podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, you can also watch my discussion with Sabrina and David on YouTube.To watch past discussions and to be notified of new videos being posted, please subscribe to my YouTube Channel here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thewrit.ca/subscribe

(Recording date: May 19, 2022) It's the Eager Beaver's birthday but Canada is getting all the presents: A disastrous debate for both Doug Ford and Andrea Horwath; a Jason Kenney resignation; La Tamara may be going back to jail; and, Pippy Long Talkings keeps on having bad week after bad week. Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly check in for Just a Nibble prior to the long weekend. _____ Of course, retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, tips, requests and positive reviews (if you think we deserve some stars, please rate us) are always welcome. You can do that via our show's Facebook blog page on via Twitter @TrueEager. Until then, be kind to, and gentle with, yourselves, Your Eager Beaver  _____ Thank you to our podcast's founding sponsors: * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Canadian Tarot Dot Com Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis

Sabrina Nanji joins the podcast to look back at a busy week which included a debate, two leaders being sidelined by COVID-19, and a lot of election promises. Also, where do the parties stand with Franco-Ontarians? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrea Horwath and Mike Schreiner have both announced they have tested positive for COVID-19. Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss what this means for their campaigns. Also, recapping day 16 on the hustings. BACKGROUND READING: Why the Green party's election hopes run through Parry Sound - Muskoka https://www.tvo.org/article/why-the-green-partys-election-hopes-run-through-parry-sound-muskoka CREDIT: Last Exit to Springfield - 20th Century Fox Television/Disney General Entertainment Content/youtube.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final leaders' debate of the 43rd Ontario election saw a restrained Doug Ford, along with fiery rebukes from Steven Del Duca, Andrea Horwath, and Mike Schreiner. On today's podcast, Sabrina Nanji, reporter for the Queen's Park Observer joins Steve Paikin to break down the night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As leaders gear up for the Ontario election campaign's final debate, Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss what each leader needs to accomplish. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doug Ford, Andrea Horwath, Steven Del Duca, and Mike Schreiner took part in a northern Ontario leaders' debate in North Bay earlier this week. They talked about issues of affordability, housing, highways and transit, and health care. But did they really address the concerns on northern Ontario voters? Northeastern Ontario Hubs journalist Nick Dunne provides some insight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sabrina Nanji, reporter with the Queen's Park Observer, joins the podcast to discuss her reporting looking into discontent in the New Democrat ranks over Andrea Horwath's leadership. Also, day 13 on the campaign trail, and checking in on the New Blue party. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Lepofsky, chair of the AODA Alliance, discusses why he thinks this is the most important election in two decades for people with disabilities in the province and what commitments the parties need to make to get Ontario closer to its goal of being accessible by 2025. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pandemic put even more pressure on an already over-taxed mental-health system in Ontario. What are each party's plans to meet this surging demand? Should there be universal, publicly-funded talk therapy in the province? And is mental health a major ballot box issue in 2022? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The writs have been dropped (hey, you don't know, someone might have plopped them on a table) and the Ontario election is off and running, with voters casting their ballots on June 2. Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives are looking to be re-elected with a majority government and are ahead in the polls, chased by Steven Del Duca's Liberals and, in third, Andrea Horwath's New Democrats.The Writ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.To help set up the stakes for each of these parties and what they need to do over the next four weeks, I'm joined by David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, and Sabrina Nanji, who writes the Queen's Park Observer newsletter.In addition to listening to the episode here or on podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, you can also watch my discussion with David and Sabrina on YouTube:To watch past discussions and to be notified of new videos being posted, please subscribe to my YouTube Channel here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thewrit.ca/subscribe

Now that the election campaign is underway, what will be its main issues? We discuss with Zahra Sultani (PC Party strategist), Tim Murphy (Liberal Party strategist), Sean Yo (Green Party strategist), Kim Wright (NDP strategist), and Sabrina Nanji (journalist, Queen's Park Observer). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a little over three months, the 2022 Ontario election campaign will get started. Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives will be seeking re-election for the first time after their 2018 victory. The polls suggest it could be a hotly-contested race, with not only the PCs in contention but also Andrea Horwath's New Democrats and the Liberals under Steven Del Duca.To help break down how the parties are preparing for the June election, I'm joined this week by Sabrina Nanji of Queen's Park Observer, where Sabrina keeps tabs on all the latest goings-on in Ontario politics. You can check out her work here.The Writ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.In addition to listening to the episode here, on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify, you can also watch the discussion between myself and Sabrina on YouTube:To watch past discussions and to be notified of new videos being posted, please subscribe to my YouTube Channel here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thewrit.ca/subscribe