On The Ledge

Apr 11 2025 311 ep. 31 mins 20
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The Ledge, n: slang for the legislature. Mostly used by members of the legislative press gallery.
On the Ledge posts weekly when the Ontario Legislature is sitting. But there have been times when we've had to "recall" the Ledge for an emergency session to address pressing matters of Ontario politics when Queen's Park isn't sitting!

Our OTL team includes former Ontario Premier, Kathleen Wynne, former Progressive Conservative Leader, (and Wynne's erstwhile parliamentary sparring partner), Tim Hudak, Queen's Park broadcast commentator Keith Leslie, John Wright, our veteran pollster and co-founding host, and Dave Trafford, Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network.

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Poilievre’s Pivot and the Polling Mirage - Inside Canada’s Election Pulse

Apr 11 2025 52 mins  
It must be Thursday! We're dealing with another round of tariff chaos courtesy of the Useful Idiot.On the Ledge : April 10, 2025Host: Dave TraffordGuests: Kathleen Wynne, Keith Leslie, John Wright, Tim HudakIn this wide-ranging episode of On the Ledge, Dave Trafford and the panel dig into the volatile tariff landscape shaped by U.S. trade moves, its ripple effects on Canada, and ho

Trump's Tariffs Hit Ontario and Quebec harder than the rest of Canada

Apr 04 2025 56 mins  
In this episode of On the Ledge - your Ontario Politics Podcast:Dave Trafford leads a dynamic roundtable with political veterans Tim Hudak, Keith Leslie, and John Wright, unpacking the seismic shifts in North American trade following Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement. From the economic aftershocks of “Liberation Day” to the potential realignment of Canadian politics, the p

Ontario’s Silent Workforce- The Caregiver Crisis No One Talks About

Apr 03 2025 32 mins  
A Special Edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario Politics Podcast.Host: Dave TraffordGuests:Lauren Bates – Chair, Ontario Caregiver CoalitionDaniel Nowoselski – Advocacy Manager, Hospice Palliative Care (Canadian Cancer Society); Board Member, Ontario Caregiver CoalitionMalene Stewart – Social Worker, Educator & Co-Chair, Caregiver CollectiveIn this episode, Dave Trafford

Donald Trump TARIFFIES the Auto Sector

Mar 28 2025 49 mins  
The Useful Idiot is at it again.Whether he was simply trying to distract from the Signal App scandal in Washington or is Trump deliberately asserting himself into the federal election campaign in Canada, the 25% tariffs on the auto sector caught Doug Ford off guard. And it appears to be the final nail in the Can-Am relationship.In this edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politic

An OTL Bonus: Carney starts fast. Opinion polls show the Canadian federal election is a real horse race!

Mar 27 2025 29 mins  
This is an OTL BONUS! Welcome to POLITICALLY SPEAKING.Three days into the federal election campaign in Canada and the latest polling aggregators have seat modelling suggesting Mark Carney's Liberals are in a position to win a strong majority.But hey! It's early yet.One thing we do know is it's shaping up to be a very close race between the Liberals and the Conservatives.Veteran pol

OTL BONUS: The WRIT RACE has started. Canadians are going to the polls April 28th

Mar 23 2025 27 mins  
We'll be adding episodes of POLITICALLY SPEAKING for you here in the On the Ledge feed throughout the federal campaign!Hope you enjoy it.John Wrigth and Dave Trafford break down the details of the election call.Prime Minister Mark Carney has set April 28, 2025 as Election Day in Canada.AND...Donald Trump and his trade tariffs are THE BALLOT QUESTION.Who can handle Trump? Who can ma

Did Doug Ford Just Spend $189M on a Cabinet Shuffle?

Mar 21 2025 60 mins  
We're back with On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast!Former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, former Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak, Queen's Park Commentator and broadcaster Keith Leslie, and our founding pollster John Wright are around the table with Story Studio Network's Chief Executive Producer Dave Trafford.Doug Ford and his "new" cabinet have been sworn in with a couple of

AN OTL SPECIAL: The Carney Coronation Resets the Federal Liberal Party

Mar 11 2025 53 mins  
Hello On the Ledge listener!Welcome to POLITICALLY SPEAKING on Now and Next. Former Bank of Canada Governor and self proclaimed political outsider, Mark Carney won't nearly 86% of the vote in his bid to be leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.He set a new tone for the party while setting his sights on CPC Leader Pierre Polievre in anticipation of a soon-to-be-called federal electi

Ford got his majority. Now what?

Mar 02 2025 60 mins  
We've arrived! It's the FINAL edition of the DAILY election edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast.Ontario has voted and given Doug Ford another strong majority mandate at Queen's Park.But the discussion got side-tracked by the latest GONG SHOW performance from the Oval Office. The screaming match among Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zel

Get out the Vote. Get out the shovel. It's snowing on Election Day in Ontario

Feb 27 2025 53 mins  
In this episode of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast:How, if at all, will the weather affect voter turnout, which is expected to be low?How quickly does Doug Ford need to get back to the business of governing, (assuming the polling trend doesn't turn upside down).Some seat models suggest the Liberals and NDP would win 17 seats each based on the latest polls? They'd both