On The Ledge

Dec 06 2024 276 ep. 29 mins 18
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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 the 25th Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, former Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader, (and Wynne's erstwhile parliamentary sparring partner), Tim Hudak, John Wright, our veteran pollster and co-founding host, Keith Leslie, veteran Queen's Park broadcast journalist, and Dave Trafford, Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network.

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It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year for the Queen's Park Press Gallery.

Dec 06 2024 59 mins  
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 whe

Trump is driving the agenda at Queen's Park and on Parliament Hill

Nov 29 2024 51 mins  
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

Marit Stiles wins the message war in Question Period

Nov 22 2024 58 mins  
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

Doug Ford pushes to drop Mexico from the North American trade deal

Nov 15 2024 55 mins  
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 in

What does Donald Trump's comeback mean for Ontario?

Nov 08 2024 58 mins  
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 provin

Peter Bethlenfalvy says "NOW" is the time to hand out Dougie Dollars

Nov 01 2024 50 mins  
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

Doug Ford's kicks off the 4th quarter of his mandate. Too bad the Oppo's still in the 3rd quarter!

Oct 25 2024 55 mins  
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 alw

Doug Ford's going to cut you a cheque for $200 (of your own money)!

Oct 17 2024 54 mins  
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 report

A rough week for Olivia Chow and the Mounties are moving on the Greenbelt probe!

Oct 12 2024 47 mins  
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

Is Doug Ford's 401 tunnel plan a shiny object distraction or good local politics?

Sep 27 2024 56 mins  
The week, our On the Ledge crew got bigger!We're excited to add former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and former Ontario P.C. Leader Tim Hudak to the Roundtable with veteran pollster John Wright, Queen's Park Commentator Keith Leslie and Story Studio Network's Dave Trafford. In this episode, the crew "digs" into Doug Ford's call for a Brampton-to-Markham tunnel under the 401.Is it