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Craig welcomes London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis, as well as former city councillors Roger Caranci and Cheryl Miller to talk about the issues of the week.
They talk about the state of long-term care in Ontario and Cheryl's husband being in the system, then they talk about the provincial cabinet shuffle, housing being put over top of farmland, renoviction rules in London and the lawnmower debate being reignited at city hall.
The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.

If you look at the polls, it shows the chances are high that Pierre Poilievre is going to be the next Prime Minister of Canada.
How did he get to this point?
Craig's former colleague Andrew Lawton has written a book about it. 'Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life' is available now, and Andrew stopped by the Covent Garden Market studio to talk about the book and what the next 18 months may look like in federal politics.
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The good news: If you like to buy a beer, soon there will be more places to do it.
The bad news: It's going to be expensive.
Premier Doug Ford says alcohol sales will be expanded, with the rollout beginning this summer. The cost a $225-million payout to the Beer Store, plus hundreds of millions more in other costs, according to the opposition.
Ben Johnson, a local beer writer and the host of the Beer and Bulls%$t podcast joins Craig to share his thoughts.
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On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined at the Covent Garden Market studio by Ward 11 councillor Skylar Franke, PhD candidate AJ Wray and former Green Party candidate Carol Dyck.
Among the topics is the city hall conversation surrounding gas powered lawn mower use after 6 p.m., office to housing conversions, the troubles with transit as west London develops and the potential hub on Wellington being shot down.
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The London Health Sciences Centre has a new acting President and CEO.
David Musyj, who had been President and CEO at Windsor Regional Hospital, is temporarily taking over the top job at LHSC in the midst of ongoing questions about the LHSC's travel scandal and the absence of CEO Jackie Schleifer Taylor.
What are Musyj's priorities? Why did the take on the London challenge?
He spoke with Craig to talk about the answers to those questions and other issues facing London's biggest hospital.
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During the pandemic, the term vaccination became a lightning rod for controversy and misinformation.
Now, illnesses like measles and whooping cough that were once thought to be a thing of the past are making a return.
Dr. Jia Hu, a physician and public health advocate, joined Craig to examine the issue and discuss possible solutions.
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