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On The Ledge

By: Story Studio Network Dave Trafford and iContact Productions
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  • Summary

  • 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!
    John Wright, EVP at Maru Public Opinion, Keith Leslie, veteran Queen's Park broadcast journalist, and Dave Trafford, Executive Producer of iContact Productions and co-founder of Story Studio Network host the show with support and insights from Sabrina Nanji, founder and Editor of the Queen's Park Observer.
    Copyright Story Studio Network
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Episodes
  • What do the PC by-election wins mean for the Ontario Liberal Party?

    What do the PC by-election wins mean for the Ontario Liberal Party?
    May 3 2024
    In this edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast:

    We pick through the entrails of two by-election wins for the Progressive Conservatives.

    Two things are clear:
    1. There's no "call for change" at Queen's Park. Are we on the verge if the next Big Blue Machine era of politics in Ontario?
    2. If Bonnie Crombie couldn't muster enough attention, support or money to win the race in Milton, what does that say for the future of the Ontario Liberal Party?
    Oh ya,,,,Go LEAFS!
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    29 mins
  • Why would Doug Ford call an early election?

    Why would Doug Ford call an early election?
    Apr 26 2024
    In this week's edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast:

    We remember the legendary broadcaster Bob Cole and then dig in on the latest stories coming out of Queen's Park including:

    The Ford Nation reversal of the week.

    The fallout from the NOT GUILTY verdict in the trial of Umar Zumeer - accused of murdering Toronto police Det-Constable Jeffery Northrup.

    And would the premier seriously consider calling an early election?
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    46 mins
  • Doug Ford gives us a master class in populist politics

    Doug Ford gives us a master class in populist politics
    Apr 19 2024
    In this week's edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast:



    • Happy 3rd birthday to Story Studio Network!
    • Doug Ford goes on an operatic RANT about gas price hikes and manages to lay it all at the feet of Justin Trudeau and Bonnie Crombie!
    • All four provincial party leaders want the Speaker to reverse his refusal to allow the keffiyeh to be worn in the legislature.
    • The housing file keeps getting more and more complicated and that's driving up the cost of home building.
    • Vic Fideli doubles down on government insistence that the addition of Long Term Care beds qualify as "new home" builds.
    • The Transportation Minister may need whiplash therapy. He was forced to make a fast and strenuous about face mere hours after announcing service reductions on the Metrolinx UP Express!
    • It's hard to imagine we don't have a gambling problem in Ontario when we learn 1.3 million Ontarians bet $63 billion online in fiscal 2023-24.
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    44 mins
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