On The Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast
Story Studio Network, Dave Trafford and iContact Productions
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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May 11, 2018 • 16min
The Writ Race May 11, 2018
Thirty days. Thirty podcasts! Dave Trafford, Executive Producer of iContact Productions and John Wright, CEO - Insight of Dart Insight and Communications take a daily swipe at the Ontario campaign until election day on June 7th. They chase the race and follow the leaders. What should you expect? What didn't you expect in this campaign? Day 3. PC leaders Doug Ford still like's Premier Wynne's smile and NDP leader Andrea Horwath was in her stomping grounds during today's debate on Northern Ontario issues.
May 10, 2018 • 18min
The Writ Race May 10, 2018
Thirty days. Thirty podcasts! Dave Trafford, Executive Producer of iContact Productions and John Wright, CEO - Insight of Dart Insight and Communications take a daily swipe at the Ontario campaign until election day on June 7th. They chase the race and follow the leaders. What should you expect? What didn't you expect in this campaign? On Day 2: Who would have thought a Progressive Conservative Leader ever would have been talking about a tax cut for the middle class on the same day he highlighted a broad ranging child care program. Does an endorsement from a major teachers' union give the NDP a much needed ground game? And the Premier is committed to hiring more nurses. But John wonders where the money's going to come from to fuel all these platforms. Dave thinks we're headed back to feudalism :)
May 9, 2018 • 12min
The Writ Race May 9, 2018
Thirty days. Thirty podcasts! Dave Trafford, Executive Producer of iContact Productions and John Wright, CEO - Insight of Dart Insight and Communications take a daily swipe at the Ontario campaign until election day on June 7th. They chase the race and follow the leaders. What should you expect? What didn't you expect in this campaign?
