On The Ledge
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.
Episodes
May 9, 2025 • 66 mins
On the Ledge -- May 8, 2025
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests: Kathleen Wynne (former Premier of Ontario), John Wright (founding pollster at On the Ledge), Keith Leslie (journalist, joining from Nova Scotia)
Absent: Tim Hudak (former PC leader, expected back next week)
This episode of On the Ledge revisits last week's fiery discussion on judicial independence and fairness in Canada's legal system, sparked by contrasting views on elected judge...
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests: Kathleen Wynne (former Premier of Ontario), John Wright (founding pollster at On the Ledge), Keith Leslie (journalist, joining from Nova Scotia)
Absent: Tim Hudak (former PC leader, expected back next week)
This episode of On the Ledge revisits last week's fiery discussion on judicial independence and fairness in Canada's legal system, sparked by contrasting views on elected judge...
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May 1, 2025 • 60 mins
On the Ledge – May 1, 2025
Host: Dave Trafford Guests: Kathleen Wynne, Tim Hudak, John Wright
Episode Summary:
In this week's fiery edition of On the Ledge, host Dave Trafford is joined by Kathleen Wynne, Tim Hudak, and John Wright to unpack a turbulent week in Canadian conservative politics.
The panel dissects the fallout from the recent federal election, including Jamil Jivani’s scathing remarks about Doug Ford, rising tensions betwe...
Host: Dave Trafford Guests: Kathleen Wynne, Tim Hudak, John Wright
Episode Summary:
In this week's fiery edition of On the Ledge, host Dave Trafford is joined by Kathleen Wynne, Tim Hudak, and John Wright to unpack a turbulent week in Canadian conservative politics.
The panel dissects the fallout from the recent federal election, including Jamil Jivani’s scathing remarks about Doug Ford, rising tensions betwe...
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April 29, 2025 • 49 mins
On the Ledge – Special Election Edition
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests: Keith Leslie, Kathleen Wynne, Tim Hudak, John Wright
Summary:
In this special post-election edition of On the Ledge, Dave Trafford convenes the panel to break down the federal election results.
Keith Leslie, Kathleen Wynne, Tim Hudak, and John Wright dive into what the Liberal minority outcome means for the country, why polling predictions missed key shifts, and how the...
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests: Keith Leslie, Kathleen Wynne, Tim Hudak, John Wright
Summary:
In this special post-election edition of On the Ledge, Dave Trafford convenes the panel to break down the federal election results.
Keith Leslie, Kathleen Wynne, Tim Hudak, and John Wright dive into what the Liberal minority outcome means for the country, why polling predictions missed key shifts, and how the...
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April 25, 2025 • 57 mins
Boomer Turnout, Betting Markets, and a Liberal Path to Victory
On the Ledge – April 24, 2025
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests: Kathleen Wynne, John Wright, Keith Leslie, Amanda Galbraith (filling in for Tim Hudak)
In this edition of On the Ledge, Dave Trafford and the panel dig into the final days of the federal campaign. With polling margins narrowing, the conversation pivots to the strategic implications of the NDP collapse, the Conserva...
On the Ledge – April 24, 2025
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests: Kathleen Wynne, John Wright, Keith Leslie, Amanda Galbraith (filling in for Tim Hudak)
In this edition of On the Ledge, Dave Trafford and the panel dig into the final days of the federal campaign. With polling margins narrowing, the conversation pivots to the strategic implications of the NDP collapse, the Conserva...
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April 18, 2025 • 55 mins
On the Ledge – April 17, 2025
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests: Kathleen Wynne, Tim Hudak, Keith Leslie, John Wright
As Canadians look ahead to a long Easter weekend, the On the Ledge panel tackles the aftermath of the French-language leaders’ debate and the political blowback from the Ontario Place Therme spa deal.
They analyze the debate performances of Carney, Poilievre, Singh, and Blanchet, with particular focus on tone, leadership postu...
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests: Kathleen Wynne, Tim Hudak, Keith Leslie, John Wright
As Canadians look ahead to a long Easter weekend, the On the Ledge panel tackles the aftermath of the French-language leaders’ debate and the political blowback from the Ontario Place Therme spa deal.
They analyze the debate performances of Carney, Poilievre, Singh, and Blanchet, with particular focus on tone, leadership postu...
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April 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, 2025
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests: Kathleen Wynne, Keith Leslie, John Wright, Tim Hudak
In 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 how political leaders are responding.
Broadcasting fro...
On the Ledge : April 10, 2025
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests: Kathleen Wynne, Keith Leslie, John Wright, Tim Hudak
In 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 how political leaders are responding.
Broadcasting fro...
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April 4, 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 panel delivers sharp, insightful analysis. The discussion ...
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 panel delivers sharp, insightful analysis. The discussion ...
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April 3, 2025 • 32 mins
A Special Edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario Politics Podcast.
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests:
Host: Dave Trafford
Guests:
- Lauren Bates – Chair, Ontario Caregiver Coalition
- Daniel Nowoselski – Advocacy Manager, Hospice Palliative Care (Canadian Cancer Society); Board Member, Ontario Caregiver Coalition
- Malene Stewart – Social Worker, Educator & Co-Chair, Caregiver Collective
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March 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 politics podcast former Premier Kathleen Wynne, former PC ...
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 politics podcast former Premier Kathleen Wynne, former PC ...
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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 pollster John Wright joins Dave Trafford to take the p...
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 pollster John Wright joins Dave Trafford to take the p...
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March 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 manage the cultural and economic angst of Canadians?
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 manage the cultural and economic angst of Canadians?
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March 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 new seating assignments but, for the most part, th...
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 new seating assignments but, for the most part, th...
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March 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 election and he set the stage for the coming trade war wi...
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 election and he set the stage for the coming trade war wi...
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March 2, 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 Zelenskyy has the crew wondering how the sheer chaos s...
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 Zelenskyy has the crew wondering how the sheer chaos s...
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February 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 have official party status. Which party would be th...
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 have official party status. Which party would be th...
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February 26, 2025 • 51 mins
John Wright, Lindsay Broadhead, Anne Marie Aikins and Bob Reid join the pod to do three things.
- Taking time to remember radio journalism legend Tayler Parnaby
- What's going on in Olivia Chow's office (if not her head?)
- How will Doug Ford manage what's shaping up to be a landslide majority?
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February 25, 2025 • 55 mins
In this episode of On the Ledge - your DAILY Ontario election podcast, we're joined by Pedro Barata, President and CEO at Habitat for Humanity, Neil Hetherington, CEO at Daily Bread Food Bank and Gerard Kennedy, CEO at Enterprising for Good.
(Neil's golden lab Charley also offers an opinion:)
And we talk about the ramifications of the Ontario government's failure to get its arms around the growing housing crisis and the effects the U...
(Neil's golden lab Charley also offers an opinion:)
And we talk about the ramifications of the Ontario government's failure to get its arms around the growing housing crisis and the effects the U...
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February 25, 2025 • 46 mins
In this episode of On the Ledge - your DAILY Ontario election podcast, Doug Ford releases his party's "costed" platform. It includes $40b in new spending, including a $5b Protect Ontario Account to fend off the effects of the Trump tariffs.
But there's no indication where that money will come from.
Meanwhile, Bonnie Crombie's campaign steps on a bilingual rake during a stop in the Ottawa area.
The polls continue to suggest the Liberal...
But there's no indication where that money will come from.
Meanwhile, Bonnie Crombie's campaign steps on a bilingual rake during a stop in the Ottawa area.
The polls continue to suggest the Liberal...
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February 21, 2025 • 46 mins
We wrap the final full week on the campaign with former Toronto Mayor John Tory, former Ontario Education Minister Gerard Kennedy, the Queen of Corp Comms Lindsay Broadhead and our resident/founding pollster are around the table for out 300th episode of On the Ledge!
What does a hockey game have to do with the campaign on a day when Doug Ford's in Washington and the opposition parties release their costed platforms?
What does a hockey game have to do with the campaign on a day when Doug Ford's in Washington and the opposition parties release their costed platforms?
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February 20, 2025 • 44 mins
In this episode of On the Ledge - your DAILY Ontario election podcast, we're joined by Public Affairs Consultant Bob Richardson, CH Television commentator Keith Leslie, Counsel Public Affairs Partner Tim Hudak, former Toronto Mayor John Tory and our founding pollster John Wright.
With less than a week of campaigning to go, the question is which opposition party will emerge as the Official Opposition.
Two weeks ago, there was some que...
With less than a week of campaigning to go, the question is which opposition party will emerge as the Official Opposition.
Two weeks ago, there was some que...
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