On The Ledge - the Ontario Politics Podcast

29/04/2025

The Conservatives ran against “the Lost Liberal Decade” yet here we are with a fourth consecutive Liberal government, (third straight minority).

Isn’t it more appropriately the LOST CONSERVATIVE decade?

The Harper Conservatives campaigned against Justin Trudeau in 2015 saying: “He’s just not ready”.

(They weren’t wrong.)

But they couldn’t beat him in three elections. And it appears four conservative leaders weren’t equipped to cope with the ill-prepared Trudeau or his legacy.

Voters are always right. And elections are always forward thinking.

Yet Poilevre and the Conservative brain trust ran a campaign squarely focussed on the rear view mirror watching Trudeau disappear in the dust kicked up by their F150.

But Carney unexpectedly appeared in the mirror. And, as we all know, Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

Before the Tories could respond, Carney blew past them.

He didn’t look back while the Conservatives hung on and hammered away at the “lost Liberal decade.”

Check out our post election analysis in this Special Edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast with John Wright Keith Leslie Tim Hudak and Kathleen Wynne and Dave Trafford

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06/02/2025

Look at the latest polling after nine days of campaigning in Ontario and Douf Ford's Progressive Conservatives are flirting with the possibilty of winning 99 seats in the legislature. A party would need 63 seats to form a majority.

The same seat modelling, based on the latest polls, suggests the NDP would end up with 13 seats and the Liberals would win 9. It raises the possibility that neither opposition party would have official party status after the election. (Parties need a dozen seats to be acknowledged as an official party at Queen's Park)

Today's roundtable includes:

Dave Trafford (Host)
John Tory (Former Mayor of Toronto)
Keith Leslie (Political Commentator, CHTV)
Tim Hudak (Former PC Ontario Leader, Partner at Council Public Affairs)
John Wright (Veteran Pollster)

05/02/2025

So, the tariffs are on pause - momentarily. But it means they aren’t likely to land until Ontarians vote Feb. 27.

How does the tariff shift affect the course of the campaign over the next three weeks?

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Host: Dave TraffordGuests: Bob Richardson (Hammersmith Consulting), Anna Bailão (Former Deputy Mayor of Toronto), Sheila Regehr (Basic Income Canada Network)...

30/01/2025

DAY 2 of the On the Ledge DAILY Election series with our C.A.S.T (Comms And. Strategy Team).

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We've lined up the Traveling Wilburys SUPER GROUP of political commentators in Ontario to dissect, discuss, analyze and scrutinize this provincial campaign.I...

30/01/2025

29/01/2025

The WRIT RACE is a month long marathon of daily sprints! And we’re all over it.

We've lined up the Traveling Wilburys SUPER GROUP of political commentators in Ontario to dissect, discuss, analyze and scrutinize this provincial campaign.

On the Ledge is going DAILY!

John Wright, Laura Babcock and Gerard Kennedy lead off the batting lineup!

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The WRIT RACE has started in Ontario. Premier Doug Ford met Lt. Governor Edith Dumont at Queen's Park this afternoon and the LG agreed to dissolve the legisl...

15/11/2024

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08/11/2024

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03/11/2024

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02/11/2024

Big city mayors want help from Queens park to deal with homeless encampments. Should the Premier use the Notwithstanding Clause to make that happen?
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02/11/2024

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