How does this mess in the Middle East end? One War. Two End Games. Check out the latest on Substack. Subscribe while you're there:) open.substack.com/pub/davetraf...

Niagara Region Chair quits suddenly after it’s discovered he owns a copy of Mein Kampf- signed by Hitler! He says he’s a collector of rare historic books. Is it enough for him to lose his job? Is it enough to kill any plans to amalgamate 12 Niagara municipalities? podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/o...

Futurist Richard Worzel says the future has never been more unpredictable. Some great insights this week on NOW & NEXT. youtu.be/vmaC-5jaE_k?...

Washington's conflicting mission objectives in Iran make the conflict all the more dangerous. RCAF Major General (Ret) Scott Clancy joined us today on NOW & NEXT.

This week on NOW and NEXT - From Davos to Deepfakes: How Trust, Leadership, and Political Communication Are Being Redefined. Always great to get insights from @bobreidtoronto.bsky.social, Anne Marie Aikins and @lcbroadhead.bsky.social . LISTEN. SHARE. www.spreaker.com/episode/from...

People ask me: "Are you still on the radio" and the answer is "Heck Ya". I joined Jerry Agar on NEWSTALK1010 for Party-for-Two today! www.spreaker.com/episode/doug...

Donald Trump and his MAGA Carta brown shirts are turning out to be the cliched lonesome losers in a bluegrass hurtin’ song. open.substack.com/pub/davetraf...

“It feels like a civil war” in Minnesota. open.substack.com/pub/davetraf...

Is "a framework of a future deal on the future deal with respect to Greenland" another TACO? or, as I like to call it Trump Urgently Reverses Direction (T.U.R.D.) Major media outlets reporting as if the sovereignty of Greenland is settled. #notsofast

Trumps says the US “probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be, frankly, unstoppable...But I won't do that..I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force.” He won't use force because he doesn't think he has to use it.

Polling done by the Economist just before Christmas suggests only around one in five Americans and less than half of Republicans support overthrowing Maduro or a military invasion of Venezuela. today.yougov.com/politics/art...

Where’s the plan behind #FordNation’s promise to open four private knee and hip clinics in Ontario? #onpoli youtube.com/shorts/1pD0l...

The Eglinton LRT (Long Running Torment) youtube.com/shorts/O0JYx...

Listen to "RADIO DAYS SPECIAL: Luxury Home Tax Hikes inToronto and Out of Control Healthcare Billings"ROUND ONE on Moore in the Morning www.spreaker.com/episode/radi...

In this week’s edition of On the Ledge - your #onpoli podcast: As more beer stores close across Ontario and grocers are slow to take your beer, wine and spirits bottles, shouldn’t the LCBO be forced to take your empties?(The LCBO happily take your deposit at the point of sale!)

Bracing for a wild week in politics. Team Carney doesn’t have the votes to pass its budget on Monday. And it looks like Trump Urgently Reversed Direction (T. U. R. D.) on the Epstein file vote.

This week’s edition of On the Ledge: The OPP reviews the books at a firm that got cash from #Ontario’s Skills Development Fund. @keithleslie.bsky.social #onpoli youtu.be/HBrfkhdZ0xg?...

Wow! The @phillies.com got #Buckner’d

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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow gets scorched in a political heatwave. Her comms strategy is underwater after public pools were closed in the middle of record breaking heat this week. @bobreidtoronto.bsky.social @femwriter.bsky.social @lcbroadhead.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/n...

Now & Next is up with @davetrafford.bsky.social @lcbroadhead.bsky.social @bobreidtoronto.bsky.social youtu.be/-28r381Auh4?...

Uh oh. It don’t look good for our @EdmontonOilers. They need three in 20 just to get to OT and extend it to game 7. Conor McDavid’s odds of being the GOAT to never win a #StanleyCup  just peaked.

When asked to comment, Premier Smith had two words “Sovereignty Association”. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Questions: How long can the NEW Democrat Party claim to be NEW? And who’s betting all three major parties will have different leaders on Jan 01/26 than they did Jan 01/25? youtu.be/NSbKlIsdCao?...

Win the period #MapleLeafs

Anyone else getting a lot of random robo calls from Beijing? Can’t understand the voicemail but they sound like pleasant enough folks.

Is #PierrePoilievre running THE BEST losing federal campaign in Canadian history? youtu.be/41LcuwWyL-M?...

#FIRSTBLOOD #goleafsgo

This podcast was posted a couple of hours before the English language leaders’ debate. Carney sat down (remotely) with @profgalloway.com. Canadians are responding but the audience is decidedly American. It’s a smart media move in the Trump-tariff-battle youtu.be/V11qNDDElZw?...

Hey BlueSkyers! We’re working hard to produce #madeinCanada political analysis content. It’s independent. It’s balanced. Check it out. Do us a favour and subscribe! youtube.com/@davetraffor... Thanks, dt

Make Summer 2025 your staycation season. Interesting history piece in @thestar.com today highlighting the last time we were “at war” with the US. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Now & Next comms panel was convened on Liberation Day just before Trump delivered his latest tariff talk. We reflect on the two horse race that is our federal election @lcbroadhead.bsky.social @bobreidtoronto.bsky.social @davetrafford.bsky.social youtu.be/MovEO3K_lAo?...

Haven’t been here in a while but thought I’d point out Trump slapped tariffs on the Antarctic Heard and MacDonald Islands. Nobody lives there. Penguins have no comment, no money, no pockets for money. www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Does Mark Carney win by using Doug Ford’s playbook? youtube.com/shorts/R6S-S...

We’ve launched a new pod! Check out our first instalment of POLITICALLY SPEAKING. We drop it in our NOW and NEXT feed. We kicked things off this week with JohnTory Kathleen Wynne John Wright and Keith Leslie diving into Mark Carney’s coronation. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/o...

Politically Speaking podcast with Kathleen Wynne, John Tory, John Wright, @davetrafford.bsky.social and me, looking at Mark Carney's resounding win as Liberal leader and PM-Designate. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

It's the first show of a DOUBLE HEADER on Family Day for our On the Ledge crew. Tim Hudak, Monique Smith and Keith Leslie join DT to set the table for the Leaders' Debate set to go later this evening. Our second show goes LIVE on @newstalk1010.bsky.social at 8p! www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s...

This letter is almost psychotic.

Doug Ford's on track to win an improbable third majority in Ontario. Now it's a race for second and official party status! Check out today's edition of On the Ledge. @amandagalbraith.bsky.social @keithleslie.bsky.social John Wright and John Tory are at the table! www.spreaker.com/episode/who-...

Seat modelling based on the latest polls raises the possibility that neither opposition party would have official party status after the election. www.spreaker.com/episode/is-t...

Tim Hudak and John Tory compare notes on campaign launch day. #onpoli

Is David Peterson's 1990 election disaster a warning for Doug Ford? Check out the DAILY edition of On the Ledge - your Ontario politicis podcast for Jan. 30/25. www.spreaker.com/episode/is-d...

Gerard Kennedy’s been out of politics for nearly a decade but the current political state has him itching to get back in business! youtube.com/shorts/Nx-jY...

Welcome to On the Ledge - the DAILY edition of your #onpoli podcast. We've lined up the Traveling Wilburys SUPER GROUP of political commentators in Ontario to dissect, discuss, analyze and scrutinize this provincial campaign. The WRIT RACE has begun. LISTEN here! www.spreaker.com/episode/is-t...

The federal parliament has been prorogued. Now Doug Ford has effectively done the same thing in Ontario. He'll ask the Lt. Gov. to dissolve the ledge next week and send Ontarians to the polls Feb. 27. Ford says he needs the mandate to deal with Trump's tariffs. www.spreaker.com/episode/doug...

2024 tested our moral compass to the point where we tolerate anti-semitism in 2025 in the name of tolerance. youtu.be/SxRMi3UPD6o?...

Sorry folks. As bad as this week may have been - it’s the best week we’re gonna see for some time. What could go wrong when you open the prison cells for and dismiss cases against THOUSANDS of January 6 offenders? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Stiles says NDP will work with the government to support Ontario jobs, says the cost of an election should go to a support package