Dave Trafford
@davetrafford.bsky.social
Recovering News Director. Host/producer of On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast, NOW and NEXT and Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network. davetrafford.com
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!)
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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.
November 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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
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Audit of Skills Development Fund Recipient leads to an OPP inquiry
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November 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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
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Wow! The @phillies.com got #Buckner’d
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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
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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
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NOW and NEXT
Politics Podcast · Updated Weekly · Welcome In!
This is NOW & NEXT.
Story Studio Network's Chief Executive Producer Dave Trafford pokes holes, pokes fun and provokes the
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June 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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
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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
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Now & Next is up with @davetrafford.bsky.social @lcbroadhead.bsky.social @bobreidtoronto.bsky.social
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From Common Sense to Chaos: The Evolution of Political Protest
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June 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Now & Next is up with @davetrafford.bsky.social @lcbroadhead.bsky.social @bobreidtoronto.bsky.social
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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.
June 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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”.
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Alberta Justice Minister has personal relationship with man whose businesses are tied to AHS investigation
Mickey Amery told The Globe and Mail that he is a long-time friend of Sam Mraiche and ‘loosely related’ to him through marriage
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May 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
When asked to comment, Premier Smith had two words “Sovereignty Association”.
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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?
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Election Fallout Carney’s Challenges, Poilievre’s Future, and the NDP Collapse
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April 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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?
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Anyone else getting a lot of random robo calls from Beijing? Can’t understand the voicemail but they sound like pleasant enough folks.
April 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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?
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NDP collapse killed Poilievre's PM hopes
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April 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Is #PierrePoilievre running THE BEST losing federal campaign in Canadian history?
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April 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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?...
Canada’s Role in a Shifting Global Order — with Mark Carney | Prof G Conversations
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April 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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?...
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Dave Trafford
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April 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Make Summer 2025 your staycation season. Interesting history piece in @thestar.com today highlighting the last time we were “at war” with the US.
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Furious at Trump’s tariffs? Here’s one way to celebrate the idea of beating the U.S.A. on your next Canadian road trip
This land has a proud history of beating the Americans.
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April 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Make Summer 2025 your staycation season. Interesting history piece in @thestar.com today highlighting the last time we were “at war” with the US.
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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
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Fact, Fear & the Fight Ahead: Electing Canada's Crisis Leader
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April 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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
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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.
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Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins
The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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.
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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.
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We kicked things off this week with JohnTory Kathleen Wynne John Wright and Keith Leslie diving into Mark Carney’s coronation.
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AN OTL SPECIAL: The Carney Coronation Resets the Federal Liberal Party
Podcast Episode · On The Ledge · 2025-03-11 · 54m
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March 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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.
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We kicked things off this week with JohnTory Kathleen Wynne John Wright and Keith Leslie diving into Mark Carney’s coronation.
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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.
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The Carney Coronation Resets the Federal Liberal Party
Podcast Episode · NOW and NEXT · 2025-03-10 · 54m
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March 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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.
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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!
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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!
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It's a DOUBLE-HEADER for the On the Ledge crew. Up first - the PRE-DEBATE show! - On The Ledge
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February 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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...
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...