Another lump of coal for Doug Ford | #onpoli

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The OPP is launching a criminal investigation into a company that received money from both the ministry of colleges and universities and the Ontario Skills Development Fund. Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss this latest development in the saga - and the headache it's becoming for the premier. Ontario's big city mayors have called on the province to declare a state of emergency around homelessness and drug use. Steve and John Michael discuss what might change. The Finch West LRT opened last week and already people are complaining about it. Steve and JMM talk about what Metrolinx, the TTC, and the City of Toronto can do to speed things up. And Nam Kiwanuka, host and producer of (MIS)Treated, and Molly Thomas, host of Big [If True], join Steve and JMM for an #onpoli podcast quiz to round out the year. Steve's column: https://www.tvo.org/article/how-this-organization-in-hamilton-helps-men-get-clean-and-turn-their-lives-around JMM's column: https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-i-love-my-e-bike-but-ontario-needs-new-rules 00:00 Intro 00:07 Criminal investigation into Keel Digital 01:01 Year-end reflections & t-shirt tradition 02:17 Ontario’s first premier: John Sandfield Macdonald 03:37 McDonald Block & Queens Park trivia 06:29 Issue 1: OPP investigation explained 09:06 Skills Development Fund controversy 10:09 Issue 2: Homelessness crisis & state of emergency call 12:16 Province’s response & legal challenges 14:26 What municipalities want from the province 16:42 Historical context: homelessness debates 18:05 Issue 3: Finch West LRT opens – but slow 20:10 Why is the LRT so slow? 21:09 Transit signal priority debate 22:58 Growing pains & lessons for Eglinton Crosstown 24:58 Crosstown opening dispute: province vs city 26:44 Historical irony & transit politics 27:02 Your column, my column: e-bike safety & regulation 30:38 Addiction recovery story: Wayside in Hamilton 34:42 Compassion & community support 35:04 Year-end quiz show begins! 37:14 Round 1: Planning Act & sports trivia 40:01 Round 2: Subway stations named after saints 41:30 Transit system names across Ontario 43:18 Bonus: Cambridge rapid transit name 44:20 Round 4: Ontario premiers trivia 47:05 Catholic premiers & 416 ridings 49:39 Longest & shortest serving premiers 50:42 Round 6: Ontario geography 52:58 Energy generation in Ontario 54:59 Bonus: Power companies & nuclear plants 55:59 Round 7: Nicknames for cities & buildings 57:07 Favorite Ontario buildings 58:03 Final scores & winner announced 58:31 Bonus quiz: Women’s health & research gaps 1:01:04 Tech & misinformation: Disney invests in OpenAI 1:02:26 Closing thoughts & holiday sign-off