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Closer LookCLOSER LOOK: Why does Doug Ford hate bike lanes so much?Send us a textIn cities and towns across Ontario — and at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill — our journalists work for you. Their mission is to dig for answers and tell you what they find.This new feature — ‘Closer Look’ — is a chance to hear directly from those dedicated reporters and editors. Every weeknight, Village Media’s Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our journalists to explore an important story they are covering. These in-depth conversations go beyond the headlines, helping viewers better understand how we gather the details that land in your loca...2024-12-1908 min
Closer Look (formerly Inside the Village) - Insightful, credible, unfiltered conversations that matterCode Blue: Hallway health care in Ontario getting worseSend us a textInternal government data shows that in January, nearly 2,000 patients per day were kept in ‘unconventional spaces’ like hallways and break rooms in Ontario hospitals — the highest number ever recorded. Through a Freedom of Information Request, reporter Aidan Chamandy of The Trillium was able to piece together the current state of hallway health care across the province — a problem that Doug Ford promised to fix, if elected. Chamandy joins Frisco and Scott to break down the data and talk about the reaction to his scoop. Also on the podcast: We’re getting closer and closer to...2024-09-1330 min
Trillium Talk - A weekly briefing from the Ontario Legislature from the team at The TrilliumTRILLIUM TALK: Why Doug Ford 'felt sorry' for Joe BidenSend us a textWelcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead.On the show today is reporter Aidan Chamandy, who stumbled upon some very interesting internal government documents while surfing the web. (Spoiler alert: the Ford government is considering setting up a new agency to speed up public infrastructure projects.)Chamandy also...2024-07-2808 min
The Big StoryInside the fight to save the Ontario Science CentreFirst the Ontario Science Centre was to be moved in a year or two, and that was enough to spark a protest movement to keep the iconic building designed by a renowned architect right where it was. Then, out of nowhere, it was simply closed for good, with Ontario's government citing a report that the roof would pose a danger in winter.In the wake of its sudden closure, there have been offers of private donations to fix the roof, the architectural firm that designed it has offered to lead those repairs and thousands of citizens have...2024-07-0520 minTrillium Talk - A weekly briefing from the Ontario Legislature from the team at The TrilliumTrillium Talk: What you should know about Ontario's new housing billSend us a textJoining us today is reporter Aidan Chamandy, who delivered a major scoop this week about the Ford government's new housing bill. The night before the legislation was tabled, Chamandy got his hands on some documents outlining all the major elements of the bill — including creating exemptions for publicly funded universities under the Planning Act, and backtracking on a controversial law that froze the development charges cities can levy on new construction.How many homes will this new legislation actually help build? The government can't say for sure. But Chamandy does have a...2024-04-2205 minCloser Look (formerly Inside the Village) - Insightful, credible, unfiltered conversations that matterThe ‘green’ in GreenbeltSend us a text This week on Inside the Village, Scott and Frisco unpack the recent bombshell report from Ontario’s auditor-general, who found that Doug Ford’s government gave “preferential treatment” to prominent developers during last year’s controversial Greenbelt changes. Bonnie Lysyk’s report reads like a hidden camera, explaining how certain developers used their “direct access” to a senior political staffer to push for their plots of land to be removed from the Greenbelt. Here to explain the revelations are two journalists who know the story as well as anyone: Jessica Smith-Cross and Aidan Chamand...2023-08-1736 min
The TrillDigging into Ontario's latest housing plansMike Moffatt and Jesse Helmer join us to dig into some of the highlights from the latest update to Ontario's housing plan.There is plenty to be discussed in Housing Minister Steve Clark's new bill and associated regulatory proposals. Thankfully, these smart folks were happy to jump on the pod walk host Aidan Chamandy through the ins and outs of the new policy.Mike Moffatt is the senior director of the Smart Prosperity Institute and the founding director of the PLACE Centre.Jesse Helmer is a senior research associate with Smart Prosperity and...2023-04-1334 min