Ontario Loud

Ontario Loud


Latest Episodes

Do you know who I am? I'm your $#@ing podcast
July 10, 2019

Alexi, Sam and Chris dive into the latest in Ontario politics, including the continued bungling of autism, Minister Lisa MacLeod's continued bungling of public life, a victory for the carbon tax in court, Stephen Lecce's goading of Ontario's teachers,...

We the North99
July 03, 2019

Kate and Chris sit down with North99 co-founder Taylor Scollon to talk about the impact of social media in our politics. North99 is an online community of progressive political activists that's pushing Canada's left-leaning political parties to adopt...

Ain't No Muffle in this Cabinet Shuffle
June 25, 2019

Kate, Alexi, Sam and Chris pick apart Doug Ford's massive cabinet shuffle, and try to take you into what the Premier and his senior staff might have been thinking when they made these high-profile moves. Kate, Chris and Sam outline how they would have...

It's no drag if it's in a mail bag
June 18, 2019

Kate, Sam and Chris dive into thorny listener-submitted questions on everything from parliamentary reform, to social media, to the conversations we should be having about revenue in Ontario. A new Ontario Loud fan club president is named. 

How to change a political party
June 13, 2019

Chris and Sam take you inside the 2019 Ontario Liberal Party general meeting, but more importantly inside the movement for change that came looking to reform the party, and ultimately fell short of their goals. This is a story about hope,...

Politics, Struggles, Feelings: Running for Premier with Kathleen Wynne
June 04, 2019

As the Ontario Liberal Party kicks off it's leadership race, former Premier Kathleen Wynne sits down with Chris, Sam, Alexi and Kate to talk about what it takes to run, what you need to win, and what it's going to take to take on Doug Ford in 2022. 

Ontario Loud Confessions
May 29, 2019

Kate, Alexi, Alvin and Sam reflect on Sam Oosterhoff's very bad, no good, terrible May, and some of their own mistakes as young political staff. Alvin makes a special announcement. 

The Bestimate Cuts
May 25, 2019

As a bonus episode to take you into your weekend, Kate, Sam, Alexi, Alvin and Chris talk about all the cuts that we read about in the province's release of the 2019 budget estimates, which are the gory details of the budget they release three weeks...

A Green Party New Deal
May 21, 2019

Abacus Data CEO unveils new data that the Green Party of Canada is getting some of it's best polling results ever. Chris, Alvin, Alexi and Kate talk with David to understand what's driving this trend, and why the progressive movement in Canada is so...

Episode 2: Cap and Trade
October 13, 2018

Chris, Alvin, Sam, and Shazia discuss what the Ford government's repeal of the Liberal cap and trade system will mean for families, the environment, and people's pocketbooks. Spoiler alert: Green technology just got more expensive.