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In November 2018, Stelios Theocharous, the founder of Ceres | Pure Food Innovation (and someone who occasionally finds his keys on the first try), launched the Ceres Podcast. This groundbreaking platform has now become a gathering spot for like-minded co-hosts: • Mark Petrou, Petrou Bros • Kelly Barnes, Krispies • David Nicolaou, Auckley Friery • David Miller, Millers Fish & Chips Together, they embark on insightful conversations with the movers and shakers of the Food & Hospitality industry ...
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The Alberta NDP's new leader, Naheed Nenshi, wants to sever ties between his party and the federal NDP led by Jagmeet Singh. True North's Andrew Lawton says it's hard to blame them given how insignificant a political entity the federal NDP is, as evidenced by its particularly poor performance in this week's St. Paul's byelection. Also, a deep dive …
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If you look at the polls, it shows the chances are high that Pierre Poilievre is going to be the next Prime Minister of Canada. How did he get to this point? Craig's former colleague Andrew Lawton has written a book about it. 'Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life' is available now, and Andrew stopped by the Covent Garden Market studio to talk about t…
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Today, we have a special guest: Allen Simpson, Deputy CEO of UKHospitality, the leading organisation for the £140bn hospitality sector. Allen's expertise in politics and economic development makes him an invaluable guest. After our conversation, I felt enlightened and relaxed, which is usually rare when discussing politics around election time. A b…
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At a meeting on Wednesday, members of the London Health Sciences Centre board of directors were told that after running a $78-million deficit in the last year, they project to run one of $150-million in the upcoming fiscal. How did this happen? How can it be fixed? Acting President and CEO David Musyj spoke with Craig at the hospital to share what …
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Justin Trudeau says he's not going anywhere after the Liberal party's embarrassing loss in Toronto—St. Paul's. Today, Liberal cabinet ministers have been lining up to say they have confidence in him while pledging to do better to listen to Canadians. True North's Andrew Lawton says it's clearly too little too late, although Trudeau is the only one …
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Economist Mike Moffatt, a founding director of the PLACE Centre, joins Craig on the podcast to talk about how the housing shortage is shaping Canadian politics in the wake of the Liberal by-election loss in Toronto-St. Paul's. How does a generation being frozen out of home ownership impact voting? Will Justin Trudeau soon exit political life? Will …
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Most Liberals went to bed thinking they had won the Toronto–St. Paul's byelection, but when all the ballots were counted, the Conservatives had managed to narrowly take hold of the Liberal stronghold, electing Don Stewart as the newest MP. These results are catastrophic for Justin Trudeau, True North's Andrew Lawton argues. He discusses with longti…
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The long-awaited Toronto—St. Paul’s byelection is today, and Liberal cabinet ministers have descended on the Liberal stronghold to try to get the vote out at a time when Justin Trudeau is twenty points behind Pierre Poilievre in national polls. While the Liberals may still win the riding, they have spent the last two weeks trying to lower expectati…
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On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined at the Covent Garden Market studio by City of London Budget Chair Elizabeth Peloza, former city councillor Cheryl Miller and political insider Scott Collyer. They talk about Shmuel Farhi's interesting (but perhaps unwanted) proposal for a new London city hall, changing ward boundaries in London, gr…
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Join David Miller and Stelios in this Master Class as they interview Paul Graham, the director of PG Chips, a pre-cut chip supplier. Download your FREE copy of the Fish & Tips E-Book and boost your business today. Join the discussion on the Ceres Podcast Facebook Group. Episode Sponsor -> Orange Chipping Basket 📮Join the Ceres email list to keep up…
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In this episode of the Ceres Podcast Past Masters, Mark Petrou hosts a captivating conversation with our good friend Alastair Horabin, the previous owner of Seniors Fish & Chips. Alastair, a regular guest on the Ceres Podcast, always brings unique insights that are not to be missed. Alastair is now a regular guest on the Ceres Podcast, and as alway…
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Join David and Stelios as they discuss news stories that affect the hospitality industry. They will discuss the news with their wit, honesty, and charm. Today's news stories are: -> Concerns Arise as Convicted Deliveroo Rider Found Still Making Deliveries -> Cheon Fat's Sales Suppression Battle with HMRC -> Opinion - Will Cultured Meat Outpace Plan…
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It’s an established fact that foreign actors have interfered in Canada’s democracy and are likely to continue to do so. And yet the federal Liberal government hasn’t been interested in figuring out, let alone disclosing, which parliamentarians have made this easier. In this edition of The Andrew Lawton Show, Andrew catches up with Macdonald-Laurier…
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The parents of a young woman who battled terminal cancer before ending her life through assisted suicide are suing the Catholic-run St. Paul’s Hospital for transferring her to a hospice that offered MAID instead of providing it where she was. They say the hospital and the province of British Columbia violated her Charter rights. True North’s Andrew…
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The latest poll shows the Conservatives with a twenty per cent lead over the Liberals, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says not to worry, it’s just because Canadians aren’t in “decision mode” right now. He says the way people vote is different from how they answer pollsters’ questions. Do you agree, or is Trudeau in the most severe case of denial…
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Why are advocates of Safe Supply so passionate about the positives of the program? Dr. Andrea Sereda of London Intercommunity Health Centre, one of the leading safe supply advocates in the country, joins the podcast to explain her side of the debate. She and Craig discuss the program's history, it's effectiveness, and the criticisms - both the legi…
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Justin Trudeau has refused to say whether any Liberal members of Parliament are implicated as collaborators with foreign governments in the unredacted NSICOP report. True North’s Andrew Lawton discusses with law professor Ryan Alford, who has a lawsuit against the government seeking immunity for parliamentarians who divulge classified information w…
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On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined at the Covent Garden Market studio by activist Mojdeh Cox, disability advocate Dr. Jeff Preston and political insider Ryan Gauss. The panel discusses the ongoing London Police investigation into what they're calling a potentially hate-motivated arson, more changes at the London Health Sciences Cent…
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The British Columbia Conservatives – a party that elected no MLAS to the B.C. legislature last election – are surging in the polls, with the current official opposition, B.C United (formerly the B.C. Liberals) haemorrhaging support and even several caucus members to the Conservatives. Why is this change happening? In this edition of The Andrew Lawt…
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An NDP member of Parliament has accused Poilievre of “courting incels” and implied that he will turn Canada into Gilead, the fundamentalist dystopia from Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” if elected. While amusingly unhinged, True North’s Andrew Lawton points out that these sorts of attacks will only get worse if the Conservatives retain the…
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Justin Trudeau says “populist right-wing forces” are taking hold in democratic countries around the world, insisting that he chooses to respond to anger by offering “understanding” and “solution.” True North’s Andrew Lawton says it seems like Trudeau is willing to blame his polling unpopularity on anyone and anything other than himself and his reco…
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London has become one of the centre of the safe supply debate in the medical community. The pro-side says that providing drugs that aren't from dealers will be safer and lead to fewer overdose deaths. The con-side believes that safe supply is only a temporary measure, with more harms than benefits. Dr. Sharon Koivu, who has been practicing medicine…
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has inadvertently conceded that middle class Canadians are worse off now after nine years of her and Justin Trudeau’s power in government, defending the capital gains tax increase by saying the wealthy have to live in gated communities and fly on private jets to stay away from the angry ordinary folks. True North’…
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Craig welcomes London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis, as well as former city councillors Roger Caranci and Cheryl Miller to talk about the issues of the week. They talk about the state of long-term care in Ontario and Cheryl's husband being in the system, then they talk about the provincial cabinet shuffle, housing being put over top of farmland, renovic…
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Join David Miller and Stelios in this Master Class as they interview John Bones, the commercial director of R S Cockerill Ltd, a leading crisping and table potatoes supplier. This marks their first conversation with a professional from the industry, offering enlightening insights—because, believe it or not, John really knows his potatoes. Download …
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The Liberal campaign to downplay foreign interference in Canadian democracy continues with one MP, Jennifer O’Connell, telling Conservatives today to “get over it.” The revelations from the NSICOP report this week show the problem is far worse than most Canadians realized. Journalist Sam Cooper of The Bureau joins The Andrew Lawton Show to discuss.…
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Stelios is thrilled to be joined by Stuart Devine, MBE, from the Ashvale Group in Aberdeenshire. They dive deep into Ashvale’s story, moving beyond our last discussion, which was heavily focused on COVID-19. Download your FREE copy of the Fish & Tips E-Book and boost your business today. Join the discussion on the Ceres Podcast Facebook Group. Epis…
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