Jon Liedtke is an accomplished broadcast radio host, reporter, and opinion columnist, regularly appearing on 610 CKTB, AM800 CKLW, CTV Windsor, and Toronto’s Newstalk 1010. He co-hosts and produces Rose City Politics and is a member of SAG-AFTRA.
As the owner of Jon Liedtke Consulting, he provides full-service consulting to hospitality businesses, festivals and events, cannabis companies, and regional tourism organizations.
Jon’s diverse media background includes co-owning community newspapers and operating Higher Limits Cannabis Lounge (recognized as the world’s largest at the time). A frequent cannabis and political pundit featured in national outlets, he previously played trumpet with The Nefidovs.
Kvetch & Release
- Majority of Nothing: Premier Ford’s Al Quds Performance Art
- From Mein Kampf to GTA Synagogue Shootings
- Too Little, Too Cute, & Two and a Half Years Late
- From Iranian Soccer to the Border: 2026 FIFA WORD CUP’s Geopolitical “Pressure Cooker”
- No, Alabama isn’t Better than Canada
- The “YMCA” Anthem: A New Symbol for a Free Iran?
REPORTING
- StratCann | Beyond the Commodity trap: How Cannabis Retailers Can Thrive in 2026
- StratCann: How federal paramountcy and provincial restrictiveness define Canada’s regulatory landscape
- StratCann: Grow stores left behind: From shadows to spotlight to stagnation
- Rose City Politics: Jon Liedtke asks PM Trudeau what government can do to reduce antisemitism
- Rose City Politics: Jon Liedtke asks PM Trudeau what the government will do to lower Windsor’s unemployment rate
- STRATCANN: Crossborder cannabis: Detroit to Windsor
IN THE NEWS
- From Mein Kampf to GTA Synagogue Shootings
- From Iranian Soccer to the Border: 2026 FIFA WORD CUP’s Geopolitical “Pressure Cooker”
- No, Alabama isn’t Better than Canada
