October 15, 2024
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The Backbench
#101 B.C.’s Batsh*t Election
What the hell is going on in B.C.’s election?
Noor Azrieh
Producer
Aviva Lessard
Producer
Sam Konnert
Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Production Manager
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

Shit-posting candidates, climate change denial, outright racism, and those damn paper straws. Host Noor Azrieh calls up Arno Kopecky, Shannon Waters, and Mo Amir to ask what the hell is going on in B.C.’s election. 

 

And, the latest on the foreign interference commission, pharmacare, and Alberta’s Bill of Rights.

 

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Publisher and Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Arno Kopecky, Shannon Waters, Mo Amir

 

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