December 20, 2024
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#1079 Trudeau’s Next Move, and the Truth About the Gig Economy
What Toronto Star got wrong about UberEats, plus an update on the shaky Trudeau government. 
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
James Nicholson
Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio

Also, why cellos and Air Canada don’t mix, and new information on who an alleged ISIS plot was targeting in the GTA. 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

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