May 6, 2025
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#1153 Bruce Fanjoy – The Liberal Who Took Pierre’s Riding
Pierre Poilievre is packing his bags to rural Alberta, after losing his seat to Bruce Fanjoy. How the hell did Fanjoy do it? We asked him.
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