August 15, 2025
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#1211 The Gutless Wonder of TIFF
Can the Canadian media ecosystem exorcise the ghost of Trudeau?
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
James Nicholson
Producer
Tristan Capacchione
Producer
max collins
Director of Audio

TIFF’s whiff and the legacy of Trudeau’s media policies. 

Carney is reversing course on the Liberal’s approach to media, but can the Canadian media ecosystem exorcise the ghost of Trudeau? 

 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Ronit Novak

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