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    The Backbench
    #14 A Conversation With A PPC Voter
    This week, we bring you something different: an in-depth chat with a People’s Party of Canada supporter. Derek Taylor emailed Fatima after she called the party racist. He agreed to an interview. Derek gets into how he heard about the party, why he supports them, and the direction the party has taken since its creation in 2018. 
    Tiffany Lam
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    Tristan Capacchione
    Audio Editor & Technical Producer
    This week, we bring you something different: an in-depth chat with a People’s Party of Canada supporter. Derek Taylor emailed Fatima after she called the party racist. He agreed to an interview. Derek gets into how he heard about the party, why he supports them, and the direction the party has taken since its creation in 2018.
    This episode is supported by Dispatch Coffee and Rotman.
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