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    July 3, 2019
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    #220 That’s What You Get When You Draw A Political Cartoon That Doesn’t Suck
    A Canadian cartoonist drew a provocative image of Trump, blithely ignorant of the fatal consequences of his border policy. After it blew up online, the cartoonist was let go from the company who'd published his work for 17 years. And what was with that viral clip of Trudeau getting "snubbed" at G20?
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    David Crosbie
    Senior Producer

    Jan Wong co-hosts.

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