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    September 19, 2019
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    #230 SNC-Aladdin
    A bonus segment on Trudeau's "make-up" with guest co-host, Arshy Mann. Plus, one reporter’s real life story on the gift of poutine from Trudeau. And this week’s news has been about the three worst people in Canada: Faith Goldy, Maxime Bernier, and Ezra Lavant. Why?
    Jesse Brown
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    Tiffany Lam
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    Paul Wells co-hosts for our regularly scheduled programming.

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