#261 Billionaire Welfare Slackers

May 6, 2020

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When police searched journalists’ offices in the Alberta legislature, we wondered how government reporters were faring in the age of COVID-19. And after securing millions from the federal government, Canada’s big newspaper chains are finding new ways to ask for more money.

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

David Crosbie

Senior Producer

Andréa Schmidt

Managing Editor, Podcasts

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Allison Smith co-hosts.

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