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    #36 Fake News Election Panic
    After the Mounties' massive manhunt for two murder suspects, Justin questions whether the RCMP's mandate is overstretched — and makes the case that their role in local policing should be an election issue. And with the election looming, there's a frenzy over fake news. But is it even a problem?
    August 13, 2019
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    From the show: 

    The RCMP’s thin red line: Is contract policing unsustainable? (Globe and Mail)

    Inside the impossible work of Canada’s biggest Indigenous police force (Maclean’s)

    Twitter trolls stoked debates about immigrants and pipelines in Canada, data show (CBC News)

    Twitter bots boosted the trending #TrudeauMustGo hashtag (National Observer)

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