#48 CUPE Ki Yay, MotherFORDer!

November 9, 2022

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Wag the Doug

This week, Doug Ford learned that while it’s stunningly easy to toss out constitutional rights, it’s a heck of a lot harder to get away with that.

Jonathan Goldsbie

News Editor

Allison Smith

Co-host, Wag the Doug

Kattie Laur

Producer

André Proulx

Production Coordinator

By passing the Keeping Students in Class Act complete with notwithstanding clause, the government mounted an unprecedented attack on CUPE, and essentially all organized labour, picking a fight for which they were thoroughly unprepared.

Hosts: Allison Smith, Jonathan Goldsbie

Credits: Kattie Laur (Producer), André Proulx (Managing Editor), Nathan Burley (Music)

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