April 19, 2023
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Wag the Doug
#53 TVO Pursuit: After Ontario Place, Is TVO Next?
Doug Ford claims he’s all about building, but he sure has a thing for enthusiastically bulldozing the utopian public projects of yesteryear.
Jonathan Goldsbie
News Editor
Allison Smith
Co-host, Wag the Doug
Kattie Laur
Producer

First it was Ontario Place. Now it’s the Science Centre. At what point does he train his sights on TVO?Allison and Jonathan reflect on the legacy of Ontario’s public broadcaster and why its survival now rests on the shoulders of Steve Paikin.

Hosts: Allison Smith, Jonathan Goldsbie

Credits: Kattie Laur (Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Nathan Burley (Music)

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