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    July 27, 2021
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    The Backbench
    #7 Border Politics
    Canada looks to welcome travellers again while the future of vaccine passports remains uncertain. And two national anti-hate summits last week had us wondering what policies would actually help.
    Tiffany Lam
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    Tristan Capacchione
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    This week’s contributors: Emilie Nicolas, Jaskaran Sandhu, Stuart Thomson
    This episode is supported by Aussie Hair.
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