October 4, 2021
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#717 Is the PPC racist?
It’s a question that has dogged the PPC since its inception. A question that leader Maxime Bernier blasted journalists for even coming close to asking.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Cherise Seucharan
Reporter, CANADALAND
Tristan Capacchione
Audio Editor & Technical Producer
Kieran Oudshoorn
Managing Editor, Podcasts

One People’s Party supporter spoke to our Backbench host Fatima Syed on why he believed the party was not racist, just like he wasn’t. He is one of over 800,000 Canadians who just voted for the PPC in the last election. Surely, they can’t all be racist either?

In our attempt to answer that question, we found a startling string of connections between the PPC and white supremacist groups – and evidence that suggests the party is being used by these groups to accomplish their own goals.

This episode is sponsored by KilneSquarespace, and Article.

Additional music by Audio Network

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