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    #728 Can Desmond Cole Be Cancelled?
    A veteran Black columnist at The Star calls out Desmond Cole's activism out of nowhere. And CBC officially closes the comment section on Facebook. Writer Ish Aderonmu co-hosts.
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    A veteran Black columnist at The Star calls out Desmond Cole’s activism out of nowhere. And CBC officially closes the comment section on Facebook. Writer Ish Aderonmu co-hosts.

    Links:

    • Ish’s award-winning piece in Toronto Life
    • The Toronto Star column from Royson James discussed in segment 1 (paywalled)
    • Kate Dubinski’s piece on the call for more investment into legal aid
    • David Pugliese’s piece in The Ottawa Citizen on Canadian officials who met with neo-Nazis in Ukraine
    • CBC’s announcement on closing Facebook comments

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