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    #763 I Would Do Anything For Ukraine (But I Won’t Do That)
    Canadian MPs wax poetic about how President Zelensky inspires them… but is that really going to change anything? And how defamation lawsuits help cover up the truth and keep journalists silent. Jan Wong co-hosts. 
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    Canadian MPs wax poetic about how President Zelensky inspires them… but is that really going to change anything? And how defamation lawsuits help cover up the truth and keep journalists silent. Jan Wong co-hosts.

    Links:

    • CBC Reporter Travis Dhanraj’s video asking a question to Chrystia Freeland and Melanie Joly
    • President Zelensky’s address to Canadian Parliament
    • Prime Minister Trudeau’s promo video
    • CBC piece re: Manifesting a house
    • Globe & Mail opinion piece by Doug Saunders

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