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    #765 The Best Politics Show In Canada
    Short Cuts is off this week, so instead we bring you our latest episode of the best politics show in Canada, The Backbench.
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Kevin Sexton
    Producer
    Tristan Capacchione
    Senior Production Supervisor
    Kieran Oudshoorn
    Managing Editor, Podcasts
    Short Cuts is off this week, so instead we bring you our latest episode of the best politics show in Canada, The Backbench.
    As nations around the world cut off business with Russia, can Canada help fill the international demand for oil and gas? More importantly, should we? And the pandemic caused unprecedented government spending, as well as shifting priorities on everything from work to healthcare. How will that all play out in the upcoming budget?
    This week’s contributors: Jason Markusoff, Caroline Elliott, Murad Hemmadi
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    Sponsors: Rotman, Squarespace, Policy Me, Skipper Otto

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