#767 We Will Never Know The Truth About Portapique

March 31, 2022

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The public inquest into the Portapique massacre is far from revealing. Will we ever get the answers to the many, many questions still remaining? And journalists are being blocked from covering events at the Indigenous delegations’ visit to the Vatican. Paul Palango co-hosts.

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The public inquest into the Portapique massacre is far from revealing. Will we ever get the answers to the many, many questions still remaining? And journalists are being blocked from covering events at the Indigenous delegations’ visit to the Vatican. Paul Palango co-hosts.

Links:

Paul Palango’s book: 22 Murders Investigating the Massacres, Cover-Up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia
Brandi Morin’s video on Twitter
Vatican News story re: Indigenous delegation

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