The Toronto Star’s Allan Woods joins Jonathan to look at the prospect of Trump fundraising off a mugshot, and how a Montreal fire might finally accomplish what years of journalism and advocacy have not, pushing authorities there to take action against illegal Airbnbs.

Host: Jonathan Goldsbie

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Guest: Allan Woods

Further reading:

• Conrad Black: Donald Trump should pass the torch to Ron DeSantis – National Post
• 20 Years Ago, Canadian Media Lined Up To Call For War In Iraq – Passage
• Potemkin: Catherine the Great’s Imperial Partner
• Montreal blaze: man who ran illegal Airbnb business identified – Ricochet
• Owner of Old Montreal building that caught fire is a lawyer who pleaded guilty to tax evasion – Montreal Gazette

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