May 11, 2023
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#883 We Need to Talk About Kevin Vuong
Amidst escalating tensions between Canada and China, an independent MP thinks he’s found the shadowy hand manipulating his fate.
Jonathan Goldsbie
News Editor

If a person asserts there’s been a plot against them but can’t offer any proof, does that count as a literal conspiracy theory?

And has this government ever met a poorly-conceived policy for media regulation it didn’t like? Well, it has now!

PressProgress editor Luke LeBrun joins Jonathan on Short Cuts.

Host: Jonathan Goldsbie

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Guest: Luke LeBrun

 

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