May 18, 2023
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#885 Poilievre on Drugs
Jesse Brown and co-host Manisha Krishnan dismantle a 10,000 word piece in the National Post claiming safe supply programs are killing people and fuelling a new opioid crisis.
Jesse Brown
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Aviva Lessard
Producer
Annette Ejiofor
Managing Editor, Podcasts

And three cheers for the new Canadian passport! 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Guest: Manisha Krishnan

 

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Correction (May 18, 2023): the number of active Safer Supply clients reported by the Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre’s 2022 annual report is incorrectly cited in this episode as 58. The correct number is 86.

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