#175 Conspiracy And Speculation In The Danforth Shooting

July 25, 2018

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The mass shooting in Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood quickly headed into dangerous conspiracy territory. And should members of government be forced to endure Twitter trolls?

Kevin Sexton

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Guest host Elamin Abdelmahmoud is joined by Reuters reporter Anna Mehler Paperny.

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