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    November 13, 2018
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    COMMONS
    CORRUPTION #4 – Papa Pump and the Small Town Shakedown
    In the eleven years that Marolyn Morrison was the mayor of Caledon, Ontario, she faced down deep-pocketed developers, mafia enforcers and corrupt federal officials. When millions of dollars are at stake, things get heated.
    Arshy Mann
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    TK Matunda
    Producer, COMMONS
    Kevin Sexton
    Producer

    In the eleven years that Marolyn Morrison was the mayor of Caledon, Ontario, she faced down deep-pocketed developers, mafia enforcers and corrupt federal officials. When millions of dollars are at stake, things get heated.

    To learn more:

    “Battleground Caledon” in Toronto Life by Kelly Pullen

    “Connected” in The Globe and Mail by Greg McArthur, Karen Howlett and Adrian Morrow

    “Corrupt tax auditor gets three years” in The Toronto Star by Marco Chown Oved

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