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    Wag the Doug
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    Queen’s Park and Gaza
    When the Speaker decreed that keffiyehs were verboten at Queen’s Park, even Doug Ford agreed that that was a bad call. But that came in the midst of a hotly-contested by-election in the 905 — and now that it’s finished, so is his party’s long nightmare of uncharacteristic open-mindedness.
    Allison Smith
    Co-host, Wag the Doug
    Jonathan Goldsbie
    News Editor
    Sam Konnert
    Producer

    In the eighth month of Israel’s war in/on Gaza, Allison and Jonathan examine how Ontario’s government is cracking down on expressions of Palestinian solidarity, in more ways than you probably realize.

    Hosts: Jonathan Goldsbie, Allison Smith

    Credits: Sam Konnert (Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor in Chief), Nathan Burley (Music)

    Sponsor: Douglas

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