March 3, 2016
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#60 Trump Refugees Stay Home
On Americans threatening to move to Canada, Viceland and why skinny basic is awful.

Americans are threatening to come to Canada if Trump becomes president. And the Canadian media is reporting on the American media checking us out. Vice reporter Ben Makuch is in court, trying to keep his notes away from the RCMP. VICELAND debuts on cable. The skinny basic packages offered by cable companies are deceptively expensive.

Buzzfeed Canada’s Ishmael Daro co-hosts.

Ishmael’s Twitter: @iD4RO

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