May 4, 2017
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#117 Blatch Got Served
Is the media complicit in popping Harjit Sajjan's balloon?
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Russell Gragg
Producer

Is the media complicit in popping Harjit Sajjan’s balloon?

Also, National Post columnist Christie Blatchford and her parent company, Postmedia are facing a substantial libel suit.

Finally, in the art world, what constitutes cultural appropriation and what’s merely blatant plagiarism?

National Magazine Award multiple nominee and May’s CANADALAND guest host Omar Mouallem joins us.

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