May 11, 2017
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#118 The Hermit Kingdom Of British Columbia
British Columbia had an election where everybody won - or at least got an 'I Participated' ribbon.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Russell Gragg
Producer

British Columbia had an election where everybody won – or at least got an ‘I Participated’ ribbon.

Also, Rebel Media wades into the French election like a skunk splashing around a backyard kiddie pool.

Finally, black activist and journalist Desmond Cole takes leave from the Toronto Star after the corporation suggests they’d appreciate it if he wouldn’t mind being a little less active and a lot less black.

The National Observer’s Sandy Garossino joins us.

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