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    #121 Parkdale Class War!!
    The Conservatives have a new, dimpled, leader, Nova Scotians have more of the same, and British Columbians have an unprecedented lefty hybrid. How effective was media coverage of these three electoral events?
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Russell Gragg
    Producer

    The Conservatives have a new, dimpled, leader, Nova Scotians have more of the same, and British Columbians have an unprecedented lefty hybrid. How effective was media coverage of these three electoral events?

    Plus, Toronto Life’s recent tone-deaf spurt of house porn has led to, if not riots in the streets, then at least a whole lot of snark on social media.

    Journalist Katie Toth joins us.

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