#177 The Dumb Fight Ahead

August 23, 2018

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Maxime Bernier fights diversity, then fights journalism. Justin Trudeau yells at a racist. Andrew Scheer wants you to know some people sometimes say something... or something. And a dumb debate ensues after a protestor assaults a Sun photographer.

Jesse Brown

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Jen Gerson co-hosts. Jen is the co-host of the politics show OPPO, which returns next month.

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