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Wag the Doug
#39 Refund Madness
A listener writes in, wondering why she's getting a rebate cheque in the mail right before an election campaign. Jonathan and Allison take stock of everything the Progressive Conservative Party is doing to secure an election victory, from conveniently-timed cheques to a spree of spending announcements. Plus, a special announcement about the show.
OPPO
#71 Fall Political Preview
Snap election this fall? Erin O'Who? How many jobs can Chrystia Freeland have?
Ontario Proud’s Election Advertising Was Mostly Funded By Developers
Nearly all the funds received by the "grassroots" group came from several large corporate donors
That Text You Got From Ontario Proud Is Part Of A Voter ID Campaign
But the right-wing group won't say how many people it's contacted or how they got their numbers.
Toronto Sun Boss Wouldn’t Affirm Independence Of Journalists, Says Union
"They’re not foot soldiers for a particular editorial stance, and that’s what we wanted to be clarified. He wasn’t prepared to do that, so we...
These Appear To Be The Toronto Sun’s Provincial Election Plans
Document sets out strategy for "exposing the Liberal record during the campaign and advocating for change"
Short Cuts
#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?
Short Cuts
#61 Rap Amnesty for Wab Kinew
As Wab Kinew campaigns in Manitoba, the media has seized on his misogynistic rap lyrics from the past. A reporter for The Rebel claims she was doused in pee and the story only gets stupider the closer you look. And have we reached peak Justin Trudeau?
COMMONS
Electoral Reform, or How New Zealand Got a Rastafari MP
Andray and Desmond speak to a former New Zealand politician about the electoral reform his country went through. Conservative strategist Jim Burnett thinks it would never work in Canada.