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    #19 A Bill That’s Ideally Never Used
    BC's emergency on top of emergency has us wondering where the federal government needs to step in. And the latest "lockdown bill" and Throne Speech reveals where our federal government is at.
    Tiffany Lam
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    Tristan Capacchione
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    Kieran Oudshoorn
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    This week’s contributors: Caroline Elliott, Leena Minifie, Stuart Thomson ft. MP Dan Albas
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