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    May 18, 2021
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    The Backbench
    #2 Justin Trudeau Has No Friends
    The conflict of interest and ethics commissioner weighs in on the meaning of friendship; is Prime Minister Trudeau home free from WE? And the government steps into a legal battle over the Line 5 pipeline.
    Tiffany Lam
    Producer
    Kevin Sexton
    Producer
    Tristan Capacchione
    Audio Editor & Technical Producer

    This week’s panelists: Stuart Thomson, Leena Minifie, and Jaskaran Sandhu
    Further reading:

    • Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner’s reports on Trudeau and Morneau
    • The Government of Canada’s amicus brief re: Line 5

    This episode is supported by Freshbooks and Dispatch.

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