#2 Justin Trudeau Has No Friends

May 18, 2021

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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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