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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