And Fuck the Police – legally! The Narwhal sues the RCMP. Lisa Taylor co-hosts.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Guest: Lisa Taylor

Further reading: 

• Integrity commissioner clears Doug Ford after developers attend daughter’s stag and doe – Global News
• How John Tory decided to resign: the inside story of an agonizing week – Toronto Star
• Queen’s Park (QP) Briefing’s editor-in-chief, reporter quit in protest after Ford story fight – Toronto Star
• John Tory should not have resigned as mayor – Toronto Star
• How the Star broke the story on John Tory and what’s next for Toronto? – This Matters Podcast, Toronto Star
• Charlottetown council spends more time in closed debate than in open sessions, records reveal – CBC
• Toronto police spending $337K on a podcast to avoid perception they’re making ‘copaganda’ – CBC
• Why The Narwhal and Amber Bracken are suing the RCMP – The Narwhal

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CORRECTION: This episode incorrectly termed the City of Hamilton’s media accreditation proposal a “bylaw.” Rather, it is a media accreditation policy. The Council has decided to review the proposal but meanwhile access, “to Council Chambers, Council proceedings and Council documents is not contemplated to change,” the City of Hamilton’s Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives said to Canadaland. Grant added members of the public, “journalist or otherwise,” continue to be welcomed in Council chambers.

Also, a previous version of this episode stated, “And Doug Ford lends his support to John Tory and Chrystia Freeland lends support to John Tory.” This has been amended to reflect the latest update from Deputy Minister Chrystia Freeland, in which she claims she did not encourage former Toronto mayor John Tory to remain in his former post.