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    March 25, 2016
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    #63 Why I Miss Rob Ford
    Stephen Marche co-hosts on coverage of Rob Ford in life and death, CBC funding and CBC’s pledge to eliminate anonymous comments.

    Novelist and Esquire columnist Stephen Marche co-hosts.

    CBC’s getting rid of anonymous comments. The public broadcaster is also getting a bunch of money back, but they’re short on committments to re-invest in news. Stephen and Jesse look at Rob Ford’s media legacy and the response to his death.

    Stephen’s Twitter: @StephenMarche

    pic: Jonathan Goldsbie/NOW Magazine

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