August 23, 2018
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#177 The Dumb Fight Ahead
Maxime Bernier fights diversity, then fights journalism. Justin Trudeau yells at a racist. Andrew Scheer wants you to know some people sometimes say something... or something. And a dumb debate ensues after a protestor assaults a Sun photographer.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

Jen Gerson co-hosts. Jen is the co-host of the politics show OPPO, which returns next month.

This episode of Short Cuts is sponsored by HelloFresh, Squarespace and FreshBooks.

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