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A short history of Patrick Brown electoral controversies
"Their allegations are lies and I can only wish that they end their attacks on myself and my family," he wrote to his local paper, shortly after being...
No Horse Races, No Polls
Why The Backbench is a different kind of politics show
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#71 Fall Political Preview
Snap election this fall? Erin O'Who? How many jobs can Chrystia Freeland have?
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#51 Ministry Of Pandering
We take a look at the Liberal government’s cabinet appointments, check in on the scandals and simmering resentment in Canada's "West," and read some highlights from the listener mailbag.
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#50 – 50 Things We Want From The 43rd Parliament
For our 50th episode, we have 50 demands for the government.
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#49 Lisa Raitt’s Conservative Party Autopsy
The former deputy leader of the Conservative Party just lost her seat. She opens up about what went wrong in the election.
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#48 Useful Losers
A look at the smaller parties' fates, a farewell to Elizabeth May, and the cabinet prediction that's giving Justin nightmares.
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#44 Oppo’s Big Queer Foreign Policy Extravaganza!
What do the federal parties say about LGBTQ issues? (No, we're not talking about gay marriage). And uh...why is no one talking about foreign policy?
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#42 Coasts With The Mosts
Why does Trudeau want an underwater tunnel to Newfoundland? Who has the biggest battle in British Columbia? OPPO goes east and west for an election view from Canada's edges. 
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#40 A Modest Plan To Eat The Rich
The campaign is on! Finally! Who won the first Trudeau-less debate? And why the other parties should actually listen to the NDP's wealth tax plan.