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Ep. 3: Why Reality TV Should Run Canada

Conservative insiders explain why Canadian politics should take its cues from an AI-powered mayoral campaign by a former reality-TV villain - and what serious political professionals can learn from replacing policies, qualifications and governing experience with content, spectacle and relentless self-promotion.

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