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Episode #245: Hub Roundtable: Diving deep into the Johnston report
Season 1, Ep. 245
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This week’s Hub Roundtable spends the entire episode discussing former governor general David Johnston's report into foreign interference in Canadian elections. We consider Johnston's possible conflicts of interest, the media response to the report, and where this controversy goes from here.
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