Exposing far-right weirdness during the election campaign (with Luke Lebrun)

This week, we’ve got one of the best journalists in Canada on the show. Luke Lebrun has been covering federal politics for Press Progress for 12 years — and he’s joining us today to talk about the Canadian election and his incredible scoops.

But first, the news.

The election is just days away. This week, we got costed platforms, some serious strategy moves, and a few unhinged announcements.

Oh, and Trump decided to get chatty about Canada’s sovereignty again after a period of relative calm on that front.

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https://pressprogress.ca/this-viral-photo-of-a-liberal-boomer-is-missing-context-he-was-being-harassed-by-far-right-activists/

https://pressprogress.ca/conservatives-claim-do-you-believe-the-polls-group-is-a-false-flag-psyop-run-by-the-liberals-and-doug-ford/

https://pressprogress.ca/conservative-candidate-used-a-secret-signal-group-chat-with-freedom-convoy-leaders-right-wing-media-and-far-right-influencers/

https://pressprogress.ca/ctv-cancelled-a-fact-checking-segment-in-response-to-political-pressure-from-pierre-poilievres-conservatives/

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-liberal-button-scheme-was-a-colossal-self-own-thats-not-the-worst-part-of/article_db5b38c2-bfdf-4206-8c62-c3f1d37e2547.html

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