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episode 969: (Short Cuts) Mulroney: One of Canada's Most Divisive Prime Ministers
From Winnipeg to Wuhan, Canada is embroiled in an international spy situation, but why does no one seem to care anymore? Recent documents released from the investigation of scientist Dr. Xiangguo Qiu contain bombshells that may point back to the COVID lab leak theory.
As the obituaries and puff pieces roll in, the Canadian media seems to have forgotten that Brian Mulroney was - in fact - divisive. Correcting the record on “Conservative Titan” Brian Mulroney.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson(Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Guest: Jan Wong
Further reading:
- Lies and scandal: How two rogue scientists at a high-security lab triggered a national security calamity - CBC News
- The big problem with the Winnipeg lab affair was obvious from the start: too much secrecy - CBC News
- Documents reveal fired scientists shared information with China - The Globe and Mail - Globe and Mail, The Decibel Podcast
- Brian Mulroney, 18th prime minister and Progressive Conservative titan, dead at 84 | Politics | thecanadianpressnews.ca - Canadian Press
- Globe editorial: Brian Mulroney, the last great prime minister - Globe and Mail
- The IJF launches ‘Open By Default,’ a new database of internal government documents never before made public - Investigative Journalism Foundation
- China ends 30-year tradition: premier's annual press conference | Reuters - Reuters
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