Ep. 27 - Doug Ford's Gravy Train
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With the pandemic reaching new levels of crisis each day, and public anger at the government rising in proportion, how has Doug Ford chosen to spend his evenings? Fundraising! The Ontario PCs have built an enormously effective big-money operation and just passed a new law to entrench it. Allison and Jonathan explore the ways the party collects cash — and how such contributions appear to inform the government’s life-or-death decisions. This episode is sponsored by Images Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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