/Thread #55: Butts is back but is SNC?, BoJo takes the reins, and Mueller testifies

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“One of the operative things about him is that he’s very, very smart. He has this put on ludicrous, clown persona that works for him but I think underneath it is an intense intelligence.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s former principal secretary, joins the Liberal campaign team reigniting the SNC-Lavalin controversy, Boris Johnson gets sworn in as the UK’s new leader promising follow-through on Brexit, and former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the U.S. judiciary committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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/Thread #54: CETA talks, Trump targets ‘The Squad’, and the obsession with FaceApp

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“It’s quite chilling, even if you strip away the naked racism in it, the notion that if you have anything critical to say about the United States or you think there’s anything you could be doing better, you’re effectively a traitor who should leave. That is a really gross, razor sharp line to draw.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: moving ahead with the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement at the EU summit, the reaction to President Trump’s racist tweets targeted at four Democratic congresswomen, and why everyone can’t stop talking about the app that makes users look 30 years older.

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/Thread #53: China bans Canadian meat imports, Mark Norman retires, and Democrats kick off 2020 debates

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“Canadian federal officials have been walking a very tight rhetorical line…and then you have all of these peanut gallery members who keep jawing away and muddying the waters.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by /Thread panelists Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s and David Reevely of The Canadian Press. The trio discuss: China’s ban on Canadian meat imports after customs agents discovered fraudulent veterinarian certificates and traces of restricted feed additive in pork shipments, why Vice-Admirable Mark Norman has announced his retirement from the Canadian military, and the winners and losers from the first of two Democratic primary debates in Miami.

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