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Will the Site C dam decision haunt B.C.’s NDP government?

Robert Billyard on the Site C controversy and the hypocrisy of Justin Trudeau’s billionaire island vacation
January 12 2018

This week’s guest thinks that the fallout from a recent decision by John Horgan’s government will be a neoliberal ball and chain for the British Columbia NDP.

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Robert Billyard of the Canadian Views website on the Site C Dam decision, the hypocrisy of Justin Trudeau’s vacation, and why Jagmeet Singh needs to make seeking a seat in parliament a priority.

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