SMT with Bruce Anderson - Is Ottawa Ready for the "Truckers"?

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SMT with Bruce Anderson - Is Ottawa Ready for the "Truckers"?

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Jan 26, 2022

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The cross country trucker's convoy is picking up steam, coverage and ugly words as it makes its way towards the nation's capital this weekend. What exactly is their issue? Who's funding them? And is Ottawa worried? All that and more as Bruce Anderson joins from Ottawa.

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