SMT - From The Monarchy to The Ontario Election to Donald Trump

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SMT - From The Monarchy to The Ontario Election to Donald Trump

FromThe Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

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May 11, 2022

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Not exactly a potpourri edition of SMT but close as Bruce Anderson joins in on the conversation you love to hear. The image of Prince Charles reading the Speech from the Throne in Westminster yesterday gives us all reason to pause. Plus a new poll on Ontario, a court decision in Alberta, and Elon Musk on Trump and Twitter.

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May 11, 2022

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