SMT - From By-Elections to The Titanic

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SMT - From By-Elections to The Titanic

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Four byelections this week have some Conservatives worried about the future. Should they be or is it all just smoke and mirrors?Brian Mulroney gives Justin Trudeau a rousing introduction -- what's up with that? And are news organizations making the right call on their breathless reporting of the latest Titanic story? Veteran journalist Rob Russo sits in for Bruce Anderson this week.

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