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Good Talk - The mood of the country is...

FromThe Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

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Jun 23, 2023

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For our final Good Talk of the season, Bruce, Chantal and I talk about the mood of the country and how it's changed in the last couple of years. Then we talk about the politics of the country and how it has changed in the years of the Trudeau government. Lots for everyone in this conversation.

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Jun 23, 2023

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