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Today's show: taking down controversial statues, blocking people online, violent online rhetoric & a YEG boy needs a life-saving drug
Ryan Jespersen Show
English - July 08, 2020 18:58 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Statues and street names linked to slavery are being removed, but will that lead to real change?
Next Episode: Canada’s COVID-19 deficit has ballooned to $343B
On today's show, teams, streets and buildings being renamed and statues torn down, but will that lead to real change? We talk to Dr. Carl James out of York University. Plus, what should be the rules or regulations around politicians blocking people on Twitter? We talk to Professor Karyn Pugliese from Ryerson University. Also, nasty, even threatening comments aimed at Canada's prime minister. What does a civilized society do in response? We talk with writer and researcher Alheli Picazo. And, Lana Bernardin is fighting for her two-year-old son Kaysen who needs a $2.8 million medicine. We find out how they're raising the money.