ep79: CAF's Facebook Extremists + Vancouver Grassroots Politics w/ Sean Orr

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On this episode we talk with Vancouver socialist city councillor Sean Orr about the complexities of balancing grassroots movements with electoral politics on HABIBTI PLEASE, unpack the story of the Canadian Armed Forces members in an extremist Facebook group on THE NORTH STATE, reveal the history of oil pipeline development on Sierra Club’s THE ENVIRONMENT IN CANADA and explore populist right wing exploitation of economic inequality in Quebec on FREE CITY RADIO.

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