Politics

Ep. 95 - The exodus of Roman Baber

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Roman Baber, MPP for York Centre, has become the 5th MPP to either leave or be turfed from the Progressive Conservative caucus. Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath explain why losing 5 MPPs is so unusual. Plus, John Michael goes "Maximum McGrath (TM)" with an in-depth explanation of the province's new stay-at-home orders.
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