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    #761 Patrick Brown Settles For Less
    Patrick Brown has had his name cleared - according to an anonymous source. And the media loves a good war story. Karen Geier co-hosts. 
    Jesse Brown
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    Tristan Capacchione
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    Kieran Oudshoorn
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    Patrick Brown has had his name cleared – according to an anonymous source. And the media loves a good war story. Karen Geier co-hosts.

    Links:

    • CTV News piece re: Patrick Brown with update
    • National Post piece re: Patrick Brown
    • National Post piece re: GiveSendGo and Freedom Convoy fundraising
    • Haaretz piece re: Stephen Bandera
    • CBC piece re: Chrystia Freeland holding black-and-red scarf
    • Le Devoir piece re: Serhii Filimonov

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