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Amidst escalating tensions between Canada and China, an independent MP thinks he\u2019s found the shadowy hand manipulating his fate. If a person asserts there\u2019s been a plot against them but can\u2019t offer any proof, does that count as a literal conspiracy theory?

And has this government ever met a poorly-conceived policy for media regulation it didn\u2019t like? Well, it has now!

PressProgress editor Luke LeBrun joins Jonathan on Short Cuts.

Host: Jonathan Goldsbie

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Guest: Luke LeBrun

Further reading: 

• As the spectre of China's meddling spreads, another MP claims he is a victim \u2013 National Post
• Independent MP Kevin Vuong explains to Moore In The Morning whether he was targeted by Chinese election interference. \u2013 Newstalk 1010
• The Liberal Party of Canada Wants to Regulate Truth Online. Even Justin Trudeau Thinks It\u2019s a Bad Idea. \u2013 PressProgress
• This Must Stop: Government and Liberal Party Go All-In On Speech Regulation With Political Truth Oversight Bodies, Mandated Press Source Tracing, and Disclosure of Critics\u2019 Communications \u2013 Michael Geist
• This Liberal resolution targets my work \u2013 Paul Wells (Substack)

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