Ep 223: Twice removed

The governor general resigns and the conservatives remove former leadership candidate Derek Sloan from caucus.

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Segment 1: Payette out

• Independent firm completes review into claims of 'toxic' environment at Rideau Hall
• Trudeau defends his choice for governor general amid revelations about her past

Segment 2: Sloan out

• Conservatives vote to eject Derek Sloan from caucus after donation from white nationalist
• PressProgress: Conservative Party of Canada Confirms Conservative MP Derek Sloan Accepted Donation From Neo-Nazi
• Reform Act, 2014 ( SC 2015, c. 37)

Quick takes

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• Report: Detained: Rights of children and youth under the Mental Health Act
• Four-month delay in prescribing safe drug supply costing lives, says B.C. advocate
• Andrew Wilkinson still has not resigned as leader of the BC Liberals
• Kevin Falcon: Misguided policies are undermining the quality of life in urban centres
• Gavin Dew: Time for politics to embrace big ideas
• Aaron Gunn speculation
• Kenney calls on federal government to impose trade sanctions if Biden does not review Keystone XL decision
• “I don’t even know who you are” via Avengers Endgame