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Preparation for an evacuation, and a puzzling bot barrage

Preparation for an evacuation, and a puzzling bot barrage

Update: 2024-08-10
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The Canadian government is blaring the alarm for citizens in Lebanon, with the Middle East teetering on the brink of a wider war. The House sits down with two experts to talk about what needs to be done to bring Canadians to safety.


Then, an expert on social media and disinformation helps dig into a peculiar bot campaign that promoted a Pierre Poilievre rally. What’s behind the bot barrage?


Plus — Benjamin Perrin, author of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial, sits down to talk about his change of heart from an advocate of tough on crime policies to calling for the abolition of traditional prison abolition and sweeping criminal justice reforms.


This episode features the voices of: 


  • Jon Allen, former Canadian ambassador to Israel 
  • Denis Thompson, retired major-general
  • Craig Silverman, reporter, ProPublica
  • Benjamin Perrin, author, Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial
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Preparation for an evacuation, and a puzzling bot barrage

Preparation for an evacuation, and a puzzling bot barrage