Blackballed With James Di Fiore

Criminal defense lawyer Rob Kivlichan joins host James Di Fiore in the inaugural episode of Heinous Cases as they go over the Karla Homolka plea deal.

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Ex members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church live very difficult lives. They live between wanting to see their families, and not wanting them to feel the blowback of having a relative excommunicated.

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Dean Blundell joins James to discuss the uniqueness of the podcasting format, how he still hates anything to do with politics, and how religion is weaponized via politics and public relations.

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Rob Davis is a conservative consultant who has a few issues with the removal of Patrick Brown's leadership candidacy. He helps us understand the politics behind it, and why the lack of transparency could actually hurt the Conservative Party of Canada.

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Patrick Brown had already been unceremoniously removed by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party in 2018. This time he was vying to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada when he was disqualified. James goes over the reasons why he was ousted, and whether or not any of the candidates can claim to be running a clean campaign.

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Dr. Janja Lalich describes the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church as "the most dangerous Christian cult on the planet." She along with Richard Marsh joins us to discuss what escapees face when they attempt to leave cults like the PBCC, and how society is ill-equipped to deal with these types of nefarious groups. We also touch on how Canadian politicians like Stephen Harper and Pierre Poilievre seem to be beholden to the group.

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The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is an organization with many skeletons, including an assortment of heinous sexual crimes against children. In this episode, ex PBCC member Richard Marsh helps us understand the culture of secrecy and loyalty inside the church and how that translates into child victims who never see justice.

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Cheryl Hope was once a member of the cult-like religious group, the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. After years of being an ex-member, she is ready to come forward to share her story of abuse at the hands of Alan Drever, an elder of the PBCC

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Caryma Sa'd returns to Blackballed to give her account of an assault that took place in Kensington Market in Toronto. Her political work has made her a target among the anti-Trudeau crowd. Should Caryma be concerned her coverage of this pandemic and post-pandemic politics is making her unsafe in public?

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