The sentencing of Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber gets political. Poilievre and other Conservative MPs are outraged about the Crown’s requested sentences for Convoy Leaders. 

Looking back, was the convoy a violent uprising or an act of political protest? 

Plus, sunny skies for solar and the battle over Toronto’s hot dog throne. 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Max Fawcett

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Further reading: 

• The right’s new cause, crime without punishment, and its new martyrs, the Ottawa hostage-takers – Andrew Coyne for The Globe & Mail
• ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber face sentencing - National | Globalnews.ca
• Poilievre, Conservative MPs criticize Crown ahead of Freedom Convoy leaders' sentencing | CBC News 
• The Rise of White Supremacy in Canada: What's at stake? - Global News [YouTube] 
• Solar electricity every hour of every day is here and it changes everything - Ember
• Inside the family feud over a Toronto hot dog legacy - The Toronto Star

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