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Mar 2019
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Introducing Our New Season: CRUDE

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Last season Commons covered corruption in Canada. This time around we're talking about Canada's relationship with the oil industry. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the weird. 

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Apr 2019
CRUDE 1 - Smell This Town
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CRUDE 2 - Bombs, Blood & the Battle of Trickle Creek
<p>A family poisoned in their homes. Bombs going off in the night. Shots fired and inside jobs. The story of Wiebo Ludwig is <em>There Will Be Blood</em> come to life. So was he a man of faith facing down the full might of Big Oil? Or a terrorist with blood on his hands?</p> <p>F ... Show More
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CRUDE 3 - Let the Bastards Freeze in the Dark
<p>The Alberta oil sands. It’s a cold patch of land (which we once almost nuked into oblivion) that’s become Canada’s economic engine. Governments have fought over it for decades. And now it’s one of the most controversial places on the planet. Will it finally tear our politics a ... Show More
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