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Jun 2023
1h 35m

E97: Rob Ford

THE SONAR NETWORK
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This week we travel back to a time when the city of Toronto was in a state of chaos because of mayor Rob Ford's never-ending scandals. Ford became world-famous for smoking crack, but that was just one of the many amazing things he did while in office. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/ 
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