theBreaker.news Podcast: Of "Snow-washing" and the "Vancouver Model"

December 10, 2017 NaN
theBreaker.news Podcast: Of "Snow-washing" and the "Vancouver Model"
theBreaker.news Podcast
theBreaker.news Podcast: Of "Snow-washing" and the "Vancouver Model"

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Show Notes

Did you know? Corruption costs the world an estimated $2.6 trillion a year. Canada is no angel, says James Cohen of Transparency International Canada, who is interviewed on this edition of theBreaker.news Podcast. His organization wants a registry of beneficial ownership of companies and real estate; it is harder to get a library card.  Also on this edition of theBreaker.news Podcast: a scan of headlines around the Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest and a commentary on the lack of law and order in British Columbia.  Miss an episode of theBreaker.news Podcast? Click here. 

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