The Post's Speakeasy: How the Canada Summer Jobs program got controversial for Justin Trudeau

Columnist John Ivison and reporter Marie-Danielle Smith explain how the Canada Summer Job grants turned into a controversy for the Trudeau government

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January 22, 2018
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Listen in on the politics chat going on in dark corners of Ottawa bars with the National Post’s Speakeasy series. Each week we’ll bring you all the chatter on the Hill and analysis of the news-making issues.

Columnist John Ivison and reporter Marie-Danielle Smith explain how the Canada Summer Jobs program turned into a controversy for the Trudeau government on this week’s episode of the Speakeasy.

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