THE STATE OF THINGS
with Christy Somos
Canadians are living in unprecedented times, where issues of national security, geo-politics, global affairs, extremism, mis/dis-information and OSINT have never been so important.
The State of Things is a new project to explain the context behind the headlines and provide analysis of why it matters in a professional and approachable way.
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