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The Crown Must Win

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Season 2 - Episode 4: The Crown Must Win – What happens if COVID-19 spreads to the very top of the Canadian Government and if the Prime Minister were to become too sick to carry out his responsibilities.

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Season 2 - Episode 4: The Crown Must Win – What happens if COVID-19 spreads to the very top of the Canadian Government and if the Prime Minister were to become too sick to carry out his responsibilities? Host, Adam Goldenberg speaks with Richard Fadden, OC, former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada and Wayne Wouters, PC OC, former Clerk of the Privy Council and McCarthy Tétrault Strategic Advisor about how Canadians would ensure the continuity of constitutional government during a deadly pandemic.

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