Winnipeg Does Not Want to Listen with Alexa Joy and Chantale Garand

05/06/20 • 65 min

This is an episode about policing. It's an episode about race. It's an episode about education. It's an episode about identity. Listen carefully.

This is an episode about policing. It's an episode about race. It's an episode about education. It's an episode about identity. Listen carefully.

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