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The 180 | Sep 27, 2013 | 54:00

First Nations and pipelines, Corporations and research, Popularity and democracy

Jim and his guest tackle the independence of industry-funded research, debate how far the federal government should go to accommodate First Nations concerns about pipelines, and hear an argument that one mayor's popularity could be bad for democracy.

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