The Uncomfortable Truth about Canadian Conservatism

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Holy shit its been half a year. I love you all and I promise I'm still just as angry about politics as ever.

Check out this new video about the uncomfortable truth about Canadian Conservatism.

I am obviously open to having my mind changed and hearing everybody's thoughts, but I am sick of Canada. There are so many great topics for videos, but I've been busy with work and other passion projects. I love you all and thanks for watching.

I will be posting the references as always, but I need about a day because I am posting this very late at night so it gets uploaded on time.

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