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Anne T. Donahue

Anne T. Donahue is a writer and person from Cambridge, Ontario. Her first book, Nobody Cares, came out in 2018 and was a national bestseller. Currently, she writes a weekly newsletter, That’s What She Said, and is in the process of writing her second book, Small Tornadoes. She’s also re-enrolled at Wilfrid Laurier, where she’s […]

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Althia Raj

Althia Raj is an Ottawa-based political journalist and a member of the CBC’s “At Issue” panel. She previously served as The Huffington Post Canada’s senior editorial manager and its Ottawa bureau chief from the news site’s inception in Canada in 2011 until its closure in March 2021. At HuffPost, Althia set up the Ottawa bureau […]

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Ali Hassan

Ali Hassan is the host of the CBC Radio hit stand-up comedy show Laugh Out Loud – which also airs across North America on SiriusXM. Ali is also heard on CBC Radio, NPR and PRX as a frequent guest-host of the arts and culture show ‘q’, and As It Happens. For the past five consecutive […]

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Adam Growe

For over 30 years, Adam has been performing on television, stage, radio, online and at conferences and events. In addition to hosting Cash Cab, Adam is an accomplished stand-up comedian starring in Just for Laughs, Comedy NOW!, CBS’s Star Search, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and tours with his in-person Quiz Show. Adam is an experienced […]

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Peter Mansbridge

Described as the calm, reassuring, informative voice of Canada, Peter Mansbridge has become one of the most respected journalists in the country and is praised as ‘setting the platinum standard.’ Mansbridge is best known as the award-winning anchor of CBC’s flagship news program, The National, and for his 30-year tenure as chief correspondent of CBC […]