6pm Hour – New NB Liberal leader

Posted Oct 29, 2012 10:43:13 AM.

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New NB Liberal leader Brian Gallant joins us. Harv Stewart is by with a check on sports. Peter Twohig is by with his check on weird shit in historic newspapers. Cole McLeans talks about an effort to bring Rush to Atlantic Canada.

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