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Butts, Byrne laugh off place in dubious, grammatically-impaired list of the richest Canadian politicians

A dubious, non-sourced, poorly-worded story online listed Trudeau adviser Gerald Butts as the country's richest politician, despite the fact he's never served in elected office. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

March 22, 2017

Fake news may be one of the most contentious concepts percolating in the media landscape, but there appears to be bipartisan agreement in Canada on a bad example of faux reportage. Jenni Byrne, who managed the Conservative Party's campaign in the 2015 election, mockingly tweeted o...

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