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The Dead Parrot Sketch

The Dead Parrot Sketch

Cons, Confusion, and Cochrane

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Edward Hollett
Mar 28, 2025
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There’s something about watching Ian Handsomemanthing - as one of my former co-workers used to lustily refer to the CBC journalist - and David Cochrane blathering at each other in the handover from Cochrane’s snore-fest to Ian’s show that helps explain why Canadians are so politically dim these days.

They are listening to dead parrots.

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