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Confessions of a Dirty Tricks Operative. Meet David Wallace, political fixer. After decades in the game he says he's getting out, telling all, and dumping his files in public. The result is the #KlondikePapers conspiracy theory. But are the allegations true? And why is he really implicating himself, and so many others? A wild, true story.
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Confessions of a Dirty Tricks Operative. Meet David Wallace, political fixer. After decades in the game he says he's getting out, telling all, and dumping his files in public. The result is the #KlondikePapers conspiracy theory. But are the allegations true? And why is he really implicating himself, and so many others? A wild, true story.
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    Chapter One: The Klondike Papers

    Chapter One: The Klondike Papers

    Meet David Wallace, political fixer and dirty tricks operative. 
    After a career in the shadows, he’s turned whistleblower, leaking his files and sparking a conspiracy theory. 
    But why? And can he be trusted?
    Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise Seucharan
    Audio editing and sound design by Tristan Capacchione
    Original music by Nathan Burley
    Additional music by Audio Network
    Editorial Assistance by Sarah Lawrynuik
    Executive Producer, Jesse Brown
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    • 37 min
    Chapter Two: The Brethren

    Chapter Two: The Brethren

    Richard Marsh was born into the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. He got out of the group he calls a cult and has made it his mission to expose the Brethren for their alleged abuses. Now he’s on the run from Brethren members who’ve been searching for him for years. The man hired to hunt Marsh down? David Wallace. 
    Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise Seucharan
    Audio editing and sound design by Tristan Capacchione
    Original music by Nathan Burley
    Additional music by Audio Network
    Editorial Assistance by Sarah Lawrynuik
    Executive Producer, Jesse Brown 
    To hear all of Ratfucker now, plus bonus content, support Canadaland by going to: https://canadaland.com/join
    If you value this podcast, please support us. We rely on listeners like you paying for journalism. As a supporter, you’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on Canadaland merch, invites and tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis and you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. Come join us now, click the link in your show notes or go to https://canadaland.com/join
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    • 37 min
    Chapter Three: The Trojan Horse

    Chapter Three: The Trojan Horse

    Thanks to David Wallace and Richard Marsh, the Klondike Papers blew up online - and nothing garnered more attention than Wallace’s claim that there was a plot to get rid of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. 
    Could it be true? Cherise and Jesse try to get to the bottom of what actually happened, and in doing so discover a complex network of Brethren business with extensive political connections around the globe. 
    Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise Seucharan
    Audio editing and sound design by Tristan Capacchione
    Original music by Nathan Burley
    Additional music by Audio Network
    Editorial Assistance by Sarah Lawrynuik
    Executive Producer, Jesse Brown
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    If you value this podcast, please support us. We rely on listeners like you paying for journalism. As a supporter, you’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on Canadaland merch, invites and tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis and you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. Come join us now, click the link in your show notes or go to https://canadaland.com/join
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    • 42 min
    Introducing Ratfucker

    Introducing Ratfucker

    He calls himself a "fixer". But there's another name for what he does...
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    • 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
114 Ratings

114 Ratings

Darcy Wallace ,

Incredible podcast series

Another incredible investigation by the team at Canadaland. David Wallace is the Han Solo of political dirty tricks… a scoundrel with a social conscious. The team at Canadaland have done a great job of digging through Wallace’s records to tell a fully vetted story.

Great podcast series on the polite, public, face of Canadian corruption.

BNJ19 ,

So good

Excellent work. Great production, research, and story! 5*

mariantc ,

Conspiracies eh!

This is a crazy little series. I want more!!!

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