The Canvasser(2022)
Bear witness to the silliness election campaign of all time.
An earnest yet down-on-his-luck political canvasser makes a long-shot run for city council and gets in over his head.
Movie: The Canvasser
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Devon Shire
Marie Bellechance
Susanna Eglinton
Mei Ling
Isabelle Papineau
Maureen Simmons
Kamila Kunjan
Bernard Borger
Olga Butcher
Valerie Parker

The Canvasser
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An earnest yet down-on-his-luck political canvasser makes a long-shot run for city council and gets in over his head.
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2022-03-26
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Bear witness to the silliness election campaign of all time.
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