Episode Notes

In E440, Andrew sits down with PhD historian and author Dustin Galer to discuss his book, Blame, which details the tragic 2012 death of Guy Mitchell, a man with an intellectual disability found at the bottom of a cistern. Drawing on investigative reporting by Susan Claremont, the conversation exposes the deep-seated cultural ableism and systemic failures in Ontario's disability support network. Andrew shares his personal outrage as a care recipient, while Dustin unpacks how institutional neglect and the exclusion of disabled people from their own care decisions led to this tragedy.

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