Hana

Amanda Riddell
Dec 13, 2024
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I feel weird about watching Hana too closely. Like, it's her first year and she's incredibly young. Plus she's been thoroughly competent so far, so there hasn't been a reason to pull her up.

Gary seems to know more about the internal machinations of TPM than I do, presumably from Jack MacDonald. He reckons that Mariameno is like her full-time mentor.

He lobbies them a wee bit too, so it's not just the Greens. The Dakumentary isn't lying when it says that the Greens and TPM were like the major sponsors of the film.

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Amanda Riddell

Dec 13, 2024

Regardless of who says it, it seems that Mariameno is like the glue of this new caucus.