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Currently Playing: S9 E1: Canadian Vaccine Protests & Critical Race Theory: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Season 9, Episode 1. Feb. 20th, 2022. Season 9 premiere. John Oliver explains why truck drivers in Canada are protesting vaccine mandates, then turns to the controversy over Critical Race Theory: Why the moral panic around the obscure legal theory started, who's behind it, and how MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech wasn't a magic spell that solved racism. Subscribe to the #lastweektonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Or find us on your favorite social media platform we may or may not have discussed at length on the show: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastweektonight TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lastweektonighthbo Threads: https://www.threads.net/@lastweektonight Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lastweektonight.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lastweektonight Or visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: https://www.hbo.com/lastweektonight