All this talk of major leaders stepping aside, but it’s the Mayor of Kamloops BC, Reid Hamer-Jackson, who has our attention.

Do we need to “dial down” our political rhetoric in Canada, following the attempted assassination of Trump?

Over the past two weeks, the media has suddenly become experts in diagnosing neurodegenerative disorders following Biden’s stumbles at the debate. Canadian Youtuber J.J. McCullough joins Justin Ling to dissect this presidential testing of our patience. 

It’s been a tough week for leadership in North America, with calls for resignation dominating the headlines on both sides of the border. 

What’s going on in Han Dong’s defamation case against Global News?

Can a newspaper commit treason? The NSICOP report singles out China as the biggest foreign influence on Canadian media (and it’s more than just advertorial inserts.)

Winnipeg-based freelance multimedia journalist Shannon VanRaes cohosts. This episode is brought to you by Dispatch, Audible, Beer Canada, and HelloFresh. References: Shannon duly noted this Narwhal article about double production at a Nunavut mine: https://thenarwhal.ca/nunavut-baffinland-mine-clyde-river-mayor/ For the full video of Jordan Peterson crying over individualism, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvBm0ZUfe7I

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