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.)

Twitter: @johnsemley3000 Twitter: @foodstuffslife Further reading: Mohamed Fahmy’s release: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mohamed-fahmy-pardoned-egypt-1.3239822 Weaponization of Public Affairs: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/chief-of-the-defence-staff-gen-jon-vance-and-the-weaponization-of-public-affairs Viet Cong Johnnie Regalado’s piece on the Polaris jury on CANADALAND April Aliermo’s Exclaim! piece, “Not Yours To Play With: Why Viet Cong’s Name Offends” Kristel Jax’s speculative Chart Attack piece on the Polaris-timed name change Josiah Hughes’s Exclaim! reflection on reactions to the name during the Polaris Gala Chart Attack Editor Richard Trapunski regrets voting for Viet Cong Sang Nguyen’s open letter to Viet Cong in Impose David Pstuka’s “dumb art” defense in Huffington Post

Trump’s 34 felony convictions made history in the U.S., but will his efforts to undermine the Rule of Law have an effect on Canadian attitudes towards the legal system?