After months of legal battles, the ostriches are dead. 

Poilievre’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week.

Carney’s much-anticipated budget is finally here. Will it trigger an election? 

Carney campaigned on building Canada from within, but now trade dominates the headlines and the talking points.

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

Canada is renewing trade ties with China and India, but are willing to forget our complicated history with these two nations? Do we even have a choice? 

After Poilievre called the RCMP “despicable,” reports are circulating that there’s an uprising in the Conservative party.

A new study suggests influencers had the “loudest voices” and “dominated” the election online.