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.)

Guest host Scaachi Koul of BuzzFeed is joined by Islamic Monthly’s Davide Mastracci. The Financial Post thinks the frenzy over the Panama Papers is sensational, but has advice if your offshore tax haven is outed. Jonathan Kay makes the case in the Walrus that political correctness is hurting the poor. And Davide recounts how a piece he wrote led to the Toronto Star’s Heather Mallick calling herself “practically transgender” in terms of race. Scaachi’s Twitter: @Scaachi Davide’s Twitter: @DavideMastracci

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?