American news channels are more exciting than network television these days. Canadians tune in daily to watch the shenanigans of the U.S. government. Announcements of unsubstantiated claims and inflation-inducing tariffs, with the most concerning thing about U.S. politics being the level of acrimony from politicians on both sides of the aisle.

It is shocking to hear the words “Democrat” and “Republican” spoken with fury and anger, and the rhetoric seems to have lost sight of the fact that they are all Americans, in positions of power, and all believing that their goal should be to improve not only their own country but the state of the world.

There does not appear to be any tolerance for opinions of the other side, and when a program such as 60 Minutes can have its host and several staff members released due to political influence, we must believe that free speech is in trouble.

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