US Capitol rally, Canadian election, Zuma corruption trial, Polish hearing on EU law, Biden vaccine mandate

Factal Forecast

• Supporters of those jailed in connection to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are expected to hold rallies across the United States on Saturday.
• Voters across Canada’s 13 provinces and territories will go to the polls Monday in the country’s 2021 federal election, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party of Canada seeking re-election as the largest bloc in the House of Commons.
• The hearing of former South African President Jacob Zuma regarding his involvement in a 1990s arms deal is set to continue Thursday after the 79-year-old’s defense agreed to a 12-day postponement earlier this month.
• Poland’s Constitutional Court will rule on whether the Polish Constitution or European Union law has primacy in the country on Wednesday in a hearing that has been postponed four times.
• Biden vaccine mandate -- an interview with Factal Senior Editor Rebecca Bratek.

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This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Jimmy Lovaas, David Wyllie, Lara von der Brelie, Jess Fino and Rebecca Bratek. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe.

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