OTTAWA — As the Supreme Court of Canada considers whether to hear the case of a B.C. farm that's fighting to save its ostriches from a Canadian Food Inspection Agency cull, politicians in Ottawa appear to be choosing their words on the matter very carefully.

Pierre Poilievre was asked twice this past week whether he supports the people gathered at Universal Ostrich Farms to protest the planned cull. The typically outspoken Conservative leader has avoided commenting directly on the protesters' claims.

On Thursday, Poilievre — without saying the word "ostrich" — pointed the finger at the Liberal government.

"They have mismanaged this from the very beginning, and now they have left Canadians confused, farmers baffled by the total incompetence by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency," he sai

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