Jeremy McFadden, Author at The True North Times

Pierre Karl Péladeau Says Blind Trust Not Necessary

Former Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau has returned to the spotlight, this time over his intentions to no longer put his assets in a blind trust. As you may remember, PKP made a campaign pledge to put his hol...

Michael Ignatieff Gets Hired at Harvard, No Longer “just visiting”

Michael Ignatieff, Liberal messiah and snob-extraordinaire was greeted with amazing news. For the first time in a number of years, Ignatieff will be working full-time, sitting as the Edward R. Murrow chair of P...

Public Votes on Top 10 Canadian Heroes: What We Learned

Over the weekend, The Globe and Mail published a list of the Top 10 Canadian Heroes, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Conservative Party of Canada. The survey was compiled for the upcoming 150th...

“Sovereignty First” for Bloc Quebecois Leader, Mario Beaulieu

Remember that Quebec separatist party that got decimated in that one election? No, not the Parti Quebecois. The other one. The one that sounds like Francophone Lego manufacturer. The French Block? The Quebec Bl...

What To Expect From Couillard and Leitao’s Quebec Budget Brouhaha

The day of reckoning is upon us. Later today, Premier Philippe Couillard is expected to unveil his government's 2014-2015 budget for the province of Quebec. Finance Minister Carlos Leitao really drove home the ...

CBC Upfront Unveils New Lineup: Mansbridge & More

It's that time of year that we all wait for -- the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations season lineup. What's in store for the 2014-2015 season? Stuff. A lot of Peter Mansbridge and stuff. What's Been ...

Kathleen Wynne’s Real Estate Bailout and Taxpayer Blowout

Kathleen Wynne had walls foreclosing around her yesterday morning over allegations that she funnelled $317 million of government money to bailing out a bankrupt real estate deal gone awry. Now, you know that...

Harper Consults Couillard for Advice on Supreme Court Appointment

After the Supreme Court denied Marc Nadon a seat on the Supreme Court, the Prime Minister has been doing some backtracking on his nomination processes. That is, after the Conservatives said they wouldn't rule o...

Senator Romeo Dallaire resigns, taking the institution’s value with him

This morning, retired General Romeo Dallaire resigned from his 9-year stint as a Liberal independent senator. Dallaire is a renown humanitarian, which makes you wonder why he was in the senate. Appointed by Pau...

Harper and Psy: A Duet?

Yesterday, it was revealed that the Harper government tried to set up a meeting between Psy, the “Gangnam Style” hero, and parliamentary secretary Deepak Obhrai. The motive: to snap a few photos to show Harper'...

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