Why They Suck: Stephen Harper

Canadian politics suck. Canadian politicians suck. Lies and deception are the name of the game now. Have fun wading through the bullshit and trying to puzzle out which one of these lying scoundrels has the most...

Leaders Debate Drinking Game

Turn up with the PM LEADERS DEBATE DRINKING GAME!!! The Federal Election is under way. Obviously debates tend to be about as interesting for young viewers as an episode of Coronation Street, so we have c...

Indecision 2015: Federal Leaders Debate #1

In an interview with Maclean’s, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney predicted that “the television debates in election may turn out to be the most important since 1984.” (http://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottaw...

Interview with an MP: Libby Davies

In what we hope to make a continuing segment that turns the usually boring robotic suit dummies in Ottawa into regular relatable human beings, the True North Times Interview with a Member of Parliament is back ...

Interview with an MP: Marc Garneau

Astronaut-turned-politician Marc Garneau may be the coolest man in Parliament. The first Canadian to go to space (take that Chris Hadfield) is also apparently hilarious, which makes him one of the True North Ti...

John Tory: Pretty Fly, for a White Guy

Toronto mayor John Tory is doing his best to make everyone forget about world renowned crack-mayor Rob Ford by being even more ridiculous. Tory is quickly becoming the nerdy father of everyone's nightmares thro...

Interview with an MP: Hélène Laverdière

With the NDP surging in the polls and the (un)timely return of Gilles Duceppe to Federal Politics, I reached out to Hélène Laverdière, the New Democratic Member of Parliament for Laurier-Sainte Marie, who of co...

Greferendum Fever Hits Canadian Politics

Campaign season is underway in Canada- whether officially or not- as everything in the news is being used by one party to attack the others. This week's hilariously weak, but topical connections that were unnec...

Jason Kenney: Shariah Law Expert

"Niqabs? Not in my country" Jason Kenney The Toronto Star Jason Kenney knows more about your religion than you, so just start listening to him already Muslims. Jason Kenney, Canada’s Minister of Defense...