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The most important news from federal politics, the Canadian government and those folks in Parliament.

Seals are cute but starvation is ugly

The ongoing ethical debate around seal-hunting has resurfaced in the form of a 21st century style twitter-off.  The battle ensued after talk show host, Ellen Degeneres, donated 1.5 million “selfie” generated do...

24/SEVEN: Jubilant!

Welcome to the True North Times’ interpretation of 24/SEVEN: a recap of the past week in the life of the Prime Minister of Canada, and more. http://youtu.be/6BsCsLihm2g At the beginning of this week’s epi...

Twelve Years a Slave-Owner

Editor's note: At The True North Times, we like to laugh with our news. But war is no joking matter. What follows is a sombre look at the Canadian mission in Afghanistan.   Withdrawal.isafmedia &...

Nadon? Mais non!

Marc Nadon, disappointed but always snazzy.Canadian Press   Some days I look to the world of politics and think, “if only I could remove that guy or reverse that decision, the world would be a bette...
That is, THE LIBERAL PARTY!!11!!!11

A Nation Mourns as Zach Paikin Resigns

  A political shockwave of earth shattering proportions exploded through the country on Monday afternoon as Liberal starlet-darling (starling?) Zach Paikin, the son of the decidedly unremarkable anc...

24/SEVEN: Wheels up for Canada!

Welcome to the True North Times’ interpretation of 24/SEVEN: a recap of the past week in the life of the Prime Minister of Canada, and more.   Ah, what an interesting week for the Prime Minister and ...

NCCM’s Libel Notice: The Threat Against Speech

Canada is a country that boasts a freedom of speech for all citizens, but for some reason that doesn’t seem to apply to public figures. Canadians already have a reputation for apologizing aplenty (often for jus...

Pirate Party not ready to jump ship

Daniel Ramirez As the Federal Election of 2015 looms ahead, this seems an appropriate time to reflect on our political atmosphere and take a look at some of its many players. As Canadians and realistic citi...