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Federal Politics

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

Indecision 2015: LIVE Debate Coverage

Welcome to The True North Times' LIVE coverage of the first federal leaders' debates. You can expect the same wise-assery and snarky comments as always.

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...

Indecision 2015: Harper Calls 42nd Federal Election

The writ has been dropped, and now it’s on to the main event. Ladies and Gentleman… let’s get ready to rumble! In the Blue Corner we have the Right Honourable Stephen "Silver-Fox” Harper standing on a platform ...

According to NDP, Quebec is a Colonized Country

Yes, one of our proud, bright eyed NDP candidates (high on the smell of power) believes that Quebec is essentially a colonized African country. And no, she's not talking about the Aboriginals. Beatrice Zako—...

NDP Joins Attack Ad War

Attack ads are deplorable. They're bully tactics. They're so bad that politicians categorically condemn their usage, but still use them against their own opponents. For years, the Conservative Party of Canada h...