Federal Politics Archives - Page 9 of 47

Conservative MP Compares Stephen Harper’s Plight to Jesus

Wai Young, Conservative MP and metaphor-making extraordinaire, recently compared the work of the Conservative party to that of Jesus Christ, the kind of important dude in the largest religion on the planet. ...

The Underwhelming Highlights of the Senate’s New Report on Terrorism

If we have learned anything in the last month, it’s that Islamic fundamentalism is the primary and only threat to domestic security. In an effort to stay relevant and keep terrorism alive in the pre-election di...

Canadian Economy Is Not (Yet) In Recession

Despite a multi-party commitment to increase spending on negative political advertising, a mix of cheap oil, shaky fundamentals, and poor governance caused Canada’s economy to shrink each of the first four mont...

Election 2015 Poll Update (July 11)

Welcome to The True North Times' Emoji-tracker election roundup. Every week, we'll be taking the reliable and always trustworthy polling results from various firms and illustrating them in a way f...

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...

Marjory LeBreton: Serial Bitchers Beware

With the Federal election just around the corner, current Prime Minister Stephen Harper could use all of the advice that he can get if he plans to keep his blue butt up on the hill. It also seems that- amidst s...

Government Breaks Its Own Anti-Terror Law

The past few weeks have given us a long line of instances where our beloved government, from all sides of the House and Senate, have broken the law- even thought they're the ones "making" the laws. Both elector...

Canadians Love to Reform

If I've learned anything from following the upcoming federal election, it's that you can do no wrong by throwing in the word reform. It practically fixes anything. And if it doesn't, it makes it sound like you ...

Tim Uppal Adds His Voice to Tired Niqab Debate

“Your way isn't my way, so your way is wrong.” - A bigot Zunera Ishaq made quite the splash when she delayed her participation in a Canadian citizenship ceremony so that she could launch a legal challenge...

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...