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Charest and SNC-Lavalin: An Alleged Match Made in Heaven

Some things are meant to be together, like Tom Mulcair and a beard. What about Jean Charest and SNC-Lavalin? They seem like a match made in heaven. After all, they’re two of Canada’s favourites. So why would Ch...

Peter Goldring: Beyond Besmirchment

Sixty-nine-year-old Peter Goldring sports a shaggy beard and enjoys playing Scrabble at 2:00 am. He’s an extraordinary dreamboat—the sort that makes Justin Trudeau look like Stephen Harper—but he’s more than ju...

American Thanksgiving (Fakesgiving) is Here!

Yes, it’s that time of year again. When turkeys run about gobbling, and Americans slay them in the name of thanks. But wait, isn’t real Thanksgiving in October? Well folks, lucky for you, True North Times is he...

Winnie the Pooh banned from Polish town for being “a Hermaphrodite”

I suppose a naked bear hiding behind the honey pot wouldn't be acceptable either... Cover of Pooh (Giant Board Book) First they accused Anne of Green Gables of being a lesbian. Now, Winnie-the-Po...

Quebec Abandons $7 a Daycare

Why should we care that opposition parties in the National Assembly of Quebec howl at the provincials Liberals? This time, they may have a good reason for all the yelling, since the Quebec government has appare...

Bloc Defector Maria Mourani to Run for NDP

The Canadian House of Commons is (kinda) short an independent MP. Although she refuses to cross the floor, former Bloc Quebecois and currently Independent MP for Ahuntsic, Maria Mourani has signed an NDP member...

Oliver Delivers Fall Economic Update, at $800 a table

At the Canadian Club of Toronto meeting last week, Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered the fall fiscal economic update, where the number 800 began to garner headlines. No, $800 won’t go to Canadian taxpayers ...

The Marlo Raynalds Saga: Do Canadians Know How To Spend Their Money?

Sun News ran a story earlier this week in which they played an audio recording of Liberal candidate for Banff-Airdrie, Marlo Raynalds, says that instead of spending tax cuts in ways that are benef...

UNICEF Bring Your MP to School Day With John Carmichael of Don Valley West Part II

Welcome to the intensely anticipated Part II of everyone's favourite holiday, UNICEF Bring your MP to School Day! As was stipulated in Part I, I was lucky enough to sit in on Don Valley West's MP John Carmichae...

UNICEF Bring Your MP to School Day With John Carmichael of Don Valley West Part I

Welcome to Part I of everyone's favourite holiday, UNICEF Bring your MP to School Day! I was lucky enough to sit in on Don Valley West's MP John Carmichael's candid discussion with the political savvy kids of N...