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Conservative Candidate Martin Barker Decries Quebec “Money Pit”, Says C-51 Could Prevent Air India

Meet Martin Barker, Conservative candidate for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford in British Columbia. He has a blog-- or, rather, had a blog. He chronicled his life as the most interesting man in Duncan, BC (the smalle...

Conservative Candidate Joe Daniel Offers Thoughts on Muslims

In the midst of this marathon campaign, it has to be tough for a candidate to stand out from the crowd. But that doesn't mean candidates across the country aren't putting in a bit of extra effort to set themsel...

NDP Candidate Alex Johnstone “didn’t know what Auschwitz was” until Facebook Comment Scandal

If you've been following The True North Times' "Nine Days of Scandal", you already know the name Alex Johnstone. She is the NDP candidate for Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas. We revealed Facebook posts she made f...

Former NDP Candidate Sandra Arias Made Fun of The Special Olympics

NDP Candidate Sandra Arias, who was running in Battlefords-Lloydminster in Saskatchewan, withdrew from the race this morning citing "the financial strain of a historically long election." The True North Times d...

Liberal Candidate Peter Njenga Compared Himself to Hitler

Meet Peter Njenga, the Liberal candidate for Abbotsford. He doesn’t think that he’s very tall, but he’s grown comfortable with himself in the knowledge that "many well-known 'short guys' like me such Napoleon, ...

NDP Candidate Alex Johnstone Made a Dick Joke About Auschwitz

Most Canadians know surprisingly little about their candidates for office—especially how they think and act when in private. That’s why The True North Times investigated NDP Candidate Alex Johnstone, to get a b...

Tone of Debate Matures as Campaign Continues

It's been a hell of a few weeks on the campaign trail. The Conservatives recovered from a tumble and the Liberal surge subsided. The result is nearly equal support for the Liberals, NDP, and Conservatives ahead...

(GAME) The Adventures of Stephen Harper

The Adventures of Stephen Harper is an ode to the classic "choose-your-own-adventure" style of games from yesteryear. In his adventures, Prime Minister Harper navigates through the hus...

Joe Oliver Cancels Speech at Men-Only Club

Joe Oliver was supposed to speak about "the future of the Canadian economy" at the Cambridge Club, a swanky men-only club in Toronto, this Thursday. Then, just two hours before his scheduled appearance, Oliver ...

Opinion: Liberal or NDP Government Would Ruin Us

Canada is the greatest country in the world, and is now greater than ever before. Canadians live in an unambiguously free society with diverse, ample, gainful employment opportunities spread evenly from west to...