Poloz’s Shocker: Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rate

The Canadian economy looked strong until last Wednesday, when the Bank of Canada slashed, gashed, trashed, cut, and gut its overnight lending rate. It was the sort of bold move that would lead Fat Bastard to in...

The Bumbling and Baffled Budget

With oil prices dropping, many Canadians around the country are wondering how the Conservatives will keep to their $1.6 billion surplus promise; others are slouched on their couches, drinking beers, and watchin...

Joe Oliver, the Budget, and the Election

Canada was never supposed to run a budget deficit. Those words weren’t even in our vocabulary. But before we knew it, we were borrowing money to advertise our economic prowess. It’s funny how much can change in...

Harper and Wynne Meet in Toronto

Those in the know suspect that Stephen Harper and Kathleen Wynne hate each other. Even without a rigorous evaluation of this claim, it is easy to see how it could be true. Both politicians represent different p...

The Deficit That Won’t Die

Failure was never an option when it came to the budget. If the government couldn’t balance it before the election in 2015, then they couldn’t justify handing out goodies to make everyone forget their actions (o...

Report: They Do Drugs in the Canadian Forces

How can you say no to such an invitation? Library of Congress | Department of Canadian Heritage | Tumblr   This just in: the Canadian Forces do drugs just like all you other shmucks! The Canadian a...

Prime Minister Harper’s Holiday Message

This holiday season, Stephen Harper has a message for Canadians. A CBC video begins with a slideshow of the Prime Minister doing what he does best: sitting alone in a room, making eye contact with an elderly wo...

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...