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TNT Projection: Trudeau to Form Liberal Majority Government

DECLARED: LIBERAL MAJORITY The True North Times is now projecting a slim Liberal majority, given the state of the polls in Atlantic Canada, Ontario, and Quebec. Even with BC results just coming in, it is clear...

Information Ain’t Free, Access to Information Has Fees

In this era, it’s easier to access porn than it is to access information about government activity. It’s cheaper too. While most porn is free, requesting information through the Access to Information Act costs ...

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...

Health Canada’s Pot-entially Partisan Ad

Canadians have every right to know the truth: marijuana is bad. Despite this unquestionable fact, Liberals and other non-Conservatives would like us to believe that marijuana is part of a healthy lifestyle, esp...

NDP Defect Forms New Federal Political Party With Ex-Bloc MP

A new tyke will sit at the kids table from now on. As of this week, Former Bloc Québécois MP Jean-François Fortin and serendipitously named NDP defect Jean-François Larose have formed a new political party that...

Inmates Take Government To Court Over Pay

Last October, federal inmates went on strike when the Correctional Service of Canada cut their pay by 30%. The inmates claimed that the pay cut would render them unable to send money to family, to pay for visit...

It works so well, but it's still so disturbing

Elizabeth May Enlists NDP And Grits For Co-Operation To No Avail

They say you’ll never get what you want if you don't ask for it, but with Elizabeth May's new strategy to pick up seats in the next election, no one's even calling her back. This past weekend was the Green P...

New Ontario Healthcare Project Gets a Failing Grade

Mo' (lost) Money Mo' Problems. The Ontario government sure has an amazing track record when it comes to matters of provincial healthcare. As if racking up a billion-dollar bill in the eHealth scandal (remembe...

Horwath For Hamilton Mayor? “Never Say Never”

The Hamilton municipal election is coming up this October and NDP leader Andrea Horwath says that she hasn't ruled out the possibility of running for mayor. Considering she previously ruled out the possibility ...

Record High Quebec Gas Tax to Increase, Again

If you're in Montreal, look towards the nearest gas station (unless you're driving, in which case pull over, and read the rest of this article), and you should see a price around 149.4¢/L, the average gas price...

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