24/SEVEN: Did you put a filter on that?

Welcome to the True North Times’ interpretation of 24/SEVEN: a recap of the past week in the life of the Prime Minister of Canada, and more.     This week, we've decided to omit the days of the...

24/SEVEN: Is your job amusing?

Welcome to the True North Times’ interpretation of 24/SEVEN: a recap of the past week in the life of the Prime Minister of Canada, and more.     By failing to release an episode of 24SEVEN la...

10 Ways Studying is Just Like Running Canada

It’s that time of year again.  The snow maybe-possibly-perhaps starts to melt, crowded bars boast rowdy hockey fans who cheer on the only Canadian NHL team in the running, and children run outside in mud slicke...

I, Big Shot

You don’t have to tell Stephen Harper that these are troubling times.  He knows.  Bad stuff is happening all over the place, particularly in Ottawa.  In the latest polls, his party and personal brand trail the ...

24/SEVEN: Money, or Monies?

Welcome to the True North Times’ interpretation of 24/SEVEN: a recap of the past week in the life of the Prime Minister of Canada, and more.     If the format changes next week too, I'm just ...

Carter Isn’t Big on XL

This week, the beloved Jimmy Carter became the first former American President to take a stance against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry Alberta tar sand to refineries in the United States. Hi...

UPDATE: RCMP Says Nigel Did the Wright Thing

  The RCMP has been probing Nigel Wright for several months, so one imagines that Mr. Wright feels relieved to hear that the police force will probe him no more.  The police had been investigating W...

House of Turds: The Eve Adams Edition

  For anyone who ever wonders why the Canadian political landscape is not nearly as entertaining as the American one would do well to follow what is going right now with the ongoing controversy surrou...

Pirate Party not ready to jump ship

Daniel Ramirez As the Federal Election of 2015 looms ahead, this seems an appropriate time to reflect on our political atmosphere and take a look at some of its many players. As Canadians and realistic citi...

Reforming Our Democracy, One Robocall at a Time

A protester dressed as an...er, CPC robocall machine?JMacPherson On February 4, 2014, Minister of Democratic Reform Pierre Poilievre introduced the Fair Elections Act: an act to ensure that Canadians enjoy ...