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10 Alternative Prime Ministers that the Governor General Could Appoint (Maybe)

So, apparently, there's an election going on right now to chose which people are going to represent us in the House of Commons. Unlike our American brethren, we don't directly elect our leader (although the thr...

Nine Candidate Scandals in Nine Days: A TNT Exclusive

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 the online comments made by nine major-p...

Marijuana: To Toke or Not to Toke, That is The Election

Do you keep reading the same article, forgetting about it, and reading it again, or have you stumbled into the swirling cloud of marijuana politics that every politician, government official, and journalists s...

Three “Never Say Never” Predictions for Canadian Politics: Charest, Redford, and Adams

Ah, the Canadian comeback story. Pierre Elliott Trudeau did it, so did Mackenzie King. So why can't any of our current politicians recreate those timeless moments? Here are three comebacks that probably won't h...

Alison Redford Resigns Day Before Auditor-General Report

Well, Alison Redford has finally resigned. Oh, she "stepped down" as Premier on March 23rd, but she's still been Calgary-Elbow's disgraced MLA for the past four and a half months. Given that she only sat for...

Interview: Sketchy the Clown, Candidate for Toronto Mayor

Sketchy the Clown is a candidate for mayor of Toronto who is sick of hearing comparisons between city hall and circuses.

Ottawa Prostitutes Won’t Expose Tories’ Johns

In a stunning twist of irony, Canada’s prostitutes have proven to have more integrity than our dearest politicians. Yesterday morning, a representative for POWER (Prostitutes of Ottawa/Gatineau Work, Educate...

Michael Ignatieff Gets Hired at Harvard, No Longer “just visiting”

Michael Ignatieff, Liberal messiah and snob-extraordinaire was greeted with amazing news. For the first time in a number of years, Ignatieff will be working full-time, sitting as the Edward R. Murrow chair of P...

Can Canadian Politics Survive Without Sensationalism?

77.4%, 74.2%, 75.3%, 76.7%, 67%, 58.8%, 61.1%. What do these numbers, which steadily decline, represent? They aren't Jennifer Aniston's approval ratings before and after marrying Brad Pitt; they aren't the prob...

A Letter to Stephen Harper: Why Ignoring the Bully is Canada’s Best Bet in Crimea

Dear Mr. Prime Minister, I just want to say that you’re doing a great job with that whole unconstitutional separation business. In the Ukraine. Society always dictates that we should confront our bullies,...

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