Life of Harper: Haida, Smile Cookies, and Absence

Each week, Kyle Muzyka sifts through what our PM has been up to in this column, The Radical Adventures of Stephen Harper, for your personal enjoyment.   The crisp air of October is now upon us, and o...

Buying in Bulk: The PEI Potato Debacle

Bet you can't have just one...spud... Upon my no-longer-recent return from my adventures in PEI, I was bombarded with questions. The standard inquiries were quickly brushed aside. Yes, I had fun. Of course I w...

Text of Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) Leaked

Two weeks after Germany hinted at rejecting core provisions of the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA), trade advocates probably thought that the ground they were breaking was shifting uneasily. Yesterday, it fell...

Harper Responds to New Sanctions on Russia

After Canada issued new economic sanctions on Wednesday in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin responded with the diplomatic equivalent of “yeah? Well screw you too.” The Russian prime ...

24/SEVEN: Wheels up for Canada!

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.   Ah, what an interesting week for the Prime Minister and ...