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Sun, 19 May 2013 17:02:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/brent-rathgeber-on-the-senate-and-mike-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/brent-rathgeber-on-the-senate-and-mike-duffy/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 16:40:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385431 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/brent-rathgeber-on-the-senate-and-mike-duffy/feed/ 0 The free-speaking Conservative speaks out http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/the-unbelievable-matter-of-mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/the-unbelievable-matter-of-mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 16:07:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385417 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/the-unbelievable-matter-of-mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright/feed/ 0 Has the Harper government come across something it can't easily get away with? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/meet-the-new-guy-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/meet-the-new-guy-2/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 14:48:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385413 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/meet-the-new-guy-2/feed/ 0 And so suddenly Ray Novak is the Prime Minister's chief of staff http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385264 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/feed/ 0 From the coalition crisis of 2008 to the Senate crisis of 2013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-week-of-mike-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-week-of-mike-duffy/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 23:35:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385144 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-week-of-mike-duffy/feed/ 0 Attempting to make sense of the matter of the housing allowance http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-ford-zone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-ford-zone/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 22:47:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385199 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-ford-zone/feed/ 0 Ivor Tossell on the vortex that surrounds the mayor every time his actions come into question http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/pamela-wallin-quits-the-conservative-caucus/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/pamela-wallin-quits-the-conservative-caucus/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:51:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385180 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/pamela-wallin-quits-the-conservative-caucus/feed/ 0 Another senator departs the government caucus http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/what-thomas-mulcair-said-in-2010-about-envelopes-and-the-mayor-of-laval/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/what-thomas-mulcair-said-in-2010-about-envelopes-and-the-mayor-of-laval/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 19:10:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/what-thomas-mulcair-said-in-2010-about-envelopes-and-the-mayor-of-laval/feed/ 0 Notes from a news conference about Louis Riel http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/memo-to-rob-fords-staff-time-to-quit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/memo-to-rob-fords-staff-time-to-quit/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:28:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/memo-to-rob-fords-staff-time-to-quit/feed/ 0 Paul Wells urges those around Toronto's mayor to get out now http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:17:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385037 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/feed/ 0 Conservative Senators to seek new consideration of Mike Duffy's expense claims http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-resigns-from-the-conservative-caucus/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-resigns-from-the-conservative-caucus/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 01:10:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384875 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-resigns-from-the-conservative-caucus/feed/ 0 The embattled senator resigns to sit as an independent http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/thomas-mulcair-and-the-envelope/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/thomas-mulcair-and-the-envelope/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 21:20:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384807 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/thomas-mulcair-and-the-envelope/feed/ 0 What was the NDP leader offered in 1994? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-meaning-of-adrian-dixs-defeat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-meaning-of-adrian-dixs-defeat/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:04:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384728 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-meaning-of-adrian-dixs-defeat/feed/ 0 Progressives: Be tough and get young people to vote for you http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/feed/ 0 Denis Coderre steps aside, setting up a battle between Liberals and New Democrats http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-cant-control-the-story/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-cant-control-the-story/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:01:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384584 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-cant-control-the-story/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Questions about the P.E.I. senator's conduct continue to mount http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 12:31:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/feed/ 0 Did the Senator claim expenses while campaigning for the Conservatives? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/still-trying-to-explain-the-ipod-tariff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/still-trying-to-explain-the-ipod-tariff/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/still-trying-to-explain-the-ipod-tariff/feed/ 0 Still no answer on end user certificates http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-mike-duffy-paid-back-that-90172/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-mike-duffy-paid-back-that-90172/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:07:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384355 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-mike-duffy-paid-back-that-90172/feed/ 0 A gift from the Prime Minister's chief of staff http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/polls-not-to-be-believed-except-when-they-are-to-be-believed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/polls-not-to-be-believed-except-when-they-are-to-be-believed/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:15:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384309 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/polls-not-to-be-believed-except-when-they-are-to-be-believed/feed/ 0 The politics of polling http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/biggest-losers-in-b-c-election-pollsters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/biggest-losers-in-b-c-election-pollsters/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:44:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384213 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/biggest-losers-in-b-c-election-pollsters/feed/ 0 'People are going to re-examine the truthfulness of polls.' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384067 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/feed/ 0 A legal opinion, a request from the NDP and a statement from Patrick Brazeau http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/whats-the-answer-to-the-missing-3-1-billion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/whats-the-answer-to-the-missing-3-1-billion/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:51:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/whats-the-answer-to-the-missing-3-1-billion/feed/ 0 Either way, it's time to reform the estimates process http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/labrador-accepts-peter-penashues-resignation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/labrador-accepts-peter-penashues-resignation/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 01:24:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/labrador-accepts-peter-penashues-resignation/feed/ 0 One explanation for the Liberal victory: the return of a decent number of party members http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/science-in-canada-failure-doesnt-come-cheap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/science-in-canada-failure-doesnt-come-cheap/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:50:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383534 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/science-in-canada-failure-doesnt-come-cheap/feed/ 0 A prominent science blogger tears the NRC apart http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:28:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/feed/ 0 The Harper government proudly touts Alberta's carbon price http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/justin-trudeau-wants-to-know-what-youd-ask-stephen-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/justin-trudeau-wants-to-know-what-youd-ask-stephen-harper/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383483 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/justin-trudeau-wants-to-know-what-youd-ask-stephen-harper/feed/ 0 Taking QP to the people http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/reality-check-canadian-tariffs-on-chinese-goods/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/reality-check-canadian-tariffs-on-chinese-goods/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:01:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383441 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/reality-check-canadian-tariffs-on-chinese-goods/feed/ 0 Who pays Canadian tariffs? Likely not Chinese companies. Mike Moffatt explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/is-this-the-last-day-of-peter-penashues-federal-political-career/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/is-this-the-last-day-of-peter-penashues-federal-political-career/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:52:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/is-this-the-last-day-of-peter-penashues-federal-political-career/feed/ 0 By-election day in Labrador http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadians-are-entitled-to-know-what-their-government-is-up-to/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadians-are-entitled-to-know-what-their-government-is-up-to/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:29:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383299 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadians-are-entitled-to-know-what-their-government-is-up-to/feed/ 0 Jim Flaherty explains how http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/doug-finley-1946-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/doug-finley-1946-2013/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 17:16:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383043 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/doug-finley-1946-2013/feed/ 0 The Conservative campaign manager and senator dies at the age of 66 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/maurice-vellacott-maverick-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/maurice-vellacott-maverick-watch/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 20:22:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/maurice-vellacott-maverick-watch/feed/ 0 A Conservative MP takes a stand against sodium http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/how-many-people-attended-yesterdays-pro-life-rally-on-parliament-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/how-many-people-attended-yesterdays-pro-life-rally-on-parliament-hill/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 19:28:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382760 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/how-many-people-attended-yesterdays-pro-life-rally-on-parliament-hill/feed/ 0 The crowd estimation game http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/thomas-mulcairs-new-favourite-word/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/thomas-mulcairs-new-favourite-word/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:00:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382732 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/thomas-mulcairs-new-favourite-word/feed/ 0 The NDP leader calls us together http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:43:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/feed/ 0 The Natural Resources Minister takes on James Hansen, Al Gore, Europe and environmental scientists http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/trudeaumaniaish/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/trudeaumaniaish/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:46:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/trudeaumaniaish/feed/ 0 The Liberals take the lead for the first time in four years http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:41:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382319 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/feed/ 0 May you never again have to wonder where your senator lives http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-backbench-spring-mark-warawa-has-his-say/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-backbench-spring-mark-warawa-has-his-say/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:24:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382326 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-backbench-spring-mark-warawa-has-his-say/feed/ 0 The Conservative MP stands in the House to talk about female gendercide http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-auditor-general-and-the-3-1-billion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-auditor-general-and-the-3-1-billion/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:05:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382173 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-auditor-general-and-the-3-1-billion/feed/ 0 Some of what the AG told the Public Accounts committee http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/while-were-at-lets-fix-the-whole-system/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/while-were-at-lets-fix-the-whole-system/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 16:28:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382147 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/while-were-at-lets-fix-the-whole-system/feed/ 0 The House debates the $3.1 billion in anti-terrorism funding http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-cost-of-scrapping-the-long-form-census/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-cost-of-scrapping-the-long-form-census/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 15:57:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382111 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-cost-of-scrapping-the-long-form-census/feed/ 0 What was lost and what was spent http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-harper-government-was-many-ears/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-harper-government-was-many-ears/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 14:46:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-harper-government-was-many-ears/feed/ 0 And it costs $23 million to keep some of those ears working http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/making-it-a-crime-to-obstruct-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/making-it-a-crime-to-obstruct-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 12:38:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381982 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/making-it-a-crime-to-obstruct-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/feed/ 0 Bruce Hyer tables a proposal in the House http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/parliament-as-defender-of-the-public-purse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/parliament-as-defender-of-the-public-purse/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 03:29:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381977 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/parliament-as-defender-of-the-public-purse/feed/ 0 Pierre Poilievre invokes the highest principle http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-commons-we-talk-in-maths/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-commons-we-talk-in-maths/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 22:24:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381883 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-commons-we-talk-in-maths/feed/ 0 Stephen Harper hails the National Household Survey http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/in-search-of-3-1-billion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/in-search-of-3-1-billion/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 20:16:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381604 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/in-search-of-3-1-billion/feed/ 0 The NDP make a demand