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Thu, 23 May 2013 23:03:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:22 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/feed/ 0 Why Canada can make wine that’s as good as any import, but not as cheaply http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-munchkin-invasion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-munchkin-invasion/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381645 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-munchkin-invasion/feed/ 0 Charlie Gillis on the munchkin invasion http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-means-war-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-means-war-2/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381650 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-means-war-2/feed/ 0 The muted response to Israel’s strike on Syria is just one more sign of a troubling new Middle East reality http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brian-burke-the-law-and-how-not-to-grovel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brian-burke-the-law-and-how-not-to-grovel/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:05:53 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382775 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/brian-burke-the-law-and-how-not-to-grovel/feed/ 0 Charlie Gillis on how a 'small rumour' became big trouble http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/why-the-supreme-court-didnt-weigh-in-on-fetal-rights-in-r-v-levkovic-decision/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/why-the-supreme-court-didnt-weigh-in-on-fetal-rights-in-r-v-levkovic-decision/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 18:09:15 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380309 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/why-the-supreme-court-didnt-weigh-in-on-fetal-rights-in-r-v-levkovic-decision/feed/ 0 Charlie Gillis on a decision that won't reopen the abortion debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/unrest-on-everest/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/unrest-on-everest/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 18:30:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/unrest-on-everest/feed/ 0 How a recent scuffle between Sherpas and European mountaineers turned into fist fight http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:20:29 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/catching-trolls-wont-be-easy-for-brian-burke/feed/ 0 In the real world, the law's on his side. But this is the Internet. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/hitting-close-to-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/hitting-close-to-home/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:50:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376489 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/hitting-close-to-home/feed/ 0 Two men drawn by the opportunities and comforts Canada offers now stand accused of a terror plot http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/inside-terror-suspects-refugee-claim/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/inside-terror-suspects-refugee-claim/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:29:30 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376890 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/inside-terror-suspects-refugee-claim/feed/ 0 Court documents shed new light on accused Via Rail plotter’s journey to Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/what-we-know-about-the-via-terror-plot-suspects/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/what-we-know-about-the-via-terror-plot-suspects/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:53:27 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375589 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/what-we-know-about-the-via-terror-plot-suspects/feed/ 0 Details on the men RCMP say are behind the first known al-Qaeda-backed plan to commit terrorism in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-deafening-silence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-deafening-silence/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:59:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373051 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-deafening-silence/feed/ 0 No investigation will answer why none of her peers spoke up in the first place http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/give-us-your-mangy-masses/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/give-us-your-mangy-masses/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365549 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/give-us-your-mangy-masses/feed/ 0 Thousands of international strays are finding a new home in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/lost-in-the-mail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/lost-in-the-mail/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:55:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362598 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/lost-in-the-mail/feed/ 0 Even radical reform might not save the post office now http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/we-need-to-see-more-of-our-border-guards-in-action-not-less/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/we-need-to-see-more-of-our-border-guards-in-action-not-less/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:31:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362175 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/we-need-to-see-more-of-our-border-guards-in-action-not-less/feed/ 0 CBSA deal to film immigration raids allows feds to stage-manage a serious issue, writes Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/a-founder-of-the-anti-gm-food-movement-explains-how-he-got-it-wrong-all-wrong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/a-founder-of-the-anti-gm-food-movement-explains-how-he-got-it-wrong-all-wrong/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:25:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359941 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/a-founder-of-the-anti-gm-food-movement-explains-how-he-got-it-wrong-all-wrong/feed/ 0 Mark Lynas in conversation with Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/open-your-curtains-talk-like-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/open-your-curtains-talk-like-us/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/open-your-curtains-talk-like-us/feed/ 0 The task of keeping Denmark Danish goes on: heavy immigration from the Middle East,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/persecuted-but-beautiful/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/persecuted-but-beautiful/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/persecuted-but-beautiful/feed/ 0 Will her success herald a new spirit of cosmopolitanism? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/court-decision-with-a-cult-following/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/court-decision-with-a-cult-following/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:52:21 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357446 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/court-decision-with-a-cult-following/feed/ 0 A judge's evisceration of the so-called "Freemen" movement may go down as a masterpiece http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:50:56 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/feed/ 0 Supreme Court to hear case of Newfoundland man convicted of drowning his twin daughters http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/whatcott-fallout-the-supreme-court-upholds-protections-we-dont-need/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/whatcott-fallout-the-supreme-court-upholds-protections-we-dont-need/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:47:05 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/whatcott-fallout-the-supreme-court-upholds-protections-we-dont-need/feed/ 0 Canadian tolerance is less fragile than courts and human rights bodies think http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/whatcott-decision-will-the-supreme-court-get-human-rights-commissions-out-of-policing-speech/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/whatcott-decision-will-the-supreme-court-get-human-rights-commissions-out-of-policing-speech/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:31:21 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354368 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/whatcott-decision-will-the-supreme-court-get-human-rights-commissions-out-of-policing-speech/feed/ 0 Will the Supreme Court get human rights commissions out of policing speech? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/heat-adventures-in-the-worlds-most-fiery-places/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/heat-adventures-in-the-worlds-most-fiery-places/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:15:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347408 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/heat-adventures-in-the-worlds-most-fiery-places/feed/ 0 By Bill Streever http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/a-judges-view-on-one-of-the-biggest-problems-facing-the-justice-system/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/a-judges-view-on-one-of-the-biggest-problems-facing-the-justice-system/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:19:51 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/a-judges-view-on-one-of-the-biggest-problems-facing-the-justice-system/feed/ 0 Charlie Gillis talks to Justice David Price about more people representing themselves in court http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/courting-a-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/courting-a-crisis/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:18:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344662 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/courting-a-crisis/feed/ 0 Do-it-yourselfers flood a system set up for lawyers and judges http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-raspberry-a-day-a-levy-youll-pay/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-raspberry-a-day-a-levy-youll-pay/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:00:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341250 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-raspberry-a-day-a-levy-youll-pay/feed/ 0 Growers seek cash to better market the berries http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/year-round-training-and-320000-wont-guarantee-an-nhl-career-or-even-a-future-fan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/year-round-training-and-320000-wont-guarantee-an-nhl-career-or-even-a-future-fan/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/year-round-training-and-320000-wont-guarantee-an-nhl-career-or-even-a-future-fan/feed/ 0 Ken Campbell on the problem with Canada's obsession http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/the-new-underclass/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/the-new-underclass/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:45:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335091 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/the-new-underclass/feed/ 0 Why a generation of well-educated, ambitious, smart young Canadians has no future http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/and-how-will-you-be-paying/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/and-how-will-you-be-paying/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:58:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335045 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/and-how-will-you-be-paying/feed/ 0 Charging fees could mean even more problems, argues search and rescue association http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/brian-burkes-exciting-off-ice-antics-never-translated-into-success-for-the-leafs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/brian-burkes-exciting-off-ice-antics-never-translated-into-success-for-the-leafs/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:17:17 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334861 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/brian-burkes-exciting-off-ice-antics-never-translated-into-success-for-the-leafs/feed/ 0 GM's off-ice bluster and bombast never translated into success for the Leafs http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/down-and-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/down-and-out/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:40:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320655 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/down-and-out/feed/ 0 Jenna Talackova failed to win the Miss Universe crown, but she inspired many http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/liar-liar-lance-on-fire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/liar-liar-lance-on-fire/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:56:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320653 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/liar-liar-lance-on-fire/feed/ 0 2012 Newsmakers: Lance Armstrong's arrogance in the face of incontrovertible truth. Livestrong, as if. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/wealth-asylum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/wealth-asylum/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:41:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/wealth-asylum/feed/ 0 Gangs target financially successful families in the country's ongoing drug war http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/to-boldly-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/to-boldly-go/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:20:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320685 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/to-boldly-go/feed/ 0 From space to the Marianas trench to Niagara Falls, 2012 had daredevils galore http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/ricky-rays-legacy-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/ricky-rays-legacy-game/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:26:57 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/ricky-rays-legacy-game/feed/ 0 Ricky Ray's poise and talent has never received proper recognition. The 100th Grey Cup changes all that http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/paul-and-morris-longmire-1940-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/paul-and-morris-longmire-1940-2012/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:00:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/paul-and-morris-longmire-1940-2012/feed/ 0 Inseparable, they built twin houses and had three kids each. Together, they died on Oct. 27 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/are-we-in-conflict-about-abortion-or-merely-conflicted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/are-we-in-conflict-about-abortion-or-merely-conflicted/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:29:32 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315852 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/are-we-in-conflict-about-abortion-or-merely-conflicted/feed/ 0 Understanding polls on the volatile issue is harder than getting Parliament to talk about it http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/the-right-words/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/the-right-words/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:10:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312472 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/the-right-words/feed/ 0 By changing tactics, the pro-life movement is putting fetal rights back on the agenda http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/yes-he-khan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/yes-he-khan/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/yes-he-khan/feed/ 0 Imran Khan, a cricket legend and former playboy, seeks to run the Islamic Republic of Pakistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/youre-in-charge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/youre-in-charge/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:00:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304303 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/youre-in-charge/feed/ 0 More workers are choosing to be self-employed, ramping up pressure on top firms to win over top talent http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/china-cant-buy-albertans-love/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/china-cant-buy-albertans-love/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:25:52 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306748 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/24/china-cant-buy-albertans-love/feed/ 0 New poll suggests the province's residents are cooling to Beijing, despite all that cash spent in the oil patch http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/owners-call-bull-on-bans-and-win/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/owners-call-bull-on-bans-and-win/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:08:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/owners-call-bull-on-bans-and-win/feed/ 0 Legislation against certain breeds of dogs gets another look http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/game-over/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/game-over/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:00:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302264 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/game-over/feed/ 0 They excel at soccer, but their teams are collapsing under the weight of bad debts http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/the-robot-invasion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/the-robot-invasion/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:50:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302250 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/the-robot-invasion/feed/ 0 A new breed of small but complex ‘learning’ robots are set to revolutionize manufacturing and labour http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/07/newsmakers-sept-27-oct-4-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/07/newsmakers-sept-27-oct-4-2012/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:20:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299636 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/07/newsmakers-sept-27-oct-4-2012/feed/ 0 Sept 27-Oct 4, 2012: Anne Hathaway gets hitched, the Supreme Court adds one to the bench, and a new Oscar host http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/the-secrets-to-a-long-life-and-a-bigger-salary-and-why-nice-guys-do-finish-first/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/the-secrets-to-a-long-life-and-a-bigger-salary-and-why-nice-guys-do-finish-first/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:50:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297048 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/the-secrets-to-a-long-life-and-a-bigger-salary-and-why-nice-guys-do-finish-first/feed/ 0 In conversation with Charlie Gillis