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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:25:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/19/jean-francois-lisee-montreal-needs-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/19/jean-francois-lisee-montreal-needs-you/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:52:09 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=396713 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/19/jean-francois-lisee-montreal-needs-you/feed/ 0 The PQ minister has little to offer in Montreal's moment of crisis http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/montreal-from-bad-to-worse-to-what-next/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/montreal-from-bad-to-worse-to-what-next/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:21:29 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=395547 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/montreal-from-bad-to-worse-to-what-next/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin explains why the arrest of interim mayor Michael Applebaum is just one of the city's problems http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/chris-eaton-a-biography/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/chris-eaton-a-biography/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394186 Chris Eaton, A Biography By Chris Eaton... Everyone ego surfs. The act of putting]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/14/chris-eaton-a-biography/feed/ 0 Chris Eaton, A Biography By Chris Eaton... Everyone ego surfs. The act of putting http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/the-fsq-and-safety-a-prelude-to-the-turban-wars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/the-fsq-and-safety-a-prelude-to-the-turban-wars/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:31:18 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/the-fsq-and-safety-a-prelude-to-the-turban-wars/feed/ 0 The FSQ was against safety before it was for it http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/the-fsq-and-turbans-in-life-as-in-soccer-truth-is-best/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/the-fsq-and-turbans-in-life-as-in-soccer-truth-is-best/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:52:04 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393733 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/the-fsq-and-turbans-in-life-as-in-soccer-truth-is-best/feed/ 0 Why terms like 'safety' mask the ban's true intent http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/the-gangster-politics-of-laval/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/the-gangster-politics-of-laval/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391744 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/the-gangster-politics-of-laval/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin explains why It’s no surprise Quebec’s third-largest city is now a ward of the province http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/02/its-not-a-bridge-its-a-road-with-legs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/02/its-not-a-bridge-its-a-road-with-legs/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389337 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/02/its-not-a-bridge-its-a-road-with-legs/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on what Montreal’s crumbling, uninspired bridge could be http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/02/tongue-tied-no-longer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/02/tongue-tied-no-longer/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389295 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/02/tongue-tied-no-longer/feed/ 0 After 50 fraught years of fights, including a constitutional battle or three, French Canada has won http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/31/quebecs-sad-return-to-identity-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/31/quebecs-sad-return-to-identity-politics/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 23:38:24 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=390224 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/31/quebecs-sad-return-to-identity-politics/feed/ 0 The Parti Québécois scapegoats immigrants for electoral gain http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/tous-ensemble-maintenant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/tous-ensemble-maintenant/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/tous-ensemble-maintenant/feed/ 0 Almost despite itself http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/van-loan-on-mulcair-why-so-quiet-on-corruption-tom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/van-loan-on-mulcair-why-so-quiet-on-corruption-tom/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:45:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384791 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/van-loan-on-mulcair-why-so-quiet-on-corruption-tom/feed/ 0 The Government House Leader's statement on bribery allegations in La Presse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/gilles-vaillancourt-breaking-down-the-gangsterism-charges/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/gilles-vaillancourt-breaking-down-the-gangsterism-charges/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 18:21:44 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382197 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/gilles-vaillancourt-breaking-down-the-gangsterism-charges/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on the unprecedented allegations against Laval's former mayor http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/man-freed-in-2009-was-sleeper-agent-and-terror-threat-feds-allege/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/man-freed-in-2009-was-sleeper-agent-and-terror-threat-feds-allege/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 05:46:30 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381562 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/man-freed-in-2009-was-sleeper-agent-and-terror-threat-feds-allege/feed/ 0 Government claims Adil Charkaoui spoke of hijacking a plane and a possible biochemical attack http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/and-hell-followed-with-her-crossing-the-dark-side-of-the-american-border/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/and-hell-followed-with-her-crossing-the-dark-side-of-the-american-border/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 13:30:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379304 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/and-hell-followed-with-her-crossing-the-dark-side-of-the-american-border/feed/ 0 Our review of David Neiwert's 'And Hell Followed with Her: Crossing the Dark Side of the American Border' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/gregory-james-kramer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/gregory-james-kramer/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 19:40:01 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376548 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/gregory-james-kramer/feed/ 0 He was a magician and a musician, but theatre was his first love http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/why-is-mulcair-thwarting-his-own-political-makeover/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/why-is-mulcair-thwarting-his-own-political-makeover/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:02:16 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378840 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/why-is-mulcair-thwarting-his-own-political-makeover/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on the NDP leader's unexpected constitutional quest 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 Martin Patriquin 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/chiheb-esseghaiers-censorship-attempt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/chiheb-esseghaiers-censorship-attempt/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:18:05 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376628 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/chiheb-esseghaiers-censorship-attempt/feed/ 0 More facts emerge on one of two men at the centre of an alleged terror plot 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 Martin Patriquin 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/2013/04/20/boston-bleeds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/boston-bleeds/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373055 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/boston-bleeds/feed/ 0 Friends and families fall together when terror returns to American soil. But as authorities search for answers, the blasts are reverberating well beyond the city’s streets. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-tale-of-two-patronage-appointments/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-tale-of-two-patronage-appointments/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:28:26 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373686 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-tale-of-two-patronage-appointments/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on Bernard Drainville’s conspicuous silence http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-bright-side-of-disaster-tourism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-bright-side-of-disaster-tourism/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:31:40 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372933 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-bright-side-of-disaster-tourism/feed/ 0 I spent most of yesterday wandering around Boston for a piece about the bombings... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/outraged-in-quebec-wait-ten-minutes-youll-be-outraged-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/outraged-in-quebec-wait-ten-minutes-youll-be-outraged-again/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:45:27 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369282 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/outraged-in-quebec-wait-ten-minutes-youll-be-outraged-again/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on a political pas de deux http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/stiff-upper-lip-bien-sur/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/stiff-upper-lip-bien-sur/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:50:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/stiff-upper-lip-bien-sur/feed/ 0 Made with crowberry, cloudberry and Labrador tea, the Quebecois spirit is grabbing global attention http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/round-and-round-at-the-charbonneau-inquiry-with-bernard-trepanier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/round-and-round-at-the-charbonneau-inquiry-with-bernard-trepanier/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:16:35 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365367 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/round-and-round-at-the-charbonneau-inquiry-with-bernard-trepanier/feed/ 0 Two cents on Mr. Three Per Cent via Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/charbonneau-hears-from-mr-three-per-cent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/charbonneau-hears-from-mr-three-per-cent/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:46:22 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/charbonneau-hears-from-mr-three-per-cent/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on today's testimony at the inquiry looking into corruption in Quebec's construction industry http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-uncomfortable-pew/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-uncomfortable-pew/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362616 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-uncomfortable-pew/feed/ 0 What Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s hometown says about the state of the Church http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/signed-sealed-delivered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/signed-sealed-delivered/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362584 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/signed-sealed-delivered/feed/ 0 Philippe Couillard reveals his ‘pet project’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/what-could-be-philippe-couillards-nasty-legacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/what-could-be-philippe-couillards-nasty-legacy/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:47:22 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/what-could-be-philippe-couillards-nasty-legacy/feed/ 0 Hint: it has nothing to do with Arthur Porter http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/silent-night-holy-night-life-goes-on-in-la-motte-after-marc-ouellet-is-passed-over/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/silent-night-holy-night-life-goes-on-in-la-motte-after-marc-ouellet-is-passed-over/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:09:10 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360260 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/silent-night-holy-night-life-goes-on-in-la-motte-after-marc-ouellet-is-passed-over/feed/ 0 Ouellet family exhales as media glare turns elsewhere http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/ouellet-family-quote-unquote/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/ouellet-family-quote-unquote/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:14:50 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360149 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/ouellet-family-quote-unquote/feed/ 0 The Ouellet family on their (other) brother—or not http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/how-justin-trudeau-is-winning-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/how-justin-trudeau-is-winning-quebec/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:09:57 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359772 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/how-justin-trudeau-is-winning-quebec/feed/ 0 Unlikely as it seems, support is pouring in from La Belle Province http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/la-motte-waits-for-word-from-the-vatican/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/la-motte-waits-for-word-from-the-vatican/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:21:49 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359773 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/la-motte-waits-for-word-from-the-vatican/feed/ 0 Marc Ouellet's hometown prepares for onslaught/disappointment http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/charlie-le-duff-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/charlie-le-duff-2/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/charlie-le-duff-2/feed/ 0 By Charlie LeDuff http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/separation-anxiety-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/separation-anxiety-2/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/separation-anxiety-2/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on separation anxiety http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/mr-sidewalks-testimony-in-three-words-i-dont-remember/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/mr-sidewalks-testimony-in-three-words-i-dont-remember/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:40:38 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352498 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/mr-sidewalks-testimony-in-three-words-i-dont-remember/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on truth and testimony at the Charbonneau commission http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/why-nothing-ever-gets-done-on-senate-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/why-nothing-ever-gets-done-on-senate-reform/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:52:48 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350740 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/why-nothing-ever-gets-done-on-senate-reform/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin explains why the status quo is here to stay http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-illicit-happiness-of-other-people/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-illicit-happiness-of-other-people/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:05:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347410 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-illicit-happiness-of-other-people/feed/ 0 By Manu Joseph http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/in-montreal-hockey-goes-down-under/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/in-montreal-hockey-goes-down-under/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344672 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/in-montreal-hockey-goes-down-under/feed/ 0 Westmount, the Montreal city-within-a-city that is home to some of the country’s most exclusive... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/money-down-the-test-tube/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/money-down-the-test-tube/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:20:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341238 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/money-down-the-test-tube/feed/ 0 After millions in grants and loans, Quebec start-up PurGenesis created just three jobs http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/re-the-scoc-on-lola-and-eric/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/re-the-scoc-on-lola-and-eric/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:52:16 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342158 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/re-the-scoc-on-lola-and-eric/feed/ 0 The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on the “Lola and Eric” case today, upholding... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/on-theresa-spence-idle-no-more-and-the-status-quo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/on-theresa-spence-idle-no-more-and-the-status-quo/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:00:57 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/on-theresa-spence-idle-no-more-and-the-status-quo/feed/ 0 The chief's approach cheapened the Idle No More movement, writes Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/judge-charbonneau-and-the-eternal-conundrum-of-truth-seeking-commissions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/judge-charbonneau-and-the-eternal-conundrum-of-truth-seeking-commissions/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:41:46 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340217 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/judge-charbonneau-and-the-eternal-conundrum-of-truth-seeking-commissions/feed/ 0 Martin Dumont's on-tape confession highlights the steamroller-like nature of the Charbonneau commission http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/newtowns-pain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/newtowns-pain/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:10:01 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333003 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/newtowns-pain/feed/ 0 Away from the TV lights and political drama, a shattered community struggles to carry on http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-foundation-of-corruption/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-foundation-of-corruption/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:10:01 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327367 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-foundation-of-corruption/feed/ 0 The inside story of the man at the centre of the storm