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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:24:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-paper-chase/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-paper-chase/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 19:37:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387197 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-paper-chase/feed/ 0 The latest twists in the tale of a Senate in crisis http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/macleans-exclusive-david-tkachuk-on-mike-duffy-nigel-wright-and-the-senate-investigation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/macleans-exclusive-david-tkachuk-on-mike-duffy-nigel-wright-and-the-senate-investigation/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:47:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386997 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/macleans-exclusive-david-tkachuk-on-mike-duffy-nigel-wright-and-the-senate-investigation/feed/ 0 An interview with the chair of the internal economy committee http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/the-senates-investigation-of-mike-duffy-is-like-a-game-of-clue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/the-senates-investigation-of-mike-duffy-is-like-a-game-of-clue/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 02:54:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386774 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/the-senates-investigation-of-mike-duffy-is-like-a-game-of-clue/feed/ 0 The first draft is leaked and fingers are pointed http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/the-commons-the-conservatives-run-out-of-answers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/the-commons-the-conservatives-run-out-of-answers/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386552 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/the-commons-the-conservatives-run-out-of-answers/feed/ 0 And Pat Martin wonders where it all went wrong http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/harper-im-frustrated-and-sorry-and-angry-about-all-of-this/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/harper-im-frustrated-and-sorry-and-angry-about-all-of-this/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 20:28:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386559 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/harper-im-frustrated-and-sorry-and-angry-about-all-of-this/feed/ 0 The Prime Ministers comments from Peru http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/duffy-my-actions-regarding-expenses-do-not-merit-criticism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/duffy-my-actions-regarding-expenses-do-not-merit-criticism/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386546 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/duffy-my-actions-regarding-expenses-do-not-merit-criticism/feed/ 0 Nonetheless, the Prime Minister is "sorry" and "extremely angry" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/thomas-mulcair-announces-catchy-phrase-for-abolishing-the-senate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/thomas-mulcair-announces-catchy-phrase-for-abolishing-the-senate/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 16:06:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386439 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/thomas-mulcair-announces-catchy-phrase-for-abolishing-the-senate/feed/ 0 On rolling up the red carpet http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/is-this-any-way-to-treat-a-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/is-this-any-way-to-treat-a-scandal/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:37:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386319 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/is-this-any-way-to-treat-a-scandal/feed/ 0 The matter of Nigel Wright and Mike Duffy is pursued in the House and Senate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-commons-john-baird-tries-to-explain-what-he-understands-to-be-true/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-commons-john-baird-tries-to-explain-what-he-understands-to-be-true/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 21:54:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386131 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-commons-john-baird-tries-to-explain-what-he-understands-to-be-true/feed/ 0 The opposition is not appeased by the Prime Minister's acknowledgement of unhappiness http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/benjamin-perrin-i-was-not-consulted-on-and-did-not-participate-in-nigel-wrights-decision/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/benjamin-perrin-i-was-not-consulted-on-and-did-not-participate-in-nigel-wrights-decision/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 21:11:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386153 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/benjamin-perrin-i-was-not-consulted-on-and-did-not-participate-in-nigel-wrights-decision/feed/ 0 PM's former legal advisor responds to CTV report http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/liberals-want-prime-minister-pmo-staff-and-mike-duffy-to-appear-before-ethics-committee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/liberals-want-prime-minister-pmo-staff-and-mike-duffy-to-appear-before-ethics-committee/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 21:04:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386146 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/liberals-want-prime-minister-pmo-staff-and-mike-duffy-to-appear-before-ethics-committee/feed/ 0 Motion to tabled with ethics committee http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/senators-smith-on-greene-raine-on-expenses-and-the-last-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/senators-smith-on-greene-raine-on-expenses-and-the-last-election/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386034 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/senators-smith-on-greene-raine-on-expenses-and-the-last-election/feed/ 0 Answering questions raised by the NDP http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/rest-assured-mr-harper-is-very-upset-about-all-of-this/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/rest-assured-mr-harper-is-very-upset-about-all-of-this/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385860 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/rest-assured-mr-harper-is-very-upset-about-all-of-this/feed/ 0 But he will not be distracted from focusing on the economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/marjory-lebreton-on-the-senate-investigation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/marjory-lebreton-on-the-senate-investigation/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:03:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385847 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/marjory-lebreton-on-the-senate-investigation/feed/ 0 'These reports were written and approved by the Internal Economy Committee and no one else' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/and-now-soon-a-word-from-the-prime-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/and-now-soon-a-word-from-the-prime-minister/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 02:33:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385698 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/and-now-soon-a-word-from-the-prime-minister/feed/ 0 Reporters invited to watch Stephen Harper address caucus http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/public-displays-of-accountability/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/public-displays-of-accountability/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:35:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385578 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/public-displays-of-accountability/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on how the PM should begin the week http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/the-ndp-shows-off-thomas-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/the-ndp-shows-off-thomas-mulcair/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:36:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385547 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/the-ndp-shows-off-thomas-mulcair/feed/ 0 New ads for the NDP leader http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/nigel-wright-great-canadian-or-greatest-canadian/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/nigel-wright-great-canadian-or-greatest-canadian/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 01:45:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/19/nigel-wright-great-canadian-or-greatest-canadian/feed/ 0 'If he made a mistake, it was a gentleman's mistake' 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/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/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-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/2013/05/14/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/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/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