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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-out/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:08:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239080 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-out/feed/ 0 Romeo Saganash will announce tomorrow morning that he is dropping out of the NDP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-commons-the-wild-west/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-commons-the-wild-west/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:14:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-commons-the-wild-west/feed/ 0 Who needs warning shots when you've got torture? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/which-part-of-the-bible-covers-jet-fighter-procurement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/which-part-of-the-bible-covers-jet-fighter-procurement/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:27:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239027 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/which-part-of-the-bible-covers-jet-fighter-procurement/feed/ 0 Julian Fantino, the associate minister of defence, responding this afternoon to questions from the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/you-remain-free-to-move-about-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/you-remain-free-to-move-about-the-house/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:55:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/you-remain-free-to-move-about-the-house/feed/ 0 Private Members’ Bill C-306, which would have forced MPs to run in a by-election... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/whose-fault-is-it-anyway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/whose-fault-is-it-anyway/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:58:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/whose-fault-is-it-anyway/feed/ 0 The McGuinty and Harper governments blame each other for the situation at Electro-Motive in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-on-taxes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-on-taxes/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:15:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238901 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/saganash-on-taxes/feed/ 0 Romeo Saganash proposes tax code reform. About $152 billion gets redistributed currently. Much of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-endorsements-6/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-endorsements-6/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:37:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238867 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-endorsements-6/feed/ 0 Peggy Nash wins the support of Laurin Liu and Elaine Michaud. And Brian Masse... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-ticking-time-bomb/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-ticking-time-bomb/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238735 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-ticking-time-bomb/feed/ 0 The idea that torture might be used to obtain the information necessary to avert... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-commons-starring-vic-toews-as-kurt-russell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-commons-starring-vic-toews-as-kurt-russell/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:54:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238661 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-commons-starring-vic-toews-as-kurt-russell/feed/ 0 Conservative ministers have shown tremendous hypothetical courage in the face of hypothetical danger http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/that-didnt-happen-in-canada-but-it-could-have/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/that-didnt-happen-in-canada-but-it-could-have/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:57:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238719 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/that-didnt-happen-in-canada-but-it-could-have/feed/ 0 Whatever his apology yesterday, Larry Miller stands by his Hitler comparison. “While I retracted... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/cant-they-all-just-get-along/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/cant-they-all-just-get-along/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:47:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238490 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/cant-they-all-just-get-along/feed/ 0 Ian Bushfield takes a whack at Nathan Cullen’s plan for joint nominations. In every... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-spectre-of-stephane-dion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-spectre-of-stephane-dion/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:54:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238522 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-spectre-of-stephane-dion/feed/ 0 A New Democrat MP worries that the party might end up with its third... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/then-now-and-later-on-oas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/then-now-and-later-on-oas/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:22:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238502 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/then-now-and-later-on-oas/feed/ 0 The Parliamentary Budget Officer suggests Old Age Security is sustainable in the long term... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/mulcair-on-foreign-policy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/mulcair-on-foreign-policy/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238430 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/mulcair-on-foreign-policy/feed/ 0 As part of his foreign policy platform, Thomas Mulcair focuses on combating the use... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/dewar-on-winning/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/dewar-on-winning/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:48:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238428 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/dewar-on-winning/feed/ 0 Paul Dewar sketches his plan for building the NDP. Set up a commission to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/how-to-spin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/how-to-spin/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/how-to-spin/feed/ 0 Last week, the NDP criticized Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu after Mr. Boisvenu suggested convicted... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/touche-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/touche-3/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:06:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238432 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/touche-3/feed/ 0 Under questioning again yesterday about the purchase of F-35 fighter jets, Julian Fantino offered... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/on-the-same-moral-ground-as-regimes-like-syria/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/on-the-same-moral-ground-as-regimes-like-syria/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:29:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238423 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/on-the-same-moral-ground-as-regimes-like-syria/feed/ 0 Paul Dewar blasts Vic Toews’ directive. “I’m appalled at the moral bankruptcy of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-commons-the-governments-tortured-answers-on-torture/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-commons-the-governments-tortured-answers-on-torture/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:30:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238318 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-commons-the-governments-tortured-answers-on-torture/feed/ 0 Imagine a riddle wrapped in an episode of '24' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/like-hitler/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/like-hitler/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:30:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/like-hitler/feed/ 0 Larry Miller makes sure the last hours of debate on the long-gun registry don’t... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/ask-a-simple-question-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/ask-a-simple-question-3/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:33:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/ask-a-simple-question-3/feed/ 0 The NDP persisted yesterday in asking straightforward questions of the government. Will the Conservatives... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/qa-nathan-cullen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/qa-nathan-cullen/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:40:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238235 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/qa-nathan-cullen/feed/ 0 The NDP leadership candidate on joint nominations the 'nasty things' Stephen Harper has in store for Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/exceptional-circumstances/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/exceptional-circumstances/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:09:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238216 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/exceptional-circumstances/feed/ 0 As I reported in September, the Harper government quietly directed CSIS in December 2010... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/keystone-rhetoric-and-reality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/keystone-rhetoric-and-reality/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:30:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/keystone-rhetoric-and-reality/feed/ 0 Charles Pierce traces those “environmental extremists” to Nebraska. What gets lost in all of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/dewar-on-taxes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/dewar-on-taxes/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:30:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238150 On taxes: ...What I call]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/dewar-on-taxes/feed/ 0 Paul Dewar talks to the Toronto Star editorial board. On taxes: ...What I call http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/iraq-v-iran/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/iraq-v-iran/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:30:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238148 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/iraq-v-iran/feed/ 0 In his chat with Postmedia last week, the Prime Minister was directly asked about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-commons-when-photo-ops-go-wrong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-commons-when-photo-ops-go-wrong/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:40:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-commons-when-photo-ops-go-wrong/feed/ 0 Ask not what jobs have been lost, ask how many more jobs might leave if the corporate tax rate is raised http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/who-gets-to-pay-tribute-to-vaclav-havel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/who-gets-to-pay-tribute-to-vaclav-havel/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:39:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238091 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/who-gets-to-pay-tribute-to-vaclav-havel/feed/ 0 In November, Elizabeth May was twice denied the House’s consent to mark Remembrance Day.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/making-canada-a-meaningful-contributor-in-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/making-canada-a-meaningful-contributor-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:41:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/making-canada-a-meaningful-contributor-in-the-world/feed/ 0 Given the Harper government’s eagerness to celebrate international recognition, there will no doubt be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/dont-accept-any-law-that-says-some-human-beings-are-not-human-beings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/dont-accept-any-law-that-says-some-human-beings-are-not-human-beings/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:37:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238020 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/dont-accept-any-law-that-says-some-human-beings-are-not-human-beings/feed/ 0 In keeping with his campaign to start a national discussion, Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/oas-here-and-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/oas-here-and-there/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238004 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/oas-here-and-there/feed/ 0 Bill Curry surveys how the retirement age has been handled elsewhere. Abacus Data finds... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/are-we-ready-to-go-to-war-with-iran/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/are-we-ready-to-go-to-war-with-iran/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237982 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/are-we-ready-to-go-to-war-with-iran/feed/ 0 Roland Paris considers the Harper government’s rhetoric on Iran. Yet it is also a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-race-for-toronto-danforth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-race-for-toronto-danforth/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:05:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237979 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/the-race-for-toronto-danforth/feed/ 0 Voters will elect a new MP in Toronto-Danforth on March 12 March 19 and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/04/this-is-the-week-that-was-26/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/04/this-is-the-week-that-was-26/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:55:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237961 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/04/this-is-the-week-that-was-26/feed/ 0 The NDP candidates brought their travelling road show to Halifax. Thomas Mulcair fought questions... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/04/prepare-for-a-recession/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/04/prepare-for-a-recession/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:41:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/04/prepare-for-a-recession/feed/ 0 Stephen Harper, Sept. 15, 2008. “My own belief is if we were going to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/harper-meets-with-turmel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/harper-meets-with-turmel/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:36:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237831 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/harper-meets-with-turmel/feed/ 0 A statement from the interim NDP leader on a meeting with the Prime Minister.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/its-being-considered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/its-being-considered/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:28:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237826 Postmedia:... There are]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/its-being-considered/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister talks to Postmedia about OAS, China and Iran. Postmedia:... There are http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/this-week-has-four-sketches-26/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/this-week-has-four-sketches-26/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:07:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237753 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/this-week-has-four-sketches-26/feed/ 0 Monday. Having it both ways Tuesday. The case of actions v. words Wednesday. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/the-utter-failure-of-right-wing-trickle-down-economics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/the-utter-failure-of-right-wing-trickle-down-economics/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:10:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237692 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/the-utter-failure-of-right-wing-trickle-down-economics/feed/ 0 A statement from Brian Topp on today’s Electro-Motive announcement. Caterpillar’s decision to close its... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/nash-on-pensions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/nash-on-pensions/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:08:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237663 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/nash-on-pensions/feed/ 0 Peggy Nash has released her platform on pensions and retirement security. It includes the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/topp-on-winning/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/topp-on-winning/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:54:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237650 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/topp-on-winning/feed/ 0 Brian Topp has released a policy paper on building the party, including calls to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/after-the-photo-op/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/after-the-photo-op/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:13:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237645 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/after-the-photo-op/feed/ 0 March 2008. He also toured the Electro-Motive Diesel plant on Oxford Street where he... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/ask-a-simple-question-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/ask-a-simple-question-2/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:38:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/ask-a-simple-question-2/feed/ 0 Here are four of the first five questions asked by the NDP yesterday afternoon.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-commons-good-help-is-hard-to-find/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-commons-good-help-is-hard-to-find/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:26:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237502 The Scene.... Seated almost directly across the aisle from his opposition critic, Jason Kenney]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-commons-good-help-is-hard-to-find/feed/ 0 The Scene.... Seated almost directly across the aisle from his opposition critic, Jason Kenney http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-science-is-clear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-science-is-clear/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:25:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237563 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-science-is-clear/feed/ 0 Picking up where questions on Monday and Tuesday had failed to receive a straightforward...