http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/21/people-around-here-are-more-newtish/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/21/people-around-here-are-more-newtish/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:30:05 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235077 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/21/people-around-here-are-more-newtish/feed/ 0 In South Carolina, Gingrich sold himself as a bruiser who would take the fight to Obama and to the Washington establishment http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/ex-wife-bombshell-hits-as-newt-surges/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/ex-wife-bombshell-hits-as-newt-surges/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:40:45 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234650 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/ex-wife-bombshell-hits-as-newt-surges/feed/ 0 Maybe Newt Gingrich should have opened a second six-figure Tiffany account – for his... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/state-no-expedited-process-for-new-permit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/state-no-expedited-process-for-new-permit/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:00:21 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234470 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/state-no-expedited-process-for-new-permit/feed/ 0 On a conference call with reporters this afternoon, Assistant Secretary of State Kerri-Ann Jones... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/transcanada-will-try-again-hope-for-pipeline-in-2014/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/transcanada-will-try-again-hope-for-pipeline-in-2014/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:12:22 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/transcanada-will-try-again-hope-for-pipeline-in-2014/feed/ 0 From TransCanada’s press release: January 18, 2012 15:59 ET TransCanada Will Re-Apply for a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/state-dept-transcanada-can-apply-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/state-dept-transcanada-can-apply-again/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:53:00 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/state-dept-transcanada-can-apply-again/feed/ 0 Here is the full statement on Keystone XL decision from the State Dept. It... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/obama-gop-forced-rejection-of-keystone-xl/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/obama-gop-forced-rejection-of-keystone-xl/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:20:31 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234433 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/obama-gop-forced-rejection-of-keystone-xl/feed/ 0 Basically, he says that because Congressional Republicans forced his hand through legislation to reach... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/state-dept-set-to-reject-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/state-dept-set-to-reject-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:59:30 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234370 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/state-dept-set-to-reject-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit/feed/ 0 White House: Congressional deadline torpedoed State Dept. approval http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/santorum-repeal-obamacare-before-americans-discover-they-like-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/santorum-repeal-obamacare-before-americans-discover-they-like-it/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:10:15 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234110 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/santorum-repeal-obamacare-before-americans-discover-they-like-it/feed/ 0 Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum spoke this afternoon to the South Carolina Tea Party... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/new-republican-weapon-on-keystone-xl-a-map/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/new-republican-weapon-on-keystone-xl-a-map/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:57:00 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234035 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/new-republican-weapon-on-keystone-xl-a-map/feed/ 0 Congressional Republicans plan to keep TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline  high on their agenda when... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/15/move-over-abortion-here-comes-iran-breakfast-with-the-new-christian-coalition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/15/move-over-abortion-here-comes-iran-breakfast-with-the-new-christian-coalition/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:05:24 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/15/move-over-abortion-here-comes-iran-breakfast-with-the-new-christian-coalition/feed/ 0 The GOP's social conservative wing turns its attention to foreign policy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/last-minute-fixes-to-mitt-romneys-face/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/last-minute-fixes-to-mitt-romneys-face/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:53:44 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233889 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/14/last-minute-fixes-to-mitt-romneys-face/feed/ 0 Here is “Mount Myrtle”, a massive sand sculpture by Team Sandtastic,  here in Myrtle... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/the-battle-to-define-the-post-bush-gop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/the-battle-to-define-the-post-bush-gop/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:28:16 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233495 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/the-battle-to-define-the-post-bush-gop/feed/ 0 Free-market capitalism and foreign policy take centre stage in the battle for the Republican nomination http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/us-ambassador-border-deal-more-baseball-than-football/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/us-ambassador-border-deal-more-baseball-than-football/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:00:45 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229073 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/us-ambassador-border-deal-more-baseball-than-football/feed/ 0 This morning, I spoke with US Ambassador David Jacobson about the border deal. First... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/about-that-border-deal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/about-that-border-deal/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:02:18 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/about-that-border-deal/feed/ 0 Canada has finally managed to put the focus back on trade for the first time since 9/11 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/state-dept-announces-new-keystone-study-delay/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/state-dept-announces-new-keystone-study-delay/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:37:40 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224776 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/state-dept-announces-new-keystone-study-delay/feed/ 0 It’s official: the State Department has announced it will conduct additional “in-depth” study of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/condi-rice-on-her-night-with-peter-mackay/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/condi-rice-on-her-night-with-peter-mackay/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:24:28 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224531 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/condi-rice-on-her-night-with-peter-mackay/feed/ 0 Rice credits it with helping her decide not to quit her job http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/oil-sands-pipeline-gets-final-hearing-in-dc/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/oil-sands-pipeline-gets-final-hearing-in-dc/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:33:48 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219395 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/oil-sands-pipeline-gets-final-hearing-in-dc/feed/ 4 After a series of public meetings along the pipeline route, the State Department held... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/no-border-fence-top-us-border-official/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/no-border-fence-top-us-border-official/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:43:58 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218253 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/no-border-fence-top-us-border-official/feed/ 8 The mention of fencing in a recent environmental impact statement from the US Customs... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/dick-cheney-economist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/dick-cheney-economist/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:10:39 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213852 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/dick-cheney-economist/feed/ 5 It is an interesting exercise to read Dick Cheney’s new memoir, In My Time,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/rick-perrys-ron-paul-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/rick-perrys-ron-paul-problem/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:32:38 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213832 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/rick-perrys-ron-paul-problem/feed/ 12 Watching now front-runner Texas governor Rick Perry campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/state-dept-no-major-enviro-probs-with-oil-sands-pipeline/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/state-dept-no-major-enviro-probs-with-oil-sands-pipeline/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:14:08 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=211859 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/state-dept-no-major-enviro-probs-with-oil-sands-pipeline/feed/ 6 August 26, 2011 By Luiza Ch. Savage The State Department today issued its final... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/double-dip-or-7-year-debt-de-leveraging/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/double-dip-or-7-year-debt-de-leveraging/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:11:30 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208103 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/double-dip-or-7-year-debt-de-leveraging/feed/ 14 In a depressing reality-check on the US economy, Ezra Klein quotes an economist who... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/clinton-baird-on-keystone-syria-and-somalia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/clinton-baird-on-keystone-syria-and-somalia/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:48:23 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207772 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/clinton-baird-on-keystone-syria-and-somalia/feed/ 4 Foreign Minister John Baird met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the State... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/qa-with-state-dept-official-leading-keystone-pipeline-review/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/qa-with-state-dept-official-leading-keystone-pipeline-review/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:06:02 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198417 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/qa-with-state-dept-official-leading-keystone-pipeline-review/feed/ 4 Exclusive interview: 'I’m serious when I say that we haven’t made a decision yet on the application' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/u-s-epa-announces-environmental-objections-to-oil-sands-pipeline/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/u-s-epa-announces-environmental-objections-to-oil-sands-pipeline/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:32:47 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196016 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/u-s-epa-announces-environmental-objections-to-oil-sands-pipeline/feed/ 13 The US Environmental Protection Agency has sent a letter to the State Department raising... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/cdn-and-us-manufacturers-pitch-3-tier-plan-for-border/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/cdn-and-us-manufacturers-pitch-3-tier-plan-for-border/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:16:04 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195650 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/cdn-and-us-manufacturers-pitch-3-tier-plan-for-border/feed/ 0 A group of major US and Canadian manufacturers, including automakers, have made their own... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/cdn-and-us-chambers-of-commerce-submit-plan-for-perimeter-security/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/cdn-and-us-chambers-of-commerce-submit-plan-for-perimeter-security/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:15:11 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/cdn-and-us-chambers-of-commerce-submit-plan-for-perimeter-security/feed/ 0 The Canadian and US Chambers of Commerce have submitted a joint proposal to the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/house-gop-press-for-keystone-xl-approval-by-nov-1/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/house-gop-press-for-keystone-xl-approval-by-nov-1/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 16:10:11 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193272 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/20/house-gop-press-for-keystone-xl-approval-by-nov-1/feed/ 9 House Republicans have drafted legislation that would require the Obama administration to approve by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/john-manley-ceos-propose-details-on-perimeter-security/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/john-manley-ceos-propose-details-on-perimeter-security/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 19:24:19 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/john-manley-ceos-propose-details-on-perimeter-security/feed/ 5 The Canadian Council of Chief Executives, the business group headed by former deputy prime... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/12/canadians-sue-for-right-to-donate-to-us-campaigns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/12/canadians-sue-for-right-to-donate-to-us-campaigns/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 16:42:13 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/12/canadians-sue-for-right-to-donate-to-us-campaigns/feed/ 4 Politico has an interesting story today about a group of Canadians who are challenging... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/the-first-republican-presidential-debate-in-a-nutshell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/the-first-republican-presidential-debate-in-a-nutshell/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 02:57:27 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190485 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/the-first-republican-presidential-debate-in-a-nutshell/feed/ 5 It was Pawlenty's to lose, which he pretty much did http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/interview-with-south-carolina-governor-nikki-haley/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/interview-with-south-carolina-governor-nikki-haley/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 21:38:15 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190461 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/interview-with-south-carolina-governor-nikki-haley/feed/ 1 South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley held a round-table interview this afternoon with several reporters... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/south-carolina-gears-up-for-first-republican-presidential-debate-tonight/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/south-carolina-gears-up-for-first-republican-presidential-debate-tonight/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 21:24:57 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/south-carolina-gears-up-for-first-republican-presidential-debate-tonight/feed/ 5 Mitt Romney is not showing up. Nor is Sarah Palin, Jon Huntsman, Mike Huckabee,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/next-up-rush-for-perimeter-security-reg-harmonization/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/next-up-rush-for-perimeter-security-reg-harmonization/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 13:14:13 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=189547 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/next-up-rush-for-perimeter-security-reg-harmonization/feed/ 12 Harper's window is closing as the presidential campaign cycle draws near http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/02/how-bin-laden-was-caught-and-killed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/02/how-bin-laden-was-caught-and-killed/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 13:49:35 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=189098 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/02/how-bin-laden-was-caught-and-killed/feed/ 11 The 40-minute "surgical raid" resulted in a fire fight and a downed helicopter http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/highlights-from-canada-wikileaks-cables/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/highlights-from-canada-wikileaks-cables/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:33:06 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=188550 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/highlights-from-canada-wikileaks-cables/feed/ 1 Here are a few interesting cables concerning Canada in the latest WikiLeaks release: -... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/state-dept-gives-good-news-to-oil-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/state-dept-gives-good-news-to-oil-sands/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:55:36 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=184943 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/state-dept-gives-good-news-to-oil-sands/feed/ 5 I have a story in this week’s magazine about why Alberta’s energy minister was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/obama-questions-about-destructive-oil-sands-senator-wants-trade-inquiry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/obama-questions-about-destructive-oil-sands-senator-wants-trade-inquiry/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:21:00 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182209 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/obama-questions-about-destructive-oil-sands-senator-wants-trade-inquiry/feed/ 7 President Obama was asked about oil sands at an energy town hall today in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/what-would-a-us-government-shutdown-mean-for-canada-and-republicans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/what-would-a-us-government-shutdown-mean-for-canada-and-republicans/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:14:59 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/what-would-a-us-government-shutdown-mean-for-canada-and-republicans/feed/ 4 'A shutdown is still fairly likely' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/us-house-to-hear-urgent-case-for-canadian-oil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/us-house-to-hear-urgent-case-for-canadian-oil/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:03:09 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180332 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/us-house-to-hear-urgent-case-for-canadian-oil/feed/ 7 The US House of Representatives is having a hearing tomorrow entitled “Rising Oil Prices... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/obama-cut-oil-imports-but-not-from-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/obama-cut-oil-imports-but-not-from-canada/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:39:21 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180209 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/obama-cut-oil-imports-but-not-from-canada/feed/ 15 Plans to reduce oil imports by one-third in ten years http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/22/parse-this-gadhafi/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/22/parse-this-gadhafi/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:53:21 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/22/parse-this-gadhafi/feed/ 22 From a White House transcript of a briefing by Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/connect2canada-interviews-me/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/connect2canada-interviews-me/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:01:41 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176386 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/connect2canada-interviews-me/feed/ 1 Turning the tables on this reporter, Connect2Canada has interviewed me about how I came... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/175553/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/175553/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:41:49 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175553 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/175553/feed/ 5 The premier of New Brunswick, David Alward, was in Washington, DC over the weekend... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/excluding-parliament-congress-and-mexico-from-border-process-a-mistake-dc-think-tank/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/excluding-parliament-congress-and-mexico-from-border-process-a-mistake-dc-think-tank/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:42:07 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175398 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/excluding-parliament-congress-and-mexico-from-border-process-a-mistake-dc-think-tank/feed/ 6 No one in Washington gives more careful and nuanced thought to Canada-US relations than...