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/2008/12/01/the-big-mess-of-08/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/the-big-mess-of-08/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:23:36 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=21086 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/the-big-mess-of-08/feed/ 13 MEGAPUNDIT WEEKEND ROUNDUP http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/30/the-case-for-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/30/the-case-for-change/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:23:29 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=20872 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/30/the-case-for-change/feed/ 29 Aaron Wherry proposes Rob Oliphant’s speech, in which the Liberal MP excoriated the government... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/28/one-emergency-at-a-time-please/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/28/one-emergency-at-a-time-please/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:56:47 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=20677 Must-reads: John Ivison, Chantal Hébert, Dan Gardner, ...Jeffrey Simpson and Thomas Walkom, on the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/28/one-emergency-at-a-time-please/feed/ 7 Must-reads: John Ivison, Chantal Hébert, Dan Gardner, ...Jeffrey Simpson and Thomas Walkom, on the http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/27/down-with-the-smoot-hawley-tariff-and-its-modern-analogues/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/27/down-with-the-smoot-hawley-tariff-and-its-modern-analogues/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:03:56 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=20240 Must-reads: ...Vaughn Palmer on cutting costs in Victoria; Christie Blatchford on the “S.M.” trial.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/27/down-with-the-smoot-hawley-tariff-and-its-modern-analogues/feed/ 0 Must-reads: ...Vaughn Palmer on cutting costs in Victoria; Christie Blatchford on the “S.M.” trial. http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/isnt-this-how-children-of-the-corn-started/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/isnt-this-how-children-of-the-corn-started/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:57:12 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=19952 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/isnt-this-how-children-of-the-corn-started/feed/ 5 Ontario’s Premier Dad, under fire for his proposals to slap restrictions on all young... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/a-time-for-grown-ups/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/a-time-for-grown-ups/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:29:11 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=19946 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/26/a-time-for-grown-ups/feed/ 11 Chris Selley's Megapundit http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/25/pain-dont-hurt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/25/pain-dont-hurt/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:51:09 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=19757 Wesley Wark...‘s piece in today’s]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/25/pain-dont-hurt/feed/ 4 I agree with just about every word of Wesley Wark...‘s piece in today’s http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/25/what-smells-fishy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/25/what-smells-fishy/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:45:30 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=19735 Must-reads: ...John Ivison on abandoning Senate reform; Don Martin on embracing deficits; Jonathan Kay]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/25/what-smells-fishy/feed/ 12 Must-reads: ...John Ivison on abandoning Senate reform; Don Martin on embracing deficits; Jonathan Kay http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/24/megapundit-rise-and-fall-of-the-young-fogeys/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/24/megapundit-rise-and-fall-of-the-young-fogeys/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:32:23 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=19436 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/24/megapundit-rise-and-fall-of-the-young-fogeys/feed/ 10 WEEKEND ROUNDUP http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/22/megapundit-on-former-megapundit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/22/megapundit-on-former-megapundit/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:40:47 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=19288 Margaret Wente ...in today’s Globe and Mail: The lesson of the black swan is]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/22/megapundit-on-former-megapundit/feed/ 23 Margaret Wente ...in today’s Globe and Mail: The lesson of the black swan is http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/21/trust-him-hes-bob-rae/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/21/trust-him-hes-bob-rae/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:27:06 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=19086 Must-reads: ...Dan Gardner on the McMurtry/Curling report; Colby Cosh on bailing out the oil]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/21/trust-him-hes-bob-rae/feed/ 13 Must-reads: ...Dan Gardner on the McMurtry/Curling report; Colby Cosh on bailing out the oil http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/20/megapundit-grey-skies-are-gonna-get-even-darker-put-on-an-angry-scowl/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/20/megapundit-grey-skies-are-gonna-get-even-darker-put-on-an-angry-scowl/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:17:08 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18881 Everybody hold hands... Fear not, Canada. As soon as we’re back in the black,]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/20/megapundit-grey-skies-are-gonna-get-even-darker-put-on-an-angry-scowl/feed/ 4 Everybody hold hands... Fear not, Canada. As soon as we’re back in the black, http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/19/megapundit-sunshine-lollypops-and-rainbows-everything-thats-wonderful/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/19/megapundit-sunshine-lollypops-and-rainbows-everything-thats-wonderful/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:38:36 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18547 Must-reads: Jim Coyle on Ontario’s proposed new young driver regulations; ...John Ivison on Parliamentary]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/19/megapundit-sunshine-lollypops-and-rainbows-everything-thats-wonderful/feed/ 8 Must-reads: Jim Coyle on Ontario’s proposed new young driver regulations; ...John Ivison on Parliamentary http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/dulce-et-decorum-isnt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/dulce-et-decorum-isnt/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:54:21 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/dulce-et-decorum-isnt/feed/ 2 Peter Milliken is re-elected Speaker of the House of Commons. The Globe and Mail‘s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/thanks-premier-dad-for-all-that-you-do/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/thanks-premier-dad-for-all-that-you-do/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:51:00 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18356 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/thanks-premier-dad-for-all-that-you-do/feed/ 41 In two short sentences, Dalton McGuinty distills modern provincial governance to its purest essence:... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/megapundit-the-tentacled-ken-dryden/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/megapundit-the-tentacled-ken-dryden/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:24:44 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18351 Must-reads: ...Jeffrey Simpson and James Travers on the political fallout from our collapsing economy;]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/megapundit-the-tentacled-ken-dryden/feed/ 7 Must-reads: ...Jeffrey Simpson and James Travers on the political fallout from our collapsing economy; http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/playtimes-over/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/playtimes-over/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:52:03 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/playtimes-over/feed/ 0 The New York Times is axing Play, its really excellent sports quarterly, which I... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/megapundit-extra-checking-up-on-lorne-gunter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/megapundit-extra-checking-up-on-lorne-gunter/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:32:00 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18203 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/megapundit-extra-checking-up-on-lorne-gunter/feed/ 8 Okay, we admit it. Blogger and regular Macleans.ca commenter Olaf’s righteous fury (Warning! Blue... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/megapundit-wheres-our-obama/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/megapundit-wheres-our-obama/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:25:33 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18134 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/megapundit-wheres-our-obama/feed/ 15 WEEKEND ROUNDUP http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/15/compromises-and-consistency/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/15/compromises-and-consistency/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:25:48 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17963 Kathy English, ...the Toronto Star‘s Public Editor, recalls what happened when the family of]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/15/compromises-and-consistency/feed/ 8 Kathy English, ...the Toronto Star‘s Public Editor, recalls what happened when the family of http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/14/megapundit-concentrating-the-mind-wonderfully/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/14/megapundit-concentrating-the-mind-wonderfully/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:16:03 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17835 Must-reads: Jeffrey Simpson on Michael Ignatieff. Do you have him in plebeian?... Perhaps Michael]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/14/megapundit-concentrating-the-mind-wonderfully/feed/ 19 Must-reads: Jeffrey Simpson on Michael Ignatieff. Do you have him in plebeian?... Perhaps Michael http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/they-dont-draw-them-like-that-anymore/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/they-dont-draw-them-like-that-anymore/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:07:28 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17733 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/they-dont-draw-them-like-that-anymore/feed/ 4 And now, for no good reason, the most unnecessarily revolting editorial cartoon we’ve seen... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/megapundit-what-would-elton-john-do/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/megapundit-what-would-elton-john-do/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:11:43 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17624 Miscellaneous Canadian news... Canada’s pundits are still all over the shop. The Calgary Herald’s]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/megapundit-what-would-elton-john-do/feed/ 1 Miscellaneous Canadian news... Canada’s pundits are still all over the shop. The Calgary Herald’s http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/12/no-ransom-no-prisoner-exchange-but/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/12/no-ransom-no-prisoner-exchange-but/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:08:01 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/12/no-ransom-no-prisoner-exchange-but/feed/ 6 I spoke with Scott Taylor yesterday on the subject of kidnappings—he’s something of an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/12/megapundit-the-100-second-column/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/12/megapundit-the-100-second-column/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:32:05 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17321 Miscellaneous Canadian news... On a weird, slow day in the world of punditry, that’s]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/12/megapundit-the-100-second-column/feed/ 19 Miscellaneous Canadian news... On a weird, slow day in the world of punditry, that’s http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/11/megapundit-canada%e2%80%94still-not-a-serious-country/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/11/megapundit-canada%e2%80%94still-not-a-serious-country/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:42:49 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17115 ‘Round Ottawa... Pundits take on the tanking economy, the woebegone Liberal party, and the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/11/megapundit-canada%e2%80%94still-not-a-serious-country/feed/ 4 ‘Round Ottawa... Pundits take on the tanking economy, the woebegone Liberal party, and the http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/10/megapundit-yes-we-can-do-our-best/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/10/megapundit-yes-we-can-do-our-best/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:49:12 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=16643 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/10/megapundit-yes-we-can-do-our-best/feed/ 14 Weekend roundup http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/08/megapundit-extra-a-portrait-of-frustration/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/08/megapundit-extra-a-portrait-of-frustration/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:57:10 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=16384 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/08/megapundit-extra-a-portrait-of-frustration/feed/ 6 Canada’s portrait gallery is on hold indefinitely, pending better financial times and locating a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/06/farewell-to-gitmo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/06/farewell-to-gitmo/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:20:37 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=15932 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/06/farewell-to-gitmo/feed/ 11 Further to this post, in which I expressed grave doubts that Obama’s America—however superior... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/06/what-what-i-say/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/06/what-what-i-say/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:53:16 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=15919 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/06/what-what-i-say/feed/ 18 “I will try to help relations between Russia and the United States where a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/06/megapundit-and-suddenly-stockwell-day-makes-sense/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/06/megapundit-and-suddenly-stockwell-day-makes-sense/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:07:36 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=15916 Must-reads: Don Macpherson on the Quebec election. The day after the morning after...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/06/megapundit-and-suddenly-stockwell-day-makes-sense/feed/ 1 Must-reads: Don Macpherson on the Quebec election. The day after the morning after... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/05/the-honeymoons-over/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/05/the-honeymoons-over/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:49:02 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=15631 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/05/the-honeymoons-over/feed/ 20 Memo to all those Canadian pundits who believe Barack Obama will change vast numbers... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/05/megapundit-he-changed-the-subject/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/05/megapundit-he-changed-the-subject/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:28:04 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=15376 Must-reads: ...Robert Fulford, John Ibbitson, David Frum, Doug Saunders, Dan Gardner and John Ivison]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/05/megapundit-he-changed-the-subject/feed/ 3 Must-reads: ...Robert Fulford, John Ibbitson, David Frum, Doug Saunders, Dan Gardner and John Ivison http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/04/megapundit-extra-sports-journalism-heal-thyself/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/04/megapundit-extra-sports-journalism-heal-thyself/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:13:32 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14771 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/04/megapundit-extra-sports-journalism-heal-thyself/feed/ 7 We would be remiss if we did not note a most auspicious addition to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/04/the-waiting-is-the-hardest-part/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/04/the-waiting-is-the-hardest-part/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:55:03 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14746 Why does it take so long to vote for President?... Would you prefer a]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/04/the-waiting-is-the-hardest-part/feed/ 12 Why does it take so long to vote for President?... Would you prefer a http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/04/megapundit-the-first-day-of-the-rest-of-americas-life/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/04/megapundit-the-first-day-of-the-rest-of-americas-life/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:16:53 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14568 Must-reads: Doug Saunders and Jonathan Kay on President Obama; ...John Ivison on Ontario’s finances.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/04/megapundit-the-first-day-of-the-rest-of-americas-life/feed/ 5 Must-reads: Doug Saunders and Jonathan Kay on President Obama; ...John Ivison on Ontario’s finances. http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/03/megapundit-unscrambling-the-egg-vexedly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/03/megapundit-unscrambling-the-egg-vexedly/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:09:50 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14483 WEEKEND ROUNDUP Must-reads: ...Rex Murphy on the Martin memoirs; Haroon Siddiqui on Barack Obama;]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/03/megapundit-unscrambling-the-egg-vexedly/feed/ 9 WEEKEND ROUNDUP Must-reads: ...Rex Murphy on the Martin memoirs; Haroon Siddiqui on Barack Obama; http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/31/megapundit-the-meaning-of-jim-prentice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/31/megapundit-the-meaning-of-jim-prentice/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:35:33 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14363 Must-reads: ...Christie Blatchford on the David Frost trial; Colby Cosh on what to do]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/31/megapundit-the-meaning-of-jim-prentice/feed/ 7 Must-reads: ...Christie Blatchford on the David Frost trial; Colby Cosh on what to do http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/30/megapundit-extra-line-of-the-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/30/megapundit-extra-line-of-the-day/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:52:53 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14296 David Menzies... over at the National Post Full Comment blog, where he]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/30/megapundit-extra-line-of-the-day/feed/ 7 …goes to David Menzies... over at the National Post Full Comment blog, where he http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/30/megapundit-warning%e2%80%94graphic-content/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/30/megapundit-warning%e2%80%94graphic-content/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:06:14 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14240 Must-reads: John Ivison on aboriginal education; ...Greg Weston on yet more campaign finance reforms.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/30/megapundit-warning%e2%80%94graphic-content/feed/ 17 Must-reads: John Ivison on aboriginal education; ...Greg Weston on yet more campaign finance reforms. http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-extra-this-is-our-country/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-extra-this-is-our-country/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:59:37 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14157 UPDATE! Behold: the Stand up for Margaret Wente Facebook page! Behold: the Fire Margaret ...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-extra-this-is-our-country/feed/ 46 UPDATE! Behold: the Stand up for Margaret Wente Facebook page! Behold: the Fire Margaret ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/suspended-with-pay/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/suspended-with-pay/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:25:21 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14151 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/suspended-with-pay/feed/ 3 Kudos to the Vancouver Sun for finally naming the RCMP officer who was involved... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-extra-when-celebrity-pundits-attack/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-extra-when-celebrity-pundits-attack/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:24:35 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14143 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-extra-when-celebrity-pundits-attack/feed/ 18 “Usually I don’t notice politics,” Björk writes in The Times of London. “I live... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-the-royal-bananadian-mounted-police/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-the-royal-bananadian-mounted-police/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:37:49 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14135 Must-reads: Ian Mulgrew on the Robert Dziekanski fiasco. Canadian justice... Shameless cops, creepy hockey]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-the-royal-bananadian-mounted-police/feed/ 4 Must-reads: Ian Mulgrew on the Robert Dziekanski fiasco. Canadian justice... Shameless cops, creepy hockey http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/28/megapundit-aftershocks-from-the-blowback-of-the-tsunami/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/28/megapundit-aftershocks-from-the-blowback-of-the-tsunami/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:08:53 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14081 Must-reads: Don Macpherson on Mario Dumont; ...Murray Campbell on how politicians shouldn’t deal with]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/28/megapundit-aftershocks-from-the-blowback-of-the-tsunami/feed/ 4 Must-reads: Don Macpherson on Mario Dumont; ...Murray Campbell on how politicians shouldn’t deal with