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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:40:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/canada-and-china-promise-to-play-fair-with-new-trade-deal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/canada-and-china-promise-to-play-fair-with-new-trade-deal/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:05:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238912 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/canada-and-china-promise-to-play-fair-with-new-trade-deal/feed/ 0 In a move to increase protection for Canadian investors in China, Prime Minister Stephen... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/how-the-west-has-won/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/how-the-west-has-won/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:12 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238834 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/how-the-west-has-won/feed/ 0 Canada’s population grew the most among G8 countries, according to newly released figures from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/new-joint-chinese-canadian-fund-will-invest-in-canadian-oil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/new-joint-chinese-canadian-fund-will-invest-in-canadian-oil/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:56:28 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238919 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/new-joint-chinese-canadian-fund-will-invest-in-canadian-oil/feed/ 0 Canaccord, one of Canada’s largest investment banks, has announced a joint $1-billion fund with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/construction-on-the-worlds-ugliest-building-nears-completion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/construction-on-the-worlds-ugliest-building-nears-completion/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:50:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238924 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/construction-on-the-worlds-ugliest-building-nears-completion/feed/ 0 North Korea’s iconic Ryugyong Hotel is finally set to open this April, 24 years... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/into-the-wild/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/into-the-wild/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/into-the-wild/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/into-the-wild/feed/ 0 Charlotte Gill's experiences tree planting in B.C. brought her closer to deadlier fauna than she expected http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/digging-up-the-dirt-on-black-garlic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/digging-up-the-dirt-on-black-garlic/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/digging-up-the-dirt-on-black-garlic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/digging-up-the-dirt-on-black-garlic/feed/ 0 Behind the fading foodie fad is an engrossing tale of intrigue and skulduggery 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/how-to-survive-an-affair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/how-to-survive-an-affair/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/how-to-survive-an-affair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/how-to-survive-an-affair/feed/ 0 Trust can be re-established, but only if the possibility of forgiveness is there http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/hut-three-hut-four-hut-five/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/hut-three-hut-four-hut-five/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/hut-three-hut-four-hut-five/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/hut-three-hut-four-hut-five/feed/ 0 Up-and-comers and established architects alike contribute designs for the city's artsy River Trail 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-end-of-2004-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-end-of-2004-5/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:10:40 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238819 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-end-of-2004-5/feed/ 0 The significance of House going off the air is that this is going to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-next-digital-casualty-waiters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-next-digital-casualty-waiters/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:55:00 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238813 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-next-digital-casualty-waiters/feed/ 0 Some restaurants are experimenting with at-table electronic service 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/2012/02/09/harper-in-china-beyond-the-sea-of-troubles/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/harper-in-china-beyond-the-sea-of-troubles/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:39 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238785 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/harper-in-china-beyond-the-sea-of-troubles/feed/ 0 Underneath all the hype something real is going on between Ottawa and Beijing, writes Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/time-out-new-art-in-beijing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/time-out-new-art-in-beijing/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:24:10 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238775 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/time-out-new-art-in-beijing/feed/ 0 Thursday in Beijing. The Prime Minister had pooled events for the first half of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/speaker-andrew-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/speaker-andrew-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:08:13 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/speaker-andrew-scheers-robbie-burns-dinner/feed/ 0            ... 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/gothamatic-8-2-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/gothamatic-8-2-2012/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:45:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238539 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/gothamatic-8-2-2012/feed/ 0 Every day, Zoran Milich walks the streets of New York City, camera in hand http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/my-favourite-food-moments-on-film/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/my-favourite-food-moments-on-film/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:37:39 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236841 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/my-favourite-food-moments-on-film/feed/ 0 Sometimes it's the non-foodie movies that really strike a gastronomic, and nostalgic, chord http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/beattys-list-business-priorities-and-political-realities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/beattys-list-business-priorities-and-political-realities/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:52:57 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238662 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/beattys-list-business-priorities-and-political-realities/feed/ 0 The anxious tone the Prime Minister recently injected into the debate on Canada’s economic... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/nazis-invade-from-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/nazis-invade-from-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:48:07 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238577 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/nazis-invade-from-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/feed/ 0 If you do just one thing today, it should be to watch the trailer for 'Iron Sky' 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/faded-powers-still-fighting-over-mostly-barren-rocks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/faded-powers-still-fighting-over-mostly-barren-rocks/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:39:35 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/faded-powers-still-fighting-over-mostly-barren-rocks/feed/ 0 Argentina plans to raise Britain’s “militarization” of the Falkland Islands at the UN, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-trainer-who-keeps-wolves-at-the-door/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-trainer-who-keeps-wolves-at-the-door/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-trainer-who-keeps-wolves-at-the-door/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/the-trainer-who-keeps-wolves-at-the-door/feed/ 0 Trainer Andrew Simpson readies his pack for their roles in a lavish Chinese film http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/freedom%e2%80%94-one-tweet-at-a-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/freedom%e2%80%94-one-tweet-at-a-time/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:01 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/freedom%e2%80%94-one-tweet-at-a-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/freedom%e2%80%94-one-tweet-at-a-time/feed/ 0 A new breed of Cuban dissidents is storming the Internet http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/ricky-williams-a-former-argo-retires-from-the-nfl/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/ricky-williams-a-former-argo-retires-from-the-nfl/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:53:13 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238505 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/ricky-williams-a-former-argo-retires-from-the-nfl/feed/ 0 Ricky Williams, a one-time Toronto Argonaut running back who battled anxiety issues and became... 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/spain-to-boost-productivity-with-holiday-bump/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/spain-to-boost-productivity-with-holiday-bump/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:50:34 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238496 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/spain-to-boost-productivity-with-holiday-bump/feed/ 0 Unions and employers in Spain have agreed to shift public holidays to Mondays or... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/alberta-mounties-recovering-from-gunshot-wounds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/alberta-mounties-recovering-from-gunshot-wounds/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:45:51 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238489 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/alberta-mounties-recovering-from-gunshot-wounds/feed/ 0 Two RCMP officers who were shot in a gunfight near Killam, Alta, on Tuesday... 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/knit-pickers-wear-many-toques/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/knit-pickers-wear-many-toques/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:01 +0000 Shanda Deziel http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/knit-pickers-wear-many-toques/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/knit-pickers-wear-many-toques/feed/ 0 Just because the hat fits doesn’t mean you should wear it http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/reality-tv-is-caught-faking-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/reality-tv-is-caught-faking-it/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:50:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/reality-tv-is-caught-faking-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/reality-tv-is-caught-faking-it/feed/ 0 Believers are blind to behind-the-scenes manipulation, while the the rest just don't care 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/canada-china-strike-trade-deal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/canada-china-strike-trade-deal/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:28:16 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238476 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/canada-china-strike-trade-deal/feed/ 0 Canada and China signed an investment deal on Wednesday that, if ratified, will guarantee... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/supreme-court-hears-hiv-transmission-trial/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/supreme-court-hears-hiv-transmission-trial/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:23:29 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/supreme-court-hears-hiv-transmission-trial/feed/ 0 The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in two cases that examine the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/santorum-seriously/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/santorum-seriously/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:43 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238462 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/santorum-seriously/feed/ 0 Republican hopeful Rick Santorum swept three electoral contests on Wednesday, capturing caucuses in Colorado... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/an-obe-really-you-shouldnt-have/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/an-obe-really-you-shouldnt-have/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/an-obe-really-you-shouldnt-have/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/an-obe-really-you-shouldnt-have/feed/ 0 The roster of people who've snubbed the Queen reveals as much covert vanity as it does quiet principle http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/canadian-ceos-running-out-of-new-hires/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/canadian-ceos-running-out-of-new-hires/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:04:42 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/canadian-ceos-running-out-of-new-hires/feed/ 0 A critical shortage of skilled labour is holding back Canadian companies, according to a... 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/loblaws-chief-farmers-markets-will-kill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/loblaws-chief-farmers-markets-will-kill/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:52:38 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/loblaws-chief-farmers-markets-will-kill/feed/ 0 Galen Weston, the cherubic executive chairman of Loblaw, Canada’s largest grocery chain, has earned... 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/2012/02/08/harper-in-china-rules-of-the-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/harper-in-china-rules-of-the-game/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:54:27 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238435 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/harper-in-china-rules-of-the-game/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on why we should file the trade agreement between Canada and China under "might help; can't hurt"