http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/what-exactly-is-peter-kents-position-on-carbon-pricing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/what-exactly-is-peter-kents-position-on-carbon-pricing/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:28:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370607 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/what-exactly-is-peter-kents-position-on-carbon-pricing/feed/ 0 'There hasn't been a great deal of subtlety in talking about carbon pricing' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/albertas-carbon-price-if-you-dont-have-an-opinion-on-it-you-should/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/albertas-carbon-price-if-you-dont-have-an-opinion-on-it-you-should/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:12:23 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369624 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/albertas-carbon-price-if-you-dont-have-an-opinion-on-it-you-should/feed/ 0 It might have a huge influence on federal regulation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/redford-interview-no-plan-for-40-carbon-tax/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/redford-interview-no-plan-for-40-carbon-tax/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:33:27 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369773 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/redford-interview-no-plan-for-40-carbon-tax/feed/ 0 The Alberta premier talks Keystone XL and her Capitol Hill visit http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/anti-keystone-donor-hosts-obama-tonight-redford-to-dc-next-week/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/anti-keystone-donor-hosts-obama-tonight-redford-to-dc-next-week/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:53:03 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367792 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/anti-keystone-donor-hosts-obama-tonight-redford-to-dc-next-week/feed/ 0 Politico has an interesting profile today of Tom Steyer, a billionaire who is using... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/ralph-klein-r-i-p-the-deceptive-shape-of-a-shadow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/ralph-klein-r-i-p-the-deceptive-shape-of-a-shadow/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:45:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366177 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/ralph-klein-r-i-p-the-deceptive-shape-of-a-shadow/feed/ 0 In the bustle of obituaries, Colby Cosh sets the record straight http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/alberta-premier-almost-deaf-in-right-ear-just-got-appointment-with-specialist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/alberta-premier-almost-deaf-in-right-ear-just-got-appointment-with-specialist/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:56:18 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362943 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/alberta-premier-almost-deaf-in-right-ear-just-got-appointment-with-specialist/feed/ 0 EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Alison Redford says she has been losing hearing in her... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/alison-redford-giveth-and-alison-redford-taketh-away/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/alison-redford-giveth-and-alison-redford-taketh-away/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:15:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361947 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/alison-redford-giveth-and-alison-redford-taketh-away/feed/ 0 The Alberta Premier's nuanced position on carbon pricing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-for-alberta-good-for-marois/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-for-alberta-good-for-marois/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:35:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357553 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/good-for-alberta-good-for-marois/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the Parti Québécois's sudden love of resources http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/not-so-renewable-revenue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/not-so-renewable-revenue/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:15:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347346 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/not-so-renewable-revenue/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on spending Alberta's oil cash http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/harper-government-approves-cnooc-and-petronas-deals/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/harper-government-approves-cnooc-and-petronas-deals/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:59:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325355 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/07/harper-government-approves-cnooc-and-petronas-deals/feed/ 0 Acquisitions of Nexen and Progress Energy will go through http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/two-fords-two-fates-two-leaders-undone-by-their-virtues/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/two-fords-two-fates-two-leaders-undone-by-their-virtues/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:24:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323917 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/two-fords-two-fates-two-leaders-undone-by-their-virtues/feed/ 0 What Rob Ford and Alison Redford have in common http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/alberta-premier-faces-calls-to-step-down-amid-patronage-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/alberta-premier-faces-calls-to-step-down-amid-patronage-scandal/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:30:52 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321809 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/alberta-premier-faces-calls-to-step-down-amid-patronage-scandal/feed/ 0 EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Alison Redford — fending off accusations she had been caught... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/report-accuses-alberta-premier-of-conflict-of-interest-in-tobacco-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/report-accuses-alberta-premier-of-conflict-of-interest-in-tobacco-case/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:06:31 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320441 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/report-accuses-alberta-premier-of-conflict-of-interest-in-tobacco-case/feed/ 0 Documents obtained by CBC News show that Alberta Premier Alison Redford may have been... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/newsmakers-75/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/newsmakers-75/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:39:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317420 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/newsmakers-75/feed/ 0 And DiCaprio's birthday-party bickerers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/one-big-cheque-many-bigger-questions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/one-big-cheque-many-bigger-questions/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:20:01 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312474 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/one-big-cheque-many-bigger-questions/feed/ 0 The Oilers’ owner faces a probe over his gift to the Alberta Tories http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/battle-lines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/battle-lines/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:54:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306836 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/battle-lines/feed/ 0 Why the premiers of B.C. and Alberta just can't learn to get along http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/picking-sides-in-the-great-pipeline-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/picking-sides-in-the-great-pipeline-debate/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:49:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276744 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/25/picking-sides-in-the-great-pipeline-debate/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney joins the pipeline fight between Alberta and British Columbia. Kenney, who met... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/a-pipeline-divides-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/a-pipeline-divides-us/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:15:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276625 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/a-pipeline-divides-us/feed/ 0 Christy Clark responds to Alison Redford. “If Alberta doesn’t decide they want to sit... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/the-fight-over-oil-is-now-a-fight-about-confederation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/the-fight-over-oil-is-now-a-fight-about-confederation/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:13:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276509 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/the-fight-over-oil-is-now-a-fight-about-confederation/feed/ 0 Alberta Premier Alison Redford is unimpressed. Redford said such an arrangement would be a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-demise-of-the-police-officer-recruitment-fund/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-demise-of-the-police-officer-recruitment-fund/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:00:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276227 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-demise-of-the-police-officer-recruitment-fund/feed/ 0 There are concerns in northern Ontario about the end of the Police Officer Recruitment... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/five-years-two-tribunals-a-raft-of-secret-hearings-a-supreme-court-challenge-how-the-battle-for-free-speech-was-won/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/five-years-two-tribunals-a-raft-of-secret-hearings-a-supreme-court-challenge-how-the-battle-for-free-speech-was-won/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:00:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266796 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/five-years-two-tribunals-a-raft-of-secret-hearings-a-supreme-court-challenge-how-the-battle-for-free-speech-was-won/feed/ 0 Five years, two tribunals, secret hearings, a court challenge and a turning point http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/thomas-mulcairs-trip-to-the-bitumen-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/thomas-mulcairs-trip-to-the-bitumen-sands/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:30:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263005 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/thomas-mulcairs-trip-to-the-bitumen-sands/feed/ 0 The mayor of Fort McMurray reports on her meeting with the NDP leader. “His... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/lee-richardson-resigns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/lee-richardson-resigns/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 20:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262393 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/lee-richardson-resigns/feed/ 0 The Conservative MP for Calgary Centre rose after QP today to announce his resignation.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/thomas-mulcair-and-the-premiers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/thomas-mulcair-and-the-premiers/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259223 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/thomas-mulcair-and-the-premiers/feed/ 0 The NDP leader is scolded by Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. “Here’s someone who wants... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-dutch-disease-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-dutch-disease-debate/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:35:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259042 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-dutch-disease-debate/feed/ 0 Two weeks after he made a diagnosis of Dutch disease, Thomas Mulcair is dismissing ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/in-alberta-conservatives-can-truly-be-conservative/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/in-alberta-conservatives-can-truly-be-conservative/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:24:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/in-alberta-conservatives-can-truly-be-conservative/feed/ 0 The Id vs. Superego of Tory revolts http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/wildly-off-the-mark-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/wildly-off-the-mark-2/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:01:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254940 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/wildly-off-the-mark-2/feed/ 0 Voters decided they needed a salesperson to pitch Alberta, and its oil. Wildrose didn’t fit the bill http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/10-more-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-alberta-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/10-more-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-alberta-election/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:14:27 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254446 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/10-more-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-alberta-election/feed/ 0 NDP leader Brian Mason's first words on reaching the podium? "The phone booth just doubled!" http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/meet-the-new-boss-alberta/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/meet-the-new-boss-alberta/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:41:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/meet-the-new-boss-alberta/feed/ 0 Albertans did elect a woman as their premier last night, just not the one... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/alberta-surprise-what-went-right-for-redford/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/alberta-surprise-what-went-right-for-redford/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:04:27 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254429 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/alberta-surprise-what-went-right-for-redford/feed/ 0 The PCs carried 61 of 87 seats http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/22/alberta-election-eve-close-but-not-touching/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/22/alberta-election-eve-close-but-not-touching/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:03:07 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/22/alberta-election-eve-close-but-not-touching/feed/ 0 Under the circumstances, the election is nearly impossible to handicap http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/one-wild-rise/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/one-wild-rise/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:52:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/one-wild-rise/feed/ 0 Inside Danielle Smith’s campaign to topple Alberta’s most powerful political dynasty http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/health-care-superboard-is-superbad-in-alberta/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/health-care-superboard-is-superbad-in-alberta/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/health-care-superboard-is-superbad-in-alberta/feed/ 0 Centralized health care may be cheaper, but it comes at a political cost http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/alberta-election-an-appeal-to-the-hold-your-nose-vote/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/alberta-election-an-appeal-to-the-hold-your-nose-vote/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:22:48 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253286 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/alberta-election-an-appeal-to-the-hold-your-nose-vote/feed/ 0 The message of a third-party video making the rounds is 'Vote PC, even if you don't want to' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/in-alberta-a-debate-about-everything-except-the-only-thing-that-counts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/in-alberta-a-debate-about-everything-except-the-only-thing-that-counts/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:37:54 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252394 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/in-alberta-a-debate-about-everything-except-the-only-thing-that-counts/feed/ 0 Not a single question about the oil sands or natural gas http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/a-nasty-history-lesson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/a-nasty-history-lesson/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:57:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/a-nasty-history-lesson/feed/ 0 What the embattled premier might have learned from Ralph Klein http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/ba-a-a-attle-for-the-alberta-voter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/ba-a-a-attle-for-the-alberta-voter/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:50:03 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248726 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/ba-a-a-attle-for-the-alberta-voter/feed/ 0 The early days of the Alberta election showcase the Wildrose tacticians at their best http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/pray-for-albertas-mar-tyr-to-probity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/pray-for-albertas-mar-tyr-to-probity/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:39:18 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/pray-for-albertas-mar-tyr-to-probity/feed/ 0 When Alison Redford suspended Gary Mar as head of the Alberta Hong Kong Office... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/mudslinging-albertas-latest-growth-industry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/mudslinging-albertas-latest-growth-industry/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:36:27 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244762 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/mudslinging-albertas-latest-growth-industry/feed/ 0 The dearth of attack ads in recent Alberta politics is testimony to its one-party nature http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/are-the-oil-sands-holding-ontario-up-or-hollowing-it-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/are-the-oil-sands-holding-ontario-up-or-hollowing-it-out/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:59:41 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/27/are-the-oil-sands-holding-ontario-up-or-hollowing-it-out/feed/ 0 A fascinating public debate has broken out between the premiers of Alberta and Ontario http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/13/on-drafting-a-constitution-dealing-with-afghan-warlords-and-why-alberta-needs-china/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/13/on-drafting-a-constitution-dealing-with-afghan-warlords-and-why-alberta-needs-china/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:50:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/on-drafting-a-constitution-dealing-with-afghan-warlords-and-why-alberta-needs-china/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/13/on-drafting-a-constitution-dealing-with-afghan-warlords-and-why-alberta-needs-china/feed/ 0 On drafting a constitution, dealing with Afghan warlords, and why Alberta needs China http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/dont-miss-this-golf-tourney-if-you-like-paved-roads/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/dont-miss-this-golf-tourney-if-you-like-paved-roads/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:33:24 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219828 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/dont-miss-this-golf-tourney-if-you-like-paved-roads/feed/ 2 The CBC has done some good work on northern Alberta politics today, unearthing, among... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/alberta-stepping-backward-into-the-present/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/alberta-stepping-backward-into-the-present/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:20:30 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219816 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/alberta-stepping-backward-into-the-present/feed/ 40 1. Alberta elects its first female premier. 2. The news is greeted with a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/the-old-boys%e2%80%99-club%e2%80%99s-new-premier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/the-old-boys%e2%80%99-club%e2%80%99s-new-premier/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:10:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/the-old-boys%e2%80%99-club%e2%80%99s-new-premier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/the-old-boys%e2%80%99-club%e2%80%99s-new-premier/feed/ 4 Alison Redford sings from the Tory hymnal, but her Calgary business connections confirm her liberalism http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/02/albertas-october-surprise/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/02/albertas-october-surprise/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:31:57 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/02/albertas-october-surprise/feed/ 76 The appearance of a coronation undid the front-runner in the race to lead Alberta’s Perpetual Governing Party