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Sat, 18 May 2013 12:46:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-backbench-spring-what-about-the-liberal-motion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-backbench-spring-what-about-the-liberal-motion/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:32:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376168 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-backbench-spring-what-about-the-liberal-motion/feed/ 0 The fate of members' statements faces a vote http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/the-state-of-things/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/the-state-of-things/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:55:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/the-state-of-things/feed/ 0 Mark Warawa leaves everyone grasping for meaning http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/at-issue-house-of-poor-repute/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/at-issue-house-of-poor-repute/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:00:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348295 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/at-issue-house-of-poor-repute/feed/ 0 What's left to say about the tragedy of the Commons? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/her-plan-is-simple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/her-plan-is-simple/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:30:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343415 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/her-plan-is-simple/feed/ 0 An email from the Joyce Murray campaign yesterday: Ms. Murray is pleased with the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/dont-go-chasing-waterfalls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/dont-go-chasing-waterfalls/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342554 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/dont-go-chasing-waterfalls/feed/ 0 The case against a one-time pact to bury first-past-the-post http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/elizabeth-may-and-political-cooperation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/elizabeth-may-and-political-cooperation/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:01:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/elizabeth-may-and-political-cooperation/feed/ 0 In December, Elizabeth May apparently wrote a letter to New Democrats, Liberals and independent... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/lets-all-fret-about-our-democracy-and-the-monarchy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/lets-all-fret-about-our-democracy-and-the-monarchy/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:00:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330891 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/lets-all-fret-about-our-democracy-and-the-monarchy/feed/ 0 The At Issue panel takes viewer questions. I’d like the Speaker to be more... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/out-with-the-old-f-35-logic-in-with-the-new/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/out-with-the-old-f-35-logic-in-with-the-new/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:34:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/out-with-the-old-f-35-logic-in-with-the-new/feed/ 0 Colin Horgan finds that an old accounting for the F-35 procurement seems to have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/gaming-the-system-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/gaming-the-system-2/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:00:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/gaming-the-system-2/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on an idea that's too cute by half http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/14/on-james-coyne-and-non-partisan-public-service/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/14/on-james-coyne-and-non-partisan-public-service/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:26:43 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303269 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/14/on-james-coyne-and-non-partisan-public-service/feed/ 0 Too often we fall short in protecting key players in our democracy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/on-the-latest-canada-u-s-wealth-comparison-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/on-the-latest-canada-u-s-wealth-comparison-debate/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:20:58 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275822 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/on-the-latest-canada-u-s-wealth-comparison-debate/feed/ 0 Interesting debate over at the National Post between Andrew Coyne and Jonathan Kay over... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/25000-shaughnessy-cohen-prize-for-political-writing-goes-to-richard-gwyn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/25000-shaughnessy-cohen-prize-for-political-writing-goes-to-richard-gwyn/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:54:48 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255283 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/25000-shaughnessy-cohen-prize-for-political-writing-goes-to-richard-gwyn/feed/ 0 Columnist Richard Gwyn took home the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/the-measure-of-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/the-measure-of-the-f-35/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:30:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251278 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/the-measure-of-the-f-35/feed/ 0 Alan Williams, the former assistant deputy minister with National Defence, points with concern to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:29:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245932 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/feed/ 0 Ex-Colleague Coyne has an excellent column on the emerging political split between the resource-extracting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/the-internet-is-the-opposition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/the-internet-is-the-opposition/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:33:30 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241003 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/the-internet-is-the-opposition/feed/ 0 Teh Internets have been saying one and the same thing about Vic Toews' Lawful Access http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:11:19 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/parliamentarians-of-the-year-awards-party/feed/ 0 Maclean’s 5th annual Parliamentarians of the Year Awards ceremony at the Fairmont Château Laurier.  ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/a-novice-bureaucrat-and-future-pm-on-supply-management/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/a-novice-bureaucrat-and-future-pm-on-supply-management/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:11:58 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225320 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/a-novice-bureaucrat-and-future-pm-on-supply-management/feed/ 19 Here’s a stray bit of commentary from the distant past to mull over along... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/in-the-shadow-of-911/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/feed/ 2 Debating the impact of the attacks and how it changed Canadian life, laws and liberties http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/jack-laytons-last-act-on-the-public-stage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/jack-laytons-last-act-on-the-public-stage/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:00:55 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212299 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/jack-laytons-last-act-on-the-public-stage/feed/ 40 Andrew Coyne on how Layton inspired the public even in the shadow of death http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/that-old-deficit-war-re-revisited-the-tale-of-the-taxes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/that-old-deficit-war-re-revisited-the-tale-of-the-taxes/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:25:36 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210402 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/that-old-deficit-war-re-revisited-the-tale-of-the-taxes/feed/ 16 How much can a government afford to cut spending if economic growth is tepid?... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/andrew-coyne-on-the-liberals-platform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/andrew-coyne-on-the-liberals-platform/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:00:55 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181540 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/andrew-coyne-on-the-liberals-platform/feed/ 1 Your daily campaign minute from Maclean's columnists http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/mitchel-raphael-on-jason-versus-justin-the-best-cat-fight-on-the-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/mitchel-raphael-on-jason-versus-justin-the-best-cat-fight-on-the-hill/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:21:27 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/mitchel-raphael-on-jason-versus-justin-the-best-cat-fight-on-the-hill/feed/ 20 The best cat fight on the Hill http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/from-the-archives-nation-you-can-have-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/from-the-archives-nation-you-can-have-it/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:44:05 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/from-the-archives-nation-you-can-have-it/feed/ 8 I read my colleague Andrew Coyne’s impassioned, insightful “Is Canada a nation?” item, and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/coyne-v-wells-on-the-prospects-for-democracy-in-egypt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/coyne-v-wells-on-the-prospects-for-democracy-in-egypt/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:47:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169756 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/coyne-v-wells-on-the-prospects-for-democracy-in-egypt/feed/ 34 Columnists Paul Wells and Andrew Coyne discuss the prospects for democracy http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/coyne-v-wells-on-five-years-of-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/coyne-v-wells-on-five-years-of-harper/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:04:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168816 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/coyne-v-wells-on-five-years-of-harper/feed/ 39 Paul Wells' and Andrew Coyne's weekly podcast is back http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/14/when-ministers-of-the-crown-tweet-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/14/when-ministers-of-the-crown-tweet-4/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:28:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/14/when-ministers-of-the-crown-tweet-4/feed/ 41 With the government announcing new funding for Pratt & Whitney yesterday, Greg Weston posted... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/01/heres-a-crazy-thought-chantal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/01/heres-a-crazy-thought-chantal/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:19:05 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150422 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/01/heres-a-crazy-thought-chantal/feed/ 0 No political commentator working in Canada today is read with as much anticipation as... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/coyne-v-wells-on-thin-ice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/coyne-v-wells-on-thin-ice/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:58:02 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147339 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/coyne-v-wells-on-thin-ice/feed/ 0 Our Video postcast with Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/11/playboy-strombo-coyne-tiff-evening-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/11/playboy-strombo-coyne-tiff-evening-2/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:58:35 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146767 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/11/playboy-strombo-coyne-tiff-evening-2/feed/ 0 Policing the Playboy bunnies, Big Boi's tame set, and the secret to TIFF partying from George S. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/31/oh-mr-munk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/31/oh-mr-munk/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 19:39:42 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=129798 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/31/oh-mr-munk/feed/ 38 “Your article is malicious, ludicrous, and possibly libelous as well. For all intents and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/macleans-in-conversation-comes-again-to-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/macleans-in-conversation-comes-again-to-toronto/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 17:20:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=125349 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/macleans-in-conversation-comes-again-to-toronto/feed/ 1 Join Andrew Coyne and Regina Herzlinger on May 18th http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/coyne-v-wells-on-guergis-and-charest-affairs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/coyne-v-wells-on-guergis-and-charest-affairs/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:59:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=121408 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/coyne-v-wells-on-guergis-and-charest-affairs/feed/ 10 Our Video podcast http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/06/too-big-to-fail-not-anymore/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/06/too-big-to-fail-not-anymore/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:23:57 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118506 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/06/too-big-to-fail-not-anymore/feed/ 40 Andrew Coyne talks with Mark Carney http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/23/coyne-v-wells-on-obamacare/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/23/coyne-v-wells-on-obamacare/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:29:55 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117387 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/23/coyne-v-wells-on-obamacare/feed/ 20 Our video podcast http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/wrong-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/wrong-again/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:49:49 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117204 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/wrong-again/feed/ 29 Colleague Coyne explains where I went astray. UPDATE, Tuesday: I won’t be responding to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/19/harper%e2%80%99s-hard-right-turn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/19/harper%e2%80%99s-hard-right-turn/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:04 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116008 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/19/harper%e2%80%99s-hard-right-turn/feed/ 465 Social conservatism is on the rise in Ottawa, and across Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/11/canada-reborn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/11/canada-reborn/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:38:24 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113576 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/11/canada-reborn/feed/ 48 Own the Podium was more than just good sport. It was a picture of our country as it was always supposed to be. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/01/what-has-changed-in-ottawa-in-two-months/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/01/what-has-changed-in-ottawa-in-two-months/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:28:47 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111599 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/01/what-has-changed-in-ottawa-in-two-months/feed/ 121 Parliament’s first week back will see a war of narratives as Harper fires up his big guns: the budget and the Throne Speech http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/cheering-for-our-athletes-and-ourselves/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/cheering-for-our-athletes-and-ourselves/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:40:59 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111694 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/cheering-for-our-athletes-and-ourselves/feed/ 15 ANDREW COYNE: We have all, to a greater or lesser extent, undergone a change in national temperament http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/coyne-v-wells-on-the-olympics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/coyne-v-wells-on-the-olympics/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:57:39 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111317 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/24/coyne-v-wells-on-the-olympics/feed/ 7 Our video podcast http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/private-lives-and-the-public-interest/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/private-lives-and-the-public-interest/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:39:21 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108722 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/22/private-lives-and-the-public-interest/feed/ 40 Whenever a scandal arises, the same debate is replayed: does the public have a right to know about a politician’s private affairs? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/coyne-v-wells-on-jim-prentice-danny-williams-and-sacred-cows/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/coyne-v-wells-on-jim-prentice-danny-williams-and-sacred-cows/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:13 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=106140 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/coyne-v-wells-on-jim-prentice-danny-williams-and-sacred-cows/feed/ 26 Our video podcast http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/the-west-is-in-now-what/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/the-west-is-in-now-what/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:30:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104499 Maclean’s debate.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/the-west-is-in-now-what/feed/ 74 Can the West shape the national agenda? A Maclean’s debate. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/and-you-all-laughed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/and-you-all-laughed/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:48:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104494 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/and-you-all-laughed/feed/ 35 Jack Layton, Sept. 1, 2006. “A comprehensive peace process has to bring all the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/we-will-pay-for-this-one-way-or-another/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/we-will-pay-for-this-one-way-or-another/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:51:10 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=102864 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/we-will-pay-for-this-one-way-or-another/feed/ 48 ANDREW COYNE: The government has a choice. It can either break its promise not to raise taxes. Or it can break its promise not to cut transfers.