http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/uk-spending-watchdog-to-investigate-severance-payouts-at-bbc/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/uk-spending-watchdog-to-investigate-severance-payouts-at-bbc/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:57:10 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331728 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/uk-spending-watchdog-to-investigate-severance-payouts-at-bbc/feed/ 0 LONDON – Britain’s public spending watchdog says it will investigate severance packages at the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/matter-of-inquiry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/matter-of-inquiry/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314683 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/matter-of-inquiry/feed/ 0 Phone hacking, now pedophilia. The Imperfectionists author Tom Rachman dissects the U.K. media mess. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/a-holmes-for-our-times/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/a-holmes-for-our-times/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:40:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312526 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/a-holmes-for-our-times/feed/ 0 In an age when nerds rule, Sherlock the eccentric brainiac has sex appeal http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/bbc-trust-head-radical-overhaul-after-broadcasters-chief-resigns-over-sex-abuse-coverage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/bbc-trust-head-radical-overhaul-after-broadcasters-chief-resigns-over-sex-abuse-coverage/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:29:27 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313683 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/11/bbc-trust-head-radical-overhaul-after-broadcasters-chief-resigns-over-sex-abuse-coverage/feed/ 0 LONDON - The head of the BBC's governing body said Sunday the broadcaster needs a radical overhaul following the resignation of its chief executive in wake of a scandal over a botched report on child sex-abuse allegations. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/10/bbc-chief-resigns-after-network-wrongly-implicated-politician-in-sex-abuse-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/10/bbc-chief-resigns-after-network-wrongly-implicated-politician-in-sex-abuse-scandal/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 22:27:19 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313667 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/10/bbc-chief-resigns-after-network-wrongly-implicated-politician-in-sex-abuse-scandal/feed/ 0 LONDON - George Entwistle, the director general of the BBC, has resigned over a TV program it aired that wrongly implicated a British politician in a child sex-abuse scandal. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/national-unity-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/national-unity-watch/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:30:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/national-unity-watch/feed/ 0 Denis Coderre said yesterday that a Wild Rose win in Alberta might have an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/london%e2%80%99s-long-hot-summer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/london%e2%80%99s-long-hot-summer/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:30:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208711 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/london%e2%80%99s-long-hot-summer/feed/ 4 What role did social media play in the violence? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/this-place-is-what-canada-is-all-about/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/this-place-is-what-canada-is-all-about/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:35:45 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/this-place-is-what-canada-is-all-about/feed/ 1 The ball hockey-playing prince wooed the crowd in four languages http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/cleaning-up-privacy-laws/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/cleaning-up-privacy-laws/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 13:50:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191349 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/cleaning-up-privacy-laws/feed/ 5 Should government or the courts draw the line between free speech and the right to privacy? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/a-very-pale-shade-of-green/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/a-very-pale-shade-of-green/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:28:02 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=132025 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/a-very-pale-shade-of-green/feed/ 54 The BBC brings us a short article about carbon footprints by environmental author-consultant Mike... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/20/the-cultural-collapse-of-television-in-britain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/20/the-cultural-collapse-of-television-in-britain/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:08:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=71493 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/20/the-cultural-collapse-of-television-in-britain/feed/ 4 Former Late Show co-host Sarah Dunant considers her former colleague and what they might... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/11/im-not-sure-how-much-people-know-about-what-hes-gone-on-to-do/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/11/im-not-sure-how-much-people-know-about-what-hes-gone-on-to-do/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:21:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=70319 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/11/im-not-sure-how-much-people-know-about-what-hes-gone-on-to-do/feed/ 50 Elizabeth Renzetti sketches Michael Ignatieff’s return to England this week. Not many of Mr.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/02/a-pile-of-fruit-and-lots-of-coffee-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/02/a-pile-of-fruit-and-lots-of-coffee-now/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:32:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=61489 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/02/a-pile-of-fruit-and-lots-of-coffee-now/feed/ 5 After endorsements from both my editor in Toronto and Wells, I finally got around... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/tamil-questions-that-can%e2%80%99t-be-asked/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/tamil-questions-that-can%e2%80%99t-be-asked/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 14:20:00 +0000 Mark Steyn http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3668 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/tamil-questions-that-can%e2%80%99t-be-asked/feed/ 1009 That’s because professional ethnic grievance mongers cry 'Racist!' at the drop of a turban http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/25/dont-make-iggy-angry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/25/dont-make-iggy-angry/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 04:48:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=59419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/25/dont-make-iggy-angry/feed/ 17 You wouldn’t like Iggy when he’s angry. Just ask Peter. Very briefly at the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/16/apropos-of-nothing-iii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/16/apropos-of-nothing-iii/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 22:00:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=57756 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/16/apropos-of-nothing-iii/feed/ 44 A very rough—and not entirely chronological—sketch of Michael Ignatieff’s time abroad. After graduating from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/21/remember-the-80s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/21/remember-the-80s/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:53:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=51421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/21/remember-the-80s/feed/ 28 Next viral attack ad: Michael Ignatieff, he’ll take away your TV remote. Completely irrelevant,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/27/speaking-of-dickens/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/27/speaking-of-dickens/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:16:39 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=39713 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/27/speaking-of-dickens/feed/ 1 PBS has picked up the North American rights to last year’s BBC miniseries based... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/see-no-evil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/see-no-evil/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:39:11 +0000 Michael Petrou http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=30420 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/see-no-evil/feed/ 2 What Iran's recent hostility to the BBC says about the state of the regime http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/02/the-international-olympic-committee-recession-proof/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/02/the-international-olympic-committee-recession-proof/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:38 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=21605 From now on, we’ll be rationing tissues…... Jacques Rogge, the head of the IOC]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/02/the-international-olympic-committee-recession-proof/feed/ 1 From now on, we’ll be rationing tissues…... Jacques Rogge, the head of the IOC