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/2012/01/12/the-law-recognizes-same-sex-marriage-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/the-law-recognizes-same-sex-marriage-in-canada/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:29:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233462 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/the-law-recognizes-same-sex-marriage-in-canada/feed/ 0 Brian Topp and Paul Dewar respond to today’s news. Emmett Macfarlane considers the case... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/a-contest-of-manners/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/a-contest-of-manners/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:30:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/a-contest-of-manners/feed/ 0 Brian Topp again livens up an NDP leadership debate. While candidates avoided confrontation, some... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/let-the-people-decide-how-they-want-to-decide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/let-the-people-decide-how-they-want-to-decide/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:30:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/let-the-people-decide-how-they-want-to-decide/feed/ 0 Jonathan McLeod rips the idea of asking the courts to rule against first-past-the-post. A... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/the-newest-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/the-newest-math/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:24:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221968 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/the-newest-math/feed/ 0 After one version last week and another last night, the official House of Commons... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/house-of-commons-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/house-of-commons-math/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:48:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/house-of-commons-math/feed/ 40 If the Star’s sources are correct, the Harper government’s plan to rebalance the House... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/now-you-can-hire-someone-to-nag-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/now-you-can-hire-someone-to-nag-you/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:25:47 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217498 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/now-you-can-hire-someone-to-nag-you/feed/ 0 Why a "personalized motivation service" is for your own good http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/tatiana-and-krista-go-to-school/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/tatiana-and-krista-go-to-school/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:50:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/tatiana-and-krista-go-to-school/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/tatiana-and-krista-go-to-school/feed/ 1 The twins, who tests confirm can see through each other’s eyes, are making new friends in kindergarten http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:30:01 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/feed/ 8 COYNE: You'd think provinces would not have to be bribed to act in their own interest http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/picking-sides-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/picking-sides-4/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:35:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214984 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/picking-sides-4/feed/ 4 While Thomas Mulcair says he has the support of a “very large majority of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/you%e2%80%99ll-absolutely-love-%e2%80%98minkfish%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/you%e2%80%99ll-absolutely-love-%e2%80%98minkfish%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:20:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213654 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/you%e2%80%99ll-absolutely-love-%e2%80%98minkfish%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Why don’t Canadians eat more of what turns out to be a very fine fish? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/dont-give-these-kids-the-keys/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/dont-give-these-kids-the-keys/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:40:25 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213657 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/dont-give-these-kids-the-keys/feed/ 13 A group of novice drivers are caught street-racing in a squadron of supercars—and get a $196 ticket http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/the-demise-of-the-hst-iv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/the-demise-of-the-hst-iv/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:30:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/the-demise-of-the-hst-iv/feed/ 6 Scott Brison points to the Harper government. For all this rhetoric, federal Liberal finance... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/the-demise-of-the-hst/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/the-demise-of-the-hst/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:44:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212029 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/the-demise-of-the-hst/feed/ 30 Stephen Gordon considers British Columbia’s rejection of the HST. For an economics professor who... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/24/the-little-mill-town-that-could/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/24/the-little-mill-town-that-could/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:00:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210167 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/24/the-little-mill-town-that-could/feed/ 0 The people of Midway saved their town from ruin, but the mill they bought is still in jeopardy http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/power-to-the-people-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/power-to-the-people-2/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:50:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209110 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/12/power-to-the-people-2/feed/ 2 In light of events in British Columbia and Wisconsin, Greg Fingas defends direct democracy... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/premiers-life-saving-pact/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/premiers-life-saving-pact/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:00:21 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/premiers-life-saving-pact/feed/ 1 A joint purchase agreement reached among Canada's provincial governments helped save a life http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/pro-hst-campaign-contracts-doled-out-to-firms-with-liberal-ties/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/pro-hst-campaign-contracts-doled-out-to-firms-with-liberal-ties/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:46:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=206737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/pro-hst-campaign-contracts-doled-out-to-firms-with-liberal-ties/feed/ 8 Secret contracts worth more than $250,000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/the-blunderer-must-continue-to-prove-to-himself/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/the-blunderer-must-continue-to-prove-to-himself/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:35:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199292 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/the-blunderer-must-continue-to-prove-to-himself/feed/ 0 Tom Hawthorn eulogizes the remarkable life of former NDP MP Frank Howard. Howard gained... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/just-say-no-for-various-reasons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/just-say-no-for-various-reasons/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:39:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/just-say-no-for-various-reasons/feed/ 58 Stephane Dion explains why Alberta and British Columbia should rejected the Senate Reform Act.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/the-case-for-leaving-as-is/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/the-case-for-leaving-as-is/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:15:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199112 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/27/the-case-for-leaving-as-is/feed/ 0 Matthew P. Harrington argues against the currently proposed Senate reforms. At present, the Senate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/the-good-news-about-b-c-prawns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/the-good-news-about-b-c-prawns/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:30:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/the-good-news-about-b-c-prawns/feed/ 1 ‘Locally caught, no bycatch, totally sustainable.’ No wonder West Coasters are proud. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/british-columbia-now-with-less-tax-and-more-tax/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/british-columbia-now-with-less-tax-and-more-tax/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 19:28:52 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/british-columbia-now-with-less-tax-and-more-tax/feed/ 117 Paul Wells on British Columbia's tax cut that isn't http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/30/the-commons-anything-is-possible/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/30/the-commons-anything-is-possible/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:05:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=188700 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/30/the-commons-anything-is-possible/feed/ 81 A scene from one of Jack Layton's final campaign speeches http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/thieves-on-the-lamb/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/thieves-on-the-lamb/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:25:17 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182866 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/thieves-on-the-lamb/feed/ 1 Lambs, ducks, goats, even pigeons, have been seized in a spate of B.C. robberies http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/sensible-pragmatic-courageous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/sensible-pragmatic-courageous/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:47:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177550 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/sensible-pragmatic-courageous/feed/ 31 Scott Brison considers British Columbia’s carbon tax. “If you look at Campbell’s government in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/b-c-and-the-big-one-assessing-the-provinces-earthquake-preparedness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/b-c-and-the-big-one-assessing-the-provinces-earthquake-preparedness/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:56:47 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/b-c-and-the-big-one-assessing-the-provinces-earthquake-preparedness/feed/ 21 Unlike Japan, Canada has not yet measured the potential impact of a major earthquake http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/live-like-an-olympian%e2%80%94now-half-price/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/live-like-an-olympian%e2%80%94now-half-price/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:26:10 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175525 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/08/live-like-an-olympian%e2%80%94now-half-price/feed/ 3 Prices for its condo units have been slashed by as much as 50 per cent http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/23/canadas-worst-spenders/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/23/canadas-worst-spenders/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:57:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/23/canadas-worst-spenders/feed/ 7 British Columbia has been Canada's real estate debt champion since at least 1999 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/16/on-right-and-wrong-politics-arnold-schwarzenegger-and-his-worst-day-in-office/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/16/on-right-and-wrong-politics-arnold-schwarzenegger-and-his-worst-day-in-office/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:29:02 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171387 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/16/on-right-and-wrong-politics-arnold-schwarzenegger-and-his-worst-day-in-office/feed/ 11 The B.C. premier on right and wrong politics, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and his worst day in office http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/good-news/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/good-news/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:00:20 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169785 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/good-news/feed/ 0 Barack Obama and Stephen Harper agree to discuss border security, while Silvio Berlusconi's political career hangs by a thread http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/provincial-task-force-to-examine-dog-slaughter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/provincial-task-force-to-examine-dog-slaughter/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:49:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169926 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/provincial-task-force-to-examine-dog-slaughter/feed/ 9 100 dogs said to have been shot and buried in mass grave http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/b-c-might-not-back-ottawa-in-national-securities-regulator-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/b-c-might-not-back-ottawa-in-national-securities-regulator-case/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:17:08 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166822 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/b-c-might-not-back-ottawa-in-national-securities-regulator-case/feed/ 11 Flaherty could lose key ally in constitutional battle with provinces http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/creating-an-urban-jungle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/creating-an-urban-jungle/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:20:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163349 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/creating-an-urban-jungle/feed/ 2 The largest urban tree-planting campaign in Canadian history http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/a-rudderless-ship/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/a-rudderless-ship/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:00:32 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162765 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/10/a-rudderless-ship/feed/ 25 No sooner had Gordon Campbell left than British Columbia’s NDP caucus decided Carole James should go too http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/the-most-dangerous-job/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/the-most-dangerous-job/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:40:29 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157101 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/15/the-most-dangerous-job/feed/ 8 Gordon Campbell is only the latest in a long line of B.C. premiers who’ve been drummed out of office in disgrace http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/smoke-shacks-and-a-waterslide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/smoke-shacks-and-a-waterslide/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:20:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156403 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/smoke-shacks-and-a-waterslide/feed/ 1 Who's suing whom http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/gordon-campbell-fiscal-genius/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/gordon-campbell-fiscal-genius/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:20:28 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156383 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/gordon-campbell-fiscal-genius/feed/ 6 Campbell has been crowned the country’s most fiscally responsible premier by the Fraser Institute http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/hey-did-you-hear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/hey-did-you-hear/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:20:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155526 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/hey-did-you-hear/feed/ 0 What you’re thinking http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/who-wears-the-big-boy-pants-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/who-wears-the-big-boy-pants-ii/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:01:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155868 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/03/who-wears-the-big-boy-pants-ii/feed/ 0 On the matter of Fish Lake—an issue that came to involve questions concerning the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/the-worst-of-the-west/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/the-worst-of-the-west/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:30:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152229 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/the-worst-of-the-west/feed/ 81 Drugs plus gangs equal the top crime cities in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/never-heard-of-the-oil-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/never-heard-of-the-oil-sands/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:40:44 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151715 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/never-heard-of-the-oil-sands/feed/ 0 What you’re thinking http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/campbells-soup/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/campbells-soup/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:00:13 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151323 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/campbells-soup/feed/ 0 The HST bungle crushed his ratings, and now he faces a leadership review http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/abandoned-in-africa-bike-lane-backlash/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/abandoned-in-africa-bike-lane-backlash/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:00:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150926 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/abandoned-in-africa-bike-lane-backlash/feed/ 0 Who’s suing whom http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/catching-a-lift-to-class/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/catching-a-lift-to-class/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:00:57 +0000 Claire Ward http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150036 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/catching-a-lift-to-class/feed/ 0 Translink is taking proposals to determine the feasibility of a 30-person gondola linking Production Way SkyTrain Station to SFU http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/bad-news-bears/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/bad-news-bears/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:00:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148983 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/bad-news-bears/feed/ 0 The number of run-ins between man and bears are way up