http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:54:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/another-way-the-house-is-made-irrelevant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/another-way-the-house-is-made-irrelevant/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:30:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224187 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/another-way-the-house-is-made-irrelevant/feed/ 0 If, as variously reported, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers the fall economic and fiscal... 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/2011/09/13/wanted-one-premier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/wanted-one-premier/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:10:48 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213713 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/wanted-one-premier/feed/ 3 As the PC party soars again in the polls, a gang of potential leaders is scrambling for the top job http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/who-cares-about-libraries/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/who-cares-about-libraries/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:40:44 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/who-cares-about-libraries/feed/ 13 Canadians apparently. Far from being under siege (except in Toronto), they’re thriving—and experimenting. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/edmonton%e2%80%99s-death-belt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/edmonton%e2%80%99s-death-belt/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:27:14 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208495 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/edmonton%e2%80%99s-death-belt/feed/ 3 It's been a banner year for homicides, especially in the northern fringe of downtown http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/newsmakers-june-30-july-7-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/newsmakers-june-30-july-7-2011/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:50:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200892 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/newsmakers-june-30-july-7-2011/feed/ 0 Prince Harry has a new gal, Thailand elects a woman, and at least one Canadian mayor will march at Pride http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/paying-good-money-for-awesome-ideas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/paying-good-money-for-awesome-ideas/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:05:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197265 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/paying-good-money-for-awesome-ideas/feed/ 0 The Awesome Calgary Foundation is bring great ideas to life http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-trouble-with-city-bats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-trouble-with-city-bats/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:10:51 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196268 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-trouble-with-city-bats/feed/ 0 Bats are flocking to urban areas http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/newsmaker-june-2-9-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/newsmaker-june-2-9-2011/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:00:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196416 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/09/newsmaker-june-2-9-2011/feed/ 0 A tiny Wolfe at the bathroom door, a flirty old Castro in Cuba and the Times’ new editor needs her red pen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/a-case-of-tunnel-vision-in-calgary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/a-case-of-tunnel-vision-in-calgary/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:26:34 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/a-case-of-tunnel-vision-in-calgary/feed/ 7 Airports rank right up there with potholes and property taxes http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/software-for-your-alberta-politics-b-s-detector/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/software-for-your-alberta-politics-b-s-detector/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:35:11 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=170061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/03/software-for-your-alberta-politics-b-s-detector/feed/ 103 Ignore those who say the province is governed by a pattern of stagnation punctuated by revolution http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/the-real-face-of-calgary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/the-real-face-of-calgary/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:00:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153657 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/the-real-face-of-calgary/feed/ 0 Calgary put on a new face this week http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/other-priorities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/other-priorities/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:31:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/09/other-priorities/feed/ 0 Whatever’s about to happen in Quebec City, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach says his government... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/the-census-coalition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/the-census-coalition/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:30:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138053 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/the-census-coalition/feed/ 0 To those who oppose the government’s changes to the census you can now add... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/libertarian-if-necessary-but-not-necessarily-libertarian/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/libertarian-if-necessary-but-not-necessarily-libertarian/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:42:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137835 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/09/libertarian-if-necessary-but-not-necessarily-libertarian/feed/ 0 The research and social planner for Calgary—that bastion of nanny statists—voices his objection to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/26/coulter-live-and-loud-in-calgary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/26/coulter-live-and-loud-in-calgary/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:00:27 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117687 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/26/coulter-live-and-loud-in-calgary/feed/ 375 COLBY COSH on Ann Coulter's one-liners, a couple of guys dressed as Klansmen and the rioters http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/palin-the-final-word/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/palin-the-final-word/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:38:46 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114382 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/palin-the-final-word/feed/ 145 Sarah Palin failed to tackle an esoteric problem tonight: how does a natural motormouth... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/can-sarah-win-over-albertans-alaska/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/can-sarah-win-over-albertans-alaska/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:08:33 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114348 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/can-sarah-win-over-albertans-alaska/feed/ 167 Colby Cosh on how Palin handled her first Canadian audience http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/stalking-barbie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/stalking-barbie/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:44:57 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114330 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/06/stalking-barbie/feed/ 16 TONIGHT: Colby Cosh blogs from Sarah Palin's speech in Calgary http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-red-rocket/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-red-rocket/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:45 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111890 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-red-rocket/feed/ 0 From Prairie boy auctioneer to Canada’s most lovable hero http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/a-heros-welcome/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/a-heros-welcome/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:39:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/a-heros-welcome/feed/ 0 PHOTOS: Olympians return home to beaming parents, home teams, and a newborn baby http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/the-very-opposite-of-intellectual-totalitarianism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/the-very-opposite-of-intellectual-totalitarianism/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:09:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112109 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/26/the-very-opposite-of-intellectual-totalitarianism/feed/ 168 Maxime Bernier considers the reaction to his comments on climate change and rallies his... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/who-are-these-jackals-that-insist-we-must-own-the-podium/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/who-are-these-jackals-that-insist-we-must-own-the-podium/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:31:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109071 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/who-are-these-jackals-that-insist-we-must-own-the-podium/feed/ 38 Jay Hill asks that you stop expecting so much our Olympic athletes. I’m disappointed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/if-these-games-be-the-worst/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/if-these-games-be-the-worst/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:52:03 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108506 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/17/if-these-games-be-the-worst/feed/ 112 'Then, very well, let them be the worst,' says COLBY COSH. 'We'll live.' http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/05/hey-look-prentice-in-calgary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/05/hey-look-prentice-in-calgary/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:17:32 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=105690 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/05/hey-look-prentice-in-calgary/feed/ 6 Many of you have already found my column from the print edition, in which... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/abortion-play-draws-a-big-crowd/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/abortion-play-draws-a-big-crowd/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:50:35 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104515 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/abortion-play-draws-a-big-crowd/feed/ 5 ‘The Abortion Monologues’ premiered last year in Portland 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/2010/02/03/canadas-olympians-no-6-helen-upperton/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/canadas-olympians-no-6-helen-upperton/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:20:12 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104492 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/canadas-olympians-no-6-helen-upperton/feed/ 2 Helen Upperton SPEED demon http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/24/the-tally/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/24/the-tally/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:55:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=103598 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/24/the-tally/feed/ 208 With 51 precincts reporting specific estimates—restricting the count to media-reported figures and, where available,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/the-rebels-gather/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/the-rebels-gather/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:30 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=90527 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/the-rebels-gather/feed/ 3 This Tory AGM will determine Stelmach’s future—and Alberta’s http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/no-vaccine-for-catholic-schoolgirls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/no-vaccine-for-catholic-schoolgirls/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:40:41 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=85090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/no-vaccine-for-catholic-schoolgirls/feed/ 22 Catholic schools in Yellowknife won’t provide the HPV shots http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/02/the-olympic-bump/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/02/the-olympic-bump/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:03:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=85464 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/02/the-olympic-bump/feed/ 17 It has been speculated by various sources at various points that there is some... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/15/the-calgary-earthquake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/15/the-calgary-earthquake/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:04:59 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=81673 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/15/the-calgary-earthquake/feed/ 44 What exactly is a Wild Rose Alliance? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/03/millionaire-murder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/03/millionaire-murder/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:20:30 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=77754 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/03/millionaire-murder/feed/ 11 The fast times and tragic end of a Calgary developer turned reality television star http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/youre-doin-a-heckuva-job-ablonczy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/youre-doin-a-heckuva-job-ablonczy/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:27:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=72219 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/youre-doin-a-heckuva-job-ablonczy/feed/ 17 Tony Clement did an interview with Dave Rutherford on Calgary’s AM770 this morning and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/29/frankly-get-lost/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/29/frankly-get-lost/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:05:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=67955 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/29/frankly-get-lost/feed/ 79 Michael Ignatieff talks to the Globe’s Gary Mason. “Frankly,” he said, “I think it’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/04/quebec-vs-windsor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/04/quebec-vs-windsor/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:30:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3792 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/04/quebec-vs-windsor/feed/ 11 A tale of two cities and their lessons of economic resilience http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/04/canada%e2%80%99s-smartest-cities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/04/canada%e2%80%99s-smartest-cities/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:25:00 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3796 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/04/canada%e2%80%99s-smartest-cities/feed/ 8 Will yours help you thrive in tough times, or leave you to fall behind? Now, more than ever, it matters. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/calgary%e2%80%99s-sinkholes-multiply/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/calgary%e2%80%99s-sinkholes-multiply/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 20:00:00 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3646 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/calgary%e2%80%99s-sinkholes-multiply/feed/ 5 'They're not sure where all the earth went,' said one woman http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/george-w-on-laura-bush-putin-and-getting-the-hollywood-treatment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/george-w-on-laura-bush-putin-and-getting-the-hollywood-treatment/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:18:18 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=44113 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/george-w-on-laura-bush-putin-and-getting-the-hollywood-treatment/feed/ 0 And why Calgary was the first stop on his speaking tour http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/they-got-the-shoe-cannon-eh/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/they-got-the-shoe-cannon-eh/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:11:52 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=44104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/they-got-the-shoe-cannon-eh/feed/ 0 While awaiting George W.'s arrival, two worlds collide on Calgary's Stephen Avenue http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/george-w-speaks-in-calgary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/george-w-speaks-in-calgary/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:55:27 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=44019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/george-w-speaks-in-calgary/feed/ 12 Defends his decision to invade Iraq. Offers Obama help, if he wants it. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/he-also-had-some-important-successes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/he-also-had-some-important-successes/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:01:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=44047 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/17/he-also-had-some-important-successes/feed/ 17 Monte Solberg blogs George W. Bush’s speech in Calgary. I’m at his speech in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/16/gearing-up-for-george-w-in-calgary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/16/gearing-up-for-george-w-in-calgary/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:48:52 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43683 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/16/gearing-up-for-george-w-in-calgary/feed/ 31 Bush's protesters will be armed with shoes http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/27/budget-09-a-view-from-the-west/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/27/budget-09-a-view-from-the-west/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:33:11 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=31543 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/27/budget-09-a-view-from-the-west/feed/ 2 One big-city mayor likes what he's hearing from Ottawa