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Sat, 18 May 2013 14:57:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384067 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/feed/ 0 A legal opinion, a request from the NDP and a statement from Patrick Brazeau http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:41:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382319 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/feed/ 0 May you never again have to wonder where your senator lives http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-commons-a-day-to-debate-terrorism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-commons-a-day-to-debate-terrorism/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:19:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375338 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-commons-a-day-to-debate-terrorism/feed/ 0 Justin Trudeau, the Boston Marathon bombing and Uncle Albert http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/peter-van-loan-objects-to-name-calling-proceeds-to-name-call/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/peter-van-loan-objects-to-name-calling-proceeds-to-name-call/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:56:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/peter-van-loan-objects-to-name-calling-proceeds-to-name-call/feed/ 0 The Government House Leader is profoundly saddened http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-ndp-does-bud-the-spud/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-ndp-does-bud-the-spud/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:49:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358179 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/the-ndp-does-bud-the-spud/feed/ 0 The NDP caucus pays tribute to Stompin' Tom http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/stompin-tom-connors-rip/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/stompin-tom-connors-rip/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:22:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357703 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/stompin-tom-connors-rip/feed/ 0 Charlie Angus' cover of Reesor Crossing Tragedy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/the-commons-john-baird-pierre-poilievre-and-the-hypocritical-oath/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/the-commons-john-baird-pierre-poilievre-and-the-hypocritical-oath/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:53:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355478 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/the-commons-john-baird-pierre-poilievre-and-the-hypocritical-oath/feed/ 0 The gleeful master of gotcha and the Minister of State for I-Know-You-Are-But-What-Am-I? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/mike-duffy-does-not-want-to-be-a-distraction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/mike-duffy-does-not-want-to-be-a-distraction/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:31:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353494 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/mike-duffy-does-not-want-to-be-a-distraction/feed/ 0 The Senator will repay those living expenses http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/the-commons-how-much-would-you-pay-to-send-pamela-wallin-to-moose-jaw/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/the-commons-how-much-would-you-pay-to-send-pamela-wallin-to-moose-jaw/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:09:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350955 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/the-commons-how-much-would-you-pay-to-send-pamela-wallin-to-moose-jaw/feed/ 0 The public audit of the senator's expenses continues http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-commons-how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-mike-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-commons-how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-mike-duffy/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:16:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347450 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-commons-how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-mike-duffy/feed/ 0 You'd be surprised what adjusting riding boundaries can accomplish http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/peter-van-loan-continues-his-search-for-an-ethical-standard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/peter-van-loan-continues-his-search-for-an-ethical-standard/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:07:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345348 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/peter-van-loan-continues-his-search-for-an-ethical-standard/feed/ 0 Regarding the Conflict of Interest Act and the PM's guide for ministers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/joan-crockatt-is-the-new-jonathan-swift/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/joan-crockatt-is-the-new-jonathan-swift/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:48:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344812 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/joan-crockatt-is-the-new-jonathan-swift/feed/ 0 The newest Conservative MP demonstrated her keen sense of satire with a statement to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/with-a-special-guest-appearance-by-the-governor-general/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/with-a-special-guest-appearance-by-the-governor-general/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:58:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340273 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/with-a-special-guest-appearance-by-the-governor-general/feed/ 0 A possible compromise to end Theresa Spence's hunger strike http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/idlenomore-on-the-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/idlenomore-on-the-hill/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:16:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331267 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/idlenomore-on-the-hill/feed/ 0 John Geddes considers today’s demonstration and the Idle No More movement. And David Newland... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/oliver-angus-and-some-angry-chiefs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/oliver-angus-and-some-angry-chiefs/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:21:22 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323726 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/oliver-angus-and-some-angry-chiefs/feed/ 0 Yesterday leaders attending the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting took their their battle... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/rocking-at-the-the-all-party-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/rocking-at-the-the-all-party-party/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:50:10 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320883 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/rocking-at-the-the-all-party-party/feed/ 0 A photo gallery by Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/25-most-important-people-in-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/25-most-important-people-in-ottawa/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/25-most-important-people-in-ottawa/feed/ 0 The Maclean's 2012 power list http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/the-commons-why-do-we-have-an-intergovernmental-affairs-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/the-commons-why-do-we-have-an-intergovernmental-affairs-minister/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:41:46 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313086 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/the-commons-why-do-we-have-an-intergovernmental-affairs-minister/feed/ 0 The Commons: Time for Peter Penashue to justify the existence of his portfolio http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-commons-how-big-is-your-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-commons-how-big-is-your-budget/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:59:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309826 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/the-commons-how-big-is-your-budget/feed/ 0 Halloween in the Commons: Time to shame the committee chairs http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/the-commons-like-a-lawfully-authorized-bridge-over-navigable-waters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/the-commons-like-a-lawfully-authorized-bridge-over-navigable-waters/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:24:09 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/the-commons-like-a-lawfully-authorized-bridge-over-navigable-waters/feed/ 0 It is to the Macdonald government's eternal shame that it did not enact a proper FAQ in 1882 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/navigating-the-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/navigating-the-farce/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:36:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309252 Charlie ...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/navigating-the-farce/feed/ 0 An interesting exchange from the very end of yesterday’s debate on the budget. Charlie ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/canadians-are-smarter-than-this/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/canadians-are-smarter-than-this/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:00:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298804 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/canadians-are-smarter-than-this/feed/ 0 Charlie Angus used his members’ statement yesterday to contemplate the nature of truth.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/mitchel-raphael-on-mays-fear-of-flying-and-tank-top-contests/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/mitchel-raphael-on-mays-fear-of-flying-and-tank-top-contests/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:04:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289682 Elizabeth May’s fear factor Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May... is gearing up]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/mitchel-raphael-on-mays-fear-of-flying-and-tank-top-contests/feed/ 0 Elizabeth May’s fear factor Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May... is gearing up http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/jack-layton-tribute-in-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/jack-layton-tribute-in-toronto/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:53:12 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285623 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/jack-layton-tribute-in-toronto/feed/ 0 The square in front of Toronto's city hall was packed for Dear Jack, a tribute to the late NDP leader http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/seeking-dean-del-mastro/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/seeking-dean-del-mastro/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:00:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272811 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/06/seeking-dean-del-mastro/feed/ 0 Liberal MP Scott Andrews has formally requested that the ethics committee be recalled to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/the-commons-whatever-dean-del-mastro-did-somebody-somewhere-probably-did-something-worse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/the-commons-whatever-dean-del-mastro-did-somebody-somewhere-probably-did-something-worse/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:44:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265229 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/the-commons-whatever-dean-del-mastro-did-somebody-somewhere-probably-did-something-worse/feed/ 0 Duly, Del Mastro did stand to speak both for, and of himself http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/capital-diary-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/capital-diary-4/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:26:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262430 Tory attacks and cake... For weeks the Conservatives have been attacking the NDP online]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/capital-diary-4/feed/ 0 Tory attacks and cake... For weeks the Conservatives have been attacking the NDP online http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/mitchel-raphael-on-the-frum-family-and-an-mps-rapper-actor-son/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/mitchel-raphael-on-the-frum-family-and-an-mps-rapper-actor-son/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 21:07:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260514 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/mitchel-raphael-on-the-frum-family-and-an-mps-rapper-actor-son/feed/ 0 Frum gets a conservative welcome, and Joyce Murray's son is up for a Drama Desk Award http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/qa-nathan-cullen-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/qa-nathan-cullen-2/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 19:56:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256814 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/qa-nathan-cullen-2/feed/ 0 The NDP’s new House leader and I chatted on Tuesday about decorum, Question Period... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/the-commons-incivility-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/the-commons-incivility-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:50:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/the-commons-incivility-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/feed/ 0 Three days after invoking Hitler to mock the NDP, the Conservatives were claiming the high road http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/define-appropriate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/define-appropriate/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:21:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255026 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/define-appropriate/feed/ 0 Amid more questions about Bev Oda’s trip to the land of expensive orange juice,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:30:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/a-scouting-report-on-team-mulcair/feed/ 0 Here again is the roster for Thomas Mulcair’s shadow cabinet. What to make of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/the-year-so-far-in-invoking-martin-luther-king-jr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/the-year-so-far-in-invoking-martin-luther-king-jr/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:29:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251337 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/the-year-so-far-in-invoking-martin-luther-king-jr/feed/ 0 Charlie Angus, last month, announcing his departure from Twitter. “Free at last. Free at... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/on-angus-going-to-mulcair-on-the-ndp-convention-floor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/on-angus-going-to-mulcair-on-the-ndp-convention-floor/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:44:30 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248132 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/on-angus-going-to-mulcair-on-the-ndp-convention-floor/feed/ 0 After his attempt at rap last night as part of the Paul Dewar showcase,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-fallout/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-fallout/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:26:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248119 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/24/the-fallout/feed/ 0 By virtue of first ballot results, Niki Ashton has been eliminated. Martin Singh has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/longer-than-a-lifetime/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/longer-than-a-lifetime/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:55:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/longer-than-a-lifetime/feed/ 0 Paul Dewar’s showcase will apparently include a song written by Charlie Angus in tribute... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/the-commons-two-wrongs-make-a-farce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/the-commons-two-wrongs-make-a-farce/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:20:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245416 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/the-commons-two-wrongs-make-a-farce/feed/ 0 Nycole Turmel wanted to talk about the apparently impending confession of Pierre Poutine http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/the-commons-the-yellow-piece-of-paper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/the-commons-the-yellow-piece-of-paper/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:05:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/the-commons-the-yellow-piece-of-paper/feed/ 0 Dean Del Mastro's notes tell him voters have been demeaned http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/the-scope-of-the-issue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/the-scope-of-the-issue/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:30:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244193 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/the-scope-of-the-issue/feed/ 0 The text of a new letter from NDP MPs Charlie Angus and Alexandre Boulerice... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-commons-robocalls-in-human-form/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-commons-robocalls-in-human-form/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:56:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244168 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/the-commons-robocalls-in-human-form/feed/ 0 As far as the government is concerned, it's the opposition that's to blame for all these mischievous phone calls http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/the-commons-the-prime-minister-tries-to-yell-it-all-away/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/the-commons-the-prime-minister-tries-to-yell-it-all-away/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:14:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242690 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/the-commons-the-prime-minister-tries-to-yell-it-all-away/feed/ 0 How dare the opposition question the government's commitment to democracy? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/in-the-strongest-possible-terms/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/in-the-strongest-possible-terms/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:19:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242267 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/26/in-the-strongest-possible-terms/feed/ 0 The NDP’s Charlie Angus and Alexandre Boulerice have written to the commissioner of elections... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/the-commons-vic-toews-teaches-us-a-valuable-lesson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/the-commons-vic-toews-teaches-us-a-valuable-lesson/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:10:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/15/the-commons-vic-toews-teaches-us-a-valuable-lesson/feed/ 0 Where once his critics stood with child pornographers, now he welcomes their advice http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/vic-toews-is-watching/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/vic-toews-is-watching/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:15:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239750 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/vic-toews-is-watching/feed/ 0 The government has tabled its online surveillance legislation, now dubbed the “Protecting Children from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/the-r-word-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/the-r-word-2/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:30:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235161 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/the-r-word-2/feed/ 0 The NDP has turned up more documents concerning Tony Clement and the G8 Legacy...