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Sat, 18 May 2013 03:49:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-quiet-cut/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-quiet-cut/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:09:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379831 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-quiet-cut/feed/ 0 Did hundreds of millions in CIDA funding just lapse? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/fantinos-office-claims-document-on-english-only-correspondence-was-altered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/fantinos-office-claims-document-on-english-only-correspondence-was-altered/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:30:58 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369852 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/fantinos-office-claims-document-on-english-only-correspondence-was-altered/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The office of International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino claims an email it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-morning-after-piecing-together-the-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-morning-after-piecing-together-the-budget/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:58:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363707 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-morning-after-piecing-together-the-budget/feed/ 0 What we think we know and what we definitely don't know http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/entrepreneurs-against-poverty-a-canadian-wins-a-prize/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/entrepreneurs-against-poverty-a-canadian-wins-a-prize/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:23:55 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351395 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/entrepreneurs-against-poverty-a-canadian-wins-a-prize/feed/ 0 For a decade now the Ottawa-based group Digital Opportunity Trust has been sending interns... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/fantino-defends-uganda-grant-decision-against-religious-anti-gay-claims-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/fantino-defends-uganda-grant-decision-against-religious-anti-gay-claims-2/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:48:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/fantino-defends-uganda-grant-decision-against-religious-anti-gay-claims-2/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino is defending the Conservative government’s decision to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/fantino-defends-uganda-grant-decision-against-religious-anti-gay-claims/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/fantino-defends-uganda-grant-decision-against-religious-anti-gay-claims/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:06:14 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349320 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/fantino-defends-uganda-grant-decision-against-religious-anti-gay-claims/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino is defending the Conservative government’s decision to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/fantino-on-haiti-we-should-be-thanked-upside-down-and-sideways/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/fantino-on-haiti-we-should-be-thanked-upside-down-and-sideways/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:14:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340524 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/fantino-on-haiti-we-should-be-thanked-upside-down-and-sideways/feed/ 0 Two weeks ago, officials from the U.S. State Department and the United Nations expressed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/when-keeping-it-partisan-goes-wrong-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/when-keeping-it-partisan-goes-wrong-2/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:28:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337703 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/when-keeping-it-partisan-goes-wrong-2/feed/ 0 A pair of missives from Julian Fantino have apparently been pulled off the CIDA... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/cida-rapped-for-partisan-letters-from-cabinet-minister-appearing-on-website/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/cida-rapped-for-partisan-letters-from-cabinet-minister-appearing-on-website/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:24:11 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337728 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/cida-rapped-for-partisan-letters-from-cabinet-minister-appearing-on-website/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Two highly partisan letters by a Conservative cabinet minister posted on a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/helping-haiti/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/helping-haiti/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:27:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334814 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/helping-haiti/feed/ 0 Haiti’s Prime Minister responds to Julian Fantino’s concerns. In an interview Monday, Lamothe agreed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/helene-laverdiere-vs-julian-fantino/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/helene-laverdiere-vs-julian-fantino/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:59:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331201 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/helene-laverdiere-vs-julian-fantino/feed/ 0 The NDP’s International Cooperation critic explains her concerns with some of CIDA’s recent moves.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/two-more-departments-decide-to-cooperate-with-the-pbo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/two-more-departments-decide-to-cooperate-with-the-pbo/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:39:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302997 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/two-more-departments-decide-to-cooperate-with-the-pbo/feed/ 0 Transport Canada and CIDA have now contacted the Parliamentary Budget Officer to indicate they... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-quiet-cuts-24/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-quiet-cuts-24/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:43:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292551 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-quiet-cuts-24/feed/ 0 Julian Fantino tries to parse CIDA’s budget. “In actual fact, the CIDA budget has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/oda-in-retrospect/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/oda-in-retrospect/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:00:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279922 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/oda-in-retrospect/feed/ 0 Evan Solomon’s exit interview with Bev Oda.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/what-did-we-accomplish-in-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/what-did-we-accomplish-in-afghanistan/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:15:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/what-did-we-accomplish-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 The Toronto Star’s Paul Watson spent a month in Afghanistan and reported back in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/the-oda-aftermath/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/the-oda-aftermath/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:00:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271848 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/04/the-oda-aftermath/feed/ 0 First, courtesy of Joanna Smith, the airing of grievances. While she is credited with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/the-cuts-and-the-changes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/the-cuts-and-the-changes/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:30:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249732 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/the-cuts-and-the-changes/feed/ 0 The Chronicle-Herald looks at the proposed rules for foreign charities. The Conservative government is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/cida-dfait-and-promoting-democracy-abroad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/cida-dfait-and-promoting-democracy-abroad/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:15:34 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237939 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/cida-dfait-and-promoting-democracy-abroad/feed/ 0 Last year’s revolutions of the Arab Spring were, and remain, the greatest opportunity for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/i-really-dont-separate-them/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/i-really-dont-separate-them/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:50:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236024 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/i-really-dont-separate-them/feed/ 0 Bev Oda defends CIDA’s partnerships with the private sector. “I think if we can... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/ashton-on-foreign-affairs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/ashton-on-foreign-affairs/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:41:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/ashton-on-foreign-affairs/feed/ 0 Niki Ashton proposes a complete rethink of CIDA. We would create a new Canadian... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/to-the-benefit-of-large-corporations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/to-the-benefit-of-large-corporations/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:55:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234894 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/to-the-benefit-of-large-corporations/feed/ 0 The Liberals are unimpressed with the Conservatives’ use of foreign aid funds. “The Liberal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/is-this-foreign-aid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/is-this-foreign-aid/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:34:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234526 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/is-this-foreign-aid/feed/ 0 Elizabeth Payne wonders what’s going on at CIDA. Oda announced four CIDA projects –... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/brad-trost-goes-rogue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/brad-trost-goes-rogue/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:37:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217535 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/brad-trost-goes-rogue/feed/ 44 The Conservative backbencher describes his conversations with the Prime Minister’s Office in regards to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/let-there-be-data/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/let-there-be-data/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:57:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=204402 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/let-there-be-data/feed/ 0 David Eaves commends the launch of CIDA’s new open data site. The site is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/foreign-aid-accountability-poland-vs-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/foreign-aid-accountability-poland-vs-canada/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:59:15 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181623 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/foreign-aid-accountability-poland-vs-canada/feed/ 18 Researching this story on Polish support for the democratic opposition in Belarus, I called... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/how-a-minister-of-the-crown-conveys-her-wishes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/how-a-minister-of-the-crown-conveys-her-wishes/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:08:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178272 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/how-a-minister-of-the-crown-conveys-her-wishes/feed/ 43 More on Bev Oda’s appearance at committee this morning in a bit, but the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/what-it-takes-to-get-fired/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/what-it-takes-to-get-fired/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:00:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=174507 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/what-it-takes-to-get-fired/feed/ 43 What does it take to get fired in Ottawa? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/21/officially-ungrammatical/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/21/officially-ungrammatical/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:00:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173918 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/21/officially-ungrammatical/feed/ 130 In a widely obtained internal memo, the Conservatives claim that the ungrammatical inclusion of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/why-the-not/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/why-the-not/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:07:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/why-the-not/feed/ 60 Keith Beardsley, a former member of Stephen Harper’s PMO, sorts through the Oda Affair.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/the-oda-ado-overblown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/the-oda-ado-overblown/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:01:52 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173587 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/the-oda-ado-overblown/feed/ 241 In the spirit of devil's advocacy, Colby Cosh lays out the defence case http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/the-commons-ms-oda-has-something-to-say/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/the-commons-ms-oda-has-something-to-say/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:20:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173486 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/the-commons-ms-oda-has-something-to-say/feed/ 55 (About something else entirely) http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/the-definition-of-is/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/the-definition-of-is/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:09:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173374 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/the-definition-of-is/feed/ 23 From the Conservative dissent attached to the Foreign Affairs committee’s report. When the Minister... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/16/the-reviews-are-in/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/16/the-reviews-are-in/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:55:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/16/the-reviews-are-in/feed/ 60 The Post, Star and Citizen editorial boards say it’s time for Ms. Oda’s exit... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-commons-she-could-not-be-clearer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-commons-she-could-not-be-clearer/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:39:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172682 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-commons-she-could-not-be-clearer/feed/ 180 The Commons: Bev Oda has certainly brought about a certain kind of transparency http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-paper-trail-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-paper-trail-ii/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:05:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172662 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-paper-trail-ii/feed/ 107 In the prosecution of their case that Bev Oda misled the House, the Liberals... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/she-has-to-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/she-has-to-go/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:57:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172638 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/she-has-to-go/feed/ 63 Ned Franks, the dean of parliamentary scholars, passes judgment on Bev Oda. “My belief... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/what-of-cida/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/what-of-cida/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:27:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172440 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/what-of-cida/feed/ 19 Glen Pearson laments for the Canadian International Development Agency. In all the focused activity... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-paper-trail-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-paper-trail-3/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:05:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172436 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-paper-trail-3/feed/ 16 The crucial document in the Oda Affair was first uncovered by Embassy magazine last... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/what-she-said/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/what-she-said/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:03:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172372 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/what-she-said/feed/ 154 For the context to Ms. Oda’s statement in the House today, John McKay’s point... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/the-way-in-which-this-case-has-been-handled-has-been-unfortunate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/the-way-in-which-this-case-has-been-handled-has-been-unfortunate/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:18:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172320 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/the-way-in-which-this-case-has-been-handled-has-been-unfortunate/feed/ 57 And so the long and twisted tale of how and why an organization called ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/13/avoid-a-straightforward-explanation-at-all-costs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/13/avoid-a-straightforward-explanation-at-all-costs/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:10:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163433 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/13/avoid-a-straightforward-explanation-at-all-costs/feed/ 35 It would be difficult to improve upon the knot Jason Kenney tied himself in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/our-government-will-not-re-open-the-debate-on-abortion-at-home-or-abroad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/our-government-will-not-re-open-the-debate-on-abortion-at-home-or-abroad/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:55:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/our-government-will-not-re-open-the-debate-on-abortion-at-home-or-abroad/feed/ 0 Bev Oda writes to the Citizen to clarify the record. Seemingly on the subject... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/the-issue-remains-confusing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/the-issue-remains-confusing/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:51:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145383 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/the-issue-remains-confusing/feed/ 0 The Citizen’s Elizabeth Payne follows up on her now vaguely contested column about Bev... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/misrepresent-the-governments-position/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/misrepresent-the-governments-position/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:50:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145205 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/misrepresent-the-governments-position/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister’s Office tells CP the government will not be funding abortion overseas... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/cida-does-not-and-has-not-itemized-the-spectrum-of-medical-interventions-performed-by-every-one-of-these-organizations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/cida-does-not-and-has-not-itemized-the-spectrum-of-medical-interventions-performed-by-every-one-of-these-organizations/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 14:57:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124687 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/cida-does-not-and-has-not-itemized-the-spectrum-of-medical-interventions-performed-by-every-one-of-these-organizations/feed/ 82 Further to comments made by the minister yesterday, here is an email exchange with...