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Wed, 22 May 2013 10:08:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/the-general/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/the-general/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:46:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320042 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/the-general/feed/ 0 Conservative Senator Doug Finley, one of the primary architects of the Conservative party’s electoral... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/the-laurier-sainte-marie-mystery-solved/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/the-laurier-sainte-marie-mystery-solved/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:00:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318960 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/the-laurier-sainte-marie-mystery-solved/feed/ 0 Cheques are produced and memories are refreshed in connection with donations to the Conservative... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/ndp-asks-elections-canada-to-look-at-alleged-donor-fraud-involving-tories/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/ndp-asks-elections-canada-to-look-at-alleged-donor-fraud-involving-tories/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:03:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318837 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/ndp-asks-elections-canada-to-look-at-alleged-donor-fraud-involving-tories/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The NDP is asking Elections Canada to investigate alleged fraud involving donations... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/whats-going-on-in-laurier-sainte-marie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/whats-going-on-in-laurier-sainte-marie/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:26:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/whats-going-on-in-laurier-sainte-marie/feed/ 0 Postmedia raises questions about Conservative fundraising efforts in the Quebec riding of Laurier-Sainte-Marie. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/staff-for-intergovernmental-affairs-minister-peter-penashue-unaware-of-planned-update-on-campaign-spending/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/staff-for-intergovernmental-affairs-minister-peter-penashue-unaware-of-planned-update-on-campaign-spending/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:47:39 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/staff-for-intergovernmental-affairs-minister-peter-penashue-unaware-of-planned-update-on-campaign-spending/feed/ 0 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – If embattled federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue planned to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/tories-deny-splits-in-their-ranks-over-nexen-and-abortion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/tories-deny-splits-in-their-ranks-over-nexen-and-abortion/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:15:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296300 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/tories-deny-splits-in-their-ranks-over-nexen-and-abortion/feed/ 0 Despite the rising prevalence of rogue backbenchers, the federal Conservatives deny that there are... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/going-negative-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/going-negative-2/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:30:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271716 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/going-negative-2/feed/ 0 The Globe editorial board, while allowing that that Conservatives take “some liberties by accusing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/great-moments-in-conservative-history/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/great-moments-in-conservative-history/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:46:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/great-moments-in-conservative-history/feed/ 0 The Conservative party has redesigned its website and added a section on the history... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/a-second-package/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/a-second-package/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 02:36:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262191 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/a-second-package/feed/ 0 Ottawa police have apparently discovered a second suspicious package at the Canada Post sorting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/whos-calling-the-conservatives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/whos-calling-the-conservatives/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:23:58 +0000 Jason Lietaer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242631 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/whos-calling-the-conservatives/feed/ 0 The Conservative staffer who ran the party's war room on why the robocalls scandal doesn't add up http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/robocall-fallout-haunts-tories/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/robocall-fallout-haunts-tories/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:15:03 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241922 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/robocall-fallout-haunts-tories/feed/ 0 Allegations of electoral hijinks and possible fraud dogged Conservatives Thursday even as the party... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/deceptive-election-related-robocalls-tied-to-tory-linked-firm/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/deceptive-election-related-robocalls-tied-to-tory-linked-firm/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:50:54 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/deceptive-election-related-robocalls-tied-to-tory-linked-firm/feed/ 0 Voters in Guelph were told their polling stations had moved http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/04/50-yards-from-parliament-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/04/50-yards-from-parliament-hill/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:53:40 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237954 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/04/50-yards-from-parliament-hill/feed/ 0 I almost never disagree with Chris Selley. Indeed, I am almost willing to make... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/just-wrong-on-every-level/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/just-wrong-on-every-level/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:45:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228432 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/just-wrong-on-every-level/feed/ 3 Bruce Anderson rips the Conservative campaign against Irwin Cotler and Peter Van Loan’s attempt... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/it-doesnt-have-to-be-true-it-just-has-to-be-plausible-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/it-doesnt-have-to-be-true-it-just-has-to-be-plausible-2/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:32:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227477 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/it-doesnt-have-to-be-true-it-just-has-to-be-plausible-2/feed/ 33 A Conservative official confirms that the party has been calling Irwin Cotler’s constituents and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/in-and-out-and-settled/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/in-and-out-and-settled/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:17:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224749 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/in-and-out-and-settled/feed/ 70 (This post last updated at 8:24pm.) Both the Ottawa Citizen and CTV are reporting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/i-told-you-so/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/i-told-you-so/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/i-told-you-so/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/i-told-you-so/feed/ 12 As they watch the debt crisis unfold, hardline Euroskeptics in Britain have never seemed so smug http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/harper%e2%80%99s-majority-rules/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/harper%e2%80%99s-majority-rules/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/harper%e2%80%99s-majority-rules/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/harper%e2%80%99s-majority-rules/feed/ 22 In the session ahead, the PM needs to remember that his mandate ‘has a big old fence around it’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/tories-stifle-widow-through-ip-laws-twirl-moustaches-cackle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/tories-stifle-widow-through-ip-laws-twirl-moustaches-cackle/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:19:16 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209747 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/tories-stifle-widow-through-ip-laws-twirl-moustaches-cackle/feed/ 29 The Conservative party picks an ill-advisded fight against a sympathetic anti-asbetos crusader http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/towards-lasting-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/towards-lasting-power/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:33:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/towards-lasting-power/feed/ 53 The Prime Minister talks to our editor-in-chief. What I want to do, of course,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/how-he-sees-canada%e2%80%99s-role-in-the-world-and-where-he-wants-to-take-the-country-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/how-he-sees-canada%e2%80%99s-role-in-the-world-and-where-he-wants-to-take-the-country-2/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:30:34 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199880 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/how-he-sees-canada%e2%80%99s-role-in-the-world-and-where-he-wants-to-take-the-country-2/feed/ 0 The PM on how he sees Canada’s role in the world and where he wants to take the country http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/socialist-or-merely-social/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/socialist-or-merely-social/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:22:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198294 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/socialist-or-merely-social/feed/ 10 Joanna Smith previews this weekend’s existential crisis. New Democrats are preparing to cast off... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/kill-the-subsidy-but-kill-them-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/kill-the-subsidy-but-kill-them-all/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:40:53 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194853 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/kill-the-subsidy-but-kill-them-all/feed/ 247 Andrew Coyne on how political parties should be funded http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/from-the-magazine-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/from-the-magazine-4/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:28:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181962 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/from-the-magazine-4/feed/ 15 From the pages of last week’s issue, a short profile of Jenni Byrne, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/the-other-woman-behind-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/the-other-woman-behind-harper/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:36:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180644 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/the-other-woman-behind-harper/feed/ 14 The Tories' top tactician may keep a low profile, but she has a fearsome reputation http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/whats-so-scary-about-planet-tory/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/whats-so-scary-about-planet-tory/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:17:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181094 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/whats-so-scary-about-planet-tory/feed/ 15 The truth is that Canada has already had a successful conservative revolution http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/election-2011-theyre-coming-after-your-family/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/election-2011-theyre-coming-after-your-family/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:17:14 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180608 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/election-2011-theyre-coming-after-your-family/feed/ 23 Days into a contest of meanness, a surprisingly clear contrast on honest-to-goodness platforms has suddenly emerged http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/the-carson-show-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/the-carson-show-2/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:13:56 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179051 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/the-carson-show-2/feed/ 23 The PMO's one-time Mr. Fixit once considered jumping ship to the Liberals http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/23/at-a-time-of-economic-uncertainty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/23/at-a-time-of-economic-uncertainty/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:53:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/23/at-a-time-of-economic-uncertainty/feed/ 98 The Conservative side deviated momentarily from its unwavering focus on the economy last night... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/21/we-expect-all-participants-in-public-life-to-adhere-to-a-similar-code/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/21/we-expect-all-participants-in-public-life-to-adhere-to-a-similar-code/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:56:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178487 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/21/we-expect-all-participants-in-public-life-to-adhere-to-a-similar-code/feed/ 41 In response to criticism of its attack on Michael Ignatieff’s familial heritage, the Conservative... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/the-ignatieffs-were-not-typical-immigrants/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/the-ignatieffs-were-not-typical-immigrants/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:15:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178331 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/18/the-ignatieffs-were-not-typical-immigrants/feed/ 149 In a missive this evening, apparently in response to this video, the Conservative party... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/the-youtube-vote/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/the-youtube-vote/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:55:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177215 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/11/the-youtube-vote/feed/ 28 Green party attack on attack ads, released five days ago: 44,175 views. Conservative party... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/u-of-o-professors-accuse-tories-of-witchhunt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/u-of-o-professors-accuse-tories-of-witchhunt/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:23:20 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171769 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/u-of-o-professors-accuse-tories-of-witchhunt/feed/ 20 Mendes and Attaran’s personal information is anonymously requested http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/reports-of-laurie-hawns-support-for-attack-ads-were-greatly-exaggerated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/reports-of-laurie-hawns-support-for-attack-ads-were-greatly-exaggerated/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:03:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169293 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/reports-of-laurie-hawns-support-for-attack-ads-were-greatly-exaggerated/feed/ 12 Over the weekend, CTV reported that Laurie Hawn was defending the Conservative side’s one!... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/19/ted-menzies-talks-about-wanting-your-money/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/19/ted-menzies-talks-about-wanting-your-money/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:55:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=167674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/19/ted-menzies-talks-about-wanting-your-money/feed/ 60 The Conservatives have launched a feature on their website called “Canada Talks.” So far... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/politics-big-city-elites-you-say-sound-familiar-at-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/politics-big-city-elites-you-say-sound-familiar-at-all/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:00:42 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148701 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/politics-big-city-elites-you-say-sound-familiar-at-all/feed/ 0 It is clear that you can’t win in modern politics by having evidence or good ideas on your side http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/31/national-man-of-mystery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/31/national-man-of-mystery/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 12:59:07 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/31/national-man-of-mystery/feed/ 11 PM's chief of staff target for blame, but insiders say he gets big things right http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/simcoe-grey-for-the-simcoe-greyvians/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/simcoe-grey-for-the-simcoe-greyvians/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 01:58:15 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124075 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/simcoe-grey-for-the-simcoe-greyvians/feed/ 115 Andrew Coyne on why Stephen Harper shouldn't be the one who decides whether Helena Guergis runs again http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/the-press-as-party-whips/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/the-press-as-party-whips/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:15:39 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/the-press-as-party-whips/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/the-press-as-party-whips/feed/ 144 Andrew Coyne questions the press's motives in the abortion debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/news-flash-no-free-lunch-after-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/news-flash-no-free-lunch-after-all/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:05:48 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/news-flash-no-free-lunch-after-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/news-flash-no-free-lunch-after-all/feed/ 116 Fraser Institute study confirms what was already plain as day: fiscal “stimulus” had nothing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/hard-right-hardly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/hard-right-hardly/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:28:06 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/hard-right-hardly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/hard-right-hardly/feed/ 115 Paul Wells says social conservatism is on the rise; Andrew Coyne disagrees http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/maybe-not-the-whole-nine-yards/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/maybe-not-the-whole-nine-yards/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:43:06 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113894 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/maybe-not-the-whole-nine-yards/feed/ 19 ANDREW COYNE on the Speech from the Throne http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/10/journalism-makes-strange-bedfellows/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/10/journalism-makes-strange-bedfellows/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:39:28 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/journalism-makes-strange-bedfellows/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/10/journalism-makes-strange-bedfellows/feed/ 41 Well, that didn’t take long. PRESS RELEASE FROM THE NDP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/bernier-unplugged/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/bernier-unplugged/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:16:30 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/bernier-unplugged/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/09/bernier-unplugged/feed/ 111 ANDREW COYNE: The Conservative member's recent "remarkable" speech surely must rule out any return to cabinet http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/zap-youre-frozen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/zap-youre-frozen/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:58:37 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/zap-youre-frozen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/zap-youre-frozen/feed/ 61 Colleague Wherry has been faithfully documenting some of the lamer justifications Tory MPs have...