http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/late-to-the-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/late-to-the-party/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:51:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/late-to-the-party/feed/ 0 The Conservative party platform for last year’s election contained two references to Old Age... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/19/this-is-the-week-that-was-20/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/19/this-is-the-week-that-was-20/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:42:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226152 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/19/this-is-the-week-that-was-20/feed/ 0 Pat Martin tweeted a bad word. But refused to apologize. And claimed a kind... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/the-commons-darkness-in-the-mid-afternoon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/the-commons-darkness-in-the-mid-afternoon/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:42:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/the-commons-darkness-in-the-mid-afternoon/feed/ 0 Is it just us or is it getting dim in here? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-commons-drawing-a-line-at-stupid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-commons-drawing-a-line-at-stupid/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:04:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-commons-drawing-a-line-at-stupid/feed/ 0 The House is easily offended. Sometimes. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/law-class/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/law-class/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:30:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225100 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/law-class/feed/ 0 The House of Commons law clerk considers Dean Del Mastro’s demand that the CBC... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/06/this-is-the-week-that-was-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/06/this-is-the-week-that-was-18/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:15:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/06/this-is-the-week-that-was-18/feed/ 0 Brian Topp won the endorsement of Charmaine Borg. Paul Dewar sided with Robin Hood,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/faith-police/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/faith-police/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:30:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223358 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/faith-police/feed/ 0 In addition to being a part-time pollster, Dean Del Mastro is also an amateur... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/22/this-is-the-week-that-was-16/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/22/this-is-the-week-that-was-16/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:22:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221244 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/22/this-is-the-week-that-was-16/feed/ 0 Paul Dewar and Brian Topp divvied up endorsements. Nathan Cullen proposed joint nomination meetings.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/how-to-talk-out-of-both-sides-of-your-mouth-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/how-to-talk-out-of-both-sides-of-your-mouth-ii/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:36:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220541 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/how-to-talk-out-of-both-sides-of-your-mouth-ii/feed/ 3 Glen McGregor notes that, while Dean Del Mastro thinks “a lot of Canadians would... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/highly-discriminatory/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/highly-discriminatory/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:00:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213390 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/highly-discriminatory/feed/ 26 Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro imparts his feelings on the Ontario election campaign. More... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/01/whos-entitled-to-old-age-security/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/01/whos-entitled-to-old-age-security/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:21:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212559 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/01/whos-entitled-to-old-age-security/feed/ 2 In light of a short-lived NDP motion on Old Age Security eligibility, Kevin Milligan... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/the-commons-why-so-bashful/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/the-commons-why-so-bashful/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:12:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198455 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/the-commons-why-so-bashful/feed/ 16 Rona Ambrose delivers a lullaby of bafflegab in defense of cutbacks http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/the-commons-so-it-ends/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/the-commons-so-it-ends/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:55:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179447 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/the-commons-so-it-ends/feed/ 140 What happened today may be an admission of defeat on the part of the 40th Parliament http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/25/hockey-night-with-don-cherry-and-stephen-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/25/hockey-night-with-don-cherry-and-stephen-harper/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:24:03 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=144176 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/25/hockey-night-with-don-cherry-and-stephen-harper/feed/ 0 Ontario Conservative MP Patrick Brown’s third annual Hockey Night in Barrie charity game was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/14/tony-clement-needs-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/14/tony-clement-needs-you/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:07:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138317 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/14/tony-clement-needs-you/feed/ 0 To defend its position on the census, and respond to the former chief statistician... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/a-harvard-man/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/a-harvard-man/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:05:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137618 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/a-harvard-man/feed/ 0 David Johnston began his post-secondary studies in the ivy league...but isn't that a bad thing? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/brave-voices-for-the-status-quo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/brave-voices-for-the-status-quo/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:06:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114283 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/brave-voices-for-the-status-quo/feed/ 6 Peter MacKay and Tim Uppal join Rod Bruinooge and Patrick Brown in opposing changes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/summer-is-no-time-to-be-consulting-with-canadians/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/summer-is-no-time-to-be-consulting-with-canadians/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:04:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=108039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/summer-is-no-time-to-be-consulting-with-canadians/feed/ 10 Presented with a petition demanding he return to Ottawa, Conservative MP Larry Miller offers... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/dean-del-mastro-is-disappointed-in-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/dean-del-mastro-is-disappointed-in-you/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:29:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=105072 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/dean-del-mastro-is-disappointed-in-you/feed/ 96 The Conservative MP for Peterborough pines for simpler times, before television and the Internet... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/compensation-for-detained-italian-canadians-current-debates-on-internment-are-woefully-uninformed-by-history/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/compensation-for-detained-italian-canadians-current-debates-on-internment-are-woefully-uninformed-by-history/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:55:13 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=96621 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/08/compensation-for-detained-italian-canadians-current-debates-on-internment-are-woefully-uninformed-by-history/feed/ 4 MPs discussing a private member’s bill proposing an apology and compensation for Italian Canadians... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/18/did-no-one-hear-dean-del-mastros-plea-for-decency/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/18/did-no-one-hear-dean-del-mastros-plea-for-decency/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=93193 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/18/did-no-one-hear-dean-del-mastros-plea-for-decency/feed/ 4 After Question Period just now, Navdeep Bains rose on a point of order to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/this-is-perhaps-getting-personal-iii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/this-is-perhaps-getting-personal-iii/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:23:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=92986 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/this-is-perhaps-getting-personal-iii/feed/ 25 Oh good, now there’s video. Heartening for sure to see Mr. Del Mastro championing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/this-is-perhaps-getting-personal-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/this-is-perhaps-getting-personal-ii/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:17:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=92967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/this-is-perhaps-getting-personal-ii/feed/ 8 Michelle Simson twitters a clarification. Nowhere did I make fun of someones weight. Mr.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/this-is-perhaps-getting-personal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/this-is-perhaps-getting-personal/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=92900 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/this-is-perhaps-getting-personal/feed/ 10 Liberal MP Michelle Simson twitters from committee. In committee this morning. M.P. Del Mastro... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/28/the-commons-our-house-of-glass/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/28/the-commons-our-house-of-glass/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:33:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=89574 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/28/the-commons-our-house-of-glass/feed/ 113 "Mr. Speaker, H1N1 is not funny" http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/28/let-us-settle-this-virtually/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/28/let-us-settle-this-virtually/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:47:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=89348 mpjamesmoore... I see Lib MP Carolyn Bennett, one of the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/28/let-us-settle-this-virtually/feed/ 30 To Twitter we go. mpjamesmoore... I see Lib MP Carolyn Bennett, one of the http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/07/the-commons-a-difference-of-realities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/07/the-commons-a-difference-of-realities/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:24:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=86224 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/07/the-commons-a-difference-of-realities/feed/ 46 The government has either frozen EI premiums or plans to drastically increase them http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/the-commons-why-do-you-hate-shamwow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/the-commons-why-do-you-hate-shamwow/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 22:22:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=57401 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/the-commons-why-do-you-hate-shamwow/feed/ 26 The Liberals, Bloc and NDP gang up on the Conservatives over employment insurance http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/12/the-commons-the-show-trial-of-ruby-dhalla/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/12/the-commons-the-show-trial-of-ruby-dhalla/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 18:55:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=56547 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/12/the-commons-the-show-trial-of-ruby-dhalla/feed/ 51 The nannies detail mental torture and physical stress; Dhalla denies it, brags about their basement apartment http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/new-fears-of-sedition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/new-fears-of-sedition/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:12:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=53612 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/new-fears-of-sedition/feed/ 21 Stephen Harper, Dec. 1. “I would certainly not want to find myself governing this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-iv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-iv/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:16:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43255 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-speaker-takes-a-stand-iv/feed/ 50 Tim Uppal rose just now and attempted a rant against Michael Ignatieff, only to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/your-fall-2009-election-preview/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/your-fall-2009-election-preview/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:28:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=39206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/your-fall-2009-election-preview/feed/ 22 Happy days are here again. Before a feisty session of QP this afternoon, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/24/would-canada-fly-a-pot-flag/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/24/would-canada-fly-a-pot-flag/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:29:01 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=38569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/24/would-canada-fly-a-pot-flag/feed/ 3 Heritage Minister James Moore presided over a special Flag Day celebration in Speaker Peter... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/parliament-on-ice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/parliament-on-ice/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:27:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=30293 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/parliament-on-ice/feed/ 1 From the Peterborough Examiner’s account of a charity hockey game between Conservative MPs and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/19/we-shall-overcome/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/19/we-shall-overcome/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:06:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=29397 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/19/we-shall-overcome/feed/ 3 Dean Del Mastro is full of hope.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/12/assuage-the-bitterness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/12/assuage-the-bitterness/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:15:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=27158 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/12/assuage-the-bitterness/feed/ 16 Interesting point from a New York Times story on whether Barack Obama’s arrival will... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/08/please-tell-me-does-anybody-know-where-does-the-big-train-go/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/08/please-tell-me-does-anybody-know-where-does-the-big-train-go/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:51:08 +0000 Paul Wells http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=26537 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/08/please-tell-me-does-anybody-know-where-does-the-big-train-go/feed/ 108 Am I happy that Dean Del Mastro wants high-speed rail for the Montreal-Toronto corridor... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/07/words-you-never-thought-youd-see-together/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/07/words-you-never-thought-youd-see-together/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:24:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=26488 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/07/words-you-never-thought-youd-see-together/feed/ 17 Dean Del Mastro. Ideas man. (This constituent will probably remain unimpressed. Something to do... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/04/a-lot-of-fear-and-anger-and-hatred/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/04/a-lot-of-fear-and-anger-and-hatred/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:08:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=22060 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/04/a-lot-of-fear-and-anger-and-hatred/feed/ 66 As noted previously, there have been moments in the House this week when the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/twelve-words-from-dean-del-mastro/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/twelve-words-from-dean-del-mastro/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:19:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=21279 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/twelve-words-from-dean-del-mastro/feed/ 40 In case you were worried this wasn’t ugly enough as is, here’s Dean. “This... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/26/btc-and-now-a-few-words-from-her-opponent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/26/btc-and-now-a-few-words-from-her-opponent/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:04:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=9573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/26/btc-and-now-a-few-words-from-her-opponent/feed/ 15 Conservative incumbent Dean Del Mastro on the issues. On native rights. Del Mastro told... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/26/btc-behold-the-child-who-will-lead-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/26/btc-behold-the-child-who-will-lead-us/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:28:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=9566 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/26/btc-behold-the-child-who-will-lead-us/feed/ 14 CBC has a nice round-up of the young(er) candidates running in this election. Most... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/19/btc-mississauga-goddam/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/19/btc-mississauga-goddam/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:29:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=5258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/19/btc-mississauga-goddam/feed/ 0 First, to Mississauga. Specifically to a park adjacent to a narrow river that just... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/12/btc-confidence-men/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/12/btc-confidence-men/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:16:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=4780 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/12/btc-confidence-men/feed/ 0 There’s an old idea in football that when one arrives in the end zone,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/23/the-commons-in-review/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/23/the-commons-in-review/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:44:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2355 The best, worst and merely laughable of the recently completed Parliamentary session The Scene....]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/23/the-commons-in-review/feed/ 0 The best, worst and merely laughable of the recently completed Parliamentary session The Scene....