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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:11:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/2013/02/04/the-key-to-improving-decorum-lies-in-reducing-minimum-engagement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-key-to-improving-decorum-lies-in-reducing-minimum-engagement/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:03:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-key-to-improving-decorum-lies-in-reducing-minimum-engagement/feed/ 0 A Conservative MP considers House reform http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-good-ole-days-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-good-ole-days-2/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:31:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344547 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-good-ole-days-2/feed/ 0 From the annotated standing orders, a historical note on civility in the early days... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-commons-this-uncivil-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-commons-this-uncivil-democracy/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:55:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344205 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-commons-this-uncivil-democracy/feed/ 0 It would be nice if MPs were nicer, but that's not the problem http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-cullen-plan-for-civility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-cullen-plan-for-civility/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:46:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343977 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/the-cullen-plan-for-civility/feed/ 0 The NDP tries to improve decorum http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/arguing-about-civility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/arguing-about-civility/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:37:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328033 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/arguing-about-civility/feed/ 0 During his discussion with reporters Wednesday afternoon about decorum, Nathan Cullen was asked which... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-speaker-on-decorum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-speaker-on-decorum/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:00:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327739 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/the-speaker-on-decorum/feed/ 0 Before the House rose last night for Christmas, the Speaker delivered a statement on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-testimony-of-paul-dewar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-testimony-of-paul-dewar/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:08:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-testimony-of-paul-dewar/feed/ 0 After QP today, Paul Dewar, who can be seen on the video walking over... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/a-brief-history-of-recent-commotions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/a-brief-history-of-recent-commotions/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:00:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324175 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/a-brief-history-of-recent-commotions/feed/ 0 Before yesterday’s incident, the most recent confrontation in the House might have been when... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/the-existential-crisis-of-the-deputy-speaker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/the-existential-crisis-of-the-deputy-speaker/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:00:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316134 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/the-existential-crisis-of-the-deputy-speaker/feed/ 0 Joe Comartin talks about his new gig. “I can tell you, there’s times that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/unruly-voices/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/unruly-voices/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:00:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/unruly-voices/feed/ 0 Steve Paikin talks to Mark Kingwell about civility.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/live-action-attack-ads/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/live-action-attack-ads/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:00:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297925 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/live-action-attack-ads/feed/ 0 Keith Beardsley, a former Conservative aide, explains how members’ statements became attack ads. While... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/swearing-in-parliamentary-history/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/swearing-in-parliamentary-history/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:27:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/swearing-in-parliamentary-history/feed/ 0 So Jason Kenney has apologized, but not before Kevin Lamoureux managed to get “asshole”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/from-the-magazine-16/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/from-the-magazine-16/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:00:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265807 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/from-the-magazine-16/feed/ 0 As he prepares for the most important week of his speakership to date, here... 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/2012/05/01/elizabeth-may-knows-the-rules/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/elizabeth-may-knows-the-rules/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 19:51:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256185 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/elizabeth-may-knows-the-rules/feed/ 0 In yesterday’s sketch, I suggested that Ms. May had violated the House’s prohibition against... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/footnotes-on-this-new-age-of-decorum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/footnotes-on-this-new-age-of-decorum/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 13:19:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256033 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/footnotes-on-this-new-age-of-decorum/feed/ 0 In light of the latest call for civility in the House of Commons, here... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/call-to-order/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/call-to-order/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:46:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250070 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/02/call-to-order/feed/ 0 The Agenda convenes a panel of four former Speakers in the Ontario legislature to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/lunch-room-monitor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/lunch-room-monitor/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:14:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/lunch-room-monitor/feed/ 3 Joe Comartin would like to empower the Speaker somehow to better sort out the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/and-then-this-happened-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/and-then-this-happened-2/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:01:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228898 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/and-then-this-happened-2/feed/ 8 After QP today, the Bloc’s Andre Bellavance rose to ask that Conservative MP Jim... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/a-variety-of-carryings-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/a-variety-of-carryings-on/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:45:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/a-variety-of-carryings-on/feed/ 5 After QP this afternoon, the Speaker ruled on a pair of disturbances in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/decency-alone-can%e2%80%99t-save-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/decency-alone-can%e2%80%99t-save-parliament/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:40:01 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/decency-alone-can%e2%80%99t-save-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/decency-alone-can%e2%80%99t-save-parliament/feed/ 38 Andrew Coyne on an institution that's largely irrelevant and increasingly impotent http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/the-impartial-speaker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/the-impartial-speaker/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:10:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/the-impartial-speaker/feed/ 38 Peter Milliken reflects on his time as Speaker. Ultimately, the Speaker is left to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/the-house-disturbances-in-the-house/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/the-house-disturbances-in-the-house/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:59:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201982 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/the-house-disturbances-in-the-house/feed/ 7 Another in our episodic consideration of the House of Commons. Watching Prime Minister’s Questions... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/12/a-cry-for-help/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/12/a-cry-for-help/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:05:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/12/a-cry-for-help/feed/ 12 Mackenzie Grisdale’s full report on heckling includes a few explanations and observations from MPs,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/on-heckling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/on-heckling/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:33:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201568 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/on-heckling/feed/ 6 In a pair of posts, Mackenzie Grisdale considers the practice of heckling. The heckles... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/is-this-civil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/is-this-civil/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:49:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198388 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/is-this-civil/feed/ 31 The 15 minutes immediately preceding Question Period each day are set aside for “statements... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/heckling-the-hecklers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/heckling-the-hecklers/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:58:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197832 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/heckling-the-hecklers/feed/ 2 Kate Heartfield considers civility. If you really want your MP to be an amateur... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/08/idea-alert-53/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/08/idea-alert-53/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:35:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196290 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/08/idea-alert-53/feed/ 62 From Peter Milliken’s conversation with John Geddes, the former Speaker suggests a possible punishment... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/08/stop-heckling-start-answering/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/08/stop-heckling-start-answering/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:40:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196171 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/08/stop-heckling-start-answering/feed/ 33 From Question Period yesterday, Stephane Dion attempts to expand everyone’s mind on this matter... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/the-commons-the-faint-sound-of-disagreement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/the-commons-the-faint-sound-of-disagreement/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:20:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196059 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/the-commons-the-faint-sound-of-disagreement/feed/ 66 The era of decorum achieves total farce http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/theres-a-new-sheriff-in-town/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/theres-a-new-sheriff-in-town/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:44:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196036 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/theres-a-new-sheriff-in-town/feed/ 11 In responding this afternoon to a question from the NDP’s Pat Martin, Conservative David... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/how-minority-parliaments-lower-the-tone-why-tossing-out-mps-fails-and-his-favourite-scotch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/how-minority-parliaments-lower-the-tone-why-tossing-out-mps-fails-and-his-favourite-scotch/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:30:12 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194879 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/how-minority-parliaments-lower-the-tone-why-tossing-out-mps-fails-and-his-favourite-scotch/feed/ 2 How minority Parliaments lower the tone, why tossing out MPs fails, and his favourite Scotch http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/the-commons-opening-salvos-politely-spoken/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/the-commons-opening-salvos-politely-spoken/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:20:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/the-commons-opening-salvos-politely-spoken/feed/ 50 Let the records show that some civility was seen here today http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/cut-and-thrust/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/cut-and-thrust/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:46:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195755 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/cut-and-thrust/feed/ 7 Elizabeth Renzetti argues for incivility. Perhaps our politicians can work on being less sensitive,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/the-letter-and-spirit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/the-letter-and-spirit/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:41:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195576 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/the-letter-and-spirit/feed/ 4 Andrew Scheer’s remarks to Parliament yesterday as he sought the Speaker’s chair. In the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/02/can-they-all-just-get-along/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/02/can-they-all-just-get-along/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:16:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195236 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/02/can-they-all-just-get-along/feed/ 49 The official opposition and the government are both apparently interested in fostering a dignified... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/the-house-civility-and-statistics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/the-house-civility-and-statistics/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:21:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194900 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/the-house-civility-and-statistics/feed/ 8 The problem with analyzing civility is how to define it http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/the-house-on-civility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/the-house-on-civility/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 20:39:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194605 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/the-house-on-civility/feed/ 54 Parliament returns this week, and ministers have promised a more civil House http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/30/for-your-consideration-barry-devolin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/30/for-your-consideration-barry-devolin/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 21:32:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194653 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/30/for-your-consideration-barry-devolin/feed/ 4 Next in our series on the prospective speakers, Barry Devolin, the MP for Haliburton-Kawartha... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/for-your-consideration-denise-savoie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/for-your-consideration-denise-savoie/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 21:26:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194336 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/for-your-consideration-denise-savoie/feed/ 0 Following Lee Richardson and Bruce Stanton, here are responses from Denise Savoie, the MP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/for-your-consideration-bruce-stanton/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/for-your-consideration-bruce-stanton/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 19:27:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194155 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/for-your-consideration-bruce-stanton/feed/ 6 Ahead of the election of a new Speaker on June 2, I’ve sent each... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/opto-civitas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/opto-civitas/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 16:12:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193965 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/opto-civitas/feed/ 38 The NDP is apparently keen to be a civil official opposition. Moments after leader... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/the-decorum-question/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/the-decorum-question/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 12:52:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/the-decorum-question/feed/ 7 Andrew Scheer sounds ready to be a tough(er) Speaker. “In some ways Canada’s debate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/i-think-canadians-are-fed-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/i-think-canadians-are-fed-up/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 16:24:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191806 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/i-think-canadians-are-fed-up/feed/ 17 Jack Layton promises a measured opposition. The NDP will ask “tough” questions but will...