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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/parliament-now-literally-a-joke/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/parliament-now-literally-a-joke/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:27:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221884 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/parliament-now-literally-a-joke/feed/ 0 Pierre Poilievre, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Transport, responding this afternoon to the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/the-commons-over-and-over-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/the-commons-over-and-over-again/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:32:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/the-commons-over-and-over-again/feed/ 13 Each and every day, someone asks Tony Clement a question he has no intention of answering http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/this-week-in-mocking-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/this-week-in-mocking-parliament/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:36:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/this-week-in-mocking-parliament/feed/ 1 The NDP persisted again yesterday in asking questions about the G8 Legacy Fund. With... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/this-week-in-ministerial-accountability/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/this-week-in-ministerial-accountability/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:48:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216496 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/this-week-in-ministerial-accountability/feed/ 1 While Tony Clement was more than happy on Monday to talk to reporters outside... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/22/jack-layton-1950-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/22/jack-layton-1950-2011/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:03:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210729 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/22/jack-layton-1950-2011/feed/ 11 The NDP leader passed away at his home early this morning http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/mitchel-raphael-on-why-harper-is-never-in-the-stampede-parade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/mitchel-raphael-on-why-harper-is-never-in-the-stampede-parade/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:10:04 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199964 Security, the royals and the parade The Canadian tour of Prince William and Kate...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/mitchel-raphael-on-why-harper-is-never-in-the-stampede-parade/feed/ 5 Security, the royals and the parade The Canadian tour of Prince William and Kate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-commons-getting-the-words-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-commons-getting-the-words-right/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:37:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197125 Should we make Gadhafi go? Apparently no. Or at least not quite.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/the-commons-getting-the-words-right/feed/ 27 Should we make Gadhafi go? Apparently no. Or at least not quite. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/09/the-bubble-is-getting-crowded/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/09/the-bubble-is-getting-crowded/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:11:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183173 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/09/the-bubble-is-getting-crowded/feed/ 31 The Globe surveys Conservative reticence. In Calgary East, Tory incumbent Deepak Obhrai has come... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/three-hundred-and-eight-elections/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/three-hundred-and-eight-elections/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:23:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182281 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/three-hundred-and-eight-elections/feed/ 48 The Liberal candidate in Manicougan has been dismissed over offensive remarks about Aboriginals. London... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/will-parliament-decide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/will-parliament-decide/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:11:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/will-parliament-decide/feed/ 3 Philippe Lagasse questions the potential precedent of putting the future of the Afghan mission... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/30/explosive-stuff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/30/explosive-stuff/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:37:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136498 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/30/explosive-stuff/feed/ 127 The parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs has rebuked the CSIS chief... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/12/what-they-said-iv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/12/what-they-said-iv/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:58:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=119818 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/12/what-they-said-iv/feed/ 0 On February 1, 2008, a Globe and Mail report tied Asadullah Khalid to allegations... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/the-commons-weirder-still/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/the-commons-weirder-still/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:50:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117157 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/the-commons-weirder-still/feed/ 33 Iggy: "The government has made a total mess of a great institution, Rights & Democracy" http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/what-scary-conservatives-really-look-like/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/what-scary-conservatives-really-look-like/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:03:18 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=89711 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/what-scary-conservatives-really-look-like/feed/ 33 The Conservatives held their packed and fun Halloween party on the Hill. One of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/the-question-of-2011-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/the-question-of-2011-ii/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:10:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=86452 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/08/the-question-of-2011-ii/feed/ 9 Canadian Press reviews the tea leaves and suggests a Parliamentary debate is in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/06/the-commons-down-the-memory-hole/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/06/the-commons-down-the-memory-hole/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:39:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=85909 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/06/the-commons-down-the-memory-hole/feed/ 27 Ottawa basks in the comfort of rumour and prognostication http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/05/the-commons-huzzah-mr-ignatieff-asks-a-question-that-is-not-entirely-rhetorical/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/05/the-commons-huzzah-mr-ignatieff-asks-a-question-that-is-not-entirely-rhetorical/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:45:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=85677 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/05/the-commons-huzzah-mr-ignatieff-asks-a-question-that-is-not-entirely-rhetorical/feed/ 33 But never let it be said Parliament is no place for a Ringo joke http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/omar-khadr-v-nay-myo-hein/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/omar-khadr-v-nay-myo-hein/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:45:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=77154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/omar-khadr-v-nay-myo-hein/feed/ 25 The Ottawa Citizen compares and contrasts. There is a strong argument to be made... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/i-cant-believe-the-prime-minister-didnt-know-about-this/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/i-cant-believe-the-prime-minister-didnt-know-about-this/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:00:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=77070 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/i-cant-believe-the-prime-minister-didnt-know-about-this/feed/ 53 Joe Volpe says he told Lawrence Cannon and Deepak Obhrai of Suaad Hagi Mohamud’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/23/why-am-i-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/23/why-am-i-here/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:18:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=72373 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/23/why-am-i-here/feed/ 0 Dutifully covered by Kady, video of Abousfian Abdelrazik’s opening statement to the press this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/18/the-commons-and-then-suddenly-an-answer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/18/the-commons-and-then-suddenly-an-answer/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:27:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=65600 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/18/the-commons-and-then-suddenly-an-answer/feed/ 23 Ottawa is going to bring Abousfian Abdelrazik home http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/processmess/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/processmess/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 17:44:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=58825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/processmess/feed/ 77 Kory Teneycke, July 15. “Mr. Khadr faces serious charges. There is a judicial process... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/27/the-commons-you-bore-us-mr-ignatieff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/27/the-commons-you-bore-us-mr-ignatieff/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:10:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=52756 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/27/the-commons-you-bore-us-mr-ignatieff/feed/ 31 After initial civilities, the House erupts—making a 'Sheeple' proud http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/22/field-trip/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/22/field-trip/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:46:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=51576 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/22/field-trip/feed/ 12 What happens when the State Department asks about Question Period http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/age-is-just-a-number/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/age-is-just-a-number/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:36:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/age-is-just-a-number/feed/ 6 As noted by one of our astute commenters, there was a lengthy debate in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/04/unchanged/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/04/unchanged/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:26:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=40637 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/04/unchanged/feed/ 23 The latest exchange on the fate of Omar Khadr, from Monday’s QP. Mrs. Ève-Mary... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/12/the-commons-this-is-a-joke/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/12/the-commons-this-is-a-joke/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:26:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=35469 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/12/the-commons-this-is-a-joke/feed/ 47 What happened in the House when the debate shifted to Omar Khadr http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/28/the-commons-behold-the-majesty-of-ways-and-means/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/28/the-commons-behold-the-majesty-of-ways-and-means/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:34:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=31814 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/28/the-commons-behold-the-majesty-of-ways-and-means/feed/ 16 "We will be watching them like hawks," Ignatieff warned http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/17/comparecontrast-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/17/comparecontrast-2/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:59:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=29033 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/17/comparecontrast-2/feed/ 40 Lawrence Cannon, Nov. 20. “Mr. Khadr faces very serious charges. He is being held... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/21/an-interesting-choice-of-words/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/21/an-interesting-choice-of-words/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:07:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=19163 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/21/an-interesting-choice-of-words/feed/ 3 “It looks like Stephen Harper is going to be the last defender of Guantanamo... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/btc-fantasy-baseball/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/btc-fantasy-baseball/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:56:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2410 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/24/btc-fantasy-baseball/feed/ 0 Back when Maxime Bernier took his leave, there was much hueing and crying about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/06/btc-stepping-on-the-rake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/06/btc-stepping-on-the-rake/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:05:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1751 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/06/btc-stepping-on-the-rake/feed/ 0 This was so inevitable it’s only a wonder the Liberals waited until Friday to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/26/btc-say-goodnight-boo-boo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/26/btc-say-goodnight-boo-boo/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 15:50:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/26/btc-say-goodnight-boo-boo/feed/ 0 (This post will be updated below. Last updated at 2:40am.) The popular guess among... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/the-commons-whos-on-first/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/the-commons-whos-on-first/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 21:53:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1054 This government has a wonderful plan for the military. Just don’t ask them about ...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/the-commons-whos-on-first/feed/ 0 This government has a wonderful plan for the military. Just don’t ask them about ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/03/weekend-notes-vol-1-no-16/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/03/weekend-notes-vol-1-no-16/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 19:08:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=708 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/03/weekend-notes-vol-1-no-16/feed/ 0 After the Globe reported this week that Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan were reaching out... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/03/17/btc-omar-khadr-outrage-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/03/17/btc-omar-khadr-outrage-watch/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:57:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://dev.oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/03/17/btc-omar-khadr-outrage-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/03/17/btc-omar-khadr-outrage-watch/feed/ 0 The NDP’s Joe Comartin, speaking at a Feb. 25 press conference alongside the Bloc’s...